Cyrus was the leader of the achaemenid empire that overtook the babylonians Cyrus the great, the first achaemenian emperor, founded persia by uniting the two original iranian tribes, the medes and persians, in 549 b.c.e There were four powerful kings with rule over the jews during their captivity including nebuchadnezzar, belshazzar, darius, and finally, cyrus the great.
Cyrus II the Great - ruled 559-530 BC - named King of the Four Corners
Who was cyrus in the bible
Cyrus is a king mentioned more than 30 times in the bible and is identified as cyrus the great (also cyrus ii or cyrus the elder) who reigned over persia between 539 and 530 bc.
On the death of his father, cambyses i, cyrus ruled the. Cyrus ii, known as cyrus the great, was the founder of the persian empire One of his most powerful rivals was the famously wealthy croesus, king of lydia.
