Cyrus the great was able to do this because of his excellent military leadership. In the first nine years as king of the Persians he assembled an army and conquered his neighbor the Medes. Ten years after he defeats the Medes, Cyrus conquers the kingdom of Lydia, whose wealth was legendary. This brought the Persians to their first contact with the Greeks. The Greek settlements on the Ionian coast had been subjects of Lydia and had grown rich through trade. Cyrus saw this and easily conquered them, then placed them under control of rulers loyal to him. This greatly increased the wealth of the Persians. One year later Cyrus captured Babylon and made it part of the Persian Empire. This was the last of Cyrus's conquest. He spent the next eight years consolidating his empire. In 530 BC he was killed in battle against Messagetae. There have been many kings in the past who were excellent military leads, but what made Cyrus the Great wort

Cyrus was an unusual ruler for his time. He was a man who showed considerable compassion and wisdom in the way he ruled. Cyrus gained the favor of priesthood of his own people and the people he conquered by allowing much religious toleration. The greatest example of this was when he conquered Babylon. Cyrus allowed the people of Judah to return to their homeland, which they were removed from during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, and rebuild their temple. He also undid the destruction caused by Nabonidus by returning the statues of gods that the Babylonian ruler had taken from different Babylonian cities. Many people thought of Cyrus as a great leader and peacemaker. A Hebrew prophet even regarded him as the anointed one of God: "I am the Lord who says of Cyrus, 'He will say of Jerusalem 'Let it be rebuilt'; and of the temple, 'Let its foundation be laid.' This is what the lord says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to subdue the nations before him."

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Alexander the Great was the son of the Macedonian king Philip. Philip had prepared his son for kingship in many ways that would later help Alexander defeat the Persians. One of the most important ways was by taking him along on military campaigns, and at the cru

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