C yrus (580-529 bc) was the first achaemenid emperor. He founded persia by uniting the two original iranian tribes- the medes and the persians. Like many ancient rulers, the persian conqueror cyrus the great (ca 590Ò€ ca 529 b. c. ), also known as cyrus ii, was born of royalty.

After absorbing the median empire, cyrus conquered lydia and eventually the neo-babylonian empire, granting him control of anatolia and the fertile crescent, respectively. Cyrus the great conquered babylonia, defeating the declining neo-babylonians with relative ease, released the jews from captivity, and slowly expanded westward across asia minor.

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