Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Cyrus the Great of Persia

Cyrus II of Persia founded the Achaemenid Empire (the First Persian Empire) in 550 BC. This spanned across all the previous civilized states of the ancient Near East, eventually expanding to contain most of Western and Central Asia. The Greeks called him Cyrus the Elder, possibly due to his thirty-year reign. 


Throughout his reign, Cyrus was well known for respecting the various customs and traditions of the lands he conquered, along with developing a central administration system. His Edict of Restoration (encouraging the Israelites return to Israel) is described in the Bible, along with his role in ending the Babylonian captivity, making him the only non-Jewish figure in the Bible to be called a messiah (Isaiah 45:1).
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