During The Iron Age Between 590-529 B.c

The ancient civilizations had very different ways of running their empires throughout their time. The Persians and Greeks held very true to this statement. They both had different sources that contributed to the power they held. The Persians had a very large empire and had a specific way of controlling it. First lets see how the Persians came to be. Cyrus, the son of the Assyrian king, was supposed to be killed as a baby. He was instead taken to a village that soon became called Persia. As Cyrus matured, the people could tell he had the characteristics of a king. He soon became just that. He didn’t want to be just a ruler though, he wanted to be different. His tactics were based on mercy, forgiveness, and compassion. Cyrus did go to war still

Cyrus the Great’s(C. 600-530 BCE) expansion started in Persia, located on the southern portion of the Iranian peninsula, Cyrus conquered the Medes, led by King Astyages, circa 559 BCE in the northern part of the peninsula. From there, he moved into Ecbatana to take over the Medes. He united the them with

After the Assyrian Empire fell to the Chaldeans, later, the Chaldeans then surrendered to the Persian Empire. The Persians were a nomadic people that obtained the Indo-European tongue. Cyrus the Great was a Persian ruler that created the Persian state even more powerful with the introduction of satrapies, provinces when they continued to expand their nation. Je was a ruler with great wisdom and restraint that Babylonians experienced when Cyrus took them over. Cyrus, a merciful leader, allowed the Jews to return to their home city, Jerusalem, with all their sacred objects and could rebuild their Temple. He was a respected king for he allowed the practices of Assyria, Babylonia, Egyptian, and Lydia to occur in his palace. Even after he died,

As the founder of a new empire after overthrowing his uncle, Cyrus had plans to take over the Mediterranean Coast and to control a good piece of land from Asia Minor. His enemies knowing his power, joined

A man named Cyrus overthrew the Persian monarch and became the forefather of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. He united the Persian tribes and conquered Lydia, as well as Mesopotamia later on in his rule.

Cyrus, rather than marching onwards and leaving a path of destruction in his wake as many empire-builders of his time did, instead won the favors of the people he defeated, keeping their homes and cultures intact yet also not only giving them the opportunity to join him, but having them want to be ruled by him. Cyrus was an attractive leader who through his life,

“So Darius son of Hystaspes was made king, and the whole of Asia, which Cyrus first and Cambyses after him had conquered, was subject to him, except the Arabians; these did not yield as of slaves to the Persians, but were united to them by friendship, having given Cambyses passage into Egypt, which the Persians could not enter without the consent of the Arabians.” Herodotus once wrote. To establish better control, he divided the empire into regions. He divided Persia into 20 areas. Governors called satraps governed the regions in Darius’s name.

Cyrus' treatment of his people and the helping of others were what caused him to gain his power. He didn't think of himself as a conqueror, but as a liberator of people. He agreed to treating people of all religions and backgrounds equally, so long as they didn't rebel. Whenever he conquered a new nation, he allowed the people there to keep their religion and customs. His way of ruling was very different compared to the Assyrians and other previous rulers.

Cyrus the Great became ruler of the Persians because he did not want to be controlled by the meads and along with his nomadic warriors, he overtook them. Previously, the Medes had an Iranian religion of whom the Magi were like the priests of Persia and with their great architectural knowledge, they build fire temples which were used by the Magi to perform ceremonies & rituals. This religion derived from magic and astrology, principles of dualism (good & Evil) and resurrection. This religion is one of the causes for which Cyrus the great, rebelled against the Medes. With his army, he conquered most of Asia and remained in power because of the type of ruler that he was. Cyrus allowed the people to keep their customs and practice their own religions, worship their own gods and carry their separate rituals,

Cyrus the Great founded the Persian Empire. A brilliant and powerful man, he enlarged his kingdom by conquering nearby lands. Yet, the strategy used by Cyrus, united the people. Refusing to enslave his new subjects, he embraced their culture and religions. Essentially, through his compassion and tolerance for others, he created the largest empire ever known. Yet, as much as Cyrus offered to the people, he received much more in return. Harnessing the best and most advanced ideas from each culture, Cyrus was able to attain engineering feats, never witnessed before.

All of the events of the war intertwined in a way. Our timelines intertwined in a way because Cyrus, also known as Cyrus the great, was the start of the Persian Empire. Cyrus united what is modern day Iran under his control. He also established himself as ruler of Persia. Our group discussed that Persia serves as a bridge between the East and the West. King Cyrus wanted an effective yet simple travel route between the East and the West. In 553 BCE, he led a revolt against his grandfather. From that victory, he became king and united Persians and the people of Media. This is because the simple ways of the Persian kingdom and ways of life appealed to him more than the cruel iron-hand like rule of his grandfather. For all of his doings, people

Cyrus was the son of Median king Cambyses, after his father’s death in 559 BCE Cyrus became king of Ashan . However, at this time Cyrus was not yet an independent ruler, like all of his predecessors Cyrus had to rule under the power of Median overlordship. In 553 BCE Cyrus rallied together the Persian people to revolt against Astyages and their Median overlords . Finally after several years in battle Cyrus conquered the Median capitol of Ecbatana in 549 BCE, effectively gaining control of the Median Empire and was crowned as the ‘King of Persia’ in 546 BCE . Cyrus the Great established the Persian Achaemendid Empire by uniting the Medes and the Persians under one great

Long before the great king, Cyrus’ death the Persian Empire had reached the milestone that allowed it to be the first empire that was so large. Cyrus had a son, who took over the throne in 530 B.C.E., named Cambyses II. Cambyses would show the same ambition we saw in his father. In 525 B.C.E he added Egypt to the Persian Empire. His victory was not to be enjoyed for long. He died in 522 B.C.E. and it is assumed that he may have died from a sword wound. This wound is believed to be accidental. Although, his death was not mourned for like that of his father. This may have been due to his

Many people look at good leaders and wonder what made them great. Xenophon was one such person. He looked at the legendary leader, Cyrus of Persia, and presented him as the best leader the world had ever seen. Cyrus could rule over humans as easily as other men ruled sheep and livestock. He was seen as just and honorable as he lavished things on his compatriots generously. But although he acted just and honorable his motives were far from good. He used manipulation to gain power for himself on many instances. His extravagant generosity, which was so highly praised, was used for only his own gain.

can be seen through the documented evidence left behind from the ancient civilisation that the Persian Empire [550BCE – 331BCE] was crafted with a combination of various attributes such as, strong standing armies that were prepared to fight through the worst of situations for their leaders, the assisstance of skillful leadership and the respectfulness of a kind and caring King, a tolerance and resilience towards various situations and problems that could arise, and an effective government. As it would appear, these qualities had a major impact on the lives of those that lived within the Persian Empire as without them, the empire started to crumble and dissolve. There were a magitude of factors that lead to the slow fall and decline of the