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The 45 pages that link to Cyrus the Great, each with the reason it gives.

• Achaemenid EmpireBroader topic: His campaigns created the empire and set its early pattern of rule.

• HerodotusRelated: Herodotus recounts Cyrus’s rise and conquest of neighboring kingdoms.

• IranBroader topic: He is a lasting symbol of Iranian statehood and imperial history.

• Second TempleRelated: His rule enabled Judean exiles to return and begin restoring the Temple.

• BabylonRelated: His conquest brought Babylon into the Persian imperial system.

• Neo-Babylonian EmpireRelated: His conquest transferred Babylonian territories to Persian rule.

• Behistun InscriptionRelated: Darius invokes the dynasty established by Cyrus to support his royal legitimacy.

• Persian EmpireBroader topic: His conquests transformed a Persian kingdom into an empire spanning much of Western Asia.

• Xerxes IRelated: His imperial foundation gave Xerxes the realm he inherited.

• Persian gardensRelated: Pasargadae’s royal garden belonged to the capital he established.

• Assyrian EmpireCompared with: Persian imperial rule succeeded Assyrian and Babylonian power across much of the same region.

• Iranian nationalismRelated: His image became a prominent emblem of Iran’s pre-Islamic national past.

• PersepolisRelated: Persepolis’s later legacy is often read alongside the empire Cyrus founded.

• CtesiasRelated: Ctesias's account of Cyrus diverged from other surviving traditions.

• Cyrus CylinderRelated: The cylinder presents Cyrus as Babylon’s conqueror and legitimate new king.

• MessiahBroader topic: Isaiah calls Cyrus God’s anointed, showing that the title could describe a non-Israelite ruler.

• Second Temple periodRelated: His conquest and policies opened the way for Judean restoration.

• BabyloniaRelated: His conquest ended independent Neo-Babylonian rule and brought Babylonia into a Persian empire.

• MedesRelated: His victory ended Median independence and transferred power to the Persians.

• SmyrnaRelated: Persian rule followed the Lydian conquest and brought Smyrna into a larger imperial system.

• Median EmpireRelated: His victory over Astyages ended Median rule and transferred its power to Persia.

• Croesus (Lydian king)Compared with: His victory ended Croesus’s rule and brought Lydia under Persian control.

• AkituRelated: His conquest reshaped Babylonian rule while local religious institutions and festivals continued.

• Book of IsaiahRelated: Isaiah 44–45 names Cyrus as the agent who enables Babylonian exiles to return.

• Darius IIIRelated: Darius’s royal claims drew on the dynasty and imperial legacy founded by Cyrus.

• Royal RoadRelated: His conquests brought Sardis and other western lands under Persian rule.

• SatrapRelated: His empire-building established the provinces later administered by satraps.

• Babylonian EmpireRelated: His conquest ended independent Babylonian imperial rule.

• Cambyses IIRelated: Cambyses inherited the throne and an expanding empire from his father.

• AstyagesCompared with: His victory ended Astyages' rule and transferred Median power to a new empire.

• NabonidusRelated: His conquest ended Nabonidus’s rule and incorporated Babylonia into the Persian Empire.

• Achaemenid royal roadRelated: His conquests established the imperial territory that later required connected routes.

• Book of EzraRelated: Ezra opens with Cyrus authorizing the return and rebuilding of Jerusalem’s Temple.

• Darius the GreatRelated: Darius inherited an empire created by Cyrus and his successors.

• DeiocesRelated: His victory marks the end of the Median royal line in Herodotus’s account.

• Fars ProvinceRelated: He established Pasargadae in the region that is now Fars.

• History of IranBroader topic: His conquests founded the empire that anchors many accounts of ancient Iran.

• Azadi TowerRelated: The monument’s original name evoked a historical lineage associated with Cyrus.

• CyropaediaRelated: Xenophon’s idealized Cyrus is the work’s central character.

• History of the Middle EastBroader topic: His conquests established an influential early model of Middle Eastern imperial rule.

• Battle of AlaliaRelated: His empire's expansion helped drive Phocaeans toward Corsica.

• First Persian invasion of GreeceRelated: His conquests brought the Greek cities of Ionia under Persian rule, setting the stage for revolt.

• ChaldeaRelated: His conquest ended Neo-Babylonian rule over the lands associated with Chaldea.

• History of MesopotamiaRelated: His conquest ended Neo-Babylonian rule and brought Mesopotamia into a wider empire.

• TomyrisRelated: Herodotus casts Cyrus as Tomyris’s opponent and the king she defeats.