Cyrus the Great b. 590 d. 530 Persian Monarch. Leader of the Ancient Persian Empire. He is mentioned in the Old Testament for allowing the Jews to return to Jerusalem. Killed during one of his campaigns to amass more land for the Persian Empire. Believed to have died in 530 B.C. Cyrus the Great Tomb, Parsargadae, Fars, Iran
b. 590 d. 530