Cyrus The Great Accomplishments

The Persians became successful because they knew how to preserve peace, they built an efficient administrative system to govern the empire, and they conquered so many places (Butler 2007). These are just three accomplishments that made the Persians successful and rise above the rest. Cyrus the Great was an important aspect in the Rise of the Persian Empire because he set out goals and was determined to make them a reality. Back in 550 B.C.E. Cyrus the Great, king of the Persians and one of the most remarkable statesmen of antiquity, conquered the Medes. When Persia and Media united, Cyrus the Great set out to achieve two big goals. His first goal was that he wanted to win control of the West and thus of the terminal ports of the great trade

He came into Anatolia and was able to overthrow the kingdom of Lydia. Cyrus the Great’s generals conquered the Greek cities along the coast of Anatolia, therefore it gained him the important ports on the Mediterranean. From Lydia, Cyrus went into the far eastern corners of Iran and then conquered the regions of Parthia and Bactria. Due to a disagreement between people, it weakened the Babylonians, and they welcomed Cyrus as a liberator when he and his soldiers moved into their kingdom in 539 B.C.E., therefore over throwing the Chaldean kings. With these victories that Cyrus had, he demonstrated to the world his disposition to do good and his military might. Since Persians believed In peace, he spared the life of Croesus who was the conquered king of Lydia and then served him as a friend and advisor. He also preserved the peace by continuing to allow the Greeks to live according to their customs and making it possible to spread Greek culture. Another accomplishment that truly defined Cyrus the Great was when he found Jews enslaved in Babylonia and returned their sacred possessions to them and then allowed them to return to Jerusalem and rebuild their