why was cyrus the great considered great
This is what remains of the splendid capital city of Pasargadae (and the palace) of the reign of Cyrus the Great; photo credit OnTheOtherSide. Cyrus the Great (c. 600 - 530 bce) was the real creator of the Ancient Persian Empire (Achaemenid dynasty). An extremely powerful leader. Cyrus was a great conqueror and led his armies in a series of campaigns over the years against the Medes, Lydia and Babylon, creating an empire that spanned the Near East and that has been considered the first world empire, spanning a distance of almost two thousand miles.