Four capitalsCyrus conquered the Median city of Ecbatana ... Babylon’s splendor peaked under King Nebuchadrezzar II. When Cyrus took Babylon in 539 B.C., it occupied four square miles and ...

Cyrus vs. Alexander ... along with conventional military tactics. Notably, he conquered Babylon without destruction and freed the Jewish people from captivity, demonstrating his ability to ...

Daniel’s prediction did come to pass: In 539 B.C., Babylon fell to the Persian king Cyrus the Great, and the Jews returned home from exile. The city would be conquered two centuries later by ...

The Cyrus Cylinder: The King of Persia’s Proclamation from Ancient Babylon (I.B.Tauris, 2013) Lisbeth Fried, ‘Cyrus the Messiah? The Historical Background to Isaiah 45:1’ (Harvard ...