Cyrus built his tomb at Pasargadae, Iran, where he still has pride of place as the country’s greatest pre-Islamic hero. While Herod the Great built the Western Wall in Jerusalem, it was part of ...

A discussion of the life and legacy of Cyrus the Great, who is said to have destroyed Babylon and enabled the Jews to rebuild the temple at Jerusalem - a contested story. Show more Melvyn Bragg ...

Born about 600 BCE in what is now southwestern Iran, Cyrus “the Great” is considered the founder of the Persian Achaemenid empire. He is remembered as “the Great” to distinguish him from his ...