Why is Cyrus the great famous?

Answer 1

Cyrus the Great was a king of Persia. Under his rule (559 BCE - 530 BCE), Persia tremendously expanded its borders and conquered much of Southwest Asia. At the time of his reign, this was the largest empire the world had ever seen. To this day it is the fourteenth largest empire the world has ever seen.

Answer 2

For being a Persian emperor? If you want a more specific answer, he conquered a couple of nations and had a few successful military campaigns, please just check his wikipage.

Answer 3

He is great because he created the largest empire of the time. Conquering most of southwest Asia and Central Asia.

Answer 4

because he made the first world known largest empire

Answer 5

Great is a title later generations gave to successful achievers, eg Macedonian king Alexander the great, Roman leader Pompey the Great.

Answer 6

He took Persia from being a client kingdom of the Medes to an empire stretching from Asia Minor to Central Asia.

Answer 7

He transformed Persia, previously a tributary of Media, into an empire covering the Middle East and Central Asia.