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title: Empire of Cyrus the Great
author: SG
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/265/empire-of-cyrus-the-great/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Empire of Cyrus the Great
_Authored by SG_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/265.png)
## Image Caption
The [Achaemenid Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Achaemenid_Empire/) during the reign of [Cyrus the Great](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cyrus_the_Great/), 559 BCE-530 BCE. Major [cities](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) are marked and modern borders are superimposed.
## Cite This Work
### APA
SG. (2012, April 26). Empire of Cyrus the Great. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
SG. "Empire of Cyrus the Great." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 26, 2012. .
### MLA
SG. "Empire of Cyrus the Great." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Apr 2012, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Persia-Cyrus2-World3.png) by [**SG**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Persia-Cyrus2-World3.png). Submitted by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/ "User Page: Jan van der Crabben"), published on 26 April 2012. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.