Iran
October 29, 539 BCE
Cyrus the Great Overthrows Babylon and Founds the Achaemenid Empire
Cyrus the Great captured Babylon, establishing the Achaemenid Empire—the first global superpower—and issued the Cyrus Cylinder.
Cyrus the Great captured Babylon, establishing the Achaemenid Empire—the first global superpower—and issued the Cyrus Cylinder.