The military exploits of this man led Ahmose II to seek an alliance with Battus III and other Greek rulers.
The military exploits of this man led Ahmose II to seek an alliance with Battus III and other Greek rulers. A magus named Gaumata pretended to be one of this man's sons, Smerdis, while his more famous son lost an army at the Siwa Oasis after defeating Egypt at Pelusium. This father of Cambyses II denounced his foe Nabonidus in a namesake cuneiform document, having earlier defeated Astyages and taken Ecbatana, breaking away from Median rule. More famously, he won at Pteria and Lydia, defeating the wealthy king Croesus and annexing Lydia. For 10 points, identify this Achaemenid, considered the founder of the Persian Empire.
The military exploits of this man led Ahmose II to seek an alliance with Battus III and other Greek rulers.
{Cyrus} the {Great} [or {Cyrus} II; or {Cyrus} the {Elder}]