This man conquered Lydia along with Babylon and Assyria in his drive to the West; he first conquered the Medes and .ater let the Jews return from exile in Babylon.
He used the unpopularity of Nabonidus as the pretext for one of his actions. The namesake of a manual on good rule by Xenophon, this man died without conquering Egypt, which was accomplished by his successor Cambyses II. This ruler founded his capital city at the place he defeated his grandfather Astyages. When Sardis fell to him in 546, the defeated King Croesus was surprised by a vague Delphic Oracle prediction. This man conquered Lydia along with Babylon and Assyria in his drive to the West; he first conquered the Medes and .ater let the Jews return from exile in Babylon. For 10 points, name this man, the first Achaemenids Dynasty ruler and first Emperor of Persia.
He used the unpopularity of Nabonidus as the pretext for one of his actions.
{Cyrus II} [or {Cyrus}{the Great}; prompt on {Cyrus}]