Did Persia conquer Babylon?

In October 539 BCE, the Persian king Cyrus took Babylon, the ancient capital of an empire covering modern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Israel. ... read more

Cyrus takes Babylon. In October 539 BCE, the Persian king Cyrus took Babylon, the ancient capital of an empire covering modern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Israel. In a broader sense, Babylon was the ancient world's capital of scholarship and science. The subject provinces soon recognized Cyrus as their legitimate ruler. read more

It has been said that the citizens of Babylon where much happier under Persian rule than their own brutal rulers. The Persian Empire was the very first of its kind in many ways. Firstly, It was founded without slaves and based on morality and ethics. read more