Cyrus and Cambyses - Founders of the Empire

Cyrus and Cambyses - Founders of the Empire

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S1 E4: Learn how Cyrus, the first great king of the Persian Empire, expanded the empire through pragmatic leadership. You’ll see how he made use of local customs and traditions and thereby gained legitimacy over a wide territory-including central Asia and Babylon. His son Cambyses continued that method when he expanded the empire into Egypt.