Cyrus The Great And His Wife

700 bc who was succeeded by his son teispes of anshan.

Cyrus the great and his wife. Cyrus the great was the son of the persian king cambyses i and a mede princess from the achaemenid dynasty which ruled the kingdom of anshan in what is now southwestern iran the dynasty had been founded by achaemenes ca. When cassandane died all the nations of cyrus persian empire observed a great mourning. 530 bce also known as cyrus the great was the fourth king of anshan and the first king of the achaemenid empire. So when cyrus the great succeeded his father s throne in 559 bc he was still subservient to his grandfather.

Cyrus the great was the founder of the achaemenian empire. Cyrus the great ruled the largest empire of his day and is known for granting many freedoms to his subjects. Atossa had a great authority in the achaemenid royal house and her marriage with darius i is likely due to her power influence and the fact that she was a direct descendant of cyrus. His mother was princess mandane the daughter of king astyages the last king of the median empire and overlord of anshan.

Cyrus the great s father was the persian king cambyses i. His empire stretching from the aegean sea to the indus river was the largest that had ever existed at the time of his rule cyrus pieced his kingdom together using a mixture of conquest and diplomacy attesting to his skills as a warrior and a statesman. This is reported by herodotus.