Cyrus the Great
Founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire
Cyrus the Great (Founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire) is discussed on podcasts in TMT.
Discussed in
668. Greece vs Persia: The Rise of the First Superpower (Part 1)The Rest Is History · May 10, 2026 · 1 h 13 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace Darius I's rise, the Ionian Revolt and Athens' role in burning Sardis, leading up to the Persian landing at Marathon in 490 BC.