The founder of the Persian Empire, who defeated Babylon and freed the Jews from captivity in 539 B.C., was
A)Cyrus the Great.
B)Artaxerxes.
C)Cambyses.
D)Nebuchadnezzar II.
E)Solomon.

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Cyrus the Great founded the Persian Empire and conquered Babylon in 539 B.C., allowing the Jews who had been held captive there to return to their homeland.

The Founder of the Persian Empire, Who Defeated Babylon and Freed