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The Achaemenid Siege of Babylon: Cyrus’s Masterstroke
In 539 BCE, Cyrus the Great achieved one of history’s most stunning victories: the conquest of Babylon without a major battle. This episode explores how Persia’s king used engineering, psychology, and religion to topple the ancient city. We examine the diversion of the Euphrates River, the role of Nabonidus’s unpopularity, and Cyrus’s strategic propaganda that portrayed him as a liberator. Discover how the Persian army marched through the riverbed under Babylon’s impregnable walls, the fate of King Belshazzar, and the aftermath that reshaped the Near East. Lucas and Luna discuss the cuneiform…
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