1. Cyrus the Great of Persia conquered Babylonia in 536 BC.

2. Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Persian Empire, called himself "King of Iran".

3. Cyrus the Great allowed them to return in 538 BC, the Temple of Jerusalem was rebuilt.

4. Cyrus the Great allowed them to return in 538 BC, and the Temple of Jerusalem was rebuilt.

5. Cyrus II, also known as Cyrus the Great, ruled Persia for 30 years. During his reign, the Persian Empire encompassed much of the Middle East, including Iran, Israel and Mesopotamia.

6. At an unknown moment, its inhabitants were subjected by the Medes, who ruled the first Iranian empire until they were subdued by the Persian leader Cyrus the Great in 550 BCE.