News On This Day In History: Cyrus The Great Enters Capital Of Babylon And Allows Jews Return To Their Land – On Oct 29, 539 BC AncientPages.com | October 29, 2016 AncientPages.com - On October 29, 539 BC, Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian Empire) entered the capital of Babylon and detained Nabonidus, who, along with his son Belshazzar had Read More