Who were Cyrus and Darius? Cyrus and Darius were the rulers of the Persian Empire. It all started with the Persians migrating to Persia, who then created clans that took advantage of the weakening, of neighboring empires. They sought the opportunity and they took over neighboring empires. Cyrus was the ruler of the Persian Empire, a growing empire that was responsible for conquering all land between bordering India to bordering Egypt. After his death, his successor Darius took over the role of leader and kept controlling the empire.
Darius role in the Persian Empire was to unify the land that Cyrus left for him to rule. He finished what Cyrus always wanted which was to conquer Egypt and after doing that, he took on the role of unifying his