as afraid Cyrus might grow up and and revolt against him. However, Cyrus was saved by Harpagus who was a trusted person by Astyage. During his adulthood, Cyrus stayed in Persia, but he was informed of crimes of Astyage by Harpagus. Harpagus encouraged Cyrus to gather an army and march against Astyage. He insured Cyrus that he would help Cyrue, since Astyage had left him in charge of a large part of the Mede army. Cyrus took advantage of this opportunity and put an end to the Empire of Mede. Cyrus was known as a great conqueror who controlled one of the greatest empire ever seen . His great attitude toward those he defeated and his respect toward religious beliefs and cultural tradition of other people earned him the respect and homage of people whom he ruled. As Prof. Richard Fraye of Harvard said ( in the Heritage of Persia, pp 10-151 ): "In the victories of the Persian what was different was the new policy of reconciliation and together with this was the prime aim of Cyrus to establish a pax Acheamenica..If one were to assess the achievements of the Acheamenid Persians, surly the concept of one world,.the fusion of people and cultures in one 'oecumen' was one of their important legacies." After Cyrus had overthrown the Mede become and established as the king of the Persian and the Mede, he started thinking of attacking the nearby powerful kingdom of Lydia . On the other hand, Croesus the king of Lydia felt this threatening danger from his eastern neighbor. He decided to raise his army and cross the Holy river which was the eastern boundary between the Lydia empire and Persian empire . There were other reasons for Croesus to attack Persia . First , he wanted to extend his own empire ; second ,since Astyage was his brother-in-low and he considered himself as the ally of Astyage,he wanted to bring the kingdom of Cyrus down. However, when Croesus crossed the Haly river,Cyrus that had heard of Croesus plan through the spies, was prepare...
