* Cyrus Peirce, founder of first public normal school in United States

Cyrus Peirce, first president

A centerpiece of these changes was the creation of an experimental normal school, the first one in the United States, in Lexington, in July of 1839, with Cyrus Peirce as its first principal or president.

* Cyrus Peirce, graduate of Framingham Academy circa 1806 and first head of what is now Framingham State College

* 1961 – Billy Ray Cyrus, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

* 1858 – Cyrus West Field and others complete the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts.

# The remainder of 2 Chronicles ( chapters 10 – 36 ) is a chronicle of the kings of Judah to the time of the Babylonian exile, concluding with the call by Cyrus the Great for the exiles to return to their land.

* Prophecies → Passages of Isaiah 40 – 66 refer to events that did not occur in Isaiah's own lifetime, such as the rise of Babylon as the world power, the destruction of Jerusalem, and the rise of Cyrus the Great, which is taken as evidence of later composition.

Chapters 49 – 55 probably come from a slightly later period, after Babylon had fallen to Cyrus and the return to Jerusalem became a real possibility.

Chapters 40 – 55 fall into two parts, with 40 – 48 dealing with the rise of Cyrus, while 49 – 55 are focused on Zion as the wife whom God has renounced and then taken back.

* Cyrus IMAP Server – A free / open source IMAP and POP3 server, developed by Carnegie Mellon University

600 BC or 576 BC – 530 BC ) – also known as Cyrus II – the grandson of Cyrus I, an Achaemenid ruler and the founder of the Great Persian Empire

** Ron Cyrus ( 1935 – 2006 ), Kentucky politician

* 1883 – Cyrus S. Eaton, Canadian-American financier, industrialist and philanthropist ( d. 1979 )

* 1989 – Trace Cyrus, American musician ( Metro Station )

* 1809 – Cyrus McCormick, American inventor ( d. 1884 )

* Cyrus, 557 – 530 BC: Book 1 ;

* 1749 – Cyrus Griffin, American politician ( d. 1810 )

* 2000 – Noah Cyrus, American actress

Theodoret of Cyrus ( c. 393 – c. 457 ) wrote that Isaiah calls the king " morning star ", not as being the star, but as having had the illusion of being it.

Larissa was indeed the birthplace of Meno, who thus became, along with Xenophon and a few others, one of the generals leading several thousands Greeks from various places, in the ill-fated expedition of 401 ( retold in Xenophon's Anabasis ) meant to help Cyrus the Younger, son of Darius II, king of Persia, overthrow his elder brother Artaxerxes II and take over the throne of Persia ( Meno is featured in Plato's dialogue bearing his name, in which Socrates uses the example of " the way to Larissa " to help explain Meno the difference between true opinion and science ( Meno, 97a – c ) ; this " way to Larissa " might well be on the part of Socrates an attempt to call to Meno's mind a " way home ", understood as the way toward one's true and " eternal " home reached only at death, that each man is supposed to seek in his life ).

* 1978 – Cyrus King, American actor

In 1860 Cyrus Mills became president of Oahu College ( now known as Punahou School ).

Its subject is the Return to Zion following the close of the Babylonian captivity, and it is divided into two parts, the first telling the story of the first return of exiles in the first year of Cyrus the Great ( 538 BC ) and the completion and dedication of the new Temple in Jerusalem in the sixth year of Darius ( 515 BC ), the second telling of the subsequent mission of Ezra to Jerusalem and his struggle to purify the Jews from the sin of marriage with non-Jews.

* Cyrus the Younger ( died 401 BC ), brother to the Persian King Artaxerxes

* Cyrus ( architect ), 1st century Greek architect who worked in Rome

* Saint Cyrus ( see Cyrus and John ), 4th century Coptic saint

* Cyrus Hamlin ( general ), Union general during American Civil War, son of Vice President Hannibal Hamlin

* C. R. Smith ( Cyrus Rowlett Smith ), U. S. Secretary of Commerce under president Lyndon B. Johnson

** Billy Ray Cyrus ( born 1961 ), American musician and actor

** Trace Cyrus ( born 1989 ), American musician ; ( former ) lead guitarist of Metro Station

** Miley Cyrus ( born 1992 ), American actress and singer

** Noah Cyrus ( born 2000 ), American actress

** Annalyn Cyrus ( born 1997 ), American actress

* Cyrus ( Chrono Trigger ), a character in the video game Chrono Trigger

* Cyrus ( 2010 comedy-drama film ), a 2010 comedy film starring John C. Reilly

* Cyrus ( 2010 thriller film ), a 2010 thriller directed by Mark Vadik

* Cyrus ( metal musician ), guitarist for Norwegian band Dimmu Borgir

* Cyrus ( dubstep musician ), English dubstep musician

According to, the Persian emperor, Cyrus the Great ( reigned 559 BCE – 530 BCE ), permitted the return of the exiles to their homeland and ordered the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem ( Zion ).

In 2009, his role in Dazzle ( Oogverblindend ), by avant-garde filmmaker Cyrus Frisch, received positive reviews.

He is the leader of the Persian Empire in the video game Civilization II and III ( along with Scheherazade ), although Civilization IV replaces him with Cyrus the Great and Darius I.

Cambyses II (, Kɑmboujie ,) ( 522 BCE ) son of Cyrus the Great ( r. 559 – 530 BCE ), was a king of kings of the Achaemenid Empire.

The tablets dating from his reign in Babylonia run to the end of his eighth year, in March 522 BCE Herodotus ( 3. 66 ), who dates his reign from the death of Cyrus, gives him seven years five months, from 530 BCE to the summer of 523.

Of the reign of the last Babylonian king, Nabonidus ( Nabu-na ' id ), and the conquest of Babylonia by Cyrus, there is a fair amount of information available.

Cyrus did not arrive until the 3rd of Marchesvan ( October ), Gobryas having acted for him in his absence.