GIA4761729 Cyrus II the Great (580 BC - 530 BC) freed the captive peoples upon his arrival in Babylon in 539 BC and returned to the Jewish people the sacred vessels that had been taken as spoils in the temple of Jerusalem. Engraving by Gustave Dore. by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cyrus II the Great (580 BC - 530 BC) frees the captive peoples upon his arrival in Babylon in 539 BC and returns to the Jewish people the sacred vessels that had been taken as spoils in the temple of Jerusalem, Engraving by Gustave Dore.); by Giancarlo Costa; French, out of copyright.