Cyrus allowed Jews to return to Jerusalem after Babylonian captivity.

Evidence

The most famous beneficiaries of Cyrus’s shrewd political judgement after the conquest of Babylon were the Jews. … Taken prisoner a generation before by Nebuchadnezzar, they were now allowed to return home to Jerusalem and to rebuild their temple. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 447

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 447
• XREF: connects to: Rigid adherence to ritual law destroyed originality among ancient Jews — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1237