I was the founder of the Persian Empire under the Achaemenid dynasty. From the Mediterranean sea and the Hellespont in the west to the Indus River in the east, I created the largest empire the world had yet seen. I was given the title of 'father' and 'savior'. My remains were interred in my capital city of Pasargadae, where today a limestone tomb. Charles Freeman in 'The Greek Achievement' compares me with Alexander from Macedonia and rates me far greater than him, I am: