Cyrus the Great is remembered for founding the Persian Empire. At one point his empire spanned all the way to Eastern Europe, covering what would nowadays be Bulgarian and Macedonia. He is noted for providing successful governmental establishment and centralized administration, as well as his achievement in human rights, politics and military strategy.
Section 2 of Article Two lays out the powers of the presidency, establishing that the president serves as the commander-in-chief of the military, among many other roles. This section gives the president the power to grant pardons.