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One of the earliest known spy coups occurred in 539 BC when the Persian emperor Cyrus the Great (ruled from 559 - 530 BC) recruited secretly a force of dissident Babylonian priests to help him defeat Belshezzar, the ruler of Babylon. Although the nature of the priests’ help is not known, Babylonian documents show that Cyrus’ soldiers were able to enter the city without having to fight their way in.

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