The rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile was completed during the reign of King Darius I of Persia. The Persian king supported the efforts of the Jewish exiles to rebuild the Temple, which had been destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar II during the Babylonian conquest.

• The construction of the Second Temple began under Cyrus the Great (A), who allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem, but the rebuilding was completed under Darius I (E), following a period of disruption.
• Nebuchadnezzar (B) was the Babylonian king who destroyed the First Temple.