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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- King of Persia (550–529) and founder of the Persian Empire who conquered Lydia and Babylon. Tolerant in religious matters, he allowed the worship of native gods and permitted the exiled Jews to return to Jerusalem (537).
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- noun king of Persia and founder of the Persian Empire (circa 600-529 BC)
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Cyrus II wrote the first declaration of human rights and established a para daeza, "paradise" in what is now southern Iran.
Kristin M. Swenson, Ph.D.: International Cyrus The Great Day: Common Ground For World Religions? Ph.D. Kristin M. Swenson 2011
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On Oct. 29, in 539 B.C., Cyrus II rode into Babylon about 50 miles south of modern Baghdad, and ancient sources say that its conquered masses threw palm fronds at his feet.
Kristin M. Swenson, Ph.D.: International Cyrus The Great Day: Common Ground For World Religions? Ph.D. Kristin M. Swenson 2011
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Cyrus II is a hero to many Iranians still today, 2,500 years later, beloved in part for his policies of religious freedom and human rights.
Kristin M. Swenson, Ph.D.: International Cyrus The Great Day: Common Ground For World Religions? Ph.D. Kristin M. Swenson 2011
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On Oct. 29, in 539 B.C., Cyrus II rode into Babylon about 50 miles south of modern Baghdad, and ancient sources say that its conquered masses threw palm fronds at his feet.
Kristin M. Swenson, Ph.D.: International Cyrus The Great Day: Common Ground For World Religions? Ph.D. Kristin M. Swenson 2011
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Cyrus II wrote the first declaration of human rights and established a para daeza, "paradise" in what is now southern Iran.
Kristin M. Swenson, Ph.D.: International Cyrus The Great Day: Common Ground For World Religions? Ph.D. Kristin M. Swenson 2011
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Cyrus II is a hero to many Iranians still today, 2,500 years later, beloved in part for his policies of religious freedom and human rights.
Kristin M. Swenson, Ph.D.: International Cyrus The Great Day: Common Ground For World Religions? Ph.D. Kristin M. Swenson 2011
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For an introduction to the evidence on Achaemenid Persia, see Maria Brosius, ed. and trans., The Persian Empire from Cyrus II to Artaxerxes I.
The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004
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For an introduction to the evidence on Achaemenid Persia, see Maria Brosius, ed. and trans., The Persian Empire from Cyrus II to Artaxerxes I.
The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004
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On the death of his father, Cyrus II became the king of the Persians.
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