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Cyrus the Great

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Noun1.Cyrus the Great - king of Persia and founder of the Persian Empire (circa 600-529 BC)Cyrus the Great - king of Persia and founder of the Persian Empire (circa 600-529 BC)


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October 29th honors Cyrus the Great, a pioneer in promoting human rights who allowed the Jews to return to Israel in 539 B.
Archaeological excavations conducted in past have shown it was built by the order of Cyrus the Great the founder of second Iranian dynasty, the Achaemenids (550-330 BCE) and left incomplete.
It was Cyrus the Great who decreed that 'all should be free to worship their gods without impediments or persecution' - a proclamation unique, not only for its time, but for centuries to come", acknowledges the author.
 
 
 
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