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title: Tomb of Cyrus the Great, Iran
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14779/tomb-of-cyrus-the-great-iran/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Tomb of Cyrus the Great, Iran

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Tomb of Cyrus the Great, Iran](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14779.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14779.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [Tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) of [Cyrus the Great](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cyrus_the_Great/) is the final resting place of [Cyrus II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cyrus_the_Great/) (d. 530 BCE), the first king of the [Achaemenid Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Achaemenid_Empire/). It is located in [Pasargadae](https://www.worldhistory.org/Pasargadae/), an archaeological site in the Fars Province of Iran.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2021, November 02). Tomb of Cyrus the Great, Iran. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14779/tomb-of-cyrus-the-great-iran/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Tomb of Cyrus the Great, Iran." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 02, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14779/tomb-of-cyrus-the-great-iran/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Tomb of Cyrus the Great, Iran." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Nov 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14779/tomb-of-cyrus-the-great-iran/>.

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