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title: Tomb of Cyrus
author: Sebastià Giralt
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/264/tomb-of-cyrus/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Tomb of Cyrus
_Authored by Sebastià Giralt_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/264.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Burial](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) place of [Cyrus the Great](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cyrus_the_Great/) (d. 530 BCE) of the Persian [Achaemenid Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Achaemenid_Empire/). [Pasargadae](https://www.worldhistory.org/Pasargadae/) World Heritage Site, modern-day Iran.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Giralt, S. (2012, April 26). Tomb of Cyrus. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Giralt, Sebastià. "Tomb of Cyrus." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 26, 2012. .
### MLA
Giralt, Sebastià. "Tomb of Cyrus." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Apr 2012, .
## License & Copyright
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