Cyrus the Great

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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by Siamax
published on 21 February 2018
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Cyrus the Great (d. 530 BCE) in a detail of a modern copy from a 6th century BCE bas-relief at Pasargadae inscribed "I am Cyrus the king, an Achaemenian". (Olympic Park, Sydney)

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