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title: Cyrus the Great
author: Siamax
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8168/cyrus-the-great/
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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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# Cyrus the Great
_Authored by Siamax_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8168.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Cyrus the Great](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cyrus_the_Great/) (d. 530 BCE) in a detail of a modern copy from a 6th century BCE bas-relief at [Pasargadae](https://www.worldhistory.org/Pasargadae/) inscribed "I am [Cyrus](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Cyrus/) the king, an Achaemenian". (Olympic Park, Sydney)
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olympic_Park_Cyrus-3.jpg) by [**Siamax**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olympic_Park_Cyrus-3.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 21 February 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.