in the east, to create the most expansive nation the world had seen up until that era. [A.Kuhrt, 1995]
ee also
*
Line notes
References
* R.M.Ghias Abadi (2004) "Achaemenid Inscriptions", 2nd edition, publisher Shiraz Navid ISBN 964-358-015-6
* Amelie Kuhrt (1995) "The Ancient Near East: ca. 3000-330 BC", chapter 13, p. 647, Routledge ISBN 0-4151-6762-0
* Xenophon, "Anabasis" I. IX; cf. M.A.Dandamaev "Cyrus II", within "Encyclopaedia Iranica"
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
Cyrus the Great — King of Āryāvarta[1][2], King of Persia, King of Anshan, King of Media, King of Babylon, King of Sumer and Akkad, King of the four corners of the World[ … Wikipedia
Cyrus Cylinder — The Cyrus Cylinder, obverse and reverse sides … Wikipedia
Cyrus cylinder — The Cyrus cylinder, also known as the Cyrus the Great cylinder, is a document issued by the Persian emperor Cyrus the Great in the form of a clay cylinder inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform. The cylinder was created following the Persian conquest… … Wikipedia
Cyrus and John — Saint Cyrus redirects here. For the village in Aberdeenshire, see St Cyrus. Saints Cyrus and John Iconographic line drawing of Ss. Cyrus (left) and John Wonderworkers, Unmercenary Physicians … Wikipedia
Cyrus II — (reigned 559 530 b.c.) The first and arguably greatest king of the Persian Empire. Born in the Persian homeland of Fars, located north of the Persian Gulf, Cyrus traced his ancestry back to Achaemenes, a legendary character who had supposedly… … Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary
CYRUS II THE GREAT — (reigned 559–530 B.C.) Kingof Persia, son and successor of Cambyses I. He was the founder of the Achaemenid empire. Sources for his reign are Herodotus and Ctesias, as well as contemporary Babylonian records, especially the Babylonian… … Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia
Achaemenid Empire — Persian Empire redirects here. For other uses, see Persian Empire (disambiguation). Persian Empire ← … Wikipedia
Pasargadae — Infobox World Heritage Site WHS = Pasargadae State Party = Type = Cultural Criteria = i, ii, iii, iv ID = 1106 Region = Asia Pacific Year = 2004 Session = 28th Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1106Pasargadae ( fa. پاسارگاد) was a city in… … Wikipedia
Pasargadae — /peuh sahr geuh dee /, n. an ancient ruined city in S Iran, NE of Persepolis: an early capital of ancient Persia; tomb of Cyrus the Great. * * * Ancient Persian city, near modern Shīrāz, Iran. It was the capital of Cyrus II, founder of the… … Universalium
art and architecture, Iranian — ▪ ancient art Introduction the art and architecture of ancient Iranian civilizations. Any reservation about attributing to Iran primary status among the countries contributing to the art of the ancient Middle East must be associated… … Universalium
