Cyrus the Great

 

Cyrus the Great was the man who created what we call the Persian Empire by conquering many neighbors and consolidating these lands into one, with himself as emperor, of course.


Encyclopedia Entry: Cyrus
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Cyrus the Great
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The First Declaration of Human Rights
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The Achaemenid Empire
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Ancient Middle East
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