Cyrus II of Persia from c. 600 or 576 – 530 BC commonly known as the Cyrus the Great and also known as the Cyrus the Elder. Cyrus II of Persia was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire. Under his rule, the empire embraced all the previous civilized states of the ancient near East, expanded vastly and eventually conquered most of the south west Asia and much of the Central Asia and the Caucasus. From the Mediterranean Sea and the Hellespont in the west to the Indus River in the east, Cyrus the Great created the largest empire the world had been yet. Under his successors, the empire eventually stretched from the parts of the Balkans (Bulgaria-Pannonia) and the Thrace-Macedonia in the west, to the Indus Valley in the east.
His regal titles in full were The Great King, King of Persia, King of Anshan, King of Media, King of Babylon, King of Sumer and Akkad, and King of the Four Corners of the World. He also proclaimed what has been identified by scholars and archaeologists to be the oldest known declaration of human rights, which was transcribed onto the Cyrus Cylinder sometime between 539 and 530 BC. This view has been criticized by some as a misunderstanding of what they claim to be the Cylinder's generic nature as a traditional statement of the sort those new monarchs may make at the beginning of their reign.
The reign of the Cyrus the great lasted between the 29 and 31 years. Cyrus built his empire by conquering the first the Median Empire then the Lydian Empire and eventually the Neo- Babylonian Empire. Either before or after the Babylon, he led the expedition into the central Asia, which resulted in the major campaigns that were described as having brought into the subjection every nation without the exceptions.
Cyrus did not venture into Egypt, as he himself died in battle, fighting the Massagetae along the Sir Darya in December 530 BC. He was succeeded by his son, Cambyses II, who managed to add to the empire by conquering Egypt, Nubia, and Cyrenaica during his short rule.
Cyrus the great is also the well recognized for his achievements in the human rights, politics and military strategy as well as his influence on both the Eastern and western civilizations. Having the originated from the Persis, roughly the corresponding to the modern Iranian province of the Fars, Cyrus has played the crucial role in defining the national identity of the modern Iran. Cyrus and, indeed, the Achaemenid influence in the ancient world also extended as far as Athens, where many Athenians adopted aspects of the Achaemenid Persian culture as their own, in a reciprocal cultural exchange.
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His regal titles in full were The Great King, King of Persia, King of Anshan, King of Media, King of Babylon, King of Sumer and Akkad, and King of the Four Corners of the World. He also proclaimed what has been identified by scholars and archaeologists to be the oldest known declaration of human rights, which was transcribed onto the Cyrus Cylinder sometime between 539 and 530 BC. This view has been criticized by some as a misunderstanding of what they claim to be the Cylinder's generic nature as a traditional statement of the sort those new monarchs may make at the beginning of their reign.
The reign of the Cyrus the great lasted between the 29 and 31 years. Cyrus built his empire by conquering the first the Median Empire then the Lydian Empire and eventually the Neo- Babylonian Empire. Either before or after the Babylon, he led the expedition into the central Asia, which resulted in the major campaigns that were described as having brought into the subjection every nation without the exceptions.
Cyrus did not venture into Egypt, as he himself died in battle, fighting the Massagetae along the Sir Darya in December 530 BC. He was succeeded by his son, Cambyses II, who managed to add to the empire by conquering Egypt, Nubia, and Cyrenaica during his short rule.
Cyrus the great is also the well recognized for his achievements in the human rights, politics and military strategy as well as his influence on both the Eastern and western civilizations. Having the originated from the Persis, roughly the corresponding to the modern Iranian province of the Fars, Cyrus has played the crucial role in defining the national identity of the modern Iran. Cyrus and, indeed, the Achaemenid influence in the ancient world also extended as far as Athens, where many Athenians adopted aspects of the Achaemenid Persian culture as their own, in a reciprocal cultural exchange.
Resources:
www.ancient.eu
http://www.youtube.com
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