‘Cyrus the Great’ enters Iranian politics - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Saeid Jafari

Saeid Jafari

Nov 2, 2016

The tomb of Cyrus the Great, a revered King of the Persian Empire, is seen at Pasargadae outside Shiraz, south of Tehran, September 24, 2007. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/File Photo - RTX2R70A — The tomb of Cyrus the Great, a revered king of the Persian Empire, is seen at Pasargadae, south of Tehran, Iran, Sept. 24, 2007. — REUTERS/Caren Firouz/File Photo

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An Iranian woman poses for a picture on May 19, 2015, in front of the tomb of Cyrus II of Persia, known as Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire in 6th century BCE in the town of Pasargadae, 135 kilometers north east of the southern city of shiraz. Under his rule, the Achaemenid Empire created the largest empire the world had yet seen. Cuneiform records from Babylon suggest that Cyrus died on 4 December 530 BCE, but according to the Greek historian, Herodotus, Cyrus was killed near t

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Rohollah Faghihi

Rohollah Faghihi

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The Cyrus Cylinder, a 539-530 B.C. artefact, is seen on display at the National Museum of Iran in Tehran September 12, 2010. Iran has received an ancient Persian treasure from the British Museum after a months-long dispute over its loan to the Islamic Republic, state media reported on Friday. Cyrus is regarded as one of ancient Persia's greatest historical figur

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A correspondent in Tehran

A correspondent in Tehran

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People are seen on a boat after a flooding in Golestan province, Iran, March 24, 2019. Picture taken March 24, 2019. Tasnim News Agency/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY - RC17CD0F3500

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Al-Monitor Staff