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"Cyrus the Great" is a biography of Cyrus II of Persia (c. 600-530 BC), the founder of the Achaemenid Empire, the first Persian Empire. Under his rule, which lasted c. 30 years, the empire embraced all the previous civilized states of the ancient Near East, expanded vastly and eventually conquered most of Western Asia and much of Central Asia. From the Mediterranean Sea and Hellespont in the west to the Indus River in the east, Cyrus the Great created the largest empire the world had yet seen. He respected the customs and religions of the lands he conquered, which became a very successful model for centralized administration and establishing a government working to the advantage and profit of its subjects. Cyrus the Great has been known for his innovations in building projects; he further developed the technologies that he found in the conquered cultures and applied them in building the palaces of Pasargadae. He is also well recognized for his achievements in human rights, politics, and military strategy, as well as his influence on both Eastern and Western civilizations.
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GenreBiography and Memoir
Length6 hrs 20 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 15, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PREFACE.
8Chapter VII. The Conquest of Lydia.
2Chapter I. Herodotus and Xenophon.
9Chapter VIII. The Conquest of Babylon.
3Chapter II. The Birth of Cyrus.
10Chapter IX. The Restoration of the Jews.
4Chapter III. The Visit to Media.
11Chapter X. The Story of Panthea.
5Chapter IV. Crœsus.
12Chapter XI. Conversations.
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6Chapter V. Accession of Cyrus to the Throne.
13Chapter XII. The Death of Cyrus.
7Chapter VI. The Oracles.
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