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		Cyrus thus established himself as undisputed king of the Medes and Persians.
		Cyrus was now master of an area stretching from the Mediterranean to eastern Iran and from the Black Sea to the borders of Arabia.
		Cyrus was eventually killed in 530Bc while campaigning on his north-east frontier against the Massagetae, somewhere to the east of the Aral Sea.
	www.oshihan.org /Pages/HakhamaneshniArt.htm (998 words)

	Cyrus Cylinder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Cyrus Cylinder is an artifact of the Persian Empire, consisting of a declaration inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform on a clay barrel.
		Upon his taking of Babylon, Cyrus the Great issued the declaration, containing an account of his victories and merciful acts, as well as a documentation of his royal lineage.
		Marduk, the great lord, was well pleased with my deeds, rejoiced and to me, Cyrus, the king who worshipped him, and to Cambysis, my son, the offspring of my loins, and to all my troops he graciously gave his blessing, and in good sprit, before him we stood peacefully and praised him joyously.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cyrus_Charter_of_Human_Rights (498 words)

	Iransaga - Cyrus the Great, The Historical Account
		But Cyrus followed him, and in an historic battle in 546 BC on the open plains of Hermus defeated the Lydians using the now famous ruse of covering the front of his army with camels, the smell of which terrified Crosus' cavalry and made them unusable.
		Cyrus left his general Harpagus behind to consolidate the Persian position, and shortly afterwards Lycia, Caria and even the Greek cities of Asia Minor were added to his newly founded Persian empire.
		Cyrus, however, legitimized his succession as king by 'taking the hand of the god Bel' and his persuasive propaganda convinced the Babylonians that Marmuk, their supreme deity, had directed his steps towards the city.
	www.art-arena.com /cyrus2.htm (1371 words)

	CYRUS - LoveToKnow Article on CYRUS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		II the genealogy of Cyrus is given in exactly the same way as in the proclamation of Cyrus himself; Teispes is called here the son of the eponym Achaemenes.
		633 C), Cyrus is the son of a poor Mardian bandit Atradates (the Mardians are a nomadic Persian tribe, Herod.
		In the autumn of 546 Sardis was taken and the Lydian kingdom became a province of the Persians.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CY/CYRUS.htm (1125 words)

	King Cyrus of Persia in ancient history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Thus, Cyrus was raised early to be a shepherd fulfilling God's word to Isaiah.
		According to the Bible, King Cyrus of Persia along with his ally, Darius the Mede, invaded the Empire of Babylon bringing its downfall.
		Cyrus marched in the direction of Babylon and came to the banks of the Gyndes, a river which starts in the Matienian mountains and flows through the land of the Dardanians, and discharges into the Tigris river.
	www.biblehistory.net /volume2/Cyrus.htm (1759 words)

	Cyrus the Great (King) -
		Cyrus was the founder of the Achaemenid empire, one of the greatest of the ancient kingdoms, centered on Persia.
		According to legend Cyrus was the son of prince Cambyses and the daughter of King Astyages.
		Cyrus was the king of Babylon who freed the Jews to return to their homeland, and he is remembered as a tolerant and wise king.
	famous.adoption.com /famous/cyrus-the-great.html (307 words)

	MHS \| King-Hale-Douglass Family Papers, 1789-1913 : Guide to the Collection
		Cyrus King served as private secretary to Rufus King when he was United States minister to England in 1796, practiced law in Saco, Maine, served as major general of the Sixth Division, Massachusetts Militia, and was elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses (1813-1817).
		Cyrus King, along with his brothers Rufus and William, was an active figure in the politics of the early Republic.
		King family correspondence includes Rufus King's discussion of Cyrus King's education and the Jay Treaty, William King's discussion of his nephew, William Rufus King's, education, Hannah King's detailed accounts of her husband's sickness, treatment, and death, and letters regarding the settlement of his estate.
	www.masshist.org /findingaids/doc.cfm?fa=fa0014 (2182 words)

	Cyrus The Great
		Cyrus was the first Archaemenian Emperor through the unification of the two original Iranian Tribes of Mede and Persian.
		Cyrus was protected by a shepherd and was eventually restored to his parents.
		Cyrus the Great was titled "Great" not only because of the victories on the battlefield, but also those that exceeded to conquer the people through his mercifulness and benevolence.
	www.loyno.edu /~lynguyen/cyrus.htm (1113 words)

	Seventy Weeks of Daniel
		According to Ezra 1:1 in that first year of Cyrus, (539BC) the Jewish captives of the now conquered Babylon were to return to their ancient home land and rebuild the temple at Jerusalem.
		King Cyrus in his very first year of reign over this consolidated empire, issued a decree (recorded in Ezra 1) that Israel would be freed to return to their homeland and rebuild a second temple at Jerusalem.
		King Cyrus, was the overall leader of this Empire.
	www.circlegame.com /live/70_02.htm (701 words)

	Histroy of Iran (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The king sent for his pregnant daughter and kept her under tight guard until the child was born.
		Cyrus succeeded in overthrowing his grandfather and became the ruler of the united Medes and Persians....
		It describes how the baby Cyrus, abandoned in the woods by a shepherd, is fed by a dog until the shepherd returns with his wife and takes the infant into their care.
	www.farhangsara.com /cyrus.htm (2453 words)

	In Depth Bible Studies
		According to Babylonian inscriptions, Cyrus, king of Anshan (in southwestern Iran), began war against Astyages in 553 BC; in 550 the Median troops rebelled, and Astyages was taken prisoner.
		Cyrus had to borrow the traditions of kingship from the Medes, who had ruled an empire when the Persians were merely their vassals.
		Cyrus the Great, perhaps one of the most prominent figures of this time, is just one example of such a case in which scholars suspect that the name Cyrus was a titular name that was used by previous rulers before Cyrus the Great.
	www.geocities.com /biblestudying/christianity4.html (6607 words)

	Cyrus takes Babylon (530 BCE)
		A weakling was installed as the king of his country; the correct images of the gods were removed from their thrones, imitations were ordered to place upon them.
		Cyrus' widespread troops -their number, like that of the water of a river, could not be established- strolled along, their weapons packed away.
		Marduk, the great lord, was well pleased with my deeds and sent friendly blessings to myself, Cyrus, the king who worships him, to Cambyses, my son, the offspring of my loins, as well as to all my troops, and we all praised his great godhead joyously, standing before him in peace.
	www.livius.org /ct-cz/cyrus_I/babylon05.html (1176 words)

	Cyrus
		Cyrus became king of Anan in 559, and formed a new coalition of his own tribe, the Pasargadae, together with the Maraphii, Maspii, Panthialaei, Derusiaei, Germanii, Dahae, Mardi, Dropici and Sagarti.
		Astyages was captured and Cyrus became the new ruler of the empire of Persians and Medes.
		Cyrus was buried near Pasargadae, in a small building containing a gold sarcophagus, his arms, his jewellery and a cloak.
	www.livius.org /ct-cz/cyrus_I/cyrus.html (1217 words)

	Mel Gibson - King Cyrus of Babylon Ron McGatlin
		King Cyrus was stirred by the LORD to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem.
		King Nebuchadnezzar had destroyed the house of God and taken all the treasure from the house of God to a Babylonian temple.
		Also, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple that was in Jerusalem and carried into the temple of Babylon; those King Cyrus took from the temple of Babylon, and they were given to one named Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor.
	www.etpv.org /2004/mel.html (539 words)

	History of Iran: Cyrus Charter of Human Rights
		This is a confirmation that the Charter of freedom of Humankind issued by Cyrus the Great on his coronation day in Babylon could be considered superior to the Human Rights Manifesto issued by the French revolutionaries in their first national assembly.
		The description of the coronation of Cyrus is the most elaborate one in the world written by the Greek philosopher, politician, and historian Xenephon (Cyropaedia of Xenophon, The Life of Cyrus The Great).
		All the kings who sat in throne rooms, throughout the four quarters, from the Upper to the Lower Sea, those who dwelt in..................., all the kings of the West Country, who dwelt in tents, brought me their heavy tribute and kissed my feet in Babylon.
	www.iranchamber.com /history/cyrus/cyrus_charter.php (932 words)

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		In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing:
		Cyrus the king also brought out the vessels of the house of the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and placed in the house of his gods.
		In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king issued a decree: Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, let the house be rebuilt, the place where sacrifices were offered, and let its foundations be retained.
	www.godstruthtous.com /esv/E1esdrasESV.htm (4137 words)

	Daniel and Judith
		In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing:
		Cyrus the king also brought out the vessels of the house of the LORD which Nebuchadnez'zar had carried away from Jerusalem and placed in the house of his gods.
		All the kings dwelling in palaces, of all the quarters of the earth, from the Upper to the Lower sea dwelling [.
	www.annettereed.com /roshchodesh/persian.htm (1220 words)

	Daniel Chapter 5
		The priests are said to have eventually assisted the Persian king Cyrus in his efforts to seize Babylon.
		On the 15th of Tishri, Cyrus and his army gathered around Babylon like a cloud, while nobles and officials throughout the city dressed in their finest clothing to attend a gala party organized by the king.
		And the king said to the wise men of Babylon, "Whoever reads this writing, and shows me its meaning, shall be clothed in purple and have a chain of gold placed around his neck, and will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.
	www.pytlik.com /observe/daniel/narratives/ch05-1.html (1350 words)

	Croesus, Greek Mythology Link.
		But then King Cyrus (who is the elder Cyrus, the son of Cambyses), a man fortunate in war, and as it is said, a wise ruler, came to meet the invader, gathering more men as he marched and campaigned against many foes in Asia.
		The Lydian king, however, led the remains of his army to the plain that is before the city, arraying his skilled cavalry to meet the invaders.
		Now Cyrus, seizing the meaning of that narrow instant, considered that there was no purpose in burning alive a man that had once been as fortunate as himself, and ordered to quench the fire and bring Croesus and the Lydian boys down from the pyre.
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Croesus.html (5506 words)

	Cyrus Charter of Human Rights - First Charter of Right of Nations - Cyrus Cylinder of he Rights of Nations, First Human ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Cyrus had no thought of forcing conquered people into a single mould, and had the wisdom to leave unchanged the institution of each kingdom he attached to the Persian Crown.
		At my deeds Marduk, the great Lord, rejoiced, and to me, Cyrus, the king who worshipped, and to Cambyses, my son, the offspring of my loins, and to all my troops, he graciously gave his blessing, and in good spirit is before him we/glorified/exceedingly his high divinity.
		All the kings who sat in the throne rooms, throughout the four quarters, from the Upper to the Lower Sea, those who dwelt in...
	www.farsinet.com /cyrus (952 words)

	SHORT COMMENTARY ON EZRA
		Cyrus, the king of the extensive Persian realm (see the map "The Persian Empire"), drafted a proclamation that allowed the Israelites to return to their land and rebuild their temple.
		Cyrus' concern was to establish strong buffer states around his empire which would be loyal to him.
		Because the enemies' letter and the king's reply brought the work on the city walls and foundations to a halt, it seems logical that the letter was written before the return of Nehemiah, for under Nehemiah the building projects resumed and were completed.
	www.ldolphin.org /daniel/ezra02.html (10804 words)

	daniel9
		A king of Persia and the husband of the Jewess ESTHER.
		I, king of the Medes 585-550 BC, and predecessor of Cyrus.
		Cyrus - the powerful king of Persia (559-530 B. C.), sometimes called "Cyrus the Great," who allowed the Jewish captives to return to their homeland in Jerusalem after he led the Persians to become the dominant nation in the ancient world.
	www.theseason.org /daniel/daniel9.htm (4346 words)

	Cyrus II -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He is also remembered in the Cyrus legend—first recorded by Xenophon, Greek soldier and author, in his Cyropaedia—as a tolerant and ideal monarch who was called the father of his people by the ancient Persians.
		Achaemenian king, the son of Teispes and grandfather of Cyrus II the Great; he had control over Anshan (northeast of Susa in Elam) and possibly also over Parsumash to the east during the second half of the 7th century.
		Achaemenid king of Persia (reigned 529–522 BC), who conquered Egypt in 525; he was the eldest son of King Cyrus II the Great by Cassandane, daughter of a fellow Achaemenid.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9028433?&query=cyrus&ct= (820 words)

	Daniel and Cyrus before the Idol Bel (Getty Museum) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		When King Cyrus of Persia, seen at the center, asked his confidant Daniel why he does not worship the deity Bel, whose lower half can be seen in the shadows, Daniel replied that he worshipped a living god, not an idol.
		The king insisted that Bel was a living god and pointed to the offerings of food and wine that Bel consumed every night.
		Cyrus was momentarily bewildered, but the worried faces of the priests in the background confirm that Daniel has exposed their deception.
	www.getty.edu /art/collections/objects/o1070.html (232 words)

	History of Iran: Cyrus the Great: The decree of return for the Jews, 539 BCE
		When I entered Babilani as a friend and when I established the seat of the government in the palace of the ruler under jubilation and rejoicing, Marduk, the great lord, induced the magnanimous inhabitants of Babilani to love me, and I was daily endeavoring to worship him....
		King Cyrus, too, had the utensils of the house of the Lord brought forth which Nebuchadnezzar had taken away from Jerusalem and placed in the house of his god.
		Cyrus, king of Persia, had them brought forth by the treasurer Mithredath, and counted out to Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.
	www.iranchamber.com /history/cyrus/cyrus_decree_jews.php (311 words)

	PART - Online Information article about PART
		The old gods and mythical figures reappear as heroes and kings, and their battles are fought no longer in heaven but upon earth, where they are localized for the most part in the east of Iran.
		The first historical king would seem to have been Phraortes, who probably succeeded in subduing the small local princes of Media and in rendering himself independent of Assyria.
		In Babylon the kings feared, and the exiled Jews hoped, an attack from the Medes (cf.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /PAI_PAS/PART.html (5857 words)

	r4892
		But when Cyrus came upon the scene, as the conqueror of the Babylonian empire (Darius, the Mede, being under him), he found that the theory of his predecessor had not worked out satisfactorily.
		The brief epitome of the giving of his proclamation of liberty to the Jews is, "Thus saith Cyrus, King of Persia: All the kingdoms of earth hath Jehovah, the God of heaven, given unto me; and He has charged me to build Him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
		If we have been astonished from time to time at the readiness of the Israelites to go into idolatry, we may also feel astonished that from the time of their return from the Babylonian captivity, idolatry, in its grosser form, was never even known amongst them.
	www.agsconsulting.com /htdbnon/r4892.htm (688 words)

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