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Once a beneficent King Cyrus, Trump has lately been cast as a biblical avenger
matching Trump with the Persian King Cyrus the Great. After Cyrus and his Persian armies conquered the Babylonian Empire, ...
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On human rights, Trump is no Cyrus the Great
Comparisons aside, the president has articulated a Middle East policy that diverges from the model of the famous emperor.
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The Finger of Og or Herod's Pillar? A Jerusalem archaeological mystery
According to Ezra I and II Chronicles 36:22, Persian king Cyrus the Great, ruler of the Achaemenid Empire, issued the Edict of Cyrus in 539 BCE, granting the Jews permission to rebuild their ...
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Three Brothers-in-Law Dominated the Near East in the 6th Century BC, Until Cyrus the Great Changed History
However, their power would soon be eclipsed by the rise of Cyrus the Great, founder of the mighty Achaemenid Persian Empire. Astyages was the last king of the Medes. His domain extended over most of ...
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Israel discovers 2,500-year-old inscription of Persian king, Darius the Great
A rare 2,500-year-old inscription, bearing the name of the Persian king Darius the Great, was found in southern Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said. The inscription, which was ...