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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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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 ...