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Engraving by Gustave Dore showing Cyrus the Great standing among ornate columns as he returns gold and silver vessels to figures in foreground. Tomb of Cyrus II the Great at Pasargadae
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Cyrus II, monument in Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Cyrus restoring the spoils taken by Nebuchadnezzar
In this scene from the Bible, Cyrus allows the Jews to return to Jerusalem and give...
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Tomb of Cyrus II the Great at Pasargadae
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