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| I am Cyrus, who founded the empire of the Persians. Grudge me not therefore, this little earth that covers my body. -inscribed on his tomb, in Pasargarde- :::Cyrus the Great::: also known as Kourosh or Kouros (ruled from 559-530 BCE) |
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| ... I am Cyrus. King of the world... When I entered Babylon... I did not allow anyone to terrorise the land... I kept in view the needs of people and all its sanctuaries to promote their well-being... I put an end to their misfortune�Freed all the slaves I put an end to their misfortune and slavery (referred to 42,000 Jews and other religious minorities)�The Great God has delivered all the lands into my hand; the lands that I have made to dwell in a peaceful habitation... :-:-:from The First Charter of the Rights of Nations & First Declaration of Human Rights:-:-: :-:from 2536 years ago by Cyrus The Great:-: discovered in 1879 in The British Museum (replica also in united nations ny) |
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| For I myself believe that there was at that time no race of mankind, no city, no single individual, to which of Alexander had not reached. :-:Arrian on:-: :::Alexander the Great::: (356-323 BCE) |
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| And Ahuramazda was of such a mind, together with all the other gods, that this fortress (should) be built. And (so) I built it. And I built it secure and beautiful and adequate, just as I was intending to. (...but its security and splendor of Persepolis lasted only two centuries. Its majestic audience halls and residential palaces perished in flames when Alexander the Great conquered and looted Persepolis in 330 B.C...) :::Darius the Great::: ruler of Persia from 521-486BCE (550-486 BCE) |
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