Khameneii, who has the same ambiitions as Cyrus the Great – Cyrus ii of Persia - has becomef an object of unafraid laughter despiter his pretensions and violent dictatorship based on fear. Cyrus the Great, on the other hand, was a benevolent conqueror and a brilliant military strategist who founded the Achaemenian Empire. Cyrusm the Persian King (590-529 BCE), a mainly tolerant and merciful ruler, integrated all the Iranians and established one of the largest empires in world history.
Cyrus the Great is remembered for his impact in the sphere of religion, human rights, philosophy, and literature. The greatest conqueror of the ancient world turned ancient Persia into a superpower in less than 15 years.
The body of the great politician and genius leader of Persia rests in Pasargadae, an immense stone tomb oriented toward the rising sun. literally, Cyrus means sun, the symbol on the Iranian flag before the mullahs' takeover..
Cyrus died but the Persian empire lives on. This is the core of Persian culture and the Iranian ancient civilization. The name of Iran remained positivie after a thousand years in the globe, from the founding of the Iranian Monarchy to its fall in 1979.
Cyrus was not the only great leader, Other great kings ruled Iran in the past, and among them, despite criticisms of some of their deeds are Darius the Great ( 522 BCE-486 BCE), Nader the Great ( 1736-1747 C.E.) and Reza Shah Pahlavi ( 1925-1941 C.E.). This matter leads to the question of why Cyrus is relevant today. READ MORE