Excerpt from this essay by Amil Imani:
October 29th has been designated as the international day of Cyrus the Great, king of Persia, who declared the first charter of human rights in the world, also known as the Cyrus Cylinder. In 539 BC, Persian troops entered the city of Babylon, without encountering any resistance. On October 29th, Cyrus himself entered the city, assuming the titles of "King of Babylon, King of Sumer and Akkad, King of the four corners of the world.” The Cyrus Cylinder was placed under the walls of Babylon as a foundation deposit, following a long Babylonian tradition.Cyrus the Great proclaimed more than 2500 years ago: “Today, I announce that everyone is free to choose a religion. People are free to live in all regions and take up a job provided that they never violate other's rights.”...Read the rest
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3 people have spoken:
The garden of Love is green without limit
and yields many fruits
other than sorrow and joy.
Love is beyond either condition:
without spring,without autumn,it is always fresh.
Jelaluddin Rumi ( Iranian Poet )
Cyrus II the Great was the founder of the Persian Empire under the Achaemenid dynasty. As leader of the Persian people in Anshan . . .
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Yes a great man, unlike the man now leading Iran.
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