Cyrus the Great

founder of the Achaemenid Empire (559–529 BC)

Pasargadae (; from , ; ) was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great (559–530 BC), located just north of the town of Madar-e-Soleyman and about to the northeast of the city of Shiraz. It is one of Iran's UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It is considered to be the location of the Tomb of Cyrus, a tomb previously attributed to Madar-e-Soleyman, the "Mother of Solomon". It is a national tourist site administered by the Iranian culture of world heritage.

ancient cylinder covered with Akkadian cuneiform script

Jewish Temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem between c. 516 BCE and 70 CE

tomb in Pasargadae, Iran

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princess of Media and Queen consort of Cambyses I of Anshan and mother of Cyrus the Great

biblical character (Book of Daniel), ancient king

end of the Neo-Babylonian Empire

ancient Babylonian text, part of a larger series of Babylonian

Biblical event in which Jews returned to the Land of Israel following the conquest of the Neo-Babylonian Empire by the Achaemenid Persian Empire

title from ancient Mesopotamia

thumb|300px|Map of the Achaemenid Empire showing the location of Cyropolis in [[Sogdiana.]]

Royal title in Ancient Mesopotamia

part of the biblical narrative about the return from Babylonian captivity

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ancient Mesopotamian title