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/sˈaɪrəs ðə greɪt/ Listen

Cyrus the Great

noun

King of Persia and founder of the Persian Empire (circa 600-529 BC). Synonyms: Cyrus II, Cyrus the Elder.

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... woman, by whom he had two sons, destined to be known in history. The eldest was Artaxerxes, a youth of but little character; and the second, Cyrus, who inherited the decided qualities of his mother. In order to distinguish him from Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Persian Empire, who died more than a hundred years earlier, he is commonly called ...

— The Two Great Retreats of History • George Grote

Words linked to "Cyrus the Great" : male monarch, king, Rex