c. 600–530 BCE
Founder of the Achaemenid Empire; issued an early charter of tolerance.
Cyrus the Great (c. 600–530 BCE) endures among the great of Middle East & Persia. Founder of the Achaemenid Empire; issued an early charter of tolerance.
Across the classical age, this life and its works passed into the shared inheritance of humankind — kept here so the memory is never lost.
Honored among the Great Ones of every civilization. Africa is the cradle of humankind; in the deepest sense, these are everyone’s ancestors — and so this name is kept, from the cradle of humanity to all its children.
Submitted with honor.
Submitted by the Honored Ancestors Editorial Committee.
