Definition of Cyrus the great

1. Noun. King of Persia and founder of the Persian Empire (circa 600-529 BC).

Exact synonyms: Cyrus Ii, Cyrus The Elder
Generic synonyms: King, Male Monarch, Rex

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Literary usage of Cyrus the great

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1904)
"... by Cyrus the Great. extent of that dominant influence, it is clear that he has to do with one of the greatest nations of which history has any record. ..."

2. The Cumulative Book Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1901)
"Life of Cyrus the Great. (Franklin ser. of biography.) I). 251p. il. 75c. '00. Burt. .... Cyrus the Great ..."

3. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl (1899)
"He also wrote a history of Grecian affairs, the "Hellenica" ; the " Cyropaedia," a pretended biography of Cyrus the Great, really an ideal dream of a boy's ..."

4. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1917)
"OCQ • Notes on a newly-discovered clay cylinder of Cyrus the Great. ... See Cyrus the Great. Strassmaier, JN See Cambyses; also Cyrus the Great; ..."

5. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1901)
"... and Cyrus the Great; an authentication of Daniels book, an identification of the Median, an elucidation, in part of the story of the Great King, ..."

6. Ancient History for Colleges and High Schools by Philip Van Ness Myers (1901)
"Reign of Cyrus the Great (558-529 BC).—The leader of the revolt against the Medes was Cyrus,1 the tributary king of the Persians. ..."

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