Cyrus the Great
* school jewishstudies1. Cyrus as a Merciful Ruler
- Minorities were allowed to hold positions of power, and conquered princes were neither tortured nor killed.
- Taxes were collected fairly, though Persians still held a slight privilege.
- Cyrus permitted the Israelites to return to their homeland, provided they remained loyal to the empire and maintained peace in their land.
2. Elsewhere
2.1. References
2.2. In my garden
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