Cyrus the Younger

Around 550 b.c Cyrus the Great, a Persian king, took control of these lands from the Medes.Then formed a gov’t & chose both median and persian nobles to be civilian officials.Cyrus used his strong military to attack throughout Anatolia.Soon this region was under his control. He went to conquer the lands…

we know as Iran and Afghanistan, an empire arose, Persia. They were a powerful people, conquering everything in their path. But there arose some people in high places that had great influence in their country. These people were Daniel, Esther, and Cyrus, people used by God, people used in such a time as this. Born in another time but with a definite purpose, Daniel overcame many obstacles. Daniel showed faith in God by not dining on the meat that the kind put in front of him. When his…

The Persian Empire was undoubtedly the most powerful empire during its time, and also one of the most powerful empires in history. Even though Cyrus had founded this vast empire, Darius I was the most significant ruler of its history. Darius I came into rule in (approximately) 522 BC. He continued to rule the Persian Empire for nearly 40 years, and established many different ideas that no other leader had thought of. The wide range of innovations and policies created and established by…

“Cyrus’ genius at government was his appreciation of the linguistic, religious, and human rights of all his subjects” (Farrokh p. 44), a lot of writers seemed to have thought Cyrus was a great leader, even Greek writers like Herodotus. Cyrus came up with a human rights charter, which is called “The Cyrus Cylinder,” and this is “regarded as the first human rights charter in history” (Farrokh p. 44). Before entering this course, I had a general concept of who Cyrus the Great was, but I had no idea…

When these two kings are compared in western narratives, they are presented as polar opposites with Cyrus being infinitely compassionate and a near-perfect ruler, and Xerxes being cruel and unjust. Weisehofer begins by explaining why this presentation made sense when thinking of the Achaemenid family, because beginning with Cyrus the empire would continued to grow in power, until the reign of Xerxes which marked the point where it would steadily decline until being…

Hans Holbein the younger was an extremely dominant figure in German renaissance art and was considered the very best of portrait artists. Hans Holbein aided in evolving German art from the Middle Ages into the Renaissance. Holbein worked in many artistic mediums like portraits and more abstract ones like jewelry and metal work. On the more painting orientated side of things, he was also brilliant at religious history oriented paintings, altarpieces, miniature portraits, illustrations and…

Cyrus the Great is one of the most successful empire builders of all time. Most conquerors of that time were known to defeat civilizations and strip people of money and goods by violence and then enslave most of them. Cyrus on the other hand “would rule through persuasion and compromise rather than force and humiliation”. He treated leaders with honor and respect. Cyrus even permitted deported people to return to their homelands. Unlike most conquerors that forced their people to practice the…

Grace Kelly: An Iconic Actress Acting her way through her success, Grace Kelly, an American actress, caught her audience’s attention with her direct symbol of excitement in the film The Country Girl (Gevinson 659). She was known for all the shows she was in. Kelly changed the acting communities by her various performances and created the iconic characters that she was known for. After retiring her profession, she continued to help America through her fame. Grace Kelly, a talented American…

From Cyrus, the “great king of persia”, to Xerxes, the feared ruler of Persia you can see lots of similarities and differences between these ruler’s tactics. One example of how the Persian ruler’s tactics were similar were between the first ruler, Cyrus, and one of the later rulers, Darius. When it comes to Cyrus, he made sure that people loved him, but make them know to stay on his good side. Cyrus showed many acts of love when he conquered new lands. When adding new land to Persia, Cyrus…

For this reading strategy, I am supposed to choose an actor/actress for the characters of the book, as long as choose a theme song as if it was going to be made into a movie. I read “This Is What Happy Looks Like” by Jennifer E. Smith. I chose five important characters from the book, to select actors for. The main character of the book was named Ellie O’Neill. Ellie is a practical seventeen year old who lives with her mom, and works at a local ice cream shop. She, along with most of the other…