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02282aam a2200361 i 4500 001 26173E1A5A7611ED87E8DDB93EECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20221102011802 008 211209s2022 nyuab e b 001 0beng 010 $a 2021058974 020 $a 0190927178 020 $a 9780190927172 035 $a (OCoLC)1269099449 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d JUH $d SILO 043 $a a-ir--- 100 1 $a Waters, Matthew W. $q (Matthew William), $e author. 245 10 $a King of the world : $b the life of Cyrus the Great / $c Matt Waters. 246 30 $a Life of Cyrus the Great 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Oxford University Press, $c [2022] 300 $a xvi, 255 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 22 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a Cyrus the Great was a transformational figure: an exceptional leader, general, and visionary. He was also the founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, which dominated the world stage from the Mediterranean to the Indus during the sixth through fourth centuries BCE. When Cyrus took the royal title "King of the World" in 539 BCE, it was closer to a literal reality than for any ruler before him in history. Cyrus the Great thus was an object of fascination even in antiquity, well-regarded among several peoples in almost every accounting of his life. This book treats the stories of Cyrus' birth, conquests, and reign through multiple perspectives, grounded in analysis of ancient sources from the Persians, Elamites, Babylonians, Judeans, and Greeks. Cyrus the Great remains a worthy object of attention for the imprint he left on world history, anywhere the ancient Achaemenid Empire touched in antiquity, and its legacy thereafter. 505 0 $a The kings of Anshan -- An irresistible force -- On the march -- The chosen one -- The imperial project -- Legacies. 600 00 $a Cyrus, $c the Great, King of Persia, $d -530 B.C. or 529 B.C. 600 30 $a Achaemenid dynasty, $d 559-330 B.C. 650 0 $a Kings and rulers. 651 0 $a Iran. 651 0 $a Iran $x History $y To 640. 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 941 $a 2 952 $l GAAX314 $d 20230602010119.0 952 $l S1PD771 $d 20221102013157.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=26173E1A5A7611ED87E8DDB93EECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search