World Cyrus Day

Oct, 29 is the world Cyrus day celebrated worldwide. Babylon's seizure completed on this day. Supporters of human rights cherish this day to mark the famous Cylinder of Cyrus which is known to be the first chapter of human rights in the world history, now kept in the British museum. Cyrus observed a policy of tolerance during his time that was the key to creation of the greatest empire on the earth so far. (Updated: Dec, 15, 2007)

Cyrus Builds Babylon City Walls

Cyrus the great started a manner just the opposite of other conquerers who burnt and destroyed conquered cities. He brought peace and security to the societies and that was the reason citizens of Babylon had asked for his help to get rid of the oppressive king Nabonidus. Cyrus personally took shovel and basic construction materials and started building city walls for Babylon. The same people who had become weak under constant pressure regained their dignity. Unlike other kings who claimed being prophets of God, sons of God, or God himself Cyrus showed people that he was one of them which was an essential material for creating world's greatest empire. The Cyrus Cylinder is the first declaration of human rights that bans slavery, guarantees freedom of religion an is one of its kind to this date. (Updated: Dec, 6, 2007)

Cyrus The Great Enters Babylon

The Achaemenid king Cyrus became king in 559 B.C. He was a noble man in all ways. His father was Cambyses son of Cyrus and his great grand fathers were all Persian kings generation after generation. His mother Mandana was the daughter of Astayages who was from a continous generation of Median rulers.
He defeated the Median king Astayages who sent an army to Anshan commanded by Harpagus in 550. This implied taking over several subject Median countries: Armenia, Cappadocia, Parthia, Drangiana, and Aria ruled by vassal kings called satraps.
His army defeated Crusus and captured Sardis in 545 B.C. adding Lydia to his realm. One of the greatest historical events of all times is conquering Babylon and capturing king Nabonidus by the Persian army with almost no resistance. Cyrus, freed the Jews from their Babylon captivity, and Aramaic language was instituted to the greater near east as official language.Cyrus was killed in 530 B.C. fighting against a nomadic tribe called Massagetes in today's Kazakhstan and left his reign to Cambyses. Cyrus was in Pars when his mother died same year in winter people of Akkad and Babylon mourned for 5 days according to inscriptions left from priest of Babylon. Cyrus the great is called the Messiah sent by Yahowa in Torah while Babylonians claimed Cyrus was sent by their God; That makes Cyrus the great and whatever he left for us as a world heritage. (Updated: Dec, 23, 2007)

• Akkad: اکد(آکاد)
• Anshan: انشان
• Aramaic: آراميک
• Aria: آريا
• Armenia: ارمنستان
• Bab: باب
• Babylon: بابل
• Cambyses: کمبوجيه(Cambysis)
• Cappadocia: کاپادوکيه
• Cyrus: کورش(Kurosh)
• Cyrus Cylinder: منشور کورش
• Harpagus: هارپاگ
• Jews: يهوديان
• Kazak: قزاق(Cossack)
• Kazakhstan: قزاقستان
• Lydia: ليديا
• Mandana: ماندانا
• Nabonidus: نبونهيد
• Pars: پارس
• Parthia: پارت
• Persia: ايران
• Sardis: سارديس
• Torah: تورات
• Yahowa: يهودا