Close Reading Of The Cylinder Of Cyrus The Great

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What does a close reading of the Cylinder of Cyrus the Great tell us about the manner in which the Persian leader planned to rule the diverse people encompassed within the Persian Empire?

Throughout many centuries of history, man has always found a way to rule while having the mentality of superiority and inferiority. [Please explain how it can be both inferior and superior?] At the time of Babylon’s empire, king Nabonidus—ruler of the city of Babylon—ruled over his people with this mentality. He placed his subjects in bondage to use them to his advantage while disregarding the basic human rights that every individual is entitled to. ]What rights did he disregard?] Cyrus the Great, however, was one who lived as one who embraced these “unalienable