"Cyrus the Great was one of the most influential figures in history, an enlightened ruler and brilliant general who created the Persian Empire, the largest empire known to man to that time. This concise and telling biography is the first of its kind for Cyrus, and especially relevant since the 2016 presidential election."--
Cyrus the Great was one of the most influential figures in history– an enlightened ruler and brilliant general who created the Persian Empire, the largest empire known to man to that time. This concise and telling biography is the first for Cyrus and is especially relevant in the 2020 presidential election year.
Cyrus the Great was a brilliant general who founded the Persian Empire, greatest empire of its day. He was also the king who freed the Jews from exile at Babylon and allowed them to return to Jerusalem, with the Bible describing him as the only non Jew "anointed by god." Cyrus influenced the US Bill of Rights, and is the biblical figure to whom US President Donald Trump has been favorably compared by Christian evangelicals and the Prime Minister of Israel.
In this first ever modern biography of Cyrus, noted historical biographer and author of 43 books Stephen Dando-Collins describes Cyrus' fraught youth, his rise to power via rebellion, his dashing military campaigns that destroyed the Median, Lydian and Babylonian empires, and his uniquely magnanimous reign.
With his usual depth of research and highly readable narrative Dando-Collins cuts through myth and folklore to deliver a fascinating account of a fascinating life.
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Caligula featured in The Chicago Tribune, Real Clear History, History News Network, Classical Wisdom Weekly, Ancient Origins, and All thats Interesting.
Caligula received blurbs from NYT Bestselling author Margaret George, Prof Lee Frantantuono (author of Caligula: An Unexpected General), former FORBES journalist Ralph Benko , Manda Scott (former president of the Historical Writers Assoc of the UK)
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Chapter 2 Deporting the Jews to Babylon |
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Chapter 3 The Boy in the Basket |
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Chapter 4 Saved by the Magi |
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Chapter 5 Jerusalem Destroyed |
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Chapter 6 In the Court of the King |
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Chapter 7 Leading the Persian Revolt |
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Chapter 8 Cyrus's First Battle |
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Chapter 9 Battle of the Border |
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Chapter 10 Battle of Pasargadae: The Fall of Astyages |
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Chapter 11 A Mighty Empire Will Be Destroyed |
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Chapter 12 Croesus Versus Cyrus |
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Chapter 13 Sardis: The Fallen Helmet |
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Chapter 14 Killing a King |
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Chapter 16 Marching on Babylon |
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Chapter 17 The Writing Is on the Wall for Nabonidus |
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Chapter 18 Cyrus Frees the Jews of Babylon |
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Chapter 19 "Do Not Grudge Me My Monument" |
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Chapter 20 The Sons of Cyrus |
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Chapter 21 Darius and the Jerusalem Temple |
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| Epilogue: Was Cyrus Great? And Is There a Modern Parallel? |
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Stephen Dando-Collins is the award-winning author of 40 books, including children's novels and biographies. The majority of his works deal with military history ranging from Greek and Roman times to American 19th century history and World War I and World War II. Many of his books have been translated into foreign languages including Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Albanian and Korean. Considered an authority on the legions of ancient Rome, his most recent work on the subject, 2012's Legions of Rome, was the culmination of decades of research into the individual legions of Rome. With all his books, Dando-Collins aims to travel roads that others have not, unearthing new facts and opening new perspectives on often forgotten or overlooked people and aspects of history. Australian-born, he has a background in advertising, marketing and market research.
