I have a new historical hero. Cyrus the Great by all appearances seems to be a pretty good guy. He was the king of the humongous Persian Empire and tons of power at his fingertips and yet he allowed the scattered religions to regroup after the terror of Babylonian rule and worship in “the place that makes them happy.” (hehe I like that translation J )In the Old Testament he is praised up and down for not only allowing the Jews to return to Jerusalem but also funding the rebuilding of the temple. I’ve been doing some reading about a Persian cylinder found with a decree from Cyrus allowing peoples to return from their exile and also legitimizes his own rule. It’s likely that it was used for propaganda purposes and yet it seems to also have some measure of truth to it because the Jews wereable to return to build their temple. I wish I could read a journal written by Cyrus the King of Persia, I wonder if I would find one of the first examples of benevolence alongside extreme wealth and corruption absent from ultimate power.
LOOK! LOOK! I GOT A LETTER! Plus a picture of my Dustin! :D This has got to be the best letter I've ever read in my entire life.
Whoever that studly man is on my desktop could you please stop distracting me, I'm trying to do my homework ;)
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