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Phillip B. Ströbel<p>🎙️ NEW EPISODE! 🎧 </p><p>Listen here: <a href="https://t.uzh.ch/1Nv" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">t.uzh.ch/1Nv</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Or here: <a href="https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/aincient-studies-lab/episodes/17---The-Cyrus-Cylinder-e2v4m71" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">creators.spotify.com/pod/show/</span><span class="invisible">aincient-studies-lab/episodes/17---The-Cyrus-Cylinder-e2v4m71</span></a></p><p>Our AI hosts are "cracking open" the Cyrus Cylinder! 🏺 This ancient Babylonian artifact isn't just a dusty relic – it's Cyrus the Great's personal PR campaign! 👑 Hear how he spun his conquest as divine will (thanks, Marduk! 😉) and positioned himself as a liberator. 🏛️ We'll unpack the propaganda, the religious tolerance (a bit ahead of its time!), and why it's a symbol of human rights today... even if that wasn't the plan. 🤔 There's even a copy at the UN! 🇺🇳 Tune in for a trip back to the Achaemenid Empire! <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/CyrusTheGreat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyrusTheGreat</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/CyrusCylinder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyrusCylinder</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/AncientHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AncientHistory</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/PersianEmpire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersianEmpire</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/BritishMuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishMuseum</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Podcast</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/HistoryPodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryPodcast</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mesopotamia</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Babylon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Babylon</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/AncientText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AncientText</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/DigitalHumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalHumanities</span></a></p>
Archaeology News :verified:<p>Archaeologists unearth royal wall in Persepolis, Iran</p><p>A significant archaeological discovery at the ancient city of Persepolis in southwestern Iran has unveiled the eastern wall of a grand historical gateway, believed to have been constructed at the order of Cyrus the Great...</p><p>More information: <a href="https://archaeologymag.com/2023/10/royal-wall-unearthed-in-persepolis/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archaeologymag.com/2023/10/roy</span><span class="invisible">al-wall-unearthed-in-persepolis/</span></a></p><p>Follow <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@archaeology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>archaeology</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archeology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archeologia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archeologia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ancientiran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancientiran</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cyrusthegreat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyrusthegreat</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/persepolis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>persepolis</span></a></p>
World History Encyclopedia<p>Cyrus the Great (558-530 BCE) built the first universal empire, stretching from Greece to the Indus River. <a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/article/208/cultural-links-between-india--the-greco-roman-worl/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">worldhistory.org/article/208/c</span><span class="invisible">ultural-links-between-india--the-greco-roman-worl/</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AchaemenidEmpire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AchaemenidEmpire</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AlexandertheGreat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlexandertheGreat</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CyrustheGreat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyrustheGreat</span></a></p>
World History Encyclopedia<p>In this interview, World History Encyclopedia sits down with author Matt Waters to chat about his new book King of the World: The Life of Cyrus the Great published by Oxford University Press. <a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2034/interview-king-of-the-world-by-matt-waters/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">worldhistory.org/article/2034/</span><span class="invisible">interview-king-of-the-world-by-matt-waters/</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AchaemenidEmpire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AchaemenidEmpire</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CyrustheGreat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyrustheGreat</span></a></p>
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