He is remembered as “the Great” to distinguish him from his grandfather ... the opening chapter of the book of Ezra (1:2-4): “Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord ...

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Persian ruler Cyrus the Great.

Cyrus called himself the Shahanshah ... further than modern Britain), and so our chariot tells us a great deal about imperial Persia. Public order was so secure that people could travel long ...

This little known documentary short is actually the first Iranian film to compete in the Cannes festival It is one of several Iranian documentaries focused on the ancient ruins of Persepolis a ...

Cyrus called himself the Shahanshah ... further than modern Britain), and so our chariot tells us a great deal about imperial Persia. Public order was so secure that people could travel long ...