I have set free the captives and restored their images to their shrines.

Founder of the Achaemenid Empire

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Context

From the Cyrus Cylinder, detailing his policy of returning religious artifacts and allowing displaced peoples to return.

Date / Period

c. 539 BCE

Category

Shocking

Source

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/ME-90920

Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

Found in 1 providers: grok

Method

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