The Cyrus Cylinder is often considered the first charter of human rights, inscribed with the words of King Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid Empire.

Within it, Room 52 is dedicated to the artifacts of ancient Persia, and in pride of place, in an exhibit case all of its own, is the object known as the Cyrus Cylinder. Surpassing its smooth ...

The founders of the Achaemenid Persian Empire conceived dynamic monumental architecture and sculpture to convey their mastery of the ancient world. This new Persian art achieved its highest expression ...

3play The Cyrus Cylinder: An Artifact Ahead of Its Time This relic from ancient Persia had a profound influence on the Founding Fathers.

TEHRAN - The 2,600-year-old Cyrus Cylinder is a small barrel-shaped clay cylinder, almost the size of an American football, which was inscribed in enigmatic-looking cuneiform on the order of the ...

ARCHAEOLOGICAL discoveries made in the lands of ancient Babylon have shed light on the historical accuracy of the Bible, a scripture expert has claimed.

“The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia: A New Beginning,” the exhibition it's a part of, is chock-full of pre-Islamic artifacts that reveal the triumph and achievement of the Persian Empire.