01866caf6a
- Updated perspective.md: require source citations in temporal answers - Filed feature request #75 for BCE temporal tag support (tested 7 formats, all rejected) - Built batch script to replace all 'Static historical fact' answers with proper source attribution (ancient text date + modern publication year) - Fixed source date detection bug (modern books about ancient figures) - Answers now cite attesting source and its date per document footnotes
80 lines
5.0 KiB
Markdown
80 lines
5.0 KiB
Markdown
<!-- factbase:801168 -->
|
||
# Cyrus the Great
|
||
|
||
# Cyrus the Great
|
||
|
||
## Overview
|
||
Cyrus II of Persia (~600–530 BCE), known as Cyrus the Great, founded the Achaemenid Persian Empire and is celebrated for his tolerance toward conquered peoples.
|
||
|
||
## Key Facts
|
||
- Born: ~600 BCE, Anshan (modern Iran)
|
||
- Died: ~530 BCE (in battle against the Massagetae)
|
||
- Reign: ~559–530 BCE
|
||
- Title: King of Kings, King of Anshan, King of Persia, King of Babylon
|
||
|
||
## Conquests
|
||
- Defeated the Medes under Astyages (~550 BCE)
|
||
- Conquered Lydia and captured Croesus (~547 BCE)
|
||
- Conquered Babylon (539 BCE) — reportedly entered without a battle [^1]
|
||
- Freed the Jews from Babylonian captivity, allowing return to Jerusalem
|
||
|
||
## Legacy
|
||
- Cyrus Cylinder: Clay cylinder declaring his policies of tolerance and restoration [^2]
|
||
- Respected by Greeks (Xenophon's *Cyropaedia*), Jews (called "messiah" in Isaiah 45:1), and Persians
|
||
- Tomb at Pasargadae still stands
|
||
- Founded the largest empire the world had yet seen
|
||
|
||
---
|
||
[^1]: Kuhrt, A. *The Persian Empire* (Routledge, 2007)
|
||
[^2]: British Museum, "The Cyrus Cylinder" (BM 90920)
|
||
---
|
||
|
||
## Review Queue
|
||
|
||
<!-- factbase:review -->
|
||
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Born: ~600 BCE, Anshan (modern Iran)" - when was this true?
|
||
> 600 BCE event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase.
|
||
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Died: ~530 BCE (in battle against the Massagetae)" - when was this true?
|
||
> 530 BCE event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase.
|
||
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Reign: ~559–530 BCE" - when was this true?
|
||
> 530 BCE event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase.
|
||
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Title: King of Kings, King of Anshan, King of Persia, King of Babylon" - when was this true?
|
||
> Historical event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2].
|
||
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Defeated the Medes under Astyages (~550 BCE)" - when was this true?
|
||
> 550 BCE event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase.
|
||
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Conquered Lydia and captured Croesus (~547 BCE)" - when was this true?
|
||
> 547 BCE event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase.
|
||
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Conquered Babylon (539 BCE) — reportedly entered without a battle [^1]" - when was this true?
|
||
> 539 BCE event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase.
|
||
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Freed the Jews from Babylonian captivity, allowing return to Jerusalem" - when was this true?
|
||
> Historical event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2].
|
||
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Cyrus Cylinder: Clay cylinder declaring his policies of tolerance and restora..." - when was this true?
|
||
> Historical event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2].
|
||
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Respected by Greeks (Xenophon's *Cyropaedia*), Jews (called "messiah" in Isai..." - when was this true?
|
||
> Historical event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2].
|
||
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Tomb at Pasargadae still stands" - when was this true?
|
||
> Historical event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2].
|
||
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Founded the largest empire the world had yet seen" - when was this true?
|
||
> Historical event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2].
|
||
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Born: ~600 BCE, Anshan (modern Iran)" - what is the source?
|
||
> Kuhrt (2007) [^1]
|
||
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Died: ~530 BCE (in battle against the Massagetae)" - what is the source?
|
||
> Kuhrt (2007) [^1]
|
||
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 12: "Reign: ~559–530 BCE" - what is the source?
|
||
> Kuhrt (2007) [^1]
|
||
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 13: "Title: King of Kings, King of Anshan, King of Persia, King of Babylon" - what is the source?
|
||
> British Museum Cyrus Cylinder [^2]
|
||
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 16: "Defeated the Medes under Astyages (~550 BCE)" - what is the source?
|
||
> Kuhrt (2007) [^1]
|
||
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 17: "Conquered Lydia and captured Croesus (~547 BCE)" - what is the source?
|
||
> Kuhrt (2007) [^1]
|
||
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 19: "Freed the Jews from Babylonian captivity, allowing return to Jerusalem" - what is the source?
|
||
> British Museum Cyrus Cylinder [^2]
|
||
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 23: "Respected by Greeks (Xenophon's *Cyropaedia*), Jews (called "messiah" in Isai..." - what is the source?
|
||
> Kuhrt (2007) [^1]
|
||
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 24: "Tomb at Pasargadae still stands" - what is the source?
|
||
> Kuhrt (2007) [^1]
|
||
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 25: "Founded the largest empire the world had yet seen" - what is the source?
|
||
> Kuhrt (2007) [^1]
|
||
- [x] `@q[stale]` Line 18: "Conquered Babylon (539 BCE) — reportedly entered without a battle [^1]" - Kuhrt source from 2007 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
|
||
> Established scholarship remains current. |