Cyrus The Great
Description
Trustworthy Historian: Stephen Dando-Collins is the award-winning author of 43 books that have been published around the world in numerous languages. Dando-Collins is considered an authority on the legions of ancient Rome. His 2013 Rise of an Empire (Wiley, US) was made into the major motion picture 300: Rise of an Empire.
No Competing Titles: Apart from a self-published 2014 work, the last mainstream biography of Cyrus was published in the 19th century. No book has been published since the election of President Trump referencing his link to Cyrus by evangelical Christians.
Award-Winning Author : Dando-Collins is renowned for his faithful attention to historic detail while maintaining engaging, page-turning narratives throughout. This book is sure to appeal to his existing history fan base, academics, religious leaders, and politicians.
Modern Political Relevance: Recent references by Israeli officials and American evangelicals comparing President Donald Trump to Cyrus the Great have aroused curiosity about the Persian leader. The last chapter will discuss in detail the modern phenomenon of this comparison.
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Person
Stephen Dando-Collins is the award-winning author of 40 books, including children's novels and biographies. The majority of his works deal with military history ranging from Greek and Roman times to American 19th century history and World War I and World War II. Many of his books have been translated into foreign languages including Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Albanian and Korean. Considered an authority on the legions of ancient Rome, his most recent work on the subject, 2012's Legions of Rome, was the culmination of decades of research into the individual legions of Rome. With all his books, Dando-Collins aims to travel roads that others have not, unearthing new facts and opening new perspectives on often forgotten or overlooked people and aspects of history. Australian-born, he has a background in advertising, marketing and market research.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Introduction: Our Sources on Cyrus
- Chapter 1: Kill the Child
- Chapter 2: Deporting the Jews to Babylon
- Chapter 3: The Boy in the Basket
- Chapter 4: Saved by the Magi
- Chapter 5: Jerusalem Destroyed
- Chapter 6: In the Court of the King
- Chapter 7: Leading the Persian Revolt
- Chapter 8: Cyrus's First Battle
- Chapter 9: Battle of the Border
- Chapter 10: Battle of Pasargadae: The Fall of Astyages
- Chapter 11: A Mighty Empire Will Be Destroyed
- Chapter 12: Croesus Versus Cyrus
- Chapter 13: Sardis: The Fallen Helmet
- Chapter 14: Killing a King
- Chapter 15: Feet of Clay
- Chapter 16: Marching on Babylon
- Chapter 17: The Writing Is on the Wall for Nabonidus
- Chapter 18: Cyrus Frees the Jews of Babylon
- Chapter 19: "Do Not Grudge Me My Monument"
- Chapter 20: The Sons of Cyrus
- Chapter 21: Darius and the Jerusalem Temple
- Epilogue: Was Cyrus Great? And Is There a Modern Parallel?
- Afterword
- Endnotes
- Bibliography
- Index
