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The Life and Accomplishments of Cyrus the Great
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Learn about the life and accomplishments of Cyrus the Great, from his humble beginnings to building an empire that stretched across modern-day Pakistan to the Mediterranean, and his efforts to organize and make it last beyond his lifetime.
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