When did Iranian historians 'rediscover' Cyrus the Great?

The Shahnameh, written in the 10–11th c. AD, has served as Iran's national epic and inculcated successive generations, and rulers, with the lessons of the past. read more

Cyrus himself constituted an excellent way for the West to connect itself to Iran, and for Iran to connect to the West through a common symbol in Herodotus, as Jamshid, Fereydoon & Kay Kubadh - the people Iranian literature looked up to - rang no bells among Greek- and Latin- speaking Englishmen. read more

Artistic portrait of Cyrus the Great Cyrus (580-529 BC) was the first Achaemenid Emperor. He founded Persia by uniting the two original Iranian Tribes- the Medes and the Persians. read more

Cyrus the Great (ca.600 - 529 BCE) was a towering figure in the history of mankind. As the "father of the Iranian nation", he was the first world leader to be referred to as "The Great". read more