Pros And Cons Of Cyrus
In the mid first millennium BCE, numerous groups arose, each with a different set of perspectives,
worldviews, and attitudes: the Israelites, the Phoenicians, Neo Assyrians, Persians and Greeks, and so
on. For the Jews, they were held captive in Babylon, later returned to Jerusalem by Cyrus, the King of
the Persians. Therefore, according to the first article, Cyrus was welcome within their society. These
people were extremely religious, especially in regards to Marduk, and they all felt the need to help
build their temple in Jerusalem. Everyone wanted to help for their beliefs and God, and gave gifts,
money, and resources. Even the Greeks, who later defeated the Persians, saw Cyrus as a model ruler
(textbook 132). Even more so, according to the Persian Customs article, most of the clans were made
by Cyrus, and the rest, nomad tribes, heavily depended on Cyrus tribes. The Greeks, meanwhile, had
their own opinions on the Persians, seen through Herodotus words. He states that the Persians do not
see the Gods, as they have no temples, and instead offer sacrifices; almost as if they enjoy the killings.
During this, the Persian sacrificer does not pray to himself, but to all of the Persians, which illustrates
how these people truly cared about their empire, and had great respect for the King, also sacrificing to
the sun, moon, earth, wind instead of seeing the God itself (Persian Customs). The Greeks did not
agree with the Persians, and around this time had many conflicts.
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...