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The Road to Persiana: The Cyrus Cylinder 2013 U. S. Tour

Posted on Dec, 9, 2013
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The Road to Persiana: The Cyrus Cylinder 2013 U. S. Tour

Book by author A.J. Cave

 

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The Road to Persiana:The Cyrus Cylinder 2013

U. S. Tour, is an informal look at the ground-breaking tour of the Cyrus Cylinder across 5 U.S. museums. It is the first known declaration of Human Rights, issued by the emperor Cyrus II of Persia. In the 1970s, the Cyrus Cylinder has been described as the world’s first charter of human rights (Wikipedia).  A free eBook download is available on our Education page under the Literature tab.

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