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{{quote|''In scope and extent his achievements ranked far above that of the Macedonian king, Alexander who was to demolish the empire in the 320's but fail to provide any stable alternative.''|Charles Freeman in 'The Greek Achievement}}
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One of the most notable things about Cyrus was not just his skill as a warrior, but his skill as a politician. Previous conquerors had ruled by fear alone. Cyrus grasped the fact that if he was magnanimous and made enough [[Pet the Dog]] gestures to his new subjects he would win their [[Happiness in Slavery|willing submission]] from comparison with the probable alternatives. In essence he conquered as much through bribery as through war. It would probably be overly cynical to say that this was all [[Pragmatic Villainy]]. Being a gracious conqueror(by comparison) seems to have fit his personality so well that there was some truth to it. In essence, while he was a bastard, he was a [[Magnificent Bastard|magnificent one]]. Among the most famous of his gestures was encouraging the resettlement of the Jews in exile in Babylon. This got him a curious place in [[The Bible]] as the only gentile prince to be specifically named as a [[The Chosen One|deliverer of Israel]].
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* [[Asskicking Equals Authority]]
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* [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]: Sparing Croesus' life.
* [[Due to the Dead]]: It is said that when [[Alexander the Great]] came to Cyrus' tomb he read the inscription, "Whoso thou art that cometh(for come I know thou must). And whence thou comest from. I am Cyrus, King of the Persians. Grudge me not what little earth remains."
* [[Fair for Its Day|Fair For His Day]]: Because he had hit upon the secret that pragmatic generosity won submission and sometimes loyalty he was a more pleasant ruler than the Babylonians, let alone the [[High Octane Nightmare Fuel|Assyrians]](whose idea of public relations was to build giant monuments boasting about what [[Complete Monster
* [[Founder of the Kingdom]]
* [[Germans Love David Hasselhoff]]: The Bible loves Cyrus. He's the only gentile called "annointed" i.e. "messiah".
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