Phillip B. StrΓΆbelFeb 20, 2025

πŸŽ™οΈ NEW EPISODE! 🎧

Listen here: https://t.uzh.ch/1Nv

Or here: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/aincient-studies-lab/episodes/17---The-Cyrus-Cylinder-e2v4m71

Our AI hosts are "cracking open" the Cyrus Cylinder! 🏺 This ancient Babylonian artifact isn't just a dusty relic – it's Cyrus the Great's personal PR campaign! πŸ‘‘ Hear how he spun his conquest as divine will (thanks, Marduk! πŸ˜‰) and positioned himself as a liberator. πŸ›οΈ We'll unpack the propaganda, the religious tolerance (a bit ahead of its time!), and why it's a symbol of human rights today... even if that wasn't the plan. πŸ€” There's even a copy at the UN! πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡³ Tune in for a trip back to the Achaemenid Empire! #CyrusTheGreat #CyrusCylinder #AncientHistory #PersianEmpire #Archaeology #BritishMuseum #Podcast #HistoryPodcast #Mesopotamia #Babylon #HumanRights #Propaganda #AncientText #AI #DigitalHumanities

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Ancient Persian culture contributed many of the aspects of the modern world which people take for granted as having always existed. The designation β€œPersia” comes from the Greeks – primarily from the...

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