Why did Herodotus have such a hate-on for Cyrus the Great?
Herodotus’ account of Cyrus the Great’s death at the hands of Tomyris is awe-inspiring, funny, and, I’m lead to believe, almost certainly fake. Other histories paint him as a pretty chill guy who tolerated other religions in his kingdom and expanded through peaceful means. Yet Herotodus paints him as demanding Tomyris’ hand in marriage and invading when she said no.
Why did Herodotus do Cyrus dirty like that? Is there any chance he was telling the truth?







