The Cyrus Cylinder: An Artifact Ahead of Its Time

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This relic from ancient Persia had a profound influence on the Founding Fathers

[@thawthepast]

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[@PersianAtheist]

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[@DrAlexJoffe]

the Cyrus Cylinder was discovered in 1879, more than a century too late to have influence on the 'Founding Fathers.' Thomas Jefferson studied the Greek historian Xenophon for his understanding of Persia.