Today we go WAY back to 600 BC (-600 if you're like Taylor and want to be mathy about time) to the birth of the first of the Great Persian Kings, Cyrus the Great. We'll cover Cyrus's childhood, being raised thinking he was a shepherd's son, his return to the Persian Court, his conquest of the Medes, and the Fall of Babylon.
We could go on so many side quests - this is just the beginning of this story!
Sources:
Xenophon’s Cyrus the Great - https://www.amazon.com/Xenophons-Cyrus-Great-Arts-Leadership/dp/0312364695
Dan Carlin’s Kings of Kings - https://www.dancarlin.com/product/hardcore-history-56-kings-kings/
The Bible
Cyrus the Great - Charles River Editors - https://www.amazon.com/Cyrus-Great-Founded-Achaemenid-Persian/dp/1704741963
Will Durant - Our oriental heritage -
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074CF5NP9?binding=hardcover&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_thcv
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