Browse Iranica CYRUS a Persian name, most notably of the founder of the Achaemenid empire, Cyrus the Great. Article by Multiple Authors Last UpdatedJuly 25, 2013 Print DetailVol. VI, Fasc. 5, pp. 515-526 PublishedDecember 15, 1993 Print share CYRUS i. The Name. ii. Cyrus I. iii. Cyrus II the Great. iiia. Cyrus II as Portrayed by Xenophon and Herodotus. iv. The Cyrus cylinder. v. The Tomb of Cyrus. vi. Cyrus the Younger.
