The First Declaration of Human Rights
By newmoon | December 10th, 2008 | Category: Culture | 1 Comment »One of the significant events in ancient history is the conquest of Babylon by the Persian king, Cyrus the Great.On October 4th, 539 BC, the Persian Army entered the city of Babylon, which was then the capital of the Babylonian state (in central Iraq). This was a bloodless campaign and no prisoners were taken. Later, [...]