AP Iran said Sunday it has foiled an online plot led by foreigners to spark dissent involving the tomb of Cyrus the Great on the day that many mark the birth of the Persian king by gathering at his grave. The Iranian judiciarys news agency Mizan reported that the Intelligence Ministry disrupted plans for an illegal gathering in Pasargad, some 800 ...

Thousands of Iranians gathered around the tomb of Cyrus the Great in Shirazs Pasargadae to celebrate the day commonly known as his birthday. The occasion, not inscribed in the countrys official calendar, has soared in popularity in recent years. During the past months, copy of an official letter banning any tour to the Pasargadae circulated on the ...

October 29 (7th of Aban) is nominated as the international day of Cyrus the Great, the King of Persia, who declared the first charter of human rights in the world, also known as the Cyrus Cylinder. Iranians believe that October 29 is the anniversary of the entrance of Cyrus into Babylon. In October 539 BCE, the Persian King took Babylon, the ...

LONDON I wanted to test a theory about Iran, so the other evening I made my way to the British Museum, strolled past glass cases full of the sarcophagi and mummies of ancient Egypt, and found myself in a room whose centerpiece is a baked clay cylinder smaller than an American football. The object, somewhat the worse for wear after two-and-a-half ...