The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Cyrus
Also known as King Cyrus, Patriarch Cyrus
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 223
Cyrus is a minor character in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Book 1).
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult (age not specified)
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 223
- Books
- 1
Cyrus was the Persian king whose arms could not achieve the conquest of Arabia, yet whose authority extended to the prefecture of Egypt and the conduct of war. His royal status placed him among the great powers of his age, though his ambitions found their limits in the Arabian deserts.
Description
A Persian king with olive skin, dark eyes, and a neatly trimmed dark beard. He wears a golden crown and royal Persian robes of deep purple and gold, with the commanding presence of imperial authority.
Story so far
BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
Appearances
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