Pasargadae, Iran | World Heritage Site of Cyrus the Great's Tomb

| World Heritage Site of Cyrus the Great's Tomb.✨ This is Pasargadae, Iran. Here lies the founder of the Persian Empire—Cyrus the Great, whose life was the epitome of a legendary saga. 🎈The solitary tomb of Cyrus the Great stands proudly in the boundless wilderness, as if to provide the last testament to the glory of a brave and skilled warrior. For 2500 years, despite conquests by Alexander the Great and the Mongol cavalry, who destroyed the buildings on this land, only the tomb of Cyrus the Great has been preserved. Perhaps this is the result of a mutual respect among heroes. 🎭Much like the legends surrounding many Chinese emperors, dreams played a significant role in their narratives. Cyrus the Great's maternal grandfather was Astyages, the dominant king of the Median Empire in the Middle East. He dreamt that his daughter's belly was covered with grapevines that entwined around the whole of Asia, interpreting it as a sign that his grandson would threaten his throne. Therefore, upon the child's birth, he ordered his guard Harpagus to dispose of the infant. 🔊However, Harpagus couldn't bear to do it and handed the child over to a shepherd to carry out the deed. The shepherd then raised the child, and ultimately, Harpagus helped him ascend to the throne. ⚔Later on, Cyrus the Great defeated the Medes, Lydians, and the Neo-Babylonian Empire, establishing a vast empire that spanned Asia, Africa, and Europe. 🎏Standing now in Pasargadae, the capital of the Persian Empire, in front of the tomb of Cyrus the Great, Iranians still remember the founder of the Persian Empire. It is said, 'Speak not of the entitlements of ennoblement, for one man's triumphs may come at the cost of many lives.' Regardless of whether a great nation rises or the world is united, in the end, all will change, and dust will return to dust, earth to earth. Tomb of Cyrus the Great