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The fall of a dynasty, inscription about Nabonidus

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Inscription about Nabonidus and Cyrus

The fall of a dynasty

About 530 - 400 B.C.

From Babylon, southern Iraq

Nabonidus' faults and absence were recorded alongside events of his reign. By the autumn of 539 B.C. Babylon had surrendered to the army of King Cyrus to become part of the growing Achaemenid Empire.

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Inscription about Nabonidus and Cyrus
Taken on  Sunday 16th of August 2015
Device: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model: SP800UZ
Genre:  530 - 400 B.C.
Source:  London, United Kingdom
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