"I entered Babylon as a friend, and I left it more glorious than before."

"My strength lies not in the number of my soldiers, but in the loyalty of my subjects."

"I have set free the captives and restored their images to their shrines."

"Let every man worship his own god in his own way, and let no man be compelled to change his faith."

"Let the people prosper, and the empire will endure."