Cyrus the Great:

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

— Cyrus the Great Ancient

Founder of the Achaemenid Empire

A statement reflecting his peaceful conquest and improvement of Babylon.

c. 539 BCE

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