Cyrus the Great — "O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know you will come, I a…"

O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know you will come, I am Cyrus who won the Persians their empire. Do not therefore begrudge me this bit of earth that covers my bones.
Cyrus the Great — Cyrus the Great Ancient · Founder of the Achaemenid Empire

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Epitaph on his tomb.

Date: c. 530 BCE

Self-Deprecating

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