Cyrus the Great; Makers of History Paperback – Import, 6 June 2022

As a love of the Book of Esther, I wanted to learn more about the King and their children. This is a good book concerning the Kings.

So with a headline like that; why the 3 stars? The book originally written in the late 1800's (my guess since it states that the author was famous in the 19th century). The language used is of-course the language of that time which can be very wordy and can present a challenge to navigate. The font size is probably #6 or 8 which is also difficult to read unless you are a teenager. The information is good, but the writing style and font size are why I only would give it 3 stars.

I'll have to find another book on this topic. While the author seems indeed to have a strong grasp of the topic, his ability to effectively communicate it in writing is something else. Many sentences are nearly a paragraph long. It reminds me of Gibbons' history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire in that regard, but so bad that just reading the first chapter was enough. It is one maze of thought after another. The reader must trudge through each sentence and then reconstruct it into clear thought. His editor let him down.

Cyrus was a Great King and a Great person but the sources of history are limited. So this book provides one source of the history.

Loved it. I Can't get enough ancient history. There's always something new to learn about these old characters. Can't wait to read the next one.