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...n the Persian empire. All in all, Nestorianism benefited Christians in the Persian Empire who were with the Church of East.

Cyrus was a famous Persian ruler in the time of the exile of the Israelites.

...of Persia was the ruler following Belshazzar; Darius came later and was a Persian, not a Mede.

...lived in the time when [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]] was a province of the [[Persian Empire]]. After hearing of the desolate condition of Jerusalem he travelled

...king became a follower and Zoroastrianism became the state religion of the Persian empire. ...] and [[Kerman]], where many still speak an Iranian language distinct from Persian. They call their language Dari (not to be confused with the Dari of Afghani

...within the country, although about a three-quarters of the population are Persian ethnically. The main spoken language is [[Farsi]], and most citizens speak

In [[396 BC]], during the Persian Wars, the satrap Tissaphernes was lured to Colossae and killed by an agent

...upil Nestorius was not received well. His followers were given refuge. The Persian kings, who were at constant war with Byzantium, saw the opportunity to assu * They allowed the transfer of the school of Edessa to the Persian city Nisibis when the Byzantine emperor closed it for its Nestorian tendenc

...ned from Exile and rebuilt the Temple and Jerusalem, under the eyes of the Persian Empire. Around [[333 BC]], the armies of [[Alexander the Great]] conquered

...ing the return of the exiled Israelites to Israel under the command of the Persian king [[Cyrus]]. Additionally these chapters are written in a different lang

The Nestorian spirit was redoubtable. Secured in the Persian Church, it continued to flourish in the seventh century despite persecution

...land - something which eventually happened under [[Cyrus]], ruler of the [[Persian]] Empire.

...spread acceptance. The followers of Mithraism worshipped Mithras, a god of Persian origin, who was identified with Sol Invictus. The followers of Mithraism, c

| Ur was a Sumerian city where the Euphrates River ran into the Persian Gulf. This is in present-day Iraq, 1200km east of Jerusalem.