Cyrus the Great

[Heraclitus]

"... And as long as I am the monarch, I will never let anyone take possession of movable and landed properties of the others by force or without compensation. As long as I am alive, I shall prevent unpaid, forced labor. Today, I announce that everyone is free to choose a religion. People are free to live in all regions and take up a job provided that they never violate other's rights. No one may be penalized for his or her relatives' faults. I prevent slavery and my governors and subordinates are obliged to prohibit exchanging men and women as slaves within their own ruling domains. Such a tradition should be exterminated the world over. ..."

[LordShiva]

[VetLegion]

Sounds like an early libertarian. What's the caveat? He did all that but it was repealed by his successor?

[lord of the mark]

IIUC, the Jewish blessing on a just Gentile ruler, is that "he has the wisdom of Cyrus of Persia"

The Jews remembered him fondly.

[Geronimo]

it seems giving our vague notion of 'greatness' that he should have been on our hurt or heal conquerer list.