In 1906, a stilted English translation of Xenophon of Athens' story about Cyrus the Great's military campaigns was published. Now, a century later, a much more accessible edition of one of history's most extraordinary and successful leaders is emerging.

Among his many achievements, this great leader of wisdom and virtue founded and extended the Persian Empire; conquered Babylon; freed 40,000 Jews from captivity; wrote mankind's first human rights charter; and ruled over those he had conquered with respect and benevolence.

According to historian Will Durant, Cyrus the Great's military enemies knew that he was lenient, and they did not fight him with that desperate courage which men show when their only choice is "to kill or die." As a result the Iranians regarded him as "The Father," the Babylonians as "The Liberator," the Greeks as the "Law-Giver," and the Jews as the "Anointed of the Lord."

By freshening the voice, style and diction of Cyrus, Larry Hedrick has created a more contemporary Cyrus. A new generation of readers, including business executives and managers, military officers, and government officials, can now learn about and benefit from Cyrus the Great's extraordinary achievements, which exceeded all other leaders' throughout antiquity.

1906年，雅典的色诺芬关于居鲁士大帝的军事行动的故事的英文译本出版了。现在，一个世纪过去了，一个关于历史上最非凡和最成功的领导人之一的更容易理解的版本正在出现。

在他的众多成就中，这位具有智慧和美德的伟大领袖建立并扩展了波斯帝国；征服了巴比伦；释放了4万名被囚禁的犹太人；撰写了人类第一部人权宪章；并以尊重和仁慈的态度统治了他所征服的人。

根据历史学家威尔-杜兰特（Will Durant）的说法，居鲁士大帝的军事敌人知道他很仁慈，他们没有用那种绝望的勇气与他作战，而这种勇气是人们在唯一的选择是 "不杀就死 "时表现出来的。结果，伊朗人把他视为 "父亲"，巴比伦人把他视为 "解放者"，希腊人把他视为 "法律的授予者"，犹太人把他视为 "主的受膏者"。

通过对居鲁士的声音、风格和措辞进行梳理，拉里-海德里克创造了一个更加现代的居鲁士。新一代的读者，包括企业主管和经理、军官和政府官员，现在可以了解居鲁士大帝的非凡成就并从中受益，这些成就超过了整个古代的所有其他领导人。