#ZionistHistory: The Cyrus Cylinder
(Cyrus restoring the vessels of the temple, by Gustave Dor é) The Cyrus Cylinder is the archaeological evidence supporting ancient Jewish history of our people's return to Israel in 539 BCE following the destruction of the Neo-Babylonian Empire by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid Empire. From this event came the terms Shivat Tzion and aliyah . Take note and take care.