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Assyrian war chariots carrying religious standards
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Cyrus Cylinder, which records his capture of Babylon and his freeing of prisoners to return to their homelands
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Clay tablet reporting the capture of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II; 617 B.C.E.
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Ruins of gateway near the site of the audience hall of Darius I at Persepolis
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Babylon being invaded by soldiers of Cyrus the Great in 539 B.C.E.
