We know Cyrus was a Persian and that the Persians were one of several Iranian tribes, which inhabited the region known today as Iran. Though little is known about Iran's pre-Islamic culture, scholars have revealed a striking resemblance to the pagan culture of pre-Christian Europe. After all, pre-Christian Europe and pre-Islamic Iran both trace their cultural roots back to the same tribe that once roamed the Caspian steppes.

Gender equality, religious freedom, and equal justice, considered "Western values" today, were protected mainstays of Persian culture.
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You can always do a search on Google. I'm a big fan of wikipedia. I found en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_the_Great. Not a bad start.

If you ever find a Persian over the age of 40 (the older, the better) they'll go on and on about the great Persian empire including Cyrus. Even the younger folks these days can tell one a thing or two about Cyrus the Great.