December 530 BC: Tomyris, a “Worthy Woman”, Kills Cyrus the Great Video

In December 530 BC, a few hundred years after the life and death of the historical inspiration for the legendary Asian Queen Semiramis, another amazing Ancient Asian queen reigned.

The text narrated in this video is from the original article at https://www.historyandheadlines.com/history-december-30-530-bc-tomyris-worthy-womankills-cyrus-great/

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Voice acting for Tomyris provided by History’s Who Yesterday’s Nation. Please visit her channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2CDncVJtj0KebazKrs2gLw

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