O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know you will come, I am Cyrus who won the Persians their empire. Do not therefore begrudge me this bit of earth that covers my bones.

Founder of the Achaemenid Empire

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Context

Epitaph on his tomb.

Date / Period

c. 530 BCE

Category

Humorous

Source

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Cyrus_the_Great

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