The
most important monument in Pasargadae is the tomb of Cyrus the Great. It has
six broad steps leading to the sepulchre, the chamber of which measures 3.17 m
long by 2.11 m wide by 2.11 m high and has a low and narrow entrance. Though
there is no firm evidence identifying the tomb as that of Cyrus, Greek
historians tell that Alexander III of Macedon believed it was. When
Alexander looted and destroyed Persepolis, he paid a visit to the tomb of
Cyrus. Arrian,
