Darius I Susa (Sushan) Palace Reliefs of Mede-Persian Archers

2 Chronicles Chapter 36

22  Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
23  Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.

Discovered in 1879 during excavations at Babylon , the Cylinder was written in Babylonian cuneiform. The Persian king Cyrus the Great captured Babylon in 539 B.C. and issued this edict establishing Persian. It specifically records how Cyrus restored shrines and allowed deported peoples to return home.

Daniel Chapter 6

25 ¶  Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
26  I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.
27  He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
28  So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

Costume of Persian Archer used in the movie "Alexander" 2004