skin full of blood

Key term for OCR GCSE Ancient History, used in Cyrus the Great and the Empire.

Definition

The specific vessel (wineskin) used by Tomyris in Herodotus' account to symbolically drown Cyrus' severed head.

Exam Context

skin full of blood appears in OCR GCSE Ancient History revision content for The Persian Empire, especially Cyrus the Great and the Empire and Cyrus the Great and the Empire.

The Persian Empire Cyrus the Great and the Empire Cyrus the Great and the Empire

Found in Revision Notes

The Persian Empire

Pasargadae and the Death of Cyrus

Cyrus the Great and the Empire • Cyrus the Great and the Empire

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