Historical note; There were no Muslims, Mohammedans or Islamists at the time of Cyrus.....or Xerxes or Artaxerxes. There really weren't any Arabs to speak of either.
Even later, Medina, the muslim holy city wasn't muslim prior to Mohammed's raids and pillage. It had a large Jewish and Christian population.
60 posted on 03/13/2007 3:41:59 PM PDT by BIGLOOK
(Keelhauling is a sensible solution to mutiny.)