... Iran and the destruction of their libraries, there are no sources to pinpoint the time frame of Zoroaster's life. According to documents that survived the eradications, Zoroaster "...flourished 258 before Alexander..." Alexander the Great sacked the Iranian capitol in 330 BC, dating the prophet's birth circa 628 BC, while some scholars estimate his life around 1400 BC. Where Zoroaster was born and ... the religion of Mithra became so popular in Iran that even King Xerxes (of Greece) was worshiping Mithra next to Ahur Mazda. A century later, improper behavior on the part of Alexander of ...

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