Cambyses

American

[kam-bahy-seez] / kæmˈbaɪ siz /

noun

died 522 b.c., king of Persia 529–522 (son of Cyrus the Great).

Cambyses British

/ kæmˈbaɪsiːz /

noun

died ?522 _bc , king of Persia (529–522 _bc ), who conquered Egypt (525); son of Cyrus the Great

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Under Cambyses II, the Persian Empire stretched from the edges of India to the shores of the Aral Sea, the Aegean coast of Anatolia, and the Nile River and included everything in between.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Afterward, since neither Cambyses nor Bardiya had sons, Darius made himself king.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Cambyses died not long after, in 522 BCE, under somewhat mysterious circumstances – he supposedly fell on his sword while getting off of his horse.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

After ruling for only eight years, Cambyses died.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

The treasury of Cyrus was not perhaps exhausted, but no doubt it was seriously diminished by the campaigns of Cambyses, the Magian, the rising of Vahyazdata, and the suppression of the rebellions.

From The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) by Duncker, Max

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