Cambyses
Americannoun
noun
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Having now added Egypt to his already large empire, Cambyses took on the role of pharaoh, adopting the proper titles and caring for the Egyptian religious institutions.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Cyrus’s successor Cambyses II extended Persia’s control over Egypt and assembled a vast empire that stretched from the edges of India to the Nile River.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Cyrus was followed by his son Cambyses II. Cambyses led the Persian armies west, conquering both the rich Phoenician cities of the eastern Mediterranean coast and Egypt.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
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, 2019
According to the contract-tablets, he associated his son with him on the throne during part of his first year, Cambyses becoming king of Babylon, whilst Cyrus retained the wider title of “king of countries.”
From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Theophilus Goldridge Pinches
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