Cambyses
died 522 b.c., king of Persia 529–522 (son of Cyrus the Great).
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He did not carry his designs into effect, but left them for Cambyses his son.
Xerxes | Jacob AbbottCambyses's career was short, desperate, and most tragical in its end.
Xerxes | Jacob AbbottThe rebellion broke out at the time when Cambyses was returning in rage over the disasters of his unfortunate campaign.
The Reign of Greed | Jose RizalThese are of a known antiquity, and range from the time of Cambyses to that of Artaxerxes.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies | Robert Gordon LathamIndeed, it was claimed that Cambyses had left the sanctuary unharmed but had destroyed the temples of the Egyptians.
British Dictionary definitions for Cambyses
/ (kæmˈbaɪsiːz) /
died ?522 bc, king of Persia (529–522 bc), who conquered Egypt (525); son of Cyrus the Great
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