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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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

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

Phaedyme, the daughter of Otanes, had been the wife of Cambyses, and with the rest of the wives she had passed over to the Magian.

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

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