Cunaxa

[ kyoo-nak-suh ]

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noun

an ancient town in Babylonia, near the Euphrates: famous battle between Cyrus the Younger and Artaxerxes II in 401 b.c.

Cunaxa

/ kjuːˈnæksə /

the site near the lower Euphrates where Artaxerxes II defeated Cyrus the Younger in 401 bc

Here it was all vivid and real before my eyes, with the scene of the great battle of Cunaxa only a few miles from Museyib.

History tells us that Xenophon, in his famous retreat from Cunaxa, wore a wolfskin about his shoulders and breast.

Cyrus rebels against his brother Artaxerxes, of Persia; he is defeated and slain at the battle of Cunaxa.

The battle of Cunaxa was a double blow to the Persian power.

The battle of Cunaxa, in which Cyrus fell, was fought on Sept. 3d.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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