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Cambyses

[ kam-bahy-seez ]

noun

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


Cambyses

/ kæmˈbaɪsiːz /

noun

  1. Cambyses?522 bcMPersianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler died ?522 bc , king of Persia (529–522 bc ), who conquered Egypt (525); son of Cyrus the Great


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He did not carry his designs into effect, but left them for Cambyses his son.

Cambyses's career was short, desperate, and most tragical in its end.

The rebellion broke out at the time when Cambyses was returning in rage over the disasters of his unfortunate campaign.

These are of a known antiquity, and range from the time of Cambyses to that of Artaxerxes.

Indeed, it was claimed that Cambyses had left the sanctuary unharmed but had destroyed the temples of the Egyptians.

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