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.

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

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

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

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

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