Cambyses

American  

[kam-bahy-seez] / kæmˈbaɪ siz /

noun

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

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Cambyses British  

/ kæmˈbaɪsiːz /

noun

1. died ?522 _bc , king of Persia (529–522 _bc ), who conquered Egypt (525); son of Cyrus the Great

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Example Sentences

Under Cambyses II, the Persian Empire stretched from the edges of India to the shores of the Aral Sea, the Aegean coast of Anatolia, and the Nile River and included everything in between.

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

Cyrus was followed by his son Cambyses II. Cambyses led the Persian armies west, conquering both the rich Phoenician cities of the eastern Mediterranean coast and Egypt.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

The annexation of Egypt by Cambyses of Persia in 525 B.C. was preceded by the voluntary surrender of Cyprus, which formed part of Darius’s “fifth satrapy.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various