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Cyrus the Younger (Old Persian: 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 Kūruš; Ancient Greek: Κῦρος Kyros; died 401 BC) was an Achaemenid prince and general. He ruled as satrap of Lydia and Ionia from 408 to 401 BC.
The Battle of Cunaxa was fought in the late summer of 401 BC between the Persian king Artaxerxes II and his brother Cyrus the Younger for control of the Achaemenid throne. The great battle of the revolt of Cyrus took place 70 km north of Babylon, at Cunaxa (Greek: Κούναξα), on the left bank of the Euphrates.
Cyrus the Great: c. 600 BC–530 BC: Founder of the Achaemenid Empire, the first Persian empire: Cyrus the Younger: died 401 BC: Achaemenid prince and general Dionysius I of Syracuse: c. 432 BC–367 BC: Greek tyrant of Syracuse: Father of: Dionysius II of Syracuse: c. 397 BC–343 BC: Greek politician and ruler of Syracuse Domitilla the Elder ...
Route of Xenophon and the Ten Thousand (red line) in the Achaemenid Empire.The satrapy of Cyrus the Younger is delineated in green.. The Ten Thousand (Ancient Greek: οἱ Μύριοι, hoi Myrioi) were a force of mercenary units, mainly Greeks, employed by Cyrus the Younger to attempt to wrest the throne of the Persian Empire from his brother, Artaxerxes II.
Cyrus the Younger. Ostanes. Darius prince: Artaxerxes III Ochus. Ariaspes prince: Rodrogune married Orontes I satrap of Sophene & Metiene: Apama married ...
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Cyrus II "the Great" was a son of Cambyses I, who had named his son after his father, Cyrus I. [37] There are several inscriptions of Cyrus the Great and later kings that refer to Cambyses I as the "great king" and "king of Anshan". Among these are some passages in the Cyrus cylinder where Cyrus calls himself "son of Cambyses, great king, king ...
It's been 15 years since Miley Cyrus appeared nearly nude on the cover of Vanity Fair. Now, the singer is sharing behind-the-scenes details about the edgy photo shoot that sparked quite a controversy.