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Cambyses (disambiguation) — Cambyses or Cambese (Greek: polytonic|Καμβύσης; Old Persian Kambujiya ) is the name of three members of the Achaemenid line of ancient Persia:*Cambyses, son of Teispes of Anshan, father of Cyrus I, [ Herod., VII.II. ] didn t rule. *Cambyses I of… … Wikipedia
Cambyses — King of Persia 525 522 BC. Cyrus II, the Achaemenid ruler who established the *Persian empire, sent his son Cambyses to overthrow Egypt s Twenty sixth Dynasty and to annex the country as part of his empire. Cambyses first dealt with… … Ancient Egypt
Persia — • The history, religion, and civilization of Persia are offshoots from those of Media. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Persia Persia … Catholic encyclopedia
PERSIA — (Heb. פָּרָס, Paras), empire whose home coincided roughly with that of the province of Fars in modern Iran. Its inhabitants, calling themselves Persians, are first mentioned in Assyrian records of approximately 640 B.C.E. According to these… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
CAMBYSES — (Pers., Kambujiya; Bab., Kam bu zi (ia); Aram., Kanbuzi; Greek, Cambyses), the son of cyrus , king of Persia (530–522 B.C.E.). It appears that in 538, several months after Cyrus conquered Babylon, Cambyses was appointed king of Babylon by his… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Cambyses I of Anshan — Cambyses I, Old Persian: Kambūjiya, the Elder (c. 600 BC ndash;559 BC) was King of Anshan from c. 580 to 559 BC and was the father of Cyrus II (Cyrus the Great). His name in Greek was Καμβύσης , whence the Latin Cambyses. Cambyses was an early… … Wikipedia
Cambyses (II) — [kam bī′sēz΄] died 522 B.C.; king of Persia (529 522): son of Cyrus the Great * * * … Universalium
Cambyses (II) — [kam bī′sēz΄] died 522 B.C.; king of Persia (529 522): son of Cyrus the Great … English World dictionary
Cambyses (II) — [kam bī′sēz΄] died 522 B.C.; king of Persia (529 522): son of Cyrus the Great … English World dictionary
Cambyses II — ▪ king of Persia flourished 6th century BC Achaemenid king of Persia (reigned 529–522 BC), who conquered Egypt in 525; he was the eldest son of King Cyrus II the Great by Cassandane, daughter of a fellow Achaemenid. During his father s… … Universalium
