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Cyrus the Younger (Old Persian: 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 Kūruš; 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.
- 408–401 BC
- Darius II
Cyrus The Younger (born after 423, bc —died 401, Cunaxa, Babylonia [now in Iraq]) was the younger son of the Achaemenian king Darius II and his wife, Parysatis. Cyrus was the favourite of his mother, who hoped to secure the succession for him instead of her eldest son, Arsaces.
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Cyrus was the younger brother of king Artaxerxes II and a Persian nobleman who revolted against his brother in 401 BC. He was defeated and killed at Cunaxa by Artaxerxes' army, which included Greek mercenaries and Egyptian archers.
Cyrus the Younger was an Achaemenid prince and general. He ruled as satrap of Lydia and Ionia from 408 to 401 BC. Son of Darius II and Parysatis, he died in 401 BC in battle during a failed attempt to oust his elder brother, Artaxerxes II, from the Persian throne.
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Anabasis, prose narrative, now in seven books, by Xenophon, of the story of the Greek mercenary soldiers who fought for Cyrus the Younger in his attempt to seize the Persian throne from his brother, Artaxerxes II. It contains a famous account of the mercenaries’ long trek (“the march of the 10,000”) from near Babylon to the Euxine (Black ...
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Dec 15, 1993 · Cyrus the Younger. This prince (ca. 423-01 b.c.e.) was the second of the four sons of Darius II (ca. 424-05) and Parysatis (Plutarch, Artoxerxes 1.2) and a younger brother of Arsaces/Arsicas, later Artaxerxes II (405/4-359/8). The ancient Greeks called him “the Younger” ( ho neṓteros or ho deúteros) to distinguish him from Cyrus the ...
How did Cyrus the Younger win or lose the support of the Persian nobility in his rebellion against Artaxerxes II? This article examines the evidence from Xenophon's Anabasis and other sources to explore the role of Abrocomas, the conspiracy at Dana, and the plot of Orontas.
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