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 (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
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
Cambyses — (reigned 530 522 b.c.) The son of Cyrus II and the second king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. The first important assignment Cyrus gave Cambyses (cam BEE seez) was to rule Babylon after Cyrus had captured it. Not long afterward Cambyses… … Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary
CAMBYSES — I. CAMBYSES Persa, mediocri stirpe, ad Astyage, altero, penultimo Medorum Rege, in generum ascitus, elocatâ ipsi Mandane filiâ, quo sic a nepote periculum sibi in somno praedictum evitaret. Hinc Cyrus natus. Iustin. l. 1. c. 4. Herodot Musâ. 1.… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Cambyses I — ▪ ruler of Anshan flourished 6th century BC ruler of Anshan c. 600–559 BC. Cambyses was the son of Cyrus I and succeeded his father in Anshan (northwest of Susa in Elam) as a vassal of King Astyages of Media. According to the 5th century BC … Universalium
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 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
