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032 Cambyses
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In this episode, we discuss events in the eastern Mediterranean during the reign of the Persian king, Cambyses, with a particular focus on the achievements and the political maneuverings between the Egyptian kings Amasis II and Psammetichos III, the Cyrenaean kings Battos III and Arkesilaos III, the Samian tyrant Polykrates, and the Naxian tyrant Lygdamis; Cambyses' successful conquests of Cyprus and Egypt; his failed campaigns in north Africa against the Nubians, Cyrenaeans, and Carthaginians; and his “madness" (as told by Herodotus) which ultimately brought his reign to an end
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/02/032-cambyses.html
Intro by Drew Vahrenkamp of the Wonders of the World Podcast
Website: wonderspodcast.libsyn.com/podcast
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wonderspodcast
Twitter: twitter.com/wonderspodcast
166 episodes
Manage episode 178219266 series 1428280
In this episode, we discuss events in the eastern Mediterranean during the reign of the Persian king, Cambyses, with a particular focus on the achievements and the political maneuverings between the Egyptian kings Amasis II and Psammetichos III, the Cyrenaean kings Battos III and Arkesilaos III, the Samian tyrant Polykrates, and the Naxian tyrant Lygdamis; Cambyses' successful conquests of Cyprus and Egypt; his failed campaigns in north Africa against the Nubians, Cyrenaeans, and Carthaginians; and his “madness" (as told by Herodotus) which ultimately brought his reign to an end
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/02/032-cambyses.html
Intro by Drew Vahrenkamp of the Wonders of the World Podcast
Website: wonderspodcast.libsyn.com/podcast
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wonderspodcast
Twitter: twitter.com/wonderspodcast
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