Egypt
- In The Field: Iran Wishes To Investigate Cambyses Find
presstv.ir There is no indication as to whether the Egyptian government has given the ok to Iran to study the remains. It seems unlikely. A group of Iranian archeologists is planning to go to Egypt to study the remains of a great Persian army in the...
- Discussion: Ancient Army May Bridge Iran-egypt Gap
PressTV A discovery in Egypt of the remains of an army led by the Persian King Cambyses II can lead to further Cairo-Tehran cultural cooperation, officials say. According to Aleddin Hassan-Youssef, head of the Egyptian interest section in Tehran, the...
- News: Lost Army Of Cambyses Found?
Discovery News has the story about the alleged discovery of the location of the lost army of Cambyses by an Italian team. Many thanks to everyone who sent the links. Discovery News Report (Rossella Lorenzi) Discovery News Slide Show (with some excellent...
- Travel: Hibis Temple In Kharga Oasis
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/834/tr5.htm"Darius I, Cambyses's successor to the throne, had a challenging task before him. Adapting a different approach than that of his predecessor, Darius I treated the Egyptians with respect and good will. His...
- Forgotten Empire
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/776/cu2.htmA comprehensive overview of Forgotten Empire, an exhibition currently at the British Museum in London (UK) focusing on the Ancient Persian Empire. There is mention in the article of Persia's role in ancient...
Egypt
Stone Slab Proved to be Gate of Cambyses' Tomb
http://www.payvand.com/news/06/dec/1150.html
"Agricultural activities by local farmers near the world heritage site of Pasargadae last year resulted in the accidental discovery of a big stone slab bearing some carvings typical of Pasargadae monuments. The discovered slab was recently proved by archeologists to have been the entrance gate to the mausoleum of Cambyses II, son and successor of Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achameneid Empire (550-330 BC). . . .
During his reign, Cambyses continued the politic of expansion started by his father. First, he took part with his father to the conquest of Babylonia and was named King of Babylon after he captured the city in 539. After rising to the throne, he invaded Egypt in 525 BC, putting an end to the 26th Dynasty of the Pharaohs and beginning a period of Persian rule that covered much of the next two centuries.
Cambyses later personally led a force up the Nile to conquer Ethiopia, but after annexing the north of the country, he ran short of supplies and had to return.
While on his way back from Egypt with his army in 522 BC, Cambyses was assassinated upon order of one of his brothers, Smerdis, which he himself tried to have assassinated. At his death, after a short period during which Smerdis assumed the leadership, more palace struggles led to the rise to the throne of Darius the Great, whose task was to organize such a vast empire."
Cambyses later personally led a force up the Nile to conquer Ethiopia, but after annexing the north of the country, he ran short of supplies and had to return.
While on his way back from Egypt with his army in 522 BC, Cambyses was assassinated upon order of one of his brothers, Smerdis, which he himself tried to have assassinated. At his death, after a short period during which Smerdis assumed the leadership, more palace struggles led to the rise to the throne of Darius the Great, whose task was to organize such a vast empire."
- In The Field: Iran Wishes To Investigate Cambyses Find
presstv.ir There is no indication as to whether the Egyptian government has given the ok to Iran to study the remains. It seems unlikely. A group of Iranian archeologists is planning to go to Egypt to study the remains of a great Persian army in the...
- Discussion: Ancient Army May Bridge Iran-egypt Gap
PressTV A discovery in Egypt of the remains of an army led by the Persian King Cambyses II can lead to further Cairo-Tehran cultural cooperation, officials say. According to Aleddin Hassan-Youssef, head of the Egyptian interest section in Tehran, the...
- News: Lost Army Of Cambyses Found?
Discovery News has the story about the alleged discovery of the location of the lost army of Cambyses by an Italian team. Many thanks to everyone who sent the links. Discovery News Report (Rossella Lorenzi) Discovery News Slide Show (with some excellent...
- Travel: Hibis Temple In Kharga Oasis
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/834/tr5.htm"Darius I, Cambyses's successor to the throne, had a challenging task before him. Adapting a different approach than that of his predecessor, Darius I treated the Egyptians with respect and good will. His...
- Forgotten Empire
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/776/cu2.htmA comprehensive overview of Forgotten Empire, an exhibition currently at the British Museum in London (UK) focusing on the Ancient Persian Empire. There is mention in the article of Persia's role in ancient...