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battle of Cunaxa

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Noun1.battle of Cunaxa - battle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the thronebattle of Cunaxa - battle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne
Babylonia, Chaldaea, Chaldea - an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where Daniel became a counselor to the king)


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9) Following the battle of Cunaxa, where Cyrus was killed by the forces of his older brother Antaxerxes II, the real journey of the Greeks began, as their worst fears were realized with the death of their sponsor.
These troops served Cyrus at the disastrous battle of Cunaxa (401 BC).
 
 
 
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