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Cyrus

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Cy·rus  (srs) Known as "the Younger." 424?-401 b.c.
Persian prince who led a mammoth force of Greeks against his brother Artaxerxes II. The retreat that followed his defeat and death are described in Xenophon's Anabasis.
Cyrus [ˈsaɪrəs]
n
1. (Biographies / Cyrus (death date: ?529 bc) M, Persian, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) known as Cyrus the Great or Cyrus the Elder. died ?529 bc,king of Persia and founder of the Persian empire
2. (Biographies / Cyrus (death date: 401 bc), Persian, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: rebel) called the Younger. died 401 bc, Persian satrap of Lydia: revolted against his brother Artaxerxes II, but was killed at the battle of Cunaxa See also anabasis, katabasis
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Noun1.Cyrus - Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC)
Cyrus the Younger


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But in considering Cyrus and others who have acquired or founded kingdoms, all will be found admirable; and if their particular deeds and conduct shall be considered, they will not be found inferior to those of Moses, although he had so great a preceptor.
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Dowler; 'my friend, Angelo Cyrus Bantam, Esquire, M.
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Delia Weeks, for example, was a maiden lady who did dressmaking in a small way; she fell ill, and although attended by all the physicians in the neighborhood, was sinking slowly into a decline when her cousin Cyrus asked her to come and keep house for him in Lewiston.
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