Cunaxa

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C0805000 (kyo͞o-năk′sə) An ancient town of Babylonia northwest of Babylon. It was the site of a battle (401 bc) in which Artaxerxes II of Persia defeated his brother Cyrus the Younger, leading to the Retreat of the Ten Thousand described by Xenophon in his Anabasis.

Cunaxa

(kjuːˈnæksə) n (Placename) the site near the lower Euphrates where Artaxerxes II defeated Cyrus the Younger in 401 bc

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(kyuˈnæk sə)

n. an ancient town in Babylonia, near the Euphrates: site of defeat of Cyrus the Younger by Artaxerxes II in 401 b.c.

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Cunaxa - battle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the thronebattle of CunaxaBabylonia, 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)

Cunaxa

(kyo͞onăk`sə), ancient town of Babylonia, near the Euphrates River, NE of Ctesiphon. It was the scene of a battle (401 B.C.) between Cyrus the YoungerCyrus the Younger,
d. 401 B.C., Persian prince, younger son of Darius II and Parysatis. He was his mother's favorite, and she managed to get several satrapies in Asia Minor for him when he was very young.
..... Click the link for more information. and Artaxerxes IIArtaxerxes II,
d. 358 B.C., king of ancient Persia (404–358 B.C.), son and successor of Darius II. He is sometimes called in Greek Artaxerxes Mnemon [the thoughtful]. Early in his reign Cyrus the Younger attempted to assassinate him and seize the throne.
..... Click the link for more information. , described by XenophonXenophon
, c.430 B.C.–c.355 B.C., Greek historian, b. Athens. He was one of the well-to-do young disciples of Socrates before leaving Athens to join the Greek force (the Ten Thousand) that was in the service of Cyrus the Younger of Persia.
..... Click the link for more information. in the Anabasis. ClearchusClearchus
, d. 401 B.C., Spartan officer, celebrated as the leader of the Ten Thousand. Sent in 410 to govern Byzantium, he made himself unpopular by his harsh discipline, and Alcibiades took the city in 408 B.C.
..... Click the link for more information. , Spartan mercenary leader under Cyrus, chose to attack the Persian left wing (under Tissaphernes), which he completely routed and pursued. When he and his Ten Thousand returned, they found that Cyrus had fought hard in the center, had broken Artaxerxes' bodyguard, but in the moment of victory had been killed. Cyrus' army, demoralized, had broken up, and the Persians had taken the field. The retreat of the Ten Thousand northward is the most famous feature of the campaign.

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the site near the lower Euphrates where Artaxerxes II defeated Cyrus the Younger in 401 bc

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noun battle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne

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