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The Battle of Cunaxa: Artaxerxes II vs Cyrus the Younger
In 401 BCE, two brothers faced off in a dusty plain north of Babylon. Artaxerxes II, the reigning King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, and his younger brother Cyrus the Younger, who had assembled a massive army of Persian loyalists and Greek mercenaries to seize the throne. The Battle of Cunaxa would decide the fate of the empire, but its aftermath would echo far beyond the battlefield. This episode dives into the political intrigue that led to the rebellion, the clash of armies on the field, and the dramatic moment when Cyrus himself charged at his brother and was killed. We explore the…
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