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Cyrus the Younger ( Old Persian: 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 Kūruš; Greek: Κῦρος Kyros; died 401 BC) was an Achaemenid prince and general. He ruled as satrap of Lydia and Ionia from 408 to 401 BC. Son of Darius II and Parysatis, he died in 401 BC in battle during a failed attempt to oust his elder brother, Artaxerxes II, from the Persian throne.
Cyrus The Younger (born after 423, bc —died 401, Cunaxa, Babylonia [now in Iraq]) was the younger son of the Achaemenian king Darius II and his wife, Parysatis. Cyrus was the favourite of his mother, who hoped to secure the succession for him instead of her eldest son, Arsaces.
Cyrus the Younger Cyrus (Old Persian Kurush): Persian prince (424/423-401), revolted against his brother, king Artaxerxes II Mnemon . He was defeated and killed at Cunaxa.
Nov 10, 2011 · Cyrus the Younger. This prince (ca. 423-01 b.c.e.) was the second of the four sons of Darius II (ca. 424-05) and Parysatis (Plutarch, Artoxerxes 1.2) and a younger brother of Arsaces/Arsicas, later Artaxerxes II (405/4-359/8). The ancient Greeks called him “the Younger” ( ho neṓteros or ho deúteros) to distinguish him from Cyrus the ...
Cyrus the Younger, d. 401 BC, 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. His friendship toward Lysander helped Sparta achieve victory in the Peloponnesian War.
Aug 3, 2019 · Cyrus the Younger (c. 423-401 BCE) was the powerful and ambitious son of King Darius II (r. 423-404 BCE) of Persia. Despite Cyrus’ youth, King Darius II entrusted him with governing the regions of Lydia, Cappadocia and Phrygia in 408 or 407 BCE.
Cyrus the Younger was an Achaemenid prince and general. He ruled as satrap of Lydia and Ionia from 408 to 401 BC. Son of Darius II and Parysatis, he died in 401 BC in battle during a failed attempt to oust his elder brother, Artaxerxes II, from the Persian throne.
Persian prince. (d. 401 BC) CYRUS THE YOUNGER was the son of Darius Nothus, and of Parysatis, and the brother of Artaxerxes Mnemon. He was sent by his father at the age of sixteen to assist the Lacedaemonians against the Athenians.
Cyrus the Younger’s attempt in 401 BC to wrest the Achaemenid throne from his older brother King Artaxerxes II ranks among the pivotal moments of ancient West Asian history.1 The story really begins with the death of Cyrus’ and Artaxerxes’ grandfather Artaxerxes I (465–424).
Cyrus 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. His friendship toward Lysander helped Sparta achieve victory in the Peloponnesian War.
