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Battle of Cunaxa

Battle of Cunaxa
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The Battle of Cunaxa was fought in the late summer of 401 BC between the Persian king Artaxerxes II and his brother Cyrus the Younger for control of the Achaemenid throne. The great battle of the revolt of Cyrus took place 70 km north of Babylon, at Cunaxa, on the left bank of the Euphrates.

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Timeline

  1. Battle of Delium424 BC
  2. Battle of Amphipolis422 BC
  3. Battle of Cunaxa (this page)401 BC
  4. Corinthian War395–387 BC
  5. Battle of Cnidus394 BC
  6. Battle of the AlliaJuly 18, 387 BC

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