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PDF Download the Lost Army of Cambyses Ebook Free Download THE LOST ARMY OF CAMBYSES PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Paul Sussman | 592 pages | 05 Jun 2006 | Transworld Publishers Ltd | 9780553818031 | English | London, United Kingdom Cambyses’ Lost Army and the Physics of Sandstorms - Scientific American Blog Network The incumbent pharaoh of Egypt was Amasis II , who had been ruling since Another former ally of Amasis II, the Carian military leader Phanes of Halicarnassus , had also joined Cambyses after escaping assassins sent by the pharaoh. He had essentially laid the foundations to the Persian navy, which was crucial to his ambitions to conquer Egypt. The navy was created by men and equipment from Phoenicia and Asia Minor. During his march to Egypt, Cambyses made a treaty with the Arabs , who controlled the desert area between Gaza and the Egyptian frontier. This treaty granted Cambyses sufficient water to arrive to the Nile. In BC, Cambyses finally invaded Egypt; in the spring of the same year, the Persian and Egyptian forces clashed at Pelusium , where the Persians emerged victorious. Despite the considerable resistance put by the pharaoh, Cambyses captured Memphis, and established a Persian-Egyptian garrison there. The length of the siege is not specified by the 5th-century BC Greek historian Herodotus. The Libyans, and soon the Greeks of Cyrene and Barca as well, willingly acknowledged the authority of Cambyses, and as proof of their submission, sent offerings to Cambyses. According to Herodotus, Cambyses' campaigns against Amnion and Ethiopia ended catastrophically. In accordance with the traditional Egyptian royal custom, Cambyses took the titles of "king of Upper and Lower Egypt" and "descendant of the gods Ra , Horus , Osiris ," used by the previous Egyptian pharaohs. Cambyses used propaganda to show his Egyptian conquest as a legitimate unification with the native Egyptians, and that he was himself of Egyptian descent, claiming to be the son of Princess Nitetis, a daughter of the pharaoh Apries. At Sais , Cambyses had himself crowned in the temple of the goddess Neith under a religious ritual, where he made sacrifices to the Egyptian gods. According to ancient historians, Cambyses' rule of Egypt was marked by brutality, looting temples, ridiculing the local gods, and defilement of the royal tombs. The epitaph of the Apis buried in BC, states the following: [15]. A legend on the sarcophagus also says the following: [15]. This thus debunks Cambyses' supposed killing of the Apis, and according to Briant, proves that Herodotus documented bogus reports. Only the three main temples were given permission to maintain all their entitlements. Although a tax system existed both during the reign of both Cyrus and Cambyses, it was not a systematic one, and thus the subjects of the king were either obligated to give gifts, or pay taxes. Likewise, the imperial treasurer in Babylon, Mithradata, was also from a Persian family. Indeed, the retinue of Cambyses in Egypt was composed solely of Persians. Important offices centered around the king was also occupied by the Persians, as in the case of Prexaspes, who served as the "message-bearer" of Cambyses, and Sisamnes , who was the royal judge, and later executed by Cambyses. According to Herodotus, Cambyses was labelled "despot" by the Persians due to being "half-mad, cruel, and insolent". However, this is part of the Persian and Egyptian propaganda used against Cambyses. Indeed, due to Cambyses' proneness to consolidate authority by himself, the Persian tribal nobility were antagonistic towards him. In Achaemenid Persia, marriages between family members, such as half-siblings, nieces, and cousins took place, however, they were not seen as incestuous. Greek sources, however, state that allegedly brother-sister and father-daughter marriages took place inside the royal family, yet it remains problematic to measure their accuracy. However, Herodotus himself also states that Cambyses married Otanes ' daughter Phaidyme, whilst his contemporary Ctesias names Roxane as Cambyses' wife, but she is not labelled as his sister. The accusations against of Cambyses of committing incest is mentioned as part of his "blasphemous actions", which were mentioned to point out his "madness and vanity". These reports all derive from the same Egyptian source that was antagonistic towards Cambyses, and some of these "crimes", such as the killing of the Apis bull , have been confirmed as fake, which thus makes the report of Cambyses' supposed incestious acts questionable. However Cambyses died shortly after under disputed circumstances. By most accounts, while Cambyses was en route in Syria Eber-Nari , he received a wound to the thigh, which was soon affected by gangrene. Herodotus and Ctesias ascribe his death to an accident. Ctesias writes that Cambyses, despondent from the loss of family members, stabbed himself in the thigh while working with a piece of wood, and died eleven days later from the wound. Herodotus' story is that while mounting his horse, the tip of Cambyses' scabbard broke and his sword pierced his thigh. Some modern historians suspect that Cambyses was assassinated, either by Darius as the first step to usurping the empire for himself, or by supporters of Bardiya. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Second King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire. King of Kings. Cambyses left, kneeling as pharaoh while worshipping an Apis bull BC. The man really loves Egypt, his description of Cairo, where I live, is great. BUT I really was not comfortable with the dialogue between Egyptian's. I really felt that it was somehow American. The suspense in the story wasn't killing me, not really his best work. I read The last secret of the temple before, but in Arabic though, I think that the suspense in the last secret was much better. But the high rating comes from his loving of Egypt and the great description there, also the ideas of all those Islamic extremists, the names really was not even familiar to me, I don't want to spoil it : Read it It would be a fun and fast read, a real page turner indeed. The Lost Army of Cambyses refers to a claim made by the Greek historian Herodotus about an army the Persian king sent to conquer the Ammonians in the Libyan desert. NB: Actually recent archaeological evidence seems to confirm Herodotus' tale. The book Lost Army begins with a wonderful scene positing the disastrous end of this army and then moves quickly to the modern day search for this trove of ancient artifacts. There are several mysteries, a rogue archaeologist, and even some terrorists. But t The Lost Army of Cambyses refers to a claim made by the Greek historian Herodotus about an army the Persian king sent to conquer the Ammonians in the Libyan desert. But the best character is the simple Egyptian detective from Luxor - a frustrated archaeological student himself - who quietly and efficiently pursues the case. The book does a nice job bringing modern Egypt - an Egypt that extends beyond the tourist sites - alive. The mystery about a missing father and so forth are less compelling than the detective's story, but still makes for a good read. Apr 14, James rated it it was amazing. Jul 09, RumBelle rated it really liked it Shelves: favorites , thriller. I read this book for the first time in , but forgot about this series. I decided to start it from the beginning again, and was very glad I did. My primary reasons for loving this book are not only that I enjoy historical thrillers, modern day people researching, or looking for, historical items or sights, but also the heavy Egyptian elements. Ancient Egypt has always been one of my favorite historical periods, and I thoroughly enjoy both fiction and non-fiction books related to it. Yusuf Kha I read this book for the first time in , but forgot about this series. Yusuf Khalifa is a very intriguing Inspector as well. I enjoyed how much he uses his environment, and the people he knows, to help him puzzle out crimes. He has convictions, and is not afraid to voice them, and argue for them when he believes he is right. Khalifa is also very human, he treats people with respect and kindness. Tara, I have to say, annoyed me overall, mostly having to do with her attitude toward Daniel and her extreme surprise at the end of the book. I could not understand how she could be have so foolishly, then be shocked by the outcome. She had some brave moments, but, for the most part, she seemed like a very silly character. Daniel was predictable, we saw what type of person he was in the beginning and to expect different would have been ridiculous as a reader. The Egyptian, and other historical elements are what made this book so enjoyable to me. Being exposed to all of that, wrapped up in a mysterious thriller, was what made this book highly entertaining. The end, with relation to this aspect of the book was wonderfully done. I look forward to more cases with Khalifa. Apr 05, David Usharauli rated it liked it Shelves: persian-empire , ancient-egypt , archeology. This is another historical detective set in modern day Egypt. When I started reading it I thought it was one of Will Adams' books. It had a very similar opening as in Adams' "The Alexander cipher" I reviewed few weeks back in reality, it is likely Adams borrowed book "structure" from Sussman as latter's book was published at earlier date. Anyone who is into ancient history may know about the army of Persian King Cambyses lost in a desert storm following successful campaign to conquer the ancie This is another historical detective set in modern day Egypt. Anyone who is into ancient history may know about the army of Persian King Cambyses lost in a desert storm following successful campaign to conquer the ancient Egypt in 6th century BC.
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