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Cambyses II was the son of Cyrus the Great and King of Persia from 530 BCE to 522 BCE. It was quite natural that, after Cyrus had conquered the Middle East, Cambyses should undertake the conquest of Egypt, the only remaining independent state in that part of the world. Before he set out on his expedition, he killed his brother Bardiya (Smerdis... [
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