Cyrus the Younger

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
𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁

408–401 BC

Tissaphernes

after 424 BC

3 September, 401 BC

The history of Cyrus and of the retreat of his Greek mercenaries is told by Xenophon in his Anabasis. Another account, probably from Sophaenetus of Stymphalus, was used by Ephorus.^[1] Further information is contained in the excerpts from Artaxerxes II's physician, Ctesias, by Photius; Plutarch’s Lives of Artaxerxes II and Lysander; and Thucydides' History of Peloponnesian War.^[2] These are the only early sources of information on Cyrus the Younger.

The Falcon of Sparta, a historical novel about Prince Cyrus's quest and the survival of the Greek mercenaries who walked out of Persia while pursued.

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The Ten Thousand, a historical novel about the 10,000 Greek mercenaries who made up the core of Cyrus's army.

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Michael G. Thomas - Black Legion: Gates of Cilicia - a science fiction retelling of the tale of Anabasis. The Black Legion series closely follows the original historical narrative with most of the characters retained.

Xenophon

Anabasis

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the : Meyer, Eduard (1911). "Cyrus s.v. 2. Cyrus the Younger". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 706–708. Information on Cyrus the Younger starts on page 708 of this article.

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Cyrus the Younger