The story of Cambyses isn't just the conquest of Egypt, but also the dark side of it. According to Herodotus Cambyses was a mad king, driven to paranoia and acts of terrible violence while he was Egypt. The Greek Historian, as well as the Behistun Inscription, tell how Cambyses II murdered his family members and drove his own empire into open revolt. This episode describes the Persian tragedy of the King of King's fall into madness.
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112: King Darius Escapes
111: The Man Who Could Walk Through Empires
110: Hercules in New War-k
109 From Outer Egypt
Bonus Teaser: Persia in the Renaissance
108: Dr. Alexander's Levant of Horrors
107: Hetairoi Monster
106: It Came From Beyond the Seas
105: The Life and Death of Philip II
Bonus Teaser: 1001 Iranian Nights
104: The Darius Restoration
103: Breaking the Binary
102: The Coup Without a King
101: Calendar Madness
100: The Greatest Achaemenid
99: Slaves of the King
98: Wars for the West
97: Bactria - Ruling the Later Empire
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