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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Episode 46: The Persian Emperor
Episode 45: Xerxes Porphyrogennetos
Episode 44: Also Sprach Zarathustra
Episode 43: Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Episode 42: Darius the Shopkeeper
Episode 41: The Greatest
Episode 40: Heiresses of the Empire
Episode 39: Rise of Achaemeneis
Episode 38: The Last Battle
Episode 37: Greece Awakens
Episode 36: Return of the Tyrannoi
Episode 35: The Empire Strikes Back
Episode 34: A New Fleet
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Episode 33: Revenge of the Persians
Episode 32: Begun, the Greek Wars Have
Episode 31: The Naxos Incident
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