Abrocomas one of the satrap

Satrap

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s of the king Artaxerxes II Mnemon

Artaxerxes II of Persia

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, was sent with an army of 300,000 men to oppose Cyrus the Younger

Cyrus the Younger

Cyrus the Younger, son of Darius II of Persia and Parysatis, was a Persian prince and general. The time of his birth is unknown, but he died in 401 B.C. The history of Cyrus and of the retreat of the Greeks is told by Xenophon in his Anabasis. Another account, probably from Sophaenetus of...

 on his march into Upper Asia

Achaemenid Empire

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. On the arrival of Cyrus at Tarsus

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 in 401 BC

401 BC

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, Abrocomas was said to be on the Euphrates

Euphrates

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; and at Issus

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 four hundred heavy-armed Greeks

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, who had deserted Abrocomas, joined Cyrus. Abrocomas did not defend the Syria

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n passes, as was expected, but marched to join the king. He burnt some boats to prevent Cyrus from crossing the Euphrates, but did not arrive in time for the battle of Cunaxa

Battle of Cunaxa

The Battle of Cunaxa was fought in 401 BC between Cyrus the Younger and his elder brother Arsaces, who had inherited the Persian throne as Artaxerxes II in 404 BC. The great battle of the revolt of Cyrus took place 70 km north of Babylon, at Cunaxa , on the left bank of the Euphrates River...

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In about 387

387 BC

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–389 BC

389 BC

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, with Persian generals Pharnabazus and Tithraustes

Tithraustes

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, Abrocomas unsuccessfully attempted to reconquer Egypt

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 for the Persian Empire

Achaemenid Empire

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External links

• Abrocomas at the Encyclopædia Iranica
  Encyclopædia Iranica
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