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Battle of Cunaxa

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Cyrus the Younger was defeated and killed by his brother Artaxerxes II in this battle prompted by the former's attempted usurpation of the throne.

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11246 Battle of Cunaxa 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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