Definition of Battle of Cunaxa

1. Noun. Battle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne.

Exact synonyms: Cunaxa
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Geographical relationships: Babylonia, Chaldaea, Chaldea

Lexicographical Neighbors of Battle Of Cunaxa

battle group
battle honours
battle it out
battle line
battle neurosis
battle of Atlanta
battle of Austerlitz
battle of Boyne
battle of Brunanburh
battle of Bunker Hill
battle of Caporetto
battle of Chattanooga
battle of Chickamauga
battle of Cowpens
battle of Crecy
battle of Cunaxa (current term)
battle of Cynoscephalae
battle of Hastings
battle of Hohenlinden
battle of Ipsus
battle of Issus
battle of Ivry
battle of Jutland
battle of Langside
battle of Leuctra
battle of Lule Burgas
battle of Lutzen
battle of Marathon
battle of Marston Moor
battle of Minden

Literary usage of Battle of Cunaxa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of Greece by Connop Thirlwall (1855)
"battle of Cunaxa. named Silanus, had predicted that there would be no engagement within ten days. Cyrus had observed, that, if so, he should not have to ..."

2. Masterpieces of Greek Literature: Homer: Tyrtaeus: Archilochus: Callistratus by Clara Hitchcock Seymour (1902)
"THE battle of Cunaxa From the Anabasis, Boob I. viii. §§ 14-29. AT this time the barbarian army was evenly advancing, and the Hellenic division was still ..."

3. A History of Greece: From the Earliest Times to the Roman Conquest. With by William Smith (1897)
"5. Passage of the Euphrates, and march through the desert. § 6. battle of Cunaxa, and death of ... battle of Cunaxa ..."

4. A Critical History of the Language and Literature of Antient Greece by William Mure (1857)
"... AFTER THE battle of Cunaxa. THE whole tenor of Xenophon's narrative here seems to prove, that Ari»us was playing a double game from the first; ..."

5. Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology by Society of Biblical Archaeology (1885)
"DEAR SIR, Will you kindly allow me to say a few words upon the criticisms made of my explanation of the " battle of Cunaxa " by my old and good friend Mr. ..."

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