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kyuˈnæk səcu·nax·a

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Cunaxa, battle of Cunaxanoun

    battle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne

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  1. cunaxa

    The Battle of Cunaxa was fought in the late summer of 401 BC between the Persian king Artaxerxes II and his brother Cyrus the Younger for control of the Achaemenid throne. The great battle of the revolt of Cyrus took place 70 km north of Babylon, at Cunaxa (Greek: Κούναξα), on the left bank of the Euphrates. The main source is Xenophon, a Greek soldier who participated in the fighting.

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  1. cunaxa

    Cunaxa is a place in ancient Mesopotamia where a famous battle, known as the Battle of Cunaxa, took place in 401 BC. This battle was part of the struggle for the Persian throne between Cyrus the Younger and his elder brother, King Artaxerxes II. The location is near the present-day city of Baghdad in Iraq.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Cunaxa

    a town in Babylonia, on the Euphrates, 60 m. N. of Babylon.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. cunaxa

    In Mesopotamia, near the Euphrates, where Cyrus the Younger was defeated and slain by his brother Artaxerxes II., against whom he had conspired, 401 B.C.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cunaxa in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cunaxa in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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