HyperDic: battle_of_cunaxa

English > 1 sense of the expression battle of Cunaxa:
NOUNactbattle of Cunaxa, Cunaxabattle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne
English > battle of Cunaxa: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaningbattle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne.
SynonymCunaxa
Instance ofpitched battleA fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
RegionBabylonia, Chaldaea, ChaldeaAn ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia
Spanishbatalla de Cunaxa, Cunaxa

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