cunaxa (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Cunaxa*:
NOUN	act	Cunaxa, battle of Cunaxa	battle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne

English > *Cunaxa*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	battle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne.
Synonym	battle of Cunaxa
Instance of	pitched battle	A fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
Region	Babylonia, Chaldaea, Chaldea	An ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia
Spanish	batalla de Cunaxa, Cunaxa

HyperDic: cunaxa