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-*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Cambyses II (sources)]]
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-*SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category:Cambyses II (subject)]]
-'''Cambyses II''' was King of Persia, from 530 to his death in 522 BCE.
-==Overview==
-Cambyses II was the son of [[Cyrus|Cyrus the Great]]. In official documents, his name is associated with that of his father in leading religious ceremonies since 539 BCE.
-Cambyses II became emperor when [[Cyrus]] died in battle in 530 BCE. He added Egypt to the territories of the Empire in 525 BCE.
-It is unclear whether Cambyses' death in 522 BCE was accident, suicide or murder. After the brief reign of [[Bardiya]], [[Darius I]] emerged as the new King of Persia.
-====Cambyses II and the Jews====
-As King of Persia, Cambyses II was the ruler of Judea. Under his tenure, no significant progress was made in the reconstruction project of the Jerusalem Temple, initiated by [[Sheshbazzar]] under [[Cyrus]]. Josephus attributes to the opposition of the nearby nations and to the decision of the king a nine-year stop to the work of reconstruction of the city of Jerusalem and the Temple.
-==Cambyses II in Second Temple Jewish sources==
-*See [[Cambyses II (sources)]]
-==Cambyses II in Scholarship==
-==Cambyses II in Fiction==
-Since the 16th century, Cambyses has appeared as a character in several works of fiction, but not in relation with events of Second Temple Judaism.
-==Related categories==
-*[[Persian Kings|Persian Kings (subject)]]
-*[[High Priests|High Priests (subject)]] / [[Zadokites|Zadokites (subject)]]
-==External links==
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambyses_II Wikipedia]
 [[Category:Index]]
 [[Category:People]]

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