{"id":18498,"date":"2024-05-26T13:41:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T13:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/egyptdreamtours.com\/en\/?p=18498"},"modified":"2024-12-05T14:50:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T14:50:16","slug":"curse-of-the-pharaohs-and-cambyses-lost-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/egyptdreamtours.com\/en\/de\/2024\/05\/26\/curse-of-the-pharaohs-and-cambyses-lost-army\/","title":{"rendered":"Curse of the Pharaohs and Cambyses’ lost army."},"content":{"rendered":"

Curse of the Pharaohs and Cambyses lost army\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Cambyses II.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cambyses II (flourished 6th century BCE) was an Achaemenid king of Persia (reigned 529\u2013522 BCE), who conquered Egypt in 525. He was the eldest son of King Cyrus II the Great by Cassandane, During his father\u2019s lifetime, Cambyses was in charge of Babylonian affairs. In 538, he performed the ritual duties of a Babylonian king at the important New Year festival, and in 530, before Cyrus set out on his last campaign, he was appointed regent in Babylon.<\/p>\n

The conquest of Egypt, planned by Cyrus, was the major achievement of Cambyses\u2019 reign. The invasion took place during the reign of Psamtik III. Cambyses received assistance from Polycrates of Samos; from Phanes, a Greek general in the Egyptian army who gave him valuable military information; and from the Arabs, who provided water for the crossing of the Sinai Desert. After Cambyses had won the Battle of Pelusium 525 BCE, in the Nile Delta and had captured Heliopolis and Memphis, Egyptian resistance collapsed.<\/p>\n

The Persian victory at the Battle of Pelusium marked the first time Egypt was ever ruled by a foreign dynasty.
\nAs the new Iranian Pharoah of Egypt, Cambyses’ conquest ended thousands of years of native Egyptian rule.
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The lost army of Cambyses<\/strong><\/p>\n

The lost \u00a0Army of Cambyses was, according to an ancient record,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0a formation of 50,000 Persian soldiers that disappeared in the Western Desert of Egypt in 524 BC after becoming engulfed in a sandstorm<\/b>. They had supposedly been sent by Cambyses II in order to subjugate the Oracle of Amun at the Siwa Oasis.<\/p>\n

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The Oracle Temple of Amun.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 26th-dynasty Temple of the Oracle sits in the northwest corner of the ruins of Aghurmi village. Built in the 6th century BC by the Pharaoh Amasis (570 – 526 Bce)\u00a0 probably on top of an earlier temple, it was dedicated to Amun (occasionally referred to as Zeus or Jupiter Ammon) and was a powerful symbol of the town\u2019s wealth. It is believed Alexander the Great was declared son of Amun in this temple.<\/p>\n

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What did the oracle at Siwa tell Alexander the Great?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In his account, the priest greeted Alexander the Great as the son of Zeus-Ammon and informed him that the empire of the world had been reserved for him and that all of Philip of Macedon’s murders had been punished.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The fame of the oracle temple in the ancient time<\/strong><\/p>\n

the oracle of Amon was reputed to be truthful, It’s famed from its role in ancient Egypt as the home to an oracle of Amun, at that time the ancient Egyptians and ancient greeks had somehow same culture and they both believed in the power of the Oracle temple of Amun and its predictions,the first greek settlement in Egypt was city of Naukratis, founded in the 7th century BC as a gateway for Mediterranean trade, it was home to the earliest Greek settlement in Egypt and remained a focus of contact and exchange until the 7th century AD.<\/p>\n

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The persians and Cambyses didn’t respect the ancient Egyptian religion, insulted the priests and destroyed many temples.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Cambyses\u00a0 seized and\u00a0 captured\u00a0 Memphis, then he sent the Pharaoh (Psamtik) to exile. Cambyses then moved south to Thebes (modern Luxor).<\/div>\n
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The Persian emperor wanted to lay claim to Egypt and be legitimately granted his position as the Pharaoh. But it appears that the powerful priests at the Oracle of Ammon (modern Siwa) were unwilling to provide that legitimacy, enraging Cambyses.<\/p>\n

At some point in 524 BC, Cambyses embarked on an invasion of Ethiopia, launching his campaign from Thebes\u00a0(modern Luxor in Egypt).<\/p>\n

According to Herodotus, Cambyses detached a contingent of fifty-thousand men and sent them to attack and enslave the Ammonians, and burn the sacred temple of Amun (the Oracle of Ammon or Amun). Cambyses then marched East towards Ethiopia, while this army of fifty-thousand turned West from Thebes towards Ammon (modern Siwa).<\/p>\n

This army was last seen in the \u201cIsland of the Blessed\u201d – though we do not know what specific location this refers to. It was apparently about seven days from Thebes. We can make certain educated guesses as to the route of this army. So, the army was last seen at this \u201cblessed\u201d location (which could put it somewhere between Kharga \u00a0and Dakhla Oases, assuming that was the route or maybe on the way to Farafra).<\/p>\n

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