Cyrus the Younger’s revolt

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Cyrus the Younger’s revolt was a failed 5th-century BCE uprising against Persian king Artaxerxes II, led by Cyrus with a mixed force including the famous Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil war ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
rebellion ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Cyrus the Younger’s campaign against Artaxerxes II ⓘ
Cyrus the Younger’s rebellion ⓘ
Cyrus’s rebellion ⓘ
cause Cyrus the Younger’s attempt to seize the Persian throne ⓘ
dynastic rivalry within the Achaemenid royal family ⓘ
chronologicalPredecessor reign of Darius II of Persia ⓘ
chronologicalSuccessor consolidation of Artaxerxes II’s rule ⓘ
conflictType dynastic struggle ⓘ
succession crisis ⓘ
describedBySource Ctesias of Cnidus ⓘ
Xenophon ⓘ
endTime 401 BCE ⓘ
hasParticipant Achaemenid royal army ⓘ
linked to: Persian army

Artaxerxes II of Persia ⓘ
linked to: Artaxerxes II

Cyrus the Younger ⓘ
Greek mercenaries ⓘ
Ten Thousand ⓘ
linked to: the Ten Thousand
historicalContext late Achaemenid period ⓘ
historicalPeriod 5th century BCE ⓘ
impact demonstrated effectiveness of Greek mercenary hoplites against Persian forces ⓘ
influenced later Greek and Macedonian views of Persian military power ⓘ
involvedForce Achaemenid infantry ⓘ
linked to: Persian army

Greek hoplites ⓘ
Persian cavalry ⓘ
leader Cyrus the Younger ⓘ
mainBattle Battle of Cunaxa ⓘ
notableCommander Ariaeus ⓘ
Artaxerxes II of Persia ⓘ
linked to: Artaxerxes II

Clearchus of Sparta ⓘ
Cyrus the Younger ⓘ
Tissaphernes ⓘ
notableWorkAbout Anabasis ⓘ
opponent Artaxerxes II of Persia ⓘ
linked to: Artaxerxes II
partOf history of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
place Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ
Babylonia ⓘ
linked to: Babylon

Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ
politicalEntityInvolved Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
Greek city-states (as sources of mercenaries) ⓘ
relatedEvent Retreat of the Ten Thousand ⓘ
relatedTo Peloponnesian War (aftermath) ⓘ
linked to: Peloponnesian War
result death of Cyrus the Younger ⓘ
failure of the revolt ⓘ
survival and retreat of the Ten Thousand ⓘ
victory of Artaxerxes II ⓘ
startTime 401 BCE ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

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army of Cyrus the Younger → participantIn → Cyrus the Younger’s revolt ⓘ
army of Cyrus the Younger → associatedWith → Achaemenid civil war ⓘ
linked to: Cyrus the Younger’s revolt
Artaxerxes II → conflict → Revolt of Cyrus the Younger ⓘ
linked to: Cyrus the Younger’s revolt
Artaxerxes II → conflict → Satraps’ Revolt ⓘ
linked to: Cyrus the Younger’s revolt
Ten Thousand → foughtIn → Campaign of Cyrus the Younger against Artaxerxes II ⓘ
subject linked to: the Ten Thousand
linked to: Cyrus the Younger’s revolt
Socrates of Achaea → participantIn → Cyrus the Younger’s campaign against Artaxerxes II of Persia ⓘ
linked to: Cyrus the Younger’s revolt
Parysatis → associatedWithEvent → Rebellion of Cyrus the Younger ⓘ
linked to: Cyrus the Younger’s revolt