Cambyses Flashcards
Who was Amasis?
He was the ruler of Egypt just before the Persians invaded.
What happened to Amasis’s body?
Name the places Cambyses invaded?
Egypt and he tried to invade Ethiopia
What happened in Cambyses invasion of Ethiopia?
Cambyses ran out of supplys and left his men for dead in the desert, every single one of his soliders died.
Why did Cambyses kill the Apis bull?
Cambyses killed the Apis, because after his failed invasion of ethipoia, he returned to to find a celebration, he thought they were celebrating his defeat, but they were celebrating the apis bull.
What did Cambyses do to the Apis bull
Cambyses order for him to see the bull when he saw the bull he pulled out a knife and slashed its leg as the apis bull bled to death he mocked it for a god dying.
