Definition of Cyrus the Younger

1. Noun. Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC).

Exact synonyms: Cyrus
Generic synonyms: Prince

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cyrus The Younger

Cyrilliaceae
Cyrillic
Cyrillic alphabet
Cyrillisation
Cyrillisations
Cyrillization
Cyrillizations
Cyrtomium
Cyrtomium aculeatum
Cyrus
Cyrus Hall McCormick
Cyrus II
Cyrus McCormick
Cyrus the Elder
Cyrus the Great
Cyrus the Younger (current term)
Cys
Cysticercus bovis
Cysticercus cellulosae
Cysticercus fasciolaris
Cysticercus pisiformis
Cysticercus tenuicollis
Cystophora
Cystophora cristata
Cystopteris
Cystopteris bulbifera
Cystopteris fragilis
Cystopteris montana
Cyt
Cytauxzoon

Literary usage of Cyrus the Younger

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl (1899)
"THE CAMPAIGN OF Cyrus the Younger. BY XENOPHON. (Translated by II. ... He joined the expedition of Cyrus the Younger as a volunteer, and on the murder of ..."

2. The Works of Sir Walter Ralegh, Kt by Sir Walter Raleigh, Thomas Birch, William Oldys (1829)
"X. Of the expedition of Cyrus the younger. SECT. I. The grounds of Cyrus'.* attempt against his brother. J. HE matters of Greece now standing upon such ..."

3. The first four books of Xenophon's Anabasis: with notes, adapted to the by Xenophon, William Watson Goodwin, John Williams White (1894)
"Cyrus the Younger. 15. Darius II. (y. ... who was born before the accession of Darius to the throne. Their second son was Cyrus the Younger (v. ..."

4. The History of Greece by Connop Thirlwall (1855)
"THE EXPEDITION OF Cyrus the Younger. Accession of Artaxerxes Mnemon.—Preparations of Cyrus. ... Cyrus the Younger ..."

5. The History of Greece by Connop Thirlwall (1860)
"THE EXPEDITION OF Cyrus the Younger. Accession of Artaxerxes Mnemon.—Preparations of Cyrus.— Clearchus.—Aristippus.— Cyrus begins his March. ..."

6. Imaginary Conversations by Walter Savage Landor (1891)
"XENOPHON AND Cyrus the Younger.1 Cyrus. Xenophon, I have longed for an opportunity of conversing with thee alone, on matters in which thou ..."

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