Prince Cyrus the Younger

Cyrus the Younger
Old Persia
Prince
423 BC – 401 BC

Background
       The youngest son of King Darius II and Parysatis, Cyrus was a young prince who governed Lydia, Phyrgia, and Cappadocia in Persia. When King Darius II died in 405 BC, Cyrus’ brother Artaxerxes II became king in 404 BC. However, accused of plotting his brother’s murder, was pushed out. Returning in 401 BC, Cyrus marched on Artaxerxes with an army of Greek mercenaries. At their great battle at Cunaxa in 401, Cyrus would meet his end.

Peloponnesian War Contribution
       Great friends with Spartan General Lysander, Cyrus took command of Achaemenian forces in the western Persian empire. With the help of Persia and Cyrus, Lysander would crush the Athenian forces at Aegospotami, 405 BC.