Dialogues · Character
Cambyses
Persian king, used as an example of tyranny and madness.
minor
Also known as King Cambyses
First appearance: i
Cambyses shows up with force in King Cambyses and the Suppression of Anger. The page is where that presence becomes real.
King Cambyses, excessively addicted to wine, kills his advisor's son to prove his self-control while drunk.
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In King Cambyses and the Suppression of Anger: King Cambyses, excessively addicted to wine, kills his advisor's son to prove his self-control while drunk. Later, in Chapter XX: King of the Persians who inflicted cruel…
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