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The Battle of Pelusium: Cats, Cambyses, and Egypt's Fall

The Battle of Pelusium: Cats, Cambyses, and Egypt's Fall

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In 525 BCE, the Persian king Cambyses II marched on Egypt, but the decisive moment came not at the walls of Memphis but at the frontier fortress of Pelusium. Legend has it that Cambyses used cats — sacred to the Egyptian goddess Bastet — as a shield, carrying them before his soldiers so the Egyptians would refuse to fire their arrows. But was it really cats that won the battle? This episode digs into the historical accounts of Herodotus, the political background of the Saite pharaohs, and the archaeological evidence from Pelusium. We also explore the aftermath: the establishment of the Twenty-Seventh Dynasty, Cambyses' controversial reign, and the deeper cultural trauma of foreign conquest. Join Lucas and Luna as they untangle myth from fact in one of ancient history's most famous — and furriest — battles. #Pelusium #Cambyses #Bastet #Herodotus #Saite #TwentySeventhDynasty #PersianConquest #AncientEgypt #CatSacred #BattleOfPelusium #Memphis #PsammetichusIII #AmasisII #Polycrates #GreekMercenaries #NorthAfrica #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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