Cyrus the Younger, rarely called Cyrus III, was an Achaemenid prince and general. He ruled as satrap of Lydia and Ionia from 408 to 401 BC. Son of Darius II and Parysatis, he died in 401 BC in the Battle of Cunaxa during a failed attempt to oust his elder brother Artaxerxes II from the Persian throne.
- Occupation
- military officer
- Position held
- satrap
- Citizenship
- Achaemenid Empire
- Born
- 500 BC
- Died
- 401 BC
