for himself, or by supporters of Bardiya. Cambyses was buried in Neyriz in southeastern Persis. As reported in the Persepolis Administrative Archives, sacrifices were offered in his name. At the time of Cambyses' death, the Achaemenid Empire was stronger than ever, reaching from Cyrenaica to the Hindu Kush, and from the Syr Darya to the Persian Gulf. See also Cambysene Cambyses Romance Notes References Sources |- 522 BC deaths 6th-century BC Kings of the Achaemenid Empire 6th-century BC Pharaohs 6th-century BC Babylonian kings Kings of the Achaemenid Empire Pharaohs of the Achaemenid dynasty of Egypt Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt Deaths from gangrene Year of birth unknown Kings of the Lands Teispids Fratricides