Cambysu
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Cambysu was an Arabian tribe mentioned by Pliny.[1]
Variants
- Cambyses (Anabasis by Arrian, p. 140, 141, 226, 864.)
- Kamboh = Cambysu (Pliny.vi.33).
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Kamboh = Cambysu (Pliny.vi.33).
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Kamboh = Cambyses (Anabasis by Arrian, p. 140, 141, 226, 864.)
Mention by Pliny
Pliny[2] mentions 'The Gulfs Of The Red Sea'....The localities of this region are as follow: On passing the Ælanitic Gulf there is another gulf, by the Arabians called Sœa, upon which is situate the city of Heroön.2 The town of Cambysu3 also stood here formerly, between the Neli and the Marchades, Cambyses having established there the invalids of his army.
1 The Straits of Bab-el-Mandeb.
2 Or Heroöpolis, a city east of the Delta, in Egypt, and situate near the mouth of the royal canal which connected the Nile with the Red Sea. It was of considerable consequence as a trading station upon the arm of the Red Sea, which runs up as far as Arsinoë, the modern Suez, and was called the "Gulf" or "Bay of the Heroes." The ruins of Heroöpolis are still visible at Abu-Keyscheid.
3 This place, as here implied, took its name from Cambyses, the son of Cyrus.