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Text Appearing Before Image: 1-43 Text Appearing After Image: 1-43 Persia—Downfall of Cambyses 8 c Bitterly stricken in spirit, distrusted by his countrymen whose lives he hadjrecklessly sacrificed, hated by the Egyptians, whose faith he had vindictivelyinsulted, Cambyses turned homeward. But from home came yet more terrify-ing news; the Persians themselves were said to have revolted under the lead ofSmerdis. Only Cambyses himself knew that this report could not be true,since Smerdis was dead; and even Cambyses, shaken by guilt and despair, waveredin his belief. Could it be that his own servants had somehow deceived himabout his brothers killing? Or could that brothers ghost have returned forvengeance? Or was this leader an impostor? In a confusion and agony ofmind such as we can imagine, Cambyses seems to have called his chief followerstogether on the armys hasty homeward march, and told them the truth abouthis brothers murder. Then the conqueror died. How? We do not know. Perhaps, most fittingend to the grim tragedy, he slew himself; possibl
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