SAEDNEWS: Cambyses Relied on Greek Allies like Polycrates and Phanes of Halicarnassus in the Conquest of Egypt
According to the History and Culture Service of Saed News, Cambyses relied on Greek support to conquer Egypt. Greeks such as Polycrates, the ruler of the island of Samos, provided their naval fleet to the Achaemenids, while Phanes of Halicarnassus, a Greek mercenary commander, supplied Cambyses with crucial intelligence on Egyptian fortifications and strategies. These collaborations played a key role in accelerating the Achaemenid advance and paving the way for the conquest of Egypt.
Greek support for Cambyses was significant not only in equipping his military forces but also in crossing the Sinai deserts and controlling strategic routes. This alliance between the Achaemenids and the Greeks laid the groundwork for more complex relations in the future, which later influenced conflicts between Greece and the Achaemenid Empire.
