The Lost Army of Cambyses

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_novel
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Cambyses' Lost Army
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Cambyses_II
gptkbp:category ancient history
unsolved mysteries
gptkbp:disappeared Persian invasion of Egypt
gptkbp:hasLegend army was swallowed by a sandstorm
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Lost Army of Cambyses
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion near Oasis of Kharga
gptkbp:location gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Western_Desert
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Herodotus'_Histories
gptkbp:numberOfTroops 50,000
gptkbp:period circa 524 BCE
gptkbp:purpose to attack the Oracle of Amun at Siwa Oasis
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Achaemenid_Empire
gptkb:Oracle_of_Amun
gptkbp:status unconfirmed discovery
gptkbp:subjectOf archaeological searches
The Lost Army of Cambyses (novel by Paul Sussman)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Paul_Sussman
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8