The Physician Who Provoked Conflict Between Two Powerful Empires
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00:00The doctor who incited a conflict between two powerful empires, Persia and Egypt, was the catalyst for the war.
00:07The Persian king, Cambyses, made a request to the Egyptian pharaoh, Amasis, for his most skilled eye doctor.
00:15The physician chosen for this task was discontented with being separated from his family and forced to work far away.
00:22When he arrived in Persia, he sought revenge by advising Cambyses to request the pharaoh's favorite daughter as a gift.
00:30Amasis was reluctant to send his cherished daughter as a mere concubine, but he also wanted to avoid offending the formidable Persian empire at its zenith.
00:39In a clever maneuver, he sent the daughter of the former pharaoh, claiming she was his own.
00:44This former Egyptian princess, just like the doctor, was unhappy with the situation and revealed the trickery to Cambyses when she arrived.
00:52The Persian king was furious at the insult and subsequently invaded Egypt, defeating the pharaoh.