The_Pro
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That's my cousin Earl in Oregon.
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Yes, the Lost army of Cambyses II, son of Cyrus the Great. Here's a recap;
Sometime around 524 BC, priests at the oracle of the Temple of Amun decided they didn't much care for their new ruler, Cambyses II, son of Cyrus the Great. Cambyses decided that he didn't much care for their insubordination. And he had soldiers -- 50,000 of them, sent marching through the Sahara from Thebes to put those rebellious priests in their place.
But they never reached their destination (the Oasis of Siwa, where the mutinous temple was located). Seven days into their march, a massive sandstorm broke out and buried Cambyses' entire army was never to be seen again. Per Herodotus: "A wind arose from the south, strong and deadly, bringing with it vast columns of whirling sand, which entirely covered up the troops and caused them wholly to disappear."
Source: https://blogs.scientificamerican.co...8099-lost-army-and-the-physics-of-sandstorms/
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