Cambyses
2 of the 7 encyclopedias on this shelf carry an entry for Cambyses. Both are reproduced below, so you can see where they agree and where they differ.
1000 Classical Characters (1900)
King of Persia, was the son of Cyrus the Great. He conquered Egypt, and was so disgusted at the superstition of the Egyptians that he killed their god Apis and plundered their temples. Camillus, L. Furius. A celebrated Roman, called a second Romulus from the services he rendered his country. He was banished for distributing the spoils he had obtained at Veii. During his exile Rome was besieged by the Gauls under Brennus. The besieged Romans then elected him Dictator, and he went to the relief of his country, which he delivered after it had been some time occupied by the enemy. He died в. c. 365. “ 2026 Editor's Note: Cambyses II , son of Cyrus the Great, reigned from 530 to 522 BCE and conquered Egypt by defeating pharaoh Psamtik III at the Battle of Pelusium in 525 BC. While ancient sources describe his sacrilegious treatment of Egyptian religious institutions, modern historians often view these accounts as biased or unreliable. (Ed: BR 2026-07-02)
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
(1) a Persian of noble blood, to whom King Astyages gave his daughter Mandane in marriage. Astyages was dethroned by Cyrus, the offspring of this union. (2) The son of Cyrus the Great and grandson of the preceding, g, became, after the death of his father, King of the Persians and Medes, 529 b. c. In the fifth year of his reign he invaded Egypt, conquering the whole kingdom within six months. But his expeditions against the Ammonites and Ethiopians having failed, his violent and vindictive nature broke out in cruel treatment of his subjects, his brother Smerdis and his own wife being among his victims. He died in 521 b. c.