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Artaxerxes

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Artaxerxes/ˌɑːrtəˈzɜːrksz/may refer to:

The throne name of severalAchaemenidrulers of the 1st Persian Empire:

  • Artaxerxes I of Persia(died 425 BC), Artaxerxes I Longimanus,r.466–425 BC, son and successor of Xerxes I
  • Artaxerxes II of Persia(436 BC–358 BC), Artaxerxes II Mnemon,r.404–358 BC, son and successor of Darius II
  • Artaxerxes III of Persia(425 BC–338 BC), Artaxerxes III Ochus,r.358–338 BC, son and successor of Artaxerxes II
  • Artaxerxes IVof Persia (died 336 BC), Artaxerxes IV Arses,r.338–336 BC, son and successor of Artaxerxes III
  • Artaxerxes Vof Persia (died 329 BC), Artaxerxes V Bessus,r.330–329 BC, nobleman who seized the throne from Darius III

Artaxerxesmay also refer to:

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