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Artaxerxes/ˌɑːrtəˈzɜːrksiːz/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:
- Ardeshir (disambiguation),the Middle and Modern Persian name descended from Old Persian equivalent of Artaxerxes,Artaxšacā
- Artaxerxes(opera),a 1762 opera by Thomas Arne
- 7212 Artaxerxes,a main-belt asteroid
- The wizard Artaxerxes, a character in J.R.R. Tolkien's novella "Roverandom"