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Artaxerxes III of Persia
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| Artaxerxes III Ochus | |||
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| Preceded by: Nectanebo II |
Shah of Persia Pharaoh of Egypt Achaemenid |
Succeeded by: Artaxerxes IV |
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| Reign | 343 BC — 338 BC | ||
| Consort(s) | Atossa | ||
| Issue | Artaxerxes IV of Persia | ||
| Father | Artaxerxes II of Persia | ||
| Died | 338 BC | ||
Artaxerxes III Ochus (Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠[1]) ruled Persia from 358 BC to 338 BC. He was the son of Artaxerxes II and was succeeded by Arses of Persia (also known as Artaxerxes IV). Soon after becoming the king, Artaxerxes killed all of his relatives to protect Persia from civil wars. In 343 BC Artaxerxes III defeated Nectanebo II, driving him from Egypt, and made Egypt once again a Persian satrapy.
There is evidence for a renewed building policy at Persepolis, where Artaxerxes III erected a new palace.
According to the Greek historian Diodorus, Artaxerxes was murdered by his minister, Bagoas, but this is contradicted by cuneiform texts.[2]
- ^ Ghias Abadi, R. M. (2004). Achaemenid Inscriptions (کتیبههای هخامنشی), 2nd edition (in Persian), Tehran: Shiraz Navid Publications, page 144. ISBN 964-358-015-6.
- ^ Chr. Walker, "Achaemenid Chronology and the Babylonian Sources," in: John Curtis (ed.), Mesopotamia and Iran in the Persian Period: Conquest and Imperialism, 539-331 BC (London 1997), page 22.
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Artaxerxes III of Persia
Born: ?? Died: 338 BC |
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| Preceded by Artaxerxes II |
Great King (Shah) of Persia 358 BC – 338 BC |
Succeeded by Artaxerxes IV Arses |
| Preceded by Nectanebo II |
Pharaoh of Egypt XXXI Dynasty 343 BC – 338 BC |
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