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 ARTAXERXES - LoveToKnow Article on ARTAXERXES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
He was the younger son of Xerxes, and was raised to throne in 465 by the vizier Artabanus, the murderer of his her.
ARTAXERXES II., surnamed Mnemon, the eldest son of w frius II~, whom he succeeded in the spring of 404.
In this war Artaxerxes is said h have distinguished himself personally (380 n.c.), but got into p ich difficulties in the wild country that he was glad when d iribazus succeeded in concluding a peace with the Cadusian P fieftains.
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 ARTAXERXES (I.-III.) - LoveToKnow Article on ARTAXERXES (I.-III.)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Artaxerxes used his Si atory with great cruelty; he plundered the Egyptian temples lo, A is said to have killed the Apis.
When Philip attacked D rinthus and Byzantium (340), Artaxerxes sent them support, w - which they were enabled to withstand the Macedonian.s; w iilips antagonists in Greece, Demosthenes and his party, C ped to get subsidies from the king, but were disappointed.
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 Artaxerxes III of Persia -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Artaxerxes III ruled (An empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC) Persia from 358 BC to 338 BC.
He was the son of (King of Persia who subdued numerous revolutions and made peace with Sparta (?-359 BC)) Artaxerxes II and was succeeded by (Click link for more info and facts about Arses of Persia) Arses of Persia (also known as Artaxerxes IV).
Artaxerxes was murdered by his minister, (Click link for more info and facts about Bagoas) Bagoas.
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 Artaxerxes III of Persia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Artaxerxes III 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).
In 343 BC Artaxerxes III reestablished persian rule over Egypt.
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 Arses of Persia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Artaxerxes IV Arses, King of Persia between 338 BC and 336 BC.
Bagoas sought to remain in office by replacing Artaxerxes with his son Arses, who he thought easier to control.
Bagoas then raised a cousin of Arses to the throne as King Darius III of Persia.
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 Artaxerxes III. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
He was originally named Ochus and is sometimes called Artaxerxes Ochus.
He gained the throne by a general massacre of his brother’s family, and throughout his reign he continued a policy of terror.
One of his ministers, the eunuch Bagoas, finally poisoned the king, put Artaxerxes’ son Arses on the throne in 338, then deposed him in 336 in favor of Darius III.
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 Artaxerxes III
Artaxerxes III re-established control over Persia and after several decades organized an attack against Egypt.
During the rule of Artaxrexes III, sacred animals to the Egyptians were killed, cities were destroyed and the Egyptian people were either taken into slavery or were forced to pay incredibly high taxes.
The reign of Artaxerxes III ended when he was poisoned after only 5 years of control over the Egyptian empire.
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 Artaxerxes IV Arses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Arses was a son of the Persian king Artaxerxes III Ochus (358-338), and succeeded his father.
The death of Artaxerxes III caused great upheavals in the Achaemenid empire and it is certain that Bagoas and Artaxerxes IV were unable to get a firm grasp on the situation.
At least two satrapies revolted: Egypt, which had recently been conquered by Artaxerxes III, and Babylonia (although the evidence for the insurrection of Nidin-Bêl is meager).
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 E-Thoth.Com - Egyptian Persian Period II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
After a period of independence for Egypt, Artaxerxes III of Persia conquered Egypt on his 2nd attempt.
When Artaxerxes III took over Egypt, he had the city walls destroyed, started a reign of terror, and set about looting all the temples.
In 338 BC, Artaxerxes III was killed by one of his previous advisers, the eunuch Bagoas, and Artaxerxes III’s son Arses became the ruler of Persia.
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 History of Iran
Unfortunately, in 338 BCE Artaxerxes III was poisoned by his eunuch Bagoas, who by murdering one of the most able Achaemenid emperors, unknowingly facilitated the fall of the Persian Empire.
Artaxerxes III was apparently buried in a tomb in Persepolis, where he had most likely never lived during his life time.
The successful rule of Artaxerxes III and his achievements in reinstating the power of the Persian Empire was almost entirely over turned by his murder and the pursuing chaos that accompanied it.
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 Artaxerxes III --  Encyclopædia Britannica
He was the son and successor of Artaxerxes II and was called Ochus before he took the throne.
Artaxerxes III was a cruel but energetic ruler.
After the murder of Artaxerxes III, in 338 BC, there was a brief obscure period during which a Nubian prince, Khabbash, seems to have gained control over Egypt, but Persian...
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 Artaxerxes II Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
To keep the Spartans busy, Artaxerxes subsidized their enemies in Greece - the Athenians, Thebans, and Corinthians, especially - to keep them busy back at home, in what would become known as the Corinthian War.
In 386 BC Artaxerxes II stabbed his allies in the back and came to an arrangement with Sparta, and in the Treaty of Antalcidas forced his erstwhile allies to come to terms.
An attempt to reconquer Egypt in 373 BC was completely unsuccessful, but in his waning years the Persians did manage to defeat a joint Egyptian-Spartan effort tto conquer Phoenicia.
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 Darius III: 336-330 BC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Darius III was left with the tasks of strengthening the army to defend against Alexander the Great, who lead a united Greece and of reorganizing the government.
Darius III was ill prepared to battle the advancing Alexander and was defeated in the Battle of Issus in 333.
The illustration is of Darius III from a mosaic of the Battle of Issus, dated from the late 2nd c.
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 Egyptian Pharaohs : 2nd Persian Period : Dynasty 31 : Artaxerxes III
Artaxerxes III (or sometimes Artaxerxes II Ochos) began the 31st Dynasty after the Persian forces defeated the Egyptians.
He was king of Persia for about twenty years, and took over the throne of Egypt, where he ruled for about six years.
Artaxerxes was murdered by his commander, Bagoas, in the summer of 338 BCE.
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 Artaxerxes II
Darius II He is sometimes called in Greek Artaxerxes Mnemon [the thoughtful].
Artaxerxes finally crushed Cyrus' rebellion at the battle of Cunaxa (401 B.C.), where Cyrus was killed.
Artaxerxes was ruled by the will of his wife and mother and relied heavily upon his officials; in addition, the satraps
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 Artaxerxes III Ochus - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Artaxerxes III Ochus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
He obtained the throne by contriving the deaths of his three elder brothers.
With the aid of Greek generals and mercenary troops, he quelled revolts in Phoenicia and reconquered Egypt 343
His reign was dominated by Bagoas, a eunuch, who poisoned both the king and later his elder son Ares (sometimes called Xerxes III) who succeeded him.
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 JewishEncyclopedia.com - ARTAXERXES III.:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Jesus relied for support upon Bagoses, Artaxerxes' general (the Bagoas previously mentioned), and so enraged Johanan that the latter struck him down in the Temple.
The suggestion that the story of Judith is a reflection of these events lacks all foundation.
4) that Jericho was besieged by Artaxerxes and destroyed by him, has been explained by Theodore Reinach ("Semitic Studies in Memory of A. Kohut," pp.
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 Egyptian Pharaohs : 2nd Persian Period : Dynasty 31 :Darius III
Darius III Codomannus was a nephew of Artaxerxes, and took the throne after Arses.
Alexander was unable to catch him, although Darius III was later murdered by his own general, Bessus, the Satrap of Bactria in July of 330.
Darius III was the last Persian ruler of Egypt.
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 Darius III of Persia: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Darius III of Persia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
After the eunuch Bagoas murdered Artaxerxes III[?] (338 BC) and his son Arses (336 BC), he raised a distant relative of the royal house to the throne.
The new king, who adopted the name of Darius, took warning by the fate of his predecessors and saved himself from it by forcing Bagoas to drink the cup himself.
In his flight ot the east he was deposed and killed by Bessus in July 330 BC.
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 Abar Naharah and the New World Order in Ezra-Nehemiah
Williamson identified the repetition of Ezra 4:4-5 and 24 as resumptive, indicating that Ezra 4:7-23 is intended to be a digression.
Artaxerxes should follow Darius, while the correspondence concerns the walls of Jerusalem and the geopolitical threat posed by the restored city, not the temple.
The role of Artaxerxes in the larger composition of Ezra-Nehemiah remains unexplained.
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 Artaxerxes III de Persia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Artaxerxes III gobernó Persia a partir del 358 A.C. a 338 A.C..
Pronto después de hacer el rey, Artaxerxes mató a todos sus parientes para proteger Persia contra guerras civiles.
En 343 A.C. Artaxerxes III Nectanebo derrotado II, conduciendo lo de Egipto, y Egipto hecho de nuevo una satrapía persa.
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 Encyclopedia: Artaxerxes II
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In 386 BC Artaxerxes II forced Greek poleis to come to terms and sign the treaty of 'universal peace' (Treaty of Antalcidas).
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 Biblical Archaeology: Iron Age III
The main capital of the empire of Darius was the city of Susa, although Hamadan-Ekbatana must have maintained its ancient prestige as a former capital and ideal summer resort for the court.
Cuneiform inscriptions from Susa telling of the building activities of Darius, Xerxes, Artaxerxes I; Darius II and Artaxerxes II, amply testify to the interest of all the rulers in this palace as their winter capital.
But there was another revolt, and Artaxerxes became suspicious of the building of Jerusalem.
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 History of Iran
Artaxerxes I (arta-xsaça) died sometimes between the December of 424 BCE and March 423 BCE.
Artaxerxes initially wanted to resolve the issue of his brother’s claim via peaceful negotiations, but these tactics failed, as did minor conflicts with Cyrus’ army by local rulers faithful to Artaxerxes.
We know that she preserved a large amount of influence on the court of Artaxerxes and with the help of eunuchs, who since the time of Xerxes I were important players on the courtly power struggles, managed to turn many fortunes in her own favour.
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 My Lines - Person Page 294
King of Persia and Egypt Artaxerxes III Ochus Achaemenid died 0338 BCE in Persia.
He was the son of Artaxerxes II Mnemon, King of Persia and Egypt and Statira of Armenia.
He was the son of King of Persia and Egypt Artaxerxes III Ochus Achaemenid.
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 Cappuccino Magazine | Cappuccino | Iranian Weekly Magazine: Darius III, despite a successful military career, was not ...
After poisoning Arses, the successor of Artaxerxes III, the kingmaker-eunuch Bagoas, proceeded to put Darius III Codomannus, a great-grand child of Darius II, on the throne (336 BC).
Out first mention of Darius III comes from the accounts of Artaxerxes III’s campaign against the Cadusians, were Darius, a distantly related prince, gained decisive victories against the rebellious Cadusians.
The fact that Darius III was even chosen to become a king shows the extent of Artaxerxes III’s slaughter of the members of his family, leaving Darius, son of Ostanes, son of Arsames, son of Darius II as the only possible contender to the throne.
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 DARIUS III   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
A man named Bagoas poisoned both Artaxerxes II and Artaxerxes III who were the princes next in line for the throne.
The wife and family left behind by the fleeing Darius III (can you believe that?) were supposedly treated well by Alexander the Great due to their royalty.
While fleeing to the city Bactria, Darius III was killed by one of his own commanders of the Persian forces.
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 ARTAXERXES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Artaxerxes ist der Name dreier Könige des altpersischen Weltreiches der Achämeniden und des ersten Königs der Sassaniden:
Artaxerxes I. Makrocheir (ap: Artachschatra, Regierungszeit 465 v.
Diese Seite dient der Unterscheidung gleich geschriebener Wörter, da „Artaxerxes' mehrere Bedeutungen hat.
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