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Artaxerxes had to face a revolt in Egypt in 460–454 BC led by Inaros II, who was the son of a Libyan prince named Psamtik, presumably descended from the Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt. In 460 BC, Inaros II revolted against the Persians with the help of his Athenian allies, and defeated the Persian army commanded by satrap Achaemenes .
Bessus or Bessos (Old Persian: *Bayaçฤ; Ancient Greek: Βฮฎσσος), also known by his throne name Artaxerxes V (Old Persian: ๐ ๐ผ๐ซ๐ง๐๐๐ Artaxšaçฤสฐ; Ancient Greek: แผρταξฮญρξης; died summer 329 BC), was a Persian satrap of the eastern Achaemenid satrapy of Bactria, as well as the self-proclaimed King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 330 to 329 BC.
Artaxerxes / ห ษหr t ษ ห z ษหr k s iห z / may refer to: The throne name of several Achaemenid rulers 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 ...
Illegitimate son of Artaxerxes I. [30] Seized the throne from Xerxes II. [32] Darius II (Ochus) February 423 – March 404 BC [27] (19 years and 0 or 1 month) Illegitimate son of Artaxerxes I. [30] Seized the throne from Sogdianus. [32] Artaxerxes II (Arsakes) March 404 [27] – spring (?) 358 BC [33] (46 years) Son of Darius II [34] Artaxerxes ...
Arses (Ancient Greek: แผρσης; c. 445 – 359/8 BC), known by his regnal name Artaxerxes II (Old Persian: ๐ ๐ผ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ Artaxšaçฤสฐ; Ancient Greek: แผρταξฮญρξης), was King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 405/4 BC to 358 BC. He was the son and successor of Darius II (r.
Name Reign Succession Life details Artaxias I: c. 190–159 BC (c. 31 years) Unclear succession. According to Strabo, Artaxias I was a general under the Seleucid king Antiochus III who seized power in Armenia, but according to Artaxias's own inscriptions he appears to have been part of a junior line of the Orontid dynasty. [3] Artavasdes: c ...
Levying a vast army, Artaxerxes marched into Egypt, and engaged Nectanebo II. After a year of fighting the Egyptian Pharaoh, Nectanebo inflicted a crushing defeat on the Persians with the support of mercenaries led by the Greek generals Diophantus and Lamius. [6] Artaxerxes was compelled to retreat and postpone his plans to reconquer Egypt.
Artaxerxes (disambiguation), the Hellenized form of Ardeshir; Ardashir Orontid, r. 5th century BC, Armenian king from the Orontid dynasty; Ardashir I, r. 224–241, founder of the Sassanid Empire; Ardashir II, r. 379–383, son of Hormizd II and successor of Shapur II "the Great" Ardashir III, r. 628–630, the youngest of the Sassanid kings