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Artaxerxes III
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The 11th Achaemenid Emperor (358–338 BC)
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Artaxerxes III was a male sovereign of the Achaemenid Empire, serving as King of Kings and pharaoh. Born in 425 BCE, he was the son of Artaxerxes II and Stateira. His siblings included Arsames, Apama, Rhodogune, and Atossa. He was married to Atossa and had children named Arses and Parysatis II.
During his reign, which spanned the Late Period of ancient Egypt and the Thirty-first Dynasty of Egypt, Artaxerxes III was the owner of the Mausoleum of Maussollos. He died in 338 BCE in Babylon due to poison. His place of burial was Persepolis.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Artaxerxes
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Achaemenid Empire
- Place of death
- Babylon
- Spouse
- Atossa
- Father
- Artaxerxes II
- Mother
- Stateira
- Sibling
- Atossa
- Occupation
- sovereign
- Position held
- King of Kings
- Family
- Achaemenid dynasty
- Noble title
- pharaoh
- Image
- Rock relief of Artaxerxes III in Persepolis.jpg
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- Artaxerxes III
- date of death
- 0338-09-01
- date of birth
- 0425-01-01
- place of burial
- Persepolis
- time period
- Thirty-first Dynasty of Egypt
- cause of death
- poison
- owner of
- Mausoleum of Maussollos
- name in native language
- Artaxerxes
- relative
- Oxyathres of Persia
- significant place
- Persis
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Encyclopedic overview
Ochus (Ancient Greek: Ὦχος Ochos), known by his dynastic name Artaxerxes III (Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 Artaxšaçāʰ; Ancient Greek: Ἀρταξέρξης), was King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 359/58 to 338 BC. He was the son and successor of Artaxerxes II and his mother was Stateira.
Before ascending the throne Artaxerxes was a satrap and commander of his father's army. Artaxerxes came to power after one of his brothers was executed, another committed suicide, the last murdered and his father, Artaxerxes II died. Soon after becoming king, Artaxerxes murdered all of the royal family to secure his place as king. He started two major campaigns against Egypt. The first campaign failed, and was followed up by rebellions throughout the western part of his empire. During the second invasion, Artaxerxes finally defeated Nectanebo II, the Pharaoh of Egypt, bringing the country back into the Persian fold after six decades.
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