ARTAXERXES III

d. 338 b.c., king of ancient Persia (358–338 b.c.), son and successor of Artaxerxes II. 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. An early expedition against Egypt failed (351 b.c.), but he set out again (c.342) and, having destroyed Sidon on his way, reduced Egypt by bloody conquest. He also put down the unruly satraps and centralized and strengthened the empire. 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. 1761
Book by Thomas Augustine Arne, William Gillis; William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, 1963
Subjects: Operas--To 1800--Librettos
ACT III. SCENE I. A Prison. ARBACES...th untimely Blow . Enter ARTAXERXES. Artax. Arbaces! Arb...this I see! Does royal Artaxerxes deign to Visit The Wretch...quickly fly----- Remember Artaxerxes , and be happy. Arb . Your...
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Rewriting the Sacred Text
Book by Kristin De Troyer; Brill, 2003
Subjects: Bible--O.T--Apocrypha--Esdras, 1st--Criticism, Textual, Bible--O.T--Comparative Studies, Bible--O.T--Criticism, Textual, Bible--O.T--Esther--Greek, Bible--O.T--Joshua Iii--Greek--Versions--Septuagint
...4-5 - Ezra 4:6 2:17-24 Letter to Artaxerxes = Ezra 4:7-16 6 2:25 Narrative introduction to = Ezra 4:17a the answer of Artaxerxes 2:26-29 Letter of Artaxerxes Letter of Artaxerxes 2:30a The enemies get...
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From Polis to Empire, the Ancient World, C. 800 B.C.-A.D. 500: A Biographical Dictionary
Book by Andrew G. Traver; Greenwood Press, 2002
Subjects: History, Ancient--Dictionaries
...Persian Empire , 1983. Daniel Smith-Christopher ARTAXERXES III OCHOS (c. 359/358-338/337 B.C.) Through...execution of his brothers and the reconquest of Egypt, Artaxerxes III was able to restore the power of the Persian Empire...
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Who's Who in Ancient Egypt
Book by Michael Rice; Routledge, 1999
Subjects: Egypt--History--To 332 B.C--Biography
...Ochos, who was proclaimed as ARTAXERXES III. Kuhrt 2:173-4, 683, 685, 687, 691, 695, 699. Artaxerxes III alt. Ochos , King, Twenty...Persian empire became evident. Artaxerxes III devoted himself with some success...
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A Historical Commentary on Diodorus Siculus, Book 15
Book by P. J. Stylianou; Oxford University, 1998
Subjects: Greece--History--To 146 B.C, History, Ancient--Historiography
...II 19/Artaxerxes II 43. 362/1 15. 93. 1 Artaxerxes II 43/Artaxerxes III Ochus 23. 335/4 17. 5. 3-6. 2 A summary from Artaxerxes III to Darius III. The death of Darius III is mentioned...
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Artaxerxes, Ardasir, and Bahman
Journal article by Said Amir Arjomand; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 118, 1998
Subjects: Ardasir (Persian king)--Research, Artaxerxes II (Persian king)--Research, Bahman (Persian king)--Research, Iran--Religion, Zoroastrianism--Research
...Plutarch begins his life of Artaxerxes (Artaxerxes, 1) by saying that he was surnamed...of Data, son of Dara (Darius III), the last Kayanid monarch...identification of Ardasir-Bahman with Artaxerxes II. The mythical Bahman and...
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Iranians in Babylonia
Journal article by Matthew W. Stolper; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 114, 1994
Subjects: Achaemenid dynasty, 559-330 B.C.--Bibliography, Babylon (Ancient city)--Bibliography, Iranians--Bibliography
...RT 19 101:3. P. 37 s.v. Artaxerxes II: on the fragments of royal...1989): 3-6. P. 37 s.v. Artaxerxes III: texts dated in his reign also...and 103 belong to the reign of Artaxerxes III, then so should VAS 6 293 and...
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"Shook the Arsenal": Paradise Regained 4. 270
Journal article by John Leonard; Philological Quarterly, Vol. 77, 1998
Subjects: Aristophanes--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Greek literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Hermeneutics--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Milton, John--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Paradise Regained (Poem)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Philology--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...1987) 81-2. (7) I have assumed that Miltons prime reference is Artaxerxes I (r. 445-425 BC). If the reference is to Artaxerxes II (r. 404-359 BC) or Artaxerxes III (r. 358-338 BC), the orator is most likely to be Isocrates...
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Fifth Century Nippur: Texts of the Murasus and from Their Surroundings
Journal article by Matthew W. Stolper; Journal of Cuneiform Studies, Vol. 53, 2001
...Minu-anaBel-dams, the Newell Collection seal and the Moscow Artaxerxes seal suggests that they are all close in date, hence that the latter two date to the reign of Artaxerxes I, not Artaxerxes III.
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Dating Problems in Cuneiform Tablets concerning the Reign of Antigonus Monophthalmus
Journal article by Tom Boiy; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 121, 2001
Subjects: Clay tablets--Analysis, Cuneiform inscriptions--Analysis, Greece--Antiquities
...C., Xerxes) (459/58 B.C., Artaxerxes I) (441/40 B.C.) (423/22...405/4 B.C.) (387/86 B.C., Artaxerxes II) (369/68 B.C.) (351/50 B.C., Artaxerxes III) (333/32 B.C., Darius III...
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On the Path of Persian History : The Islamic Republic of Iran May Impose Its Will on a Reluctant Population, but This Does Not Deny Its Glorious Past as One of the Greatest Empires History Has Known
Magazine article by Eva Harnik; World and I, Vol. 16, December 2001
Subjects: Iran--Description and travel
...Persian army disintegrated. His son Artaxerxes held on to power for another forty...pursued the last Achaemenian, Darius III, as far as Gorgan, just east of the...Darius I and II, Xerxes, and his son Artaxerxes were cut into a cliff, about 100 feet...
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Why the West Has Won: Freedom Is the Ultimate Weapon
Magazine article by Victor Davis Hanson; The American Spectator, Vol. 34, November 2001
Subjects: Civilization, Democracy, Freedoms, Military history, War
...Cyrus, rashly pursued his brother, Artaxerxes, across the battle line and was cut...were by nature "different" from King Artaxerxes men.The later pseudoscientific notion...of thousands of Persians under Darius III. The Roman Civil Wars nearly ruined...
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Iran's 5,000 Years of Recorded History
Magazine article by Richard H. Curtiss; The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Vol. XIV, April 30, 1996
Subjects: Ancient civilizations, Archaeology, Government, History, International relations, Iran
...836 when the Assyrian ruler Shalmaneser III received tribute from kings of "Parsua...founding of a new dynasty by Ardashir (Artaxerxes) I. The Sassanid rulers, who adopted...invited its Sassanian ruler, Yazdgird III, to embrace Islam. He refused but in...
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Rust on the Higes of History
Magazine article by Tim Callahan; Skeptic, Vol. 7, 1999
...what the Epic of Gilgamesh (Old Babylonian version, Tablet III line 8) says regarding the futility of human endeavor...governor of the Persian province of Yehud (Judah) under Artaxerxes I. While he went to great lengths to redress injustices within...
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Illuminating Manuscripts: 'Three Faiths' at New York's Public Library
Magazine article by Patrick J. Ryan; Commonweal, Vol. 138, January 14, 2011
Subjects: Hands & Eyes (Nonfiction work)--Criticism and interpretation, Public libraries--Services, Religion and literature--Criticism and interpretation, Religion and literature--Exhibitions, Religious literature--Criticism and interpretation, Religious literature--Exhibitions, The Veiled Prophet (Nonfiction work)--Criticism and interpretation, The Whole Megillah (Nonfiction work)--Criticism and interpretation, United Kingdom. British Library--Services
...often identified as Xerxes I (c. 486-465 BCE) or his son Artaxerxes I (465-424 BCE). Esthers Jewish guardian, Mordecai...earlier life of Muhammad, illustrated for the Sultan Murad III, the Prophet appears with veiled face, leading a congregation...


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Power of a Lost Empire
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), September 11, 2005
...dictated by their successful enemies - just think of Richard III, who has never escaped the Tudor account. The art and architecture...as brutal despots. Persian kings like Darius, Xerxes and Artaxerxes entered into the Western imagination - there is a great Veronese...


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Artaxerxes III
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ARTAXERXES III d. 338 b.c., king of...son and successor of Artaxerxes II. He was originally named...poisoned the king, put Artaxerxes son Arses on the throne...in 336 in favor of Darius III...
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Artaxerxes II
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...in the battle was made famous by Xenophon. Artaxerxes was ruled by the will of his wife and mother...before his death. He was eventually succeeded by Artaxerxes III . The reign of Artaxerxes II also saw a revival of the cult of Mithra...
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Darius III
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DARIUS III (Darius Codomannus)kod man s, d...Persia (336 330 b.c.). A cousin of Artaxerxes III, he was raised to the throne by the eunuch Bagoas, who had murdered both Artaxerxes and his son, Arses; Darius in turn...
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Persia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...rebellion of Cyrus the Younger against Artaxerxes II , which came to an end with the death...revolt and the efforts of the armies of Artaxerxes II to reassert control were fruitless. Artaxerxes III , who gained the throne by massacring...
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Achaemenids
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...were Cambyses II, the impostor Smerdis, Darius I, Xerxes I, Artaxerxes I, Xerxes II, Sogdianus, Darius II, Artaxerxes II (opposed by Cyrus the Younger), Artaxerxes III, Arses, and Darius III. The dynasty ended when Darius III died...
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