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Artaxerxes III. Ochus ( Greek: Ὦχος Ochos ), known by his dynastic name Artaxerxes III ( Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 Artaxšaçāʰ; 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 .
Artaxerxes III (died 338 bc) was an Achaemenid king of Persia who reigned from 359/358–338 bc. 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. To secure his throne he put to death most of his relatives.
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Aug 15, 2011 · ARTAXERXES III, throne name of Ochus (Gk. Ôchos, Babylonian Ú-ma-kuš, son of Artaxerxes II and Stateira), Achaemenid king (r. 359-58 to 338-37 B.C.). About 361 he took part in a campaign against Egypt, then in rebellion under her king Tachos, and obtained that king’s surrender (Georgius Syncellus 1.486.20ff. D.).
Collection: Oxford Scholarship Online. With satrapal revolts ended and defecting subject states recovered, the eastern Mediterranean and Anatolia were securely under imperial Persian control by the time Ochus became king (as Artaxerxes III) in 359/8. 1 At the same time the mainland Greek world was relatively peaceful.
Ochus ( Greek: Ὦχος Ochos ), known by his dynastic name Artaxerxes III ( Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 Artaxšaçāʰ; 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.
Artaxerxes III, d. 338 BC, king of ancient Persia (358–338 BC), 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.
Published online: 22 December 2015. Extract. Artaxerxes (3) III (359/8–338 bce), Ochos (Umakuš in Bab. texts), one of *Artaxerxes (2) II's sons, proclaimed king with the name Artaxerxes (359/8).
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