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Arses ( Greek: Ἄρσης; c. 445 – 359/8 BC), known by his regnal name Artaxerxes II ( Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂 Artaxšaçāʰ; Greek: Ἀρταξέρξης ), 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. 423 – 405/4 BC) and his mother was Parysatis .
Mar 6, 2020 · Artaxerxes II (r. 404-358 BCE, also known as Artaxerxes II Mnemon) was the 10th monarch of the Achaemenid Empire (c. 550-330 BCE). He was the son of Darius II (r. 424-404 BCE) and Parysatis (who was Darius II's half-sister) and older brother of Cyrus the Younger (d. 401 BCE).
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Cyrus the Younger (Old Persian: 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 Kūruš; Greek: Κῦρος Kyros; died 401 BC) was an Achaemenid prince and general. He ruled as satrap of Lydia and Ionia from 408 to 401 BC. Son of Darius II and Parysatis , he died in 401 BC in battle during a failed attempt to oust his elder brother, Artaxerxes II , from the Persian throne.
son Artaxerxes III. brother Cyrus the Younger. Role In: Battle of Cunaxa. Artaxerxes II (flourished late 5th and early 4th centuries bc) was an Achaemenid king of Persia who reigned during the late 5th and early 4th centuries BC. He was the son and successor of Darius II and was surnamed (in Greek) Mnemon, meaning “the mindful.”.
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Role In: Battle of Cunaxa. Artaxerxes II (flourished late 5th and early 4th centuries bc) was an Achaemenid king of Persia who reigned during the late 5th and early 4th centuries BC. He was the son and successor of Darius II and was surnamed (in Greek) Mnemon, meaning “the mindful.”.
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The Battle of Cunaxa was fought in the late summer of 401 BC between the Persian king Artaxerxes II and his brother Cyrus the Younger for control of the Achaemenid throne. The great battle of the revolt of Cyrus took place 70 km north of Babylon, at Cunaxa (Greek: Κούναξα), on the left bank of the Euphrates.
Aug 15, 2011 · When Darius II died in 405-04 B.C., Artaxerxes was appointed king in accordance with his father’s wish. Parysatis had favored Cyrus, who was born in the purple and so would have been the legitimate successor (Xenophon, Anabasis 1.1.3; Diodorus 13.108.1; Artoxerxes 2.4-5; Justin 5.11.1-2).
