Artaxerxes
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Artaxerxes (
/ˌɑrtəˈzɜrksiːz/) may refer to:
The throne name of several Achaemenid rulers of the 1st Persian Empire:
- Artaxerxes I of Persia, Artaxerxes I Longimanus, r. 465–424 BC, son and successor of Xerxes I
- Artaxerxes II of Persia, Artaxerxes II Memnon, r. 404–358 BC, son and successor of Darius II
- Artaxerxes III of Persia, Artaxerxes III Ochus, r. 358–338 BC, son and successor of Artaxerxes II
- Arses of Persia, Artaxerxes IV Arses, r. 338–336 BC, son and successor of Artaxerxes III
- Bessus, Artaxerxes V Bessus, r. 330–329 BC, nobleman who seized the throne from Darius III
Artaxerxes may also refer to:
- Artaxerxes (opera), an opera by Thomas Arne
- Middle Persian Ardashir, which descends from Old Persian Artaxšacā, and is the name of several Sassanid rulers
In fiction:
- The wizard Artaxerxes is a prominent character in Tolkien's novel Roverandom
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