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Xerxes II ( / ˈzɜːrksiːz /; Old Persian: 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 Xšayār̥šā; Ancient Greek: Ξέρξης Xérxēs; died 424 BC) was a Persian king who was very briefly a ruler of the Achaemenid Empire, as the son and successor of Artaxerxes I. After a reign of forty-five days—where he only had control over the Persian heartlands ...
father Xerxes I. son Darius II Ochus. Artaxerxes I (died 425 bc, Susa, Elam [now in Iran]) was an Achaemenid king of Persia who reigned from 465–425 bc. He was surnamed in Greek Macrocheir (“Longhand”) and in Latin Longimanus. A younger son of Xerxes I and Amestris, he was raised to the throne by the commander of the guard, Artabanus, who ...
Dive into the intriguing yet brief reign of Xerxes II, son of Artaxerxes I, one of the shortest in Persian history. Ascending to the throne after his father ...
Xerxes II (; Old Persian: 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 Xšayār̥šā; Ancient Greek: Ξέρξης Xérxēs; died 424 BC) was a Persian king who was very briefly a ruler of the Achaemenid Empire, as the son and successor of Artaxerxes I. After a reign of forty-five days—where he only had control over the Persian heartlands—he was assassinated in 424 BC by his half-brother Sogdianus, who in turn was murdered by Darius II six months later. ...
Xerxes II ( / ˈzɜːrksiːz /; Old Persian: 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 Xšayār̥šā; Ancient Greek: Ξέρξης Xérxēs; died 424 BC) was a Persian king who was very briefly a ruler of the Achaemenid Empire, as the son and successor of Artaxerxes I. After a reign of forty-five days—where he only had control over the Persian heartlands ...
Ochus' first inscription as Darius II can be dated to January 10, 423 BC. He was already satrap of Hyrcania and was soon recognized by Media, Babylonia and Egypt. Xerxes II only ruled forty-five days. He was reportedly murdered by Pharnacyas and Menostanes while drunk on Sogdianus' orders. Sogdianus apparently gained the support of his regions.
Xerxes II was highly educated and well-trained in military tactics, having served as the satrap of Babylon before his ascension to the Persian throne. He was a skilled warrior, strategist, and a man of deep religious beliefs. As king, Xerxes II implemented several economic policies aimed at strengthening the Persian Empire. One of his most significant policies was the reduction of taxes on farmers, which led to the expansion of agricultural production and increased trade across the empire.
Xerxes II, d. 424 b.c., king of ancient Persia (424 b.c.), son of Artaxerxes I. After a reign of 45 days he was murdered by his half-brother
Xerxes II (Old Persian Khšayâršâ) and Sogdianus: kings of the ancient Achaemenid empire. Xerxes ruled forty five days in the first months of 423 BCE; Sogdianus ruled for six months and fifteen days. Our only source for the reign of Xerxes II and Sogdianus is the Greek author Ctesias of Cnidus, one of the most unreliable writers from Antiquity.
Tweet. Xerxes II (r.425-424 BC) was a very short lived ruler of the Persian Empire, who was killed by the son of one of his father's concubines after a reign of only 45 days. His father, Artaxerxes I (r.464-425 BC) had been a moderately successful ruler who had achieved some successes against the Greeks before his death in 425 BC. His only ...
