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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.
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.
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.
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.).
Abstract. Ochus (as Artaxerxes III) succeeded Artaxerxes II in still disputed circumstances. He sought to exterminate all remaining potential rivals, including many brothers and other relatives, most notably Artabazus, offspring of Pharnabazus and a daughter of Artaxerxes II and presently satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia.
Persian emperor (359–338 BCE), was the son of Artaxerxes II, who ruled the Persian empire from 404 to 359 BCE. He is also known as Artaxerxes III Ochus. His mother was Stateira. Artaxerxes III was one of three legitimate children of Artaxerxes II; the other two, Darius and Ariaspes, both were put to death near the end of their father’s reign.
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.
View search results for: (died 338 bc ?), king of Persia, originally called Ochus; cruel and bloodthirsty despot, put most of his family to death to obtain the throne in 359 bc; failing to conquer Egypt 351 bc, instead destroyed Sidon in Phoenicia; invaded and conquered Egypt 343 bc, forcing Pharaoh Nectanebo to flee; killed by close advisor ...
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). Apart from the relatively unimportant *Satraps' Revolt in Asia Minor (see artabazus), the great achievement of Artaxerxes' reign was the reconquest of Egypt in 343, following the crushing of ...
Introduction. /. Historical Background. Artaxerxes II Mnemon (born 436 B.C.), the father of Ochus was the son of Darius II and his. half-sister Parysatis. His reign (404-358)2 lasted more than forty-five years, far longer than that of any other Great King of Persia. Plutarch's panegyric hymns about Artaxerxes II3, as.
