Artaxerxes II King Of PERSIA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: King of Persia, 404-359
• Fact: Died 359 BC

Notes:

Excerpt from "Royalty for Commoners": md (1) Stratera; (2) Amestris; (3) Atossa; (4) Aspasia, ... Near the beginning of his reign, faced a revolt by his brother, Cyrus, whom he defeated and killed at Cunoxa (401 BC); reign marked by many rebellions; his expeditions against Egypt (385-383; 375-374) were failures; effected changes in the Persian religion, restoring worship of the early gods.

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Excerpt from "royalty for Commoners": Great King of Persia, 424-404; King (Pharoah) of Egypt as Mery.Amen.Re', 424-404; b. 475; d. 404; md Parysatis, his half-sister, who dominated him. He was a weak sovereign and his reign was marked by revolts in Asia Minor and Egypt.

Darius married PARYSATIS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]