Category:Artaxerses III (subject)
Artaxerses III was King of Persia, from 358 BCE to his assassination in 338 BCE.
Biography
Artaxerses III was a son of Artaxerses II. The succession to the aging king was marked by plots and executions. As soon as he became the new king, Artaxerses III had all closest members of the royal family executed to secure his power.
A first unsuccessful military campaign in Egypt in 351 BCE led to rebellions in Cyprus and Sidon, that Artaxerses brutally repressed.
In a second campaign in 343 BCE Artaserses III regained control of Egypt, the region would remain under Persian control until the invasion of Alexander the Great.
In 338, Artaxerses III was poisoned by one of his vizirs, Bogoas, who installed Artaxerses' son, Arses, as the new king.
Artaxerses III and Second Temple Judaism
As king of Persia, Artaxerses III was ruler of Judah.
Artaxerses III in Jewish sources
Artaxerses III in Scholarship
Artaxerses III in Fiction
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