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Artaxerxes III Ochus
Fourth-century relief from Egypt, showing a Persian king, probably Artaxerxes III Ochus (Allard Pierson Museum, Amsterdam).
Relatives:
- Father: Artaxerxes II Mnemon
- Mother: Statira
- Wife: Unknown
- Sons: Bisthanes, Artaxerxes IV Arses
- Daughter: Parysatis (married to Alexander the Great)
Main deeds:
- Accession in February or the first half of March 358
- 355: Athens accepts defeat in the Social War after it has received a letter from the great king
- 343: Invasion and reconquest of Egypt; rise of Bagoas and Mentor of Rhodes
- Death between 26 August and 25 September 336 (natural causes; Diodorus' story about poisoning is contradictedt by BM 71537)
Sources:
- Persepolis: A3Pa
- Seals
- Dynastic Prophecy
- Babylonian Chronicle ABC 9
- Diodorus of Sicily, Library of World History, Book 16-17
Buildings:
- Persepolis: Palace of Artaxerxes III; tomb; Hall of 32 Columns; Army Road; Unfinished Gate
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