Artaxerxes III Ochus

Fourth-century relief from Egypt, showing an Achaemenid king,probably identical to ArtaxerxesIII (Allard Piersonmuseum, Amsterdam)

Artaxerxes III Ochus: Achaemenid king of the Persian Empire, ruled from 358 to 338.

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

Succeeded by: Artaxerxes IV Arses

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