King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 465 to 424 BC
Artaxerxes I 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂
King of Kings
Great King
King of Persia
King of Babylon
Pharaoh of Egypt
King of Countries
Relief of Artaxerxes I, from his tomb in Naqsh-e Rustam
King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, Pharaoh of Egypt
Reign
465–424 BC
Predecessor
Xerxes I
Successor
Xerxes II
Born
Unknown
Died
424 BC, Susa
Burial
Naqsh-e Rustam, Persepolis
Spouse
Damaspia Alogyne of Babylon Cosmartidene of Babylon Andia of Babylon
Issue
Xerxes II
Sogdianus
Darius II
Arsites
Parysatis
Dynasty
Achaemenid
Father
Xerxes I
Mother
Amestris
Religion
Zoroastrianism
nomen or birth name
Artaxerxes[1] in hieroglyphs
Era: Late Period (664–332 BC)
Artaxerxes I (/ˌɑːrtəˈzɜːrksiːz/, Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠Artaxšaçāʰ;[2][3] Greek: Ἀρταξέρξης)[4] was the fifth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, from 465 to December 424 BC.[5][6] He was the third son of Xerxes I.
In Greek sources he is also surnamed "Long-handed" (Ancient Greek: μακρόχειρMakrókheir; Latin: Longimanus), allegedly because his right hand was longer than his left.[7]
^Henri Gauthier, Le Livre des rois d'Égypte, IV, Cairo 1916 (=MIFAO 20), p. 152.
^Ghias Abadi, R. M. (2004). Achaemenid Inscriptions (کتیبههای هخامنشی) (in Persian) (2nd ed.). Tehran: Shiraz Navid Publications. p. 129. ISBN 964-358-015-6.
^"Artaxerxes" at Encyclopædia Iranica
^The Greek form of the name is influenced by Xerxes, "Artaxerxes" at Encyclopædia Iranica
^James D. G. Dunn; John William Rogerson (19 November 2003). Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 321. ISBN 978-0-8028-3711-0.
^Matthew W. Stolper. The Death of Artaxerxes I in Archaeologische Mitteilungen aus Iran N.F. 16 (1983). Dietrich Reimer Verlag Berlin. p. 231.
^Plutarch, Artaxerxes, l. 1. c. 1. 11:129 - cited by Ussher, Annals, para. 1179
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