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Artaxerxes III

425 BC - 338 BC

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Ochus (Greek: Ὦχος Ochos), known by his dynastic name Artaxerxes III (Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 Artaxšaçāʰ; Greek: Ἀρταξέρξης), was King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 359/58 to 338 BC. He was the son and successor of Artaxerxes II and his mother was Stateira. Before ascending the throne Artaxerxes was a satrap and commander of his father's army. Artaxerxes came to power after one of his brothers was executed, another committed suicide, the last murdered and his father, Artaxerxes II died. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Artaxerxes III has received more than 633,721 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Artaxerxes III is the 1,135th most popular politician (down from 1,103rd in 2019).

Artaxerxes III is most famous for being the king of Persia who was defeated by Alexander the Great.

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  • 48

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  • 8.51

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  • 3.05

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Artaxerxes III ranks 1,135 out of 15,577Before him are Manuel II of Portugal, Mahfiruz Hatun, Dick Cheney, Margaret of Anjou, Jahangir, and Abdullah Gül. After him are Zedekiah, William Jennings Bryan, Robert I of France, Nikephoros III Botaneiates, Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt, and Frederick V of Denmark.

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Among people born in 425 BC, Artaxerxes III ranks 1 Among people deceased in 338 BC, Artaxerxes III ranks 2Before him is Isocrates. After him are Shang Yang, Duke Xiao of Qin, and Archidamus III.

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