Artaxerxes II of Persia

Artaxerxes II of Persia

Arses (Ancient Greek: Ἄρσης; c. 445 – 359/8 BC), known by his regnal name Artaxerxes II (Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂 Artaxšaçāʰ; Ancient Greek: Ἀρταξέρξης), was King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 405/4 BC to 358 BC. He was the son and successor of Darius II (r. 423 – 405/4 BC) and his mother was Parysatis. Soon after his accession, Artaxerxes II faced opposition from his younger brother Cyrus the Younger, who assembled an army composed of troops from his Lydian and Ionian satrapies as well as Greek mercenaries in his bid for the throne. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Artaxerxes II of Persia has received more than 295,296 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Artaxerxes II of Persia is the 973rd most popular politician (down from 898th in 2019).

Artaxerxes II of Persia is most famous for his defeat of the Greek army at the Battle of Cunaxa in 401 BC.