436 BC - 358 BC
Arses (Greek: Ἄρσης; c. 445 – 359/8 BC), known by his regnal name Artaxerxes II (Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂 Artaxšaçāʰ; 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 285,903 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Artaxerxes II of Persia is the 900th most popular politician (down from 570th in 2019).
Artaxerxes II of Persia is most famous for his defeat of the Greek army at the Battle of Cunaxa in 401 BC.
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Among politicians, Artaxerxes II of Persia ranks 900 out of 15,577. Before him are Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, Sergey Kirov, Michael III, Tullus Hostilius, Şah Sultan, and Władysław III of Poland. After him are Ptolemy V Epiphanes, Gojong of Korea, Julius Streicher, Helmut Schmidt, Andronikos II Palaiologos, and Fahd of Saudi Arabia.
89 BC - 13 BC
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 894
1886 - 1934
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 895
840 - 867
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 896
710 BC - 641 BC
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 897
1509 - 1572
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 898
1424 - 1444
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 899
436 BC - 358 BC
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 900
210 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 901
1852 - 1919
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 902
1885 - 1946
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 903
1918 - 2015
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 904
1259 - 1332
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 905
1921 - 2005
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 906
Among people born in 436 BC, Artaxerxes II of Persia ranks 2. Before him is Isocrates. Among people deceased in 358 BC, Artaxerxes II of Persia ranks 1. After him are Bardylis and Alexander of Pherae.
436 BC - 358 BC
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 1
448 BC - 358 BC
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 2
400 BC - 358 BC
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 3