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Artaxerxes I

Artaxerxes I
King of Kings
King of Persia
Pharaoh of Egypt
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Relief of Artaxerxes from his tomb in Naqsh-e Rustam
King of Persia
Reign 465–424 BC
Predecessor Xerxes I
Successor Xerxes II
Born Unknown
Died 424 BC
Burial Naqsh-e Rustam, Persia
Spouse Queen Damaspia
Alogyne of Babylon
Cosmartidene of Babylon
Andia of Babylon
House Achaemenid
Father Xerxes I
Mother Amestris

Artaxerxes I /ˌɑːrtəˈzɜːrksz/ (Persian: اردشیر یکم‎‎, Old Persian: ARATAXASHASSA Artaxšaça, "whose rule (xšaça < *xšaϑram) is through arta (truth)";Hebrew: אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא‎‎ ; Greek: Ἀρταξέρξης) was the fifth King of Persia from 465 BC to 424 BC. He was the third son of Xerxes I.


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