Artaxerxes III Ochus
Artaxerxes III Ochus: Achaemenid king of the Persian Empire, ruled from 358 to 338.
Relatives:
- Father: Artaxerxes II Mnemon
- Mother: Statira
- Wife: Unknown
- Sons: Bisthanes, Artaxerxes IV Arses
- Daughter: Parysatis (married to Alexander the Great)
Main deeds
- Accession in February or the first half of March 358
- 355: Athens accepts defeat in the Social War after it has received a letter from the great king
- 343: Invasion and reconquest of Egypt; rise of Bagoas and Mentor of Rhodes
- Death between 26 August and 25 September 338 (natural causes; Diodorus' story about poisoning is contradicted by BM 71537)
Sources
- Persepolis: A3Pa
- Seals
- Dynastic Prophecy
- Babylonian Chronicle ABC 9
- Diodorus of Sicily, Library of World History, Book 16-17
Buildings
- Persepolis: Palace of Artaxerxes III; tomb; Hall of 32 Columns; Army Road; Unfinished Gate
Succeeded by: Artaxerxes IV Arses