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. The forces of the brothers clashed at Cunaxa in 401 BC, which resulted in the defeat and death of Cyrus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Artaxerxes II of Persia is the 384th most popular politician (up from 973rd in 2019). (up from 74th in 2019)

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