Ochus

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Ochus is the regnal name of Artaxerxes III, a 4th-century BCE king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire known for reconsolidating imperial control and brutally suppressing revolts.

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Ochus canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Achaemenid king
human
assassinatedBy Bagoas the eunuch
birthCentury 5th century BCE
campaign Egyptian campaign of 343 BCE
capitalDuringReign Persepolis
Susa
child Artaxerxes IV
linked to: Artaxerxes IV Arses

Bagoas (son of Artaxerxes III)
Parysatis (daughter of Artaxerxes III)
linked to: Parysatis
countryRuled Achaemenid Empire
deathCause assassination
deathDate 338 BCE
defeated Nectanebo II
era 4th century BCE
ethnicGroup Persian
father Artaxerxes II
governedTerritory Anatolia
Levant
linked to: Levant region

Mesopotamia
hasBirthName Ochus
hasRegnalName Artaxerxes III
house Achaemenid
linked to: Achaemenid dynasty
knownFor brutal suppression of revolts
reconquest of Egypt
reconsolidating Achaemenid imperial control
languageSpoken Old Persian
memberOfDynasty Achaemenid dynasty
mother Stateira
linked to: Stateira (queen)
notableAction deported rebellious populations
destroyed the city of Sidon
strengthened central authority of the Achaemenid Empire
suppressed revolts in Asia Minor
suppressed revolts in Phoenicia
positionHeld King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire
Pharaoh of Egypt
predecessor Artaxerxes II
realm Egypt
Persia
regnalNumber III
reignEnd 338 BCE
reignStart 358 BCE
religion Zoroastrianism
spouse Atossa (wife of Artaxerxes III)
succeededByOnThroneOf Artaxerxes IV
linked to: Artaxerxes IV Arses
succeededOnThroneOf Artaxerxes II
successor Artaxerxes IV
linked to: Artaxerxes IV Arses
title King of Kings
Pharaoh of Egypt

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Artaxerxes III hasBirthName Ochus
subject linked to: Ochus