Artaxerxes I o Persie
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| Artaxerxes I | |
|---|---|
| Keeng o Keengs o Persie | |
 Artaxerxes I. | |
| Ring | 465 tae 424 BC |
| Predecessor | Xerxes I |
| Successor | Xerxes II |
| Born | ?? |
| Dee'd | 424 BC |
| Buirial | Naqsh-e Rustam, Persie |
| Hoose | Achaemenid |
| Faither | Xerxes I |
| Mither | Amestris |
Artaxerxes I /ˌɑːrtəˈzɜːrksiːz/ (Persie: اردشیر یکم; Auld Persie: 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 Artaxšaça,[1] "whose rule (xšaça < *xšaϑram) is through arta (truth)";[2] Greek: Ἀρταξέρξης[3]) wis the fift Keeng o Keengs o Persie frae 465 BC tae 424 BC. He wis the son o Xerxes I o Persie an Amestris, dauchter o Otanes.
He mey hae been the "Artasyrus" mentioned bi Herodotus as bein a Satrap o the ryal satrapy o Bactrie.
In Greek soorces he is an aa surnamed μακρόχειρ Macrocheir (Laitin: Longimanus), allegedly acause his richt haund wis langer nor his left.[4]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Ghias Abadi, R. M. (2004). Achaemenid Inscriptions (کتیبههای هخامنشی) (in Persian) (2nd ed.). Tehran: Shiraz Navid Publications. p. 129. ISBN 964-358-015-6.
- ↑ R. Schmitt. of Iran "ARTAXERXES". Encyclopædia Iranica. 15 December 1986. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ↑ The Greek furm o the name is influenced bi Xerxes (Encyclopedia Iranica).
- ↑ Plutarch, Artaxerxes, l. 1. c. 1. 11:129 - cited by Ussher, Annals, para. 1179