Arses of Persia
- Arses of Persia
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Name=Artaxerxes IV
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Reign=338–336 BC
Predecessor=Artaxerxes III
Successor=Darius III
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Dynasty=Achaemenid
Father=Artaxerxes III of Persia
Mother=Atossa
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Died=336 BC
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Role=Great Shah of Persia
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HorusPrefix=|Artaxerxes (Artaxšacā) IV Arses, King of Persia between 338 BC and 336 BC. He was the youngest son of King
Artaxerxes III and Atossa and was not expected to succeed to the throne of Persia. His unexpected rise to the throne came in 338 BC as a result of the murder of his father and most of his family byBagoas , the powerful Vizier of Persia who had recently fallen in Artaxerxes' disfavor. Bagoas sought to remain in office by replacing Artaxerxes with his son Arses (Artaxerxes IV), whom he thought easier to control. Arses remained little more than a puppet-king during the two years of his reign while Bagoas acted as the power behind the throne. Eventually, disgruntled by this state of affairs and possibly influenced by the nobles of the Royal Court, who generally held Bagoas in contempt, Arses started planning Bagoas' murder. The Vizier again acted first in order to protect himself and managed to poison Arses. Bagoas then raised a cousin of Arses to the throne as KingDarius III of Persia . A major concern for Persia during this King's short reign were hostilities on the western borders with Macedonia under KingsPhilip II of Macedon andAlexander the Great . This would lead to war between the two states during the reign of Arses' successor.He is known as Arses in Greek sources and that seems to be his real name but the Xanthus trilingue and potsherds from
Samaria report that he had taken the royal name of Artaxerxes IV, following his father and grandfather.Etymology
Arses is a Greek rendering of an old Persian name .The Iranian form is attested in Avestan "Aršan"- (etymologically related to Greek "arsēn" "male, manly" ) and in
old Persian it is preserved in "Aršaka" and "Aršāma" [cite encyclopedia |last= Lecoq |first=P. | title=Arses| encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Iranica | accessdate=2008-03-10|page 548] .Notes
External links
* [http://www.american-pictures.com/genealogy/persons/per04959.htm#0 A genealogy of Arses as Artaxerxes IV]
* [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9009644/Arses Britannica Article on Arses of Persia]
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