Artaxerxes II
Artaxerxes II (c.
436 -
358 BC) was king of
Persia from
404 BC until his death. He defended his position against his brother
Cyrus the Younger, who was defeated and killed at the
Battle of Cunaxa in
401 BC, and against a revolt of the provincial governors, the Satraps (
366 -
358).
The country nevertheless declined under his rule.
See also Artaxerxes I, History of Persia
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