# Darius II

> An Achaemenid king who took the throne through bloodshed after his father's death and kept it only by leaning on his wife. Greek sources tagged him "the Bastard" — a reference to the legitimacy questions that shadowed his entire reign.

*The ninth Achaemenid emperor (423–404 BC)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/darius-ii

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** -475
- **Died:** -404
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

When Artaxerxes I died in 424 or 423 BC, his sons turned on each other. Ochus won the struggle and took the throne name Darius, though whispers about his lineage never stopped. His nineteen years as King of Kings were spent putting down revolts from his own satraps and meddling in the Peloponnesian War tearing through Greece. He ruled heavily under the influence of his wife Parysatis, and the palace historian Ctesias recorded harem intrigues in which Darius played an ugly role. The Elephantine papyri place him alongside the high priest Johanan; he may be the Darius named in Haggai, Zechariah, and Ezra–Nehemiah, though some scholars think those passages point to Darius the Great instead. He died in 405 or 404 BC.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 55.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.2 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 23.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Historical Figure, #Royalty, #Politics, #Ancient History

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202236)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_II)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Darius%20II)
- [II Dara](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/II_Dara)
- [Дарий II](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9_II)
- [Darios II](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darios_II)
- [Dareios II.](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dareios_II.)
- [Darius II, brenin Persia](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_II%2C_brenin_Persia)
- [Dareios II.](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dareios_II.)
- [Δαρείος Β΄ της Περσίας](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%94%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%92%CE%84_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%A0%CE%B5%CF%81%CF%83%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82)
- [Dario la 2-a](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dario_la_2-a)
- [Darío II](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dar%C3%ADo_II)
- [Dareios II](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dareios_II)
- [Dario II.a](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dario_II.a)
- [داریوش دوم](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B4_%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85)
- [Dareios II](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dareios_II)
- [Darius II](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_II)
- [Darío II](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dar%C3%ADo_II)
- [דריווש השני](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%95%D7%95%D7%A9_%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%A0%D7%99)
- [दारा द्वितीय](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF)
- [Darije II.](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darije_II.)
- [II. Dárajavaus perzsa király](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/II._D%C3%A1rajavaus_perzsa_kir%C3%A1ly)
- [Դարեհ II](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B4%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A5%D5%B0_II)
- [Darius II](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_II)
- [Dario II di Persia](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dario_II_di_Persia)
- [Wikiquote](https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Dario_II_di_Persia)
- [دارا الثاني](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A)
- [داريوس التانى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%89)

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