Artaxerxes I of Persia
Sixth Achaemenid emperor (475-424 BC) · Historical Figures · Lived 500 BC to 424 BC · aged 76
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Something wrong?The Persian king who ruled for four decades in the 5th century BC and carries a nickname - Long-handed - tied to an alleged asymmetry in his arms. Some ancient writers believed he was the Ahasuerus of the Book of Esther.
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, Artaxerxes at Encyclopædia Iranica
The Greek form of the name is influenced by Xerxes, Artaxerxes at Encyclopædia Iranica
Matthew W. Stolper. The Death of Artaxerxes I in Archaeologische Mitteilungen aus Iran N.F. 16 (C.E.1983). Dietrich Reimer Verlag Berlin. p. 231.
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Artaxerxes I was the third son of Xerxes I and became the fifth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire in August 465 BC. Greek sources gave him the surname Makrókheir - Long-handed - claiming his right hand was longer than his left. He held the throne until December 424 BC, a span of over forty years. Josephus and several ancient traditions identified him as King Ahasuerus from the Book of Esther, though the connection remains debated. His reign sat in the long shadow of his father's failed invasion of Greece.
Historical Figures born in the 500s BC 5
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