Artaxerxes II Abiyataka Achaemenid 
Artaxerxes II 's father was Darius II Darayavahoush Achaemenid and his mother was Parysatis Babylon. His paternal grandparents were Artaxerxes I Persia and Kosmartydene; his maternal grandparents were Artaxerxes I Persia and Andia Babylon. He had a brother named Ostanes.Death Notes
Birth: 456 B.C.
Death: 359 B.C.
General Notes
Lost Egypt in 404 BC.
King of Persia and Egypt Artaxerxes II Mnemon Achaemenid died 0359 B.C.. "Artaxerxes at that time had but a little hold on life, by reason of his extreme age, and so, when he heard of the fate of Arsames, he could not sustain it at all, but sinking at once under the weight of his grief and distress, expired, after a life of ninety-four years, and a reign of sixty-two."2 He put down a revolt by the satraps of western Anatolia 0366 B.C., circa.3 He was responsible for changes in Persia's religion, due to his failures, and saw the restoration of the worship of the earlier gods 0374 B.C..1 He conducted a second campaign against Egypt, which also failed, 0375-0374 B.C..1 He conducted a failed expedition against Egypt 0385-0383 B.C..1 He asked to mediate between Sparta and Athens, the greek city-states fighting the Great Peloponnesian War, leading to the King's Peace 0387 B.C..4 He executed his wifes servant, Gigas, who conspired with his mother to poison his wife, Statira, by having her head crushed between two large stones, the punishment for poisoners, and his mother he exiled, not against her will, to Babylon 0402 B.C..2 He faced a revolt by his brother, Cyrus, who gathered an army of Greek mercenaries and moved to attack him in Anatolia 0403 B.C..1,5 He almost assassinated by his brother, Cyrus, at his coronation, and as he was about to execute Cyrus, their mother interceded on Cyrus' behalf (Cyrus was her favourite son), she putting her neck alongside Cyrus', Artaxerxes relented and freed him, 0404 B.C..2 King of Persia, 0404-0359 B.C..5,6 He saw Amyrtaeus, Prince of Sais, declare himself King of Egypt ending complete Persian control 0405 B.C..7 King of Egypt, 0405-0359 B.C..8 "She [Parysatis] perceived he was desperately in love with Atossa, one of his own two daughters, and that he concealed and checked his passion chiefly for fear of herself, though, if we may believe some writers, he had privately given way to it with the young girl already. As soon as Parysatis suspected it, she displayed a greater fondness for the young girl than before, and extolled both her virtue and beauty to him, as being truly imperial and majestic. In fine she persuaded him to marry her and declare her to be his lawful wife, overriding all the principles and the laws by which the Greeks hold themselves bound, and regarding himself as divinely appointed for a law to the Persians, and the supreme arbitrator of good and evil." He married Statira of Armenia , daughter of Hydranes III of Armenia and N. N. (?) , 0420 B.C; His 1st.9,2,10 He was proclaimed successor (for Plutarch gives him a reign of sixty-two years) 0421 B.C..2 He was the son of King of Persia and Egypt Darius II Nothus Achaemenid and Parysatis (?).2 He was born 0453 B.C.. The 1st son.11 He was the grandson of Artaxerxes the Longhanded, and the eldest son of his daughter Parysatis, and her half-brother Darius.10 He was gentler in everything, and of a nature more yielding and soft in its action.2,10 Also called King Artaxerxes II of Egypt. Also called Arsicas His 1st name.2,10 Also called Artakhshassa II. Sources: 1. Stuart, R.W. 'Royalty for Commoners', line 414. ; 2. Bryan, K. 'Davidic Descents to the House of Plantagenet' Augustan, Vol. XXV, 16-23. He was grandson of Artaxerxes I, by his daughter Parysatis and her husband, Darius.2 He was at first called Arsicas, and when he was proclaimed king, his name changed to Artaxerxes, in honor of his grandfather.2 King of Persia and Egypt Artaxerxes II Mnemon Achaemenid also went by the name of Artaxerxes II "the Mindful."2,10 Also called Artakhšaça II Hakhâmanišiya old-Persian.6
Children of King of Persia and Egypt Artaxerxes II Mnemon Achaemenid and Statira of Armenia :
King of Persia and Egypt Artaxerxes III Ochus Achaemenid + b. 0415 B.C., d. 0338 BCE
Ariaspes Achaemenid b. 0416 B.C., d. 0359 B.C.
Darius Achaemenid b. 0417 B.C., d. 0390 B.C.
Rhodogune Achaemenid + b. 0419 B.C.
Children of King of Persia and Egypt Artaxerxes II Mnemon Achaemenid:
Apama Achaemenid+ b. 0410 B.C.
Arsames Achaemenid b. 0414 B.C., d. 0359 B.C.
[S204] Roderick W. Stuart, Royalty for Commoners: The Complete Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, Kings of England, and Queen Philippa (.: ., 3rd Ed., 1998), 414-84. Hereinafter cited as RfC.
[S931] A.H. Clough, editor, Plutarch's Lives (Champaign, IL: Project Gutenberg, October 1996). Hereinafter cited as Plutarch's Lives.
[S862] Various Encyclopædia Britannica 2001 Standard Edition CD-ROM (U.S.A.: Britannica.com Inc.
, 1994-2000), Ariobarzanes (satrap of Phrygia) . Hereinafter cited as EB CD 2001.
[S582] Mehan.com: From Ancient Persia to Contemporary Iran Selected Historical Milstones, online www.mehan.com. Hereinafter cited as Mehan.com.
[S578] Fatih Cimok, Commagene Nemrut (Sifa Hamami Sokak 18, Sultanahmet 34400, Istanbul: A Turizm Yayinlari Ltd. Sti, 1995), pg. 55. Hereinafter cited as Commagene Nemrut.
[S583] Ancient Persia, online . Hereinafter cited as Ancient Persia.
[S715] Peter A. Clayton, Chronicle of the Pharaohs, The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt (London, England: Thames and Hudson Ltd., 1994), pg. 202. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Pharaohs.
[S715] Peter A. Clayton, Chronicle of the Pharaohs, pg. 198.
[S204] Roderick W. Stuart, RfC, 412-80.
[S931] A.H. Clough, Plutarch's Lives, ARTAXERXES.
[S931] A.H. Clough, Plutarch's Lives, He died, in 359 B.C., at age 94..
King of Persia and Egypt Artaxerxes II Mnemon Achaemenid died 0359 B.C.. "Artaxerxes at that time had but a little hold on life, by reason of his extreme age, and so, when he heard of the fate of Arsames, he could not sustain it at all, but sinking at once under the weight of his grief and distress, expired, after a life of ninety-four years, and a reign of sixty-two."2 He put down a revolt by the satraps of western Anatolia 0366 B.C., circa.3 He was responsible for changes in Persia's religion, due to his failures, and saw the restoration of the worship of the earlier gods 0374 B.C..1 He conducted a second campaign against Egypt, which also failed, 0375-0374 B.C..1 He conducted a failed expedition against Egypt 0385-0383 B.C..1 He asked to mediate between Sparta and Athens, the greek city-states fighting the Great Peloponnesian War, leading to the King's Peace 0387 B.C..4 He executed his wifes servant, Gigas, who conspired with his mother to poison his wife, Statira, by having her head crushed between two large stones, the punishment for poisoners, and his mother he exiled, not against her will, to Babylon 0402 B.C..2 He faced a revolt by his brother, Cyrus, who gathered an army of Greek mercenaries and moved to attack him in Anatolia 0403 B.C..1,5 He almost assassinated by his brother, Cyrus, at his coronation, and as he was about to execute Cyrus, their mother interceded on Cyrus' behalf (Cyrus was her favourite son), she putting her neck alongside Cyrus', Artaxerxes relented and freed him, 0404 B.C..2 King of Persia, 0404-0359 B.C..5,6 He saw Amyrtaeus, Prince of Sais, declare himself King of Egypt ending complete Persian control 0405 B.C..7 King of Egypt, 0405-0359 B.C..8 "She [Parysatis] perceived he was desperately in love with Atossa, one of his own two daughters, and that he concealed and checked his passion chiefly for fear of herself, though, if we may believe some writers, he had privately given way to it with the young girl already. As soon as Parysatis suspected it, she displayed a greater fondness for the young girl than before, and extolled both her virtue and beauty to him, as being truly imperial and majestic. In fine she persuaded him to marry her and declare her to be his lawful wife, overriding all the principles and the laws by which the Greeks hold themselves bound, and regarding himself as divinely appointed for a law to the Persians, and the supreme arbitrator of good and evil." He married Statira of Armenia , daughter of Hydranes III of Armenia and N. N. (?) , 0420 B.C; His 1st.9,2,10 He was proclaimed successor (for Plutarch gives him a reign of sixty-two years) 0421 B.C..2 He was the son of King of Persia and Egypt Darius II Nothus Achaemenid and Parysatis (?).2 He was born 0453 B.C.. The 1st son.11 He was the grandson of Artaxerxes the Longhanded, and the eldest son of his daughter Parysatis, and her half-brother Darius.10 He was gentler in everything, and of a nature more yielding and soft in its action.2,10 Also called King Artaxerxes II of Egypt. Also called Arsicas His 1st name.2,10 Also called Artakhshassa II. Sources: 1. Stuart, R.W. 'Royalty for Commoners', line 414. ; 2. Bryan, K. 'Davidic Descents to the House of Plantagenet' Augustan, Vol. XXV, 16-23. He was grandson of Artaxerxes I, by his daughter Parysatis and her husband, Darius.2 He was at first called Arsicas, and when he was proclaimed king, his name changed to Artaxerxes, in honor of his grandfather.2 King of Persia and Egypt Artaxerxes II Mnemon Achaemenid also went by the name of Artaxerxes II "the Mindful."2,10 Also called Artakhšaça II Hakhâmanišiya old-Persian.6
Children of King of Persia and Egypt Artaxerxes II Mnemon Achaemenid and Statira of Armenia :
King of Persia and Egypt Artaxerxes III Ochus Achaemenid + b. 0415 B.C., d. 0338 BCE
Ariaspes Achaemenid b. 0416 B.C., d. 0359 B.C.
Darius Achaemenid b. 0417 B.C., d. 0390 B.C.
Rhodogune Achaemenid + b. 0419 B.C.
Children of King of Persia and Egypt Artaxerxes II Mnemon Achaemenid:
Apama Achaemenid+ b. 0410 B.C.
Arsames Achaemenid b. 0414 B.C., d. 0359 B.C.
[S204] Roderick W. Stuart, Royalty for Commoners: The Complete Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, Kings of England, and Queen Philippa (.: ., 3rd Ed., 1998), 414-84. Hereinafter cited as RfC.
[S931] A.H. Clough, editor, Plutarch's Lives (Champaign, IL: Project Gutenberg, October 1996). Hereinafter cited as Plutarch's Lives.
[S862] Various Encyclopædia Britannica 2001 Standard Edition CD-ROM (U.S.A.: Britannica.com Inc.
, 1994-2000), Ariobarzanes (satrap of Phrygia) . Hereinafter cited as EB CD 2001.
[S582] Mehan.com: From Ancient Persia to Contemporary Iran Selected Historical Milstones, online www.mehan.com. Hereinafter cited as Mehan.com.
[S578] Fatih Cimok, Commagene Nemrut (Sifa Hamami Sokak 18, Sultanahmet 34400, Istanbul: A Turizm Yayinlari Ltd. Sti, 1995), pg. 55. Hereinafter cited as Commagene Nemrut.
[S583] Ancient Persia, online . Hereinafter cited as Ancient Persia.
[S715] Peter A. Clayton, Chronicle of the Pharaohs, The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt (London, England: Thames and Hudson Ltd., 1994), pg. 202. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Pharaohs.
[S715] Peter A. Clayton, Chronicle of the Pharaohs, pg. 198.
[S204] Roderick W. Stuart, RfC, 412-80.
[S931] A.H. Clough, Plutarch's Lives, ARTAXERXES.
[S931] A.H. Clough, Plutarch's Lives, He died, in 359 B.C., at age 94..
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.dd MMM 504 BC d.dd MMM 425 BC in Susa, Elam (Iran)
- b.579 B.C.
- b.549 B.C.
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- b.dd MMM 475 BC d.dd MMM 404 BC in Babylon
- b.dd MMM 504 BC d.dd MMM 425 BC in Susa, Elam (Iran)
- b.579 B.C.
- b.549 B.C.
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- b.dd MMM 630 BC in Babylon d.dd MMM 562 BC
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Details of Artaxerxes II 's family with Stateira Persia
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