Artaxerxes I
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Summary
Artaxerxes I was born on January 1, 500 BC[1]. He died on December 424 BC[2] in Susa[3]. He worked as a sovereign[4]. He ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,765 views/month, #6,411 of 1,000,298).[5]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Naqsh-e Rustam[6]
- Father: Xerxes I[7]
- Mother: Amestris[8]
- Spouse: Damaspia[9]
- Child: Sogdianus[10], Xerxes II[11], Darius II[12], Parysatis[13], Arsites[14]
- Country of citizenship: Achaemenid Empire[15]
- Position held: Great King[16], King of Kings[17]
- Religion or worldview: Zoroastrianism[18]
- Sex or gender: male[19]
- Family: Achaemenid dynasty[20]
- Noble title: king[21]
- Commons category: Artaxerxes I[22]
- Unmarried partner: Alogyne of Babylon[23], Cosmartidene[24], Andia[25]
- Given name: Artaxerxes[26]
- Relative: Hieramenes[27]
- Medical condition: neurofibromatoses[28]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[29], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[30], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[31], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[34], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[35], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[36]
- Replaces: Xerxes I[37]
- Replaced by: Xerxes II[38]
- Time period: Ancient Egypt[39], Late Period of ancient Egypt[40], Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt[41]
- Sibling: Rhodogune[42], Amytis[43], Artarius[44], Darius[45], Histaspes[46]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Artaxerxes I include Artaxerxes[47], a dramatico-musical work[48].
Why It Matters
Artaxerxes I has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for him include Artaxerxes[47], a dramatico-musical work[48].
FAQs
Where did Artaxerxes I die?
Artaxerxes I passed away in Susa[3].
Who were Artaxerxes I's parents?
Artaxerxes I's father was Xerxes I[7]. Artaxerxes I's mother was Amestris[8].
Who was Artaxerxes I married to?
Artaxerxes I's spouses include Damaspia[9].
What did Artaxerxes I do for work?
Artaxerxes I worked as a sovereign[4].