Artaxerxes IV of Persia (Person, Concept)

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Artaxerxes IV of Persia (en), Arses (de), Arsés (es), Arsès (fr), Artaserse IV di Persia (it), Αρταξέρξης Δ’ της Περσίας (el)Additional labels
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Artaxerxes IV (en)

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Arses (Old Persian: Aršaka), also known by his regnal name of Artaxerxes IV (𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂 Artaxšaçā), was the twelfth Achaemenid king of Persia from 338 BC to 336 BC. He is known as Arses in Greek sources and that seems to have been his real name, but the Xanthus trilingue and potsherds from Samaria report that he took the royal name of Artaxerxes IV, following his father and grandfather.

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