{"slug": "artaxerxes-ii", "label": "Artaxerxes II", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artaxerxes_II", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188472", "qid": "Q188472", "description": "The 10th Achaemenid Emperor (404–358 BC)", "entries": 15, "years": 13, "span": [-435, -357], "span_label": ["436 BCE", "358 BCE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 8}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "achaemenid-empire", "label": "Achaemenid Empire", "shared": 11}, {"slug": "sparta", "label": "Sparta", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "ionia", "label": "Ionia", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "asia-minor", "label": "Asia Minor", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "agesilaus-ii", "label": "Agesilaus II", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "turkey", "label": "Turkey", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "phrygia", "label": "Phrygia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "egypt", "label": "Egypt", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "memphis-egypt", "label": "Memphis, Egypt", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "pharnabazus-5th-century-bc", "label": "Pharnabazus (5th century BC)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "dionysius-i-of-syracuse", "label": "Dionysius I of Syracuse", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "sardis", "label": "Sardis", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -435, "year_label": "436 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Artaxerxes II, king of Persia (approximate date) (d. 358 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354173296#Births", "title": "436 BC", "revid": 1354173296, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -403, "year_label": "404 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "The Persian King Darius II dies of an illness in Babylon. He is succeeded by his son Artaxerxes II (Memnon—'the Mindful').", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369378724#Persian_Empire", "title": "404 BC", "revid": 1369378724, "section": "Events › By place › Persian Empire"}}, {"year": -400, "year_label": "401 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Cyrus the Younger uses a quarrel with Tissaphernes over the Ionian cities as a pretext for gathering a large army and also pretends to prepare an expedition to Pisidia, in the Taurus Mountains. Cyrus starts out with about 15,220 men, of whom 10,400 are Greek mercenaries. When he reaches the Euphrates River at Thapsacus, he announces that he is marching against Artaxerxes II. He advances unopposed into Babylonia; but Artaxerxes, warned at the last moment by Tissaphernes, hastily gathers an army. The two forces meet in the Battle of Cunaxa, north of Babylon, where Cyrus is slain.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1242237123#Persian_empire", "title": "401 BC", "revid": 1242237123, "section": "Events › By place › Persian empire"}}, {"year": -399, "year_label": "400 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "When the Greek cities of Ionia heard about Cyrus' defeat they knew Artaxerxes would want to exact his revenge on them for supporting Cyrus. They sent several embassies to Sparta to request the Lacedaemonians assistance. The Spartans sent Thibron who recruits 5,000 soldiers to aid the Ionian Greeks.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361270863#By_place", "title": "400 BC", "revid": 1361270863, "section": "Events › By place"}}, {"year": -399, "year_label": "400 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Artaxerxes II, king of Persia, appoints Tissaphernes to take over all the districts in Asia Minor over which Artaxerxes II's brother Cyrus had been governor before his revolt.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361270863#By_place", "title": "400 BC", "revid": 1361270863, "section": "Events › By place"}}, {"year": -396, "year_label": "397 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Called on by the Ionians to assist them against the Persian King Artaxerxes II, King Agesilaus II of Sparta launches an ambitious campaign in Asia Minor.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352698502#Greece", "title": "397 BC", "revid": 1352698502, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -394, "year_label": "395 BCE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": null, "text": "The Persian satrap Tissaphernes' enemy Parysatis, mother of Cyrus, succeeds in persuading Persian King Artaxerxes II to have him executed at Colossae, Phrygia (now Turkey). Parysatis cannot forgive Tissaphernes for the rough treatment he has handed out to her favourite son, the late Cyrus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370496371#Persian_Empire", "title": "395 BC", "revid": 1370496371, "section": "Events › By place › Persian Empire"}}, {"year": -391, "year_label": "392 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Persian general, Struthas is dispatched by King Artaxerxes II to take command of the satrapy of Sardis, replacing Tiribazus, and to pursue an anti-Spartan policy.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1326556748#Persian_Empire", "title": "392 BC", "revid": 1326556748, "section": "Events › By place › Persian Empire"}}, {"year": -387, "year_label": "388 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Concerned about the revival of Athenian imperialist ambitions, the Persian King Artaxerxes II and King Agesilaus II of Sparta enter into an alliance. Sparta also seeks and gains the support of Dionysius I of Syracuse.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1210249612#Greece", "title": "388 BC", "revid": 1210249612, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -372, "year_label": "373 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Persian King Artaxerxes II launches an invasion of Egypt to bring that country back under Persian rule. The invasion is led by Pharnabazus. After initial successes, the Greek mercenaries fighting for the Persians push on towards Memphis. However, King Nectanebo I is able to gather his forces and repulse the Persian invasion.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1080639284#Persian_Empire", "title": "373 BC", "revid": 1080639284, "section": "Events › By place › Persian Empire"}}, {"year": -366, "year_label": "367 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Theban leader Pelopidas goes on an embassy to the Persian king Artaxerxes II and induces him to propose a settlement of the Greek states' disputes according to the wishes of the Thebans. Artaxerxes II issues an edict consisting of peace terms for the Greeks, but his edict is not obeyed by any of the Greek states.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1291620451#Greece", "title": "367 BC", "revid": 1291620451, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -365, "year_label": "366 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "In Persia, a number of satraps of King Artaxerxes II begin a revolt, in alliance with Athens, Sparta, and Egypt, that lasts until 358 BC.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1300116023#Persian_Empire", "title": "366 BC", "revid": 1300116023, "section": "Events › By place › Persian Empire"}}, {"year": -361, "year_label": "362 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Mausolus of Caria joins the revolt of the satraps of Anatolia against the Persian king Artaxerxes II.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367114722#Persian_Empire", "title": "362 BC", "revid": 1367114722, "section": "Events › By place › Persian Empire"}}, {"year": -357, "year_label": "358 BCE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Artaxerxes III (\"Ochus\") succeeds Artaxerxes II as King of Persia and restores central authority over the Persian empire's satraps. To secure his throne he puts to death most of his relatives.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1135050178#Persian_Empire", "title": "358 BC", "revid": 1135050178, "section": "Events › By place › Persian Empire"}}, {"year": -357, "year_label": "358 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Artaxerxes II, King of Persia (b. c. 436 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1135050178#Deaths", "title": "358 BC", "revid": 1135050178, "section": "Deaths"}}]}