ARTAXERXES

'Artaxerxes' (Latin; Greek Ἀρταξέρξης) is a corruption of Old Persian ''Artaxšacā'', "whose reign is through ''arta'' (truth)" and may refer to:
The throne name of several Achaemenid rulers of the 1st Persian Empire:

★ Artaxerxes I Longimanus, ''r.'' 465 BC - 424 BC, son and successor of Xerxes I.

★ Artaxerxes II Memnon, ''r.'' 404 BC - 358 BC, son and successor of Darius II.

★ Artaxerxes III Ochus, ''r.'' 358 BC - 338 BC, son and successor of Artaxerxes II.

★ Artaxerxes IV Arses, ''r.'' 338 BC - 336 BC, son and successor of Artaxerxes III.

★ Artaxerxes V Bessus, ''r.'' 330 - 329 BC, nobleman who seized the throne from Darius III.
Artaxerxes may also refer to:

★ Artaxerxes, an opera by Thomas Arne.

★ Middle Persian Ardashir, which descends from Old Persian ''Artaxšacā'', and is the name of several Sassanid rulers.