Artaxerxes I was the fifth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia, from August 465 to December 424 BC. He was the third son of Xerxes I.
Relief of Artaxerxes I, from his tomb in Naqsh-e Rustam
Closeup of the Zvenigorodsky seal, believed at least by one scholar to depict Artaxerxes seizing Inaros
The ancient Egyptian god Amun-Min in front of Artaxerxes' cartouche
"He [Themistocles] stood silent before the king [Artaxerxes]", by Walter Crane
Sogdianus was briefly a ruler of the Achaemenid Empire for a period in 424–423 BC. His short rule—lasting not much more than six months—and the little recognition of his kingdom are known primarily fr
Achaemenid Daric, possibly under Sogdianus