Darius (father)

Also known as: Darius · Family: Persian · Role: king of Persia · First appears: Artaxerxes

Life events

• Artaxerxes was proclaimed king, while Cyrus retained command of Lydia and the maritime provinces.(Artaxerxes)
  • With: Artaxerxes Cyrus
  • “Notwithstanding, she prevailed not with Darius, but the eldest son Arsicas was proclaimed king, his name being changed into Artaxerxes; and Cyrus remained satrap of Lydia, and commander in the maritime provinces.”

Artaxerxes

• child: Artaxerxes “she had borne him Arsicas when he was a subject, but Cyrus when a king. Notwithstanding, she prevailed not with Darius, but the eldest son Arsicas was proclaimed king, his name being changed into Artaxerxes”
• child: Cyrus “Parysatis, who brought Darius four sons, the eldest Artaxerxes, the next Cyrus, and two younger than these, Ostanes and Oxathres.”
• child: Ostanes “Parysatis, who brought Darius four sons, the eldest Artaxerxes, the next Cyrus, and two younger than these, Ostanes and Oxathres.”
• child: Oxathres “Parysatis, who brought Darius four sons, the eldest Artaxerxes, the next Cyrus, and two younger than these, Ostanes and Oxathres.”

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Extracted from the original text of Plutarch's Lives. Made with Rho MD.