Artaxerxes (father of Darius)

Family: Persian · Role: king · First appears: Book 6 · Chapter 5

Book 6 · Chapter 5

• child: Darius “And Darius, the illegitimate son of Artaxerxes, (who with the help of the Persian commonalty had deposed Sogdius, Artaxerxes’ legitimate son, and usurped his kingdom), when he became king sent messengers, for he had heard of the exploits of Polydamas, and by promising rewards attracted him to his court at Susa.”
• child: Sogdius “And Darius, the illegitimate son of Artaxerxes, (who with the help of the Persian commonalty had deposed Sogdius, Artaxerxes’ legitimate son, and usurped his kingdom), when he became king sent messengers, for he had heard of the exploits of Polydamas, and by promising rewards attracted him to his court at Susa.”

Also listed in Persian — Minor Figures

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.