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Second Persian Period
(343 - 332 BC) |
Artaxerxes III (r. 343 - 338) was the
king of Persian when his army invaded Egypt. He personally led the
invasion. Historians tell us how he initiated his rule in Egypt by
imposing heavy taxes on people. He plundered the Egypt's treasures,
slew sacred animals and demolished the walls of important cities.
He then rewarded the Greek mercenaries who aided him in the conquest
and dismissed them to their lands.
Darius III shown on a coin |
Once again Persian kings were ruling Egypt remotely. Artaxerxes
went back to Persia, leaving Pherendates as a satrap of Egypt.
Artaxerxes was poisoned by his intimate, Bagoas.
Artaxerxes' son, Arses (r. 338 - 336) was put in place but he was
also poisoned by Bagoas after ruling for a mere 2 years.
Darius III (r. 335 - 332) assumed power and killed Bagoas and ruled
for only 4 years. By the end of his rule, the Achaemenids power ended.
Moreover the Persian Empire faded away to pave the way for an entirely
new era in the region.
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