Artaxerxes II (r. 404-358 BCE, also known as Artaxerxes II Mnemon) was the 10th monarch of the Achaemenid Empire (c. 550-330 BCE). He was the son of Darius II (r. 424-404 BCE) and Parysatis (who was Darius II's half-sister) and older brother of Cyrus the Younger (d. 401 BCE). His reign was marked by revolts beginning with that of his younger brother shortly after he came to power. Cyrus the Younger's revolt, which was crushed, was famously chronicled in the Anabasis of Xenophon (l. 430 - c. 354 BCE), commander of the Greek mercenary forces of the rebel army, who claimed Cyrus would have been the better king.
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c. 404 BCE - c. 358 BCEArtaxerxes II engages in a number of building projects including the restoration of Susa, additions to Persepolis, and numerous temples to the goddess Anahita.
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404 BCE - 358 BCEReign of Artaxerxes II Mnemon of the Achaemenid Persian Empire.
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401 BCERevolt of Cyrus the Younger against Artaxerxes II of Persia; revolt is crushed at the Battle of Cunaxa and Cyrus killed.
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395 BCE - 387 BCEArtaxerxes II involves himself in the Corinthian War in Greece.
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386 BCEArtaxerxes II negotiates the King's Peace among the antagonists of the Corinthian War in Greece.
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373 BCEArtaxerxes II sends troops to quell uprising in satrapy of Egypt; the campaign is a failure and Egypt declares independence.
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372 BCE - 362 BCEThe Great Satraps Revolt against Artaxerxes II; revolt is crushed due to lack of unity among the rebels.
