Arses (jul 1, 338 BC – jun 30, 336 BC)
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Arses, also known by his regal name Artaxerxes IV, was the twelfth Achaemenid King of Kings from 338 to 336 BC.Arses ascended the throne, after his father Artaxerxes III—who had caused a resurgence of the Persian Empire—was poisoned by the eunuch Bagoas. The latter put Arses on the throne with the expectation of being able to control him. With the weakening of the Achaemenid Empire from the assassination of Artaxerxes III and the succession of Arses, the Greek league sent troops into Asia in 336.
Arses, in an attempt to free himself from Bagoas' influences, tried to have the eunuch poisoned; but did not succeed, instead succumbing poisoning himself at the orders of Bagoas. Bagoas put Arses' cousin Darius III on the throne after him.
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jul 1, 338 BC
jun 30, 336 BC
~ 2 years