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Artaxerxes, Ardasir, and Bahman. (ancient Persian King Artaxerxes II; founder of ancient Sasanian Empire; Kayanid King; three figures who influenced the development of the Zoroastrianism religion in Iran)
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 4/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; Artaxerxes ([Greek text omitted]) is the Greek...Ardasir.(1) Of the three Achaemenids, Artaxerxes II (404-358 B.C.E.) ruled the...universally accepted, the religious policy of Artaxerxes II becomes crucial to her interpretation...
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The castrato's tale: Artaxerxes and the feminization of virtuosity.(Thomas Arne adaptation)(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: Wordsworth Circle; 6/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...part sung by a tenor (73). Arne's Artaxerxes, which premiered at Covent Garden in...war with Napoleon. Revived in 1813, Artaxerxes continued in regular production until...had ceased. Hazlitt and Hunt reviewed Artaxerxes multiple times in the 1810s, by which...
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Arne: Artaxerxes
Magazine article from: Opera News; 7/1/1996; ; 547 words
; ARNE: Artaxerxes Bott, Hyde, Spence; Robson, Partridge...CDA-67051/2 (2) Thomas Arne's Artaxerxes appeared at Covent Garden on February...of order to the kingdom by his son, Artaxerxes. This was an opera written primarily...
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Das Edikt des Artaxerxes: Eine Untersuchung zum religionspolitischen und historischen Umfeld von Esra 7,12-26
Magazine article from: Journal of Biblical Literature; 10/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; Das Edikt des Artaxerxes: Eine Untersuchung zum religionspolitischen...study: (1) specific analysis of Artaxerxes' edict authorizing Ezra to teach...this conclusion that the letter of Artaxerxes is more reflective of Greek and Hellenistic...
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Opera: Artaxerxes; St John's, Smith Square London
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 12/11/2002; ; 682 words
; ...aria "Why is death?" in Act III of Artaxerxes, he unveiled one of the most fabulous...Ian Page to have the oomph to present Artaxerxes in concert at St John's, Smith Square...soon after George III's accession. Artaxerxes (1762) was the first real attempt...
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Were Joshua, Zerubbabel, and Nehemiah Contemporaries? A Response to Diana Edelman's Proposed Late Date for the Second Temple
Magazine article from: Journal of Biblical Literature; 12/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...e. to a time early in the reign of Artaxerxes I (465-425 b.c.e.). Her proposal...imperial policy. She proposes that Artaxerxes I initiated a single project to rebuild...fortify Jerusalem at the same time. Artaxerxes wanted to provide the temple as a place...
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The Persian Empire
Magazine article from: Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society; 12/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...present in Persia. Both Xerxes and Artaxerxes II continued building incursions in...known as Parsa. Darius I, Xerxes, and Artaxerxes I built both palaces and royal residences...following the death of their father Artaxerxes I. Xerxes's reign lasted only 45...
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Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, vol. 8.
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 10/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...395 Bardiya 11 Darius 815 Xerxes 25 Artaxerxes 47 (cf. below) Helienistic and Seleucid...collections comes from the 38th year of Artaxerxes (either I or Il). Walker is inclined...Sippar archives ended during the reign of Artaxerxes and that many Hellenistic and Seleucid...
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Nehemiah, the governor.(Opinion & Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 7/6/2002; 700+ words
; ...cupbearer at the palace of the Persian king Artaxerxes (Judah at that time had been conquered...It was not surprising then that King Artaxerxes granted graciously Nehemiah's request...and prayed for four months before King Artaxerxes looked upon with favor on his request...
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According to Xenophon.(Biography)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 11/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...soldiers to overthrow his older brother Artaxerxes, the king of Persia, Xenophon decided...C. The Persians managed to defeat Artaxerxes' forces, but Cyrus was killed in the...Persia and the source of their pay. When Artaxerxes demanded that the Greeks surrender...
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Artaxerxes II
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Artaxerxes II d. 358 BC, king of ancient Persia...II . He is sometimes called in Greek Artaxerxes Mnemon [the thoughtful]. Early in...assassinate him and seize the throne. Artaxerxes finally crushed Cyrus' rebellion at...
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Artaxerxes III
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Artaxerxes III d. 338 BC, king of ancient Persia (358-338 BC), son and successor of Artaxerxes II. He was originally named Ochus and is sometimes called Artaxerxes Ochus. He gained the throne by a general massacre...
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Artaxerxes I
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Artaxerxes I , d. 425 BC, king of ancient Persia...of the dynasty of the Achaemenis. Artaxerxes is the Greek form of "Ardashir the...Empire is commonly traced to the reign of Artaxerxes, and there were many uprisings in the...
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Artaxerxes
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
Artaxerxes In Ezra 4: 7 etc. the reference is probably to Artaxerxes I, king of Persia 465–424 BCE, whose appointment of Nehemiah as governor in Jerusalem was probably to assist his ambitions against Egypt .
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Ezra
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Jerusalem in c.458 BC with orders from King Artaxerxes I to restore the Jewish law. It is possible...Nehemiah in c.398 BC during the reign of Artaxerxes II. The text is not clear which Artaxerxes is meant. A substantial passage of Ezra...
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