Ariaspes
Ariaspes (* before 400 BC; † between 360 and 358 BC) was a member of the Persian Achaemenid dynasty in the 4th century BC. He was the second of the three legitimately born sons of the Great King Artaxerxes II and Stateira († 400 BC), daughter of Hydarnes . His full brothers were Dareios and Ochos (who later became Artaxerxes III ).
After the execution of Prince Darius, Ariaspes was the next contender for the throne, but Ochos drove him to suicide shortly before his father's death. In a different tradition, Artaxerxes II had personally requested his son's suicide. Ariaspes may have supported the Darius conspiracy and therefore had to die to enable Ochos, who is in the favor of his father, to succeed to the throne.
literature
- Walther Judeich: Ariaspes 2. In: Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 1, Stuttgart 1895, Col. 821.
- Carsten Binder: Plutarch's Vita des Artaxerxes. A historical comment. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 2008, pp. 349, 355-356.
Remarks
- ↑ In Justin 10, 1 the second son of Artaxerxes II is mentioned by the name Ariarathes .
- ↑ Plutarch , Artoxerxes. 26th
- ↑ Plutarch, Artoxerxes. 30th
- ^ Claudius Aelianus , Varia Historia. 9, 42. Ariaspes is not named here, but this tradition is likely to refer to him.
- ↑ According to Justin 10: 2, a total of fifty royal sons had supported the conspiracy of Darius.
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| SURNAME | Ariaspes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ariarathes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Achaemenid, son of the great king Artaxerxes II. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | between 360 BC BC and 358 BC Chr. |