Ariaspes ( grc, Ἀριάσπης; died between 360 and 358 BC) was one of the three legitimate sons of
Artaxerxes II of Persia. He was, after the death of his eldest brother
Darius
Darius may refer to:
Persian royalty
;Kings of the Achaemenid Empire
* Darius I (the Great, 550 to 487 BC)
* Darius II (423 to 404 BC)
* Darius III (Codomannus, 380 to 330 BC)
;Crown princes
* Darius (son of Xerxes I), crown prince of Persia, ma ...
, driven to commit suicide by the intrigues of his other brother,
Ochus. He was called "Ariarates" by the Roman historian
Justin.
[Justin, 10.1]
References
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5th-century BC Iranian people
4th-century BC Iranian people