Artaxerxes
Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Persian (Hellenized)
Scripts Ἀρταξέρξης (Ancient Greek) (Hebrew: אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא) Modern (romanized: Artaxérxēs)
The name means “the great warrior” a Greek form of the Persian name Artakhshathra meaning “righteous ruler”. This was the name of several Achaemenid Persian rulers. It was also borne by the founder of the Sassanid Empire, usually known by the Middle Persian form Ardashir.
