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Artaxerxes III was the king of Persian when
his army invaded Egypt. He personally led the invasion. Historians tell us
how he initiated his rule in Egypt by imposing heavy taxes on people. He
plundered the Egypt's treasures, slew sacred animals and demolished the
walls of important cities.
He then rewarded the Greek mercenaries who aided him in the conquest and
dismissed them to their lands.
Once again Persian kings were ruling Egypt remotely. Artaxerxes went back
to Persia, leaving Pherendates as a satrap of Egypt.
Artaxerxes was poisoned by his intimate, Bagoas.
Artaxerxes' son, Arses (r. 338 - 336) was put in place but he was also
poisoned by Bagoas after ruling for a mere 2 years.
Darius III assumed power and killed Bagoas and ruled for only 4 years. By
the end of his rule, the Achaemenids power ended.
Moreover the Persian Empire faded away to pave the way for an entirely new
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