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He may have been the "Artasyrus" mentioned by Herodotus as being a satrap of the royal satrapy of Bactria. | He may have been the "Artasyrus" mentioned by Herodotus as being a satrap of the royal satrapy of Bactria. | ||
In Greek sources he is also surnamed "long-handed" (Ancient Greek: μακρόχειρ Makrókheir; Latin: Longimanus), allegedly because his right hand was longer than his left. | In Greek sources he is also surnamed "[[long-handed]]" (Ancient Greek: [[μακρόχειρ]] Makrókheir; Latin: [[Longimanus]]), allegedly because his right hand was longer than his left. | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:59, 31 October 2022
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Longĭmănus: i, m. longus-manus, long-hand, i. e. that has an uncommonly long forearm,
I a surname of Artaxerxes, king of Persia; a transl. of the Gr. Μακρόχειρ, Hier. in Chron. Euseb. ad Olymp. LXXIX.; v. Macrochir.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Longĭmănus, ī, m., Longue-main [surnom d’Artaxerce] : Hier. Eus. chron. 79.
Latin > German (Georges)
Longimanus, ī, m. (longus u. manus), Übersetzung von Μακρόχειρ, Langhand, Beiname Artaxerxes' I., Hieron. chronic. Euseb. ad olymp. 79.
Wikipedia EN
Artaxerxes I (/ˌɑːrtəˈzɜːrksiːz/, Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 Artaxšaçāʰ; Greek: Ἀρταξέρξης) was the fifth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, from 465 to December 424 BC. He was the third son of Xerxes I.
He may have been the "Artasyrus" mentioned by Herodotus as being a satrap of the royal satrapy of Bactria.
In Greek sources he is also surnamed "long-handed" (Ancient Greek: μακρόχειρ Makrókheir; Latin: Longimanus), allegedly because his right hand was longer than his left.
