Artaxerxes I was king of Persia from 464 BC to 425 BC. He belonged to the Achaemenid dynasty and was the successor of Xerxes I. He is mentioned in the two books of the Bible, Ezra and Nehemiah. He allowed the Jews to rebuild Jerusalem. He was followed on the throne by his son Xerxes II.
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1837), and other languages. Corneille produced
a poetical paraphrase in French in 1651.
The "Imitation of Christ" derives its title from
the heading of the ...