Editing 338 BC (section)

==== Persian Empire ====
* The [[Achaemenid Empire|Persian]] general and [[vizier]], the [[Eunuch (court official)|eunuch]] [[Bagoas]], falls out of favour with King [[Artaxerxes III]]. [[Bagoas]] seeks to remain in office by replacing Artaxerxes with his youngest son [[Arses of Persia|Arses]], whom he thinks will be easier to control. So Bagoas murders Artaxerxes III and all his sons, other than Arses, who is then placed on the throne by Bagoas. Artaxerxes IV Arses is little more than a puppet-king while Bagoas acts as the power behind the throne.