Darius II.
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King of Persia 423-404 bce. Obtained the throne by killing his half-brother Sogdianus. Son of Artaxerxes I Macrocheir.
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Biblical Interest
Possibly the king Darius during whose reign the 2nd temple was built, though this is traditionally ascribed to the reign of Darius I.
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The Passover Papyrus
A papyrus found on the Island of Elephantine in southern Egypt, where there was a Jewish military colony with their own temple in the 5th century bce. The papyrus is sent from a Jewish secretary of Arsames, the satrap of Egypt, to the priests of the temple and instruct that the colony should keep the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
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