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It was in the reign of Artaxerxes II., called Mnemon for his remarkable memory, that took place the well-known expedition of the Ten Thousand Greeks under
General History for Colleges and High Schools Philip Van Ness Myers
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In 1767 Woodfall, the publisher, received the first letter from the correspondent who was to become so famous, and from time to time other letters came signed by various names taken from classical nomenclature, such as Mnemon,
A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III (of 4) Justin McCarthy 1871
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Mnemon, of whom it was said that he never forgot anything but injuries.
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Restoration, mention in several places a King Artaxerxes, without specifying which of three Persian monarchs of that name is meant, viz. whether the first, surnamed Longimanus (465-424 B.C.) the second, Mnemon (405-362), or the third Ochus (362-338).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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[Mnemon], desecrated the temple and imposed tribute on the Jews, that at public expense they should pay for every lamb fifty shekels.
The Makers and Teachers of Judaism Charles Foster Kent 1896
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Mnemon, preserved his own wife, Statira, from the massacre.
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The inscriptions cover a space of at least a hundred and eighty years, commencing with Cyrus, and terminating with Artaxerxes Ochus, the successor of Mnemon.
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Ochus, who had by this time succeeded Mnemon, received him favourably, and professed an intention of embracing his cause; but nothing came of this expression of good-will.
Ancient Egypt George Rawlinson 1857
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Mnemon, and was thus likely to gain access to any archives which the
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In 404 Cyrus was summoned from Sardis, the capital of Lydia, to Babylon, and shortly after, his father died, leaving his crown to Artaxerxês, who, from his remarkable memory which appears to have been his chief characteristic, got the title of Artaxerxês Mnemon.
The Two Great Retreats of History George Grote 1832
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