THEOSISBeda Venerabilis
Josephus posits that the Artaxerxes who prohibited the reconstruction of the temple in Jerusalem following a letter from the Samaritans is, in reality, Cyrus' son Cambyses. He suggests that Cambyses succeeded his father, who had ruled for thirty years, and governed for eight years. Subsequently, the Magi held authority for a single year until Darius, son of Hystaspes, ascended the throne. In the second year of his reign, when he permitted the temple's rebuilding, an angel addressed the people through the prophet Zechariah, proclaiming, “O Lord Almighty! How long will You not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which You have been angry for seventy years?” (Zech. 1:12).
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Regarding Ahashverosh, of whom it is noted a letter accusing the Jews was sent, there is no record of any response or statement from him. He passed away in the same year he began his reign, leaving all power and the responsibility of the matter to Artaxerxes.