About Cyrus' childhood, Plutarch wrote, "Cyrus, from his earliest youth, showed something of a headstrong and vehement character; Artaxerxes, on the other side, was gentler in everything, and of a nature more yielding and soft in its action."
Tentang masa kanak-kanak Kyrus, tulis Plutarkhos, "Kyrus dari masa termudanya, menunjukkan sesuatu dari karakter keras kepala dan berapi-api; Artahsasta, di sisi lain, lebih lembut dalam segala hal, dan lebih alami dan lemah dalam aksinya."