Jacob Hoschander , supporting the traditional identification , suggested that Vashti may be identical to a wife of Artaxerxes mentioned by Plutarch , named Stateira .
Traditional sources , however , identify Ahasuerus with Artaxerxes II of Persia .
Jacob Hoschander , supporting the traditional identification , suggested that Vashti may be identical to a wife of Artaxerxes II of Persia mentioned by Plutarch , named Stateira .
Traditional sources , however , identify Ahasuerus with Artaxerxes II of Persia .