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Dec 6, 2023 · The Achaemenid Empire (First Persian Empire) was an imperial state of Western Asia founded by Cyrus the Great and flourishing from c. 550–330 B.C.E. The empire’s territory was vast, stretching from the Balkan peninsula in the west to the Indus River valley in the east. The Achaemenid Empire is notable for its strong, centralized bureaucracy ...
Artaxerxes [1] in hieroglyphs. Era: Late Period. (664–332 BC) Artaxerxes I ( / ˌɑːrtəˈzɜːrksiːz /, Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 Artaxšaçāʰ; [2] [3] Greek: Ἀρταξέρξης) [4] was the fifth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, from 465 to December 424 BC. [5] [6] He was the third son of Xerxes I . In Greek ...
The Persian king known to the Greeks as Xerxes i (reigned 486–465 b.c.e.) was the son of *Darius i. As soon as he ascended the throne, Xerxes was confronted by a revolt in Egypt. At the same time, the enemies of Judah apparently tried to incite him against its inhabitants (Ezra 4:6). After reducing Egypt "to a worse state of servitude than it ...
Mar 9, 2023 · Xerxes served as a king of Persia during the Achaemenid dynasty. Born about 519 BC, Xerxes reigned in Persia from 486-465 BC He died in Persepolis in 465. Xerxes succeeded his father, Darius I, as king. As Britannica says, for a time he ruled the “mightiest power in the ancient world.”.
Biografia de Xerxes, rei da Pérsia, inimigo da Grécia. Relevo persa de Xerxes e atendentes em um batente de porta, nas ruínas da antiga cidade de Persépolis, Irã. Atualizado em 30 de setembro de 2019. Xerxes (518 aC-agosto de 465 aC) foi um rei da dinastia aquemênida durante o final da Idade do Bronze do Mediterrâneo.
Darius (son of Xerxes I) Darius ( Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Dārayavaʰuš; Greek: Δαρεῖος Dareios; c. 485 – 465 BCE), was crown prince of the Persian Empire. He was the eldest son of the Persian king Xerxes I and his wife Amestris, the daughter of Onophas. His younger brothers were Hystaspes and Artaxerxes, and his ...
Jun 12, 2006 · Xerxes, king of kings and ruler of the Persian Empire, which stretched from the Indus River to the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, and from the Caucasus to the Indian Ocean, had turned his attention toward the Europeans who dared to resist his will. Persia was, in the truest sense, the greatest superpower of its day.
