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Aug 2, 2024 · Xerxes I, Persian king (486–465 BCE), the son and successor of Darius I. He is best known for his massive invasion of Greece from across the Hellespont (480 BCE), a campaign marked by the battles of Thermopylae, Salamis, and Plataea.
Mar 14, 2018 · Xerxes I (l. 519-465, r. 486-465 BCE), also known as Xerxes the Great, was the king of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. His official title was Shahanshah which, though usually translated as `emperor', actually means `king of kings'.
Xerxes I[ a] ( c. 518 – August 465 BC), commonly known as Xerxes the Great, [ 3] was a Persian ruler who served as the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 486 BC until his assassination in 465 BC. He was the son of Darius the Great and Atossa, a daughter of Cyrus the Great. In Western history, Xerxes is best known for ...
Feb 26, 2021 · Xerxes I occupies an infamous place in the annals of Greek history due to his massive invasion in 480 BC. Xerxes sought revenge for his father’s defeat at Marathon a decade earlier. After a naval victory at Artemisium, the Persians annihilated the forces of the Spartan king Leonidas at Thermopylae. Xerxes’ army then ran amok in Greece, and ...
Dec 29, 2019 · Commonly called Xerxes the Great, Xerxes I was titled the Persian king of kings. He was famous for tasting a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Greeks.
Xerxes I , Persian Khshayarsha, (born c. 519 bc —died 465 bc, Persepolis), Persian king (486–465 bc) of the Achaemenian dynasty. The son of Darius I, he had been governor of Babylon before his succession. He ferociously suppressed rebellions in Egypt (484) and Babylonia (482).
May 8, 2019 · Xerxes I was Persia’s king from 486 to 465 B.C. His reign continued the Achaemenid Dynasty. He has come to be known to historians as Xerxes the Great.
Sep 30, 2019 · Xerxes is the Greek name of the Achaemenid king of Persia, famous for failing to gain Greece for his enormous Persian Empire.
Aug 2, 2024 · What problems did Xerxes I face when he became king? Why did Xerxes I go to war with the Greeks? How successful was Xerxes I in the first part of his war with the Greeks? What was the turning point for Xerxes I in his invasion of Greece? Why is the Battle of Thermopylae famous?
May 21, 2018 · Xerxes I (Xerxes the Great) (zûrk´sēz), d. 465 BC, king of ancient Persia (486–465 BC). His name in Old Persian is Khshayarsha, in the Bible Ahasuerus [1]. He was the son of Darius I [2] and Atossa, daughter of Cyrus the Great [3].
