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- Xerxes I (born c. 519 bce —died 465, Persepolis, Iran) was a 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.
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Apr 16, 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.
- Jean-Louis Huot
Xerxes I (c. 518 – August 465 BC), commonly known as Xerxes the Great, 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.
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'.
- Joshua J. Mark
- King Xerxes Had A Controversial Accession. Prior to his death in 486 BC, Darius the Great named his son Xerxes as his successor. However, Xerxes was not the eldest son of the family.
- Xerxes Tried To Finish Darius’ Greek Campaigns. Xerxes I occupies an infamous place in the annals of Greek history due to his massive invasion in 480 BC.
- Xerxes I Was Infamous For Harsh Punishments And Womanizing. To build his army for the Greek invasion, King Xerxes enforced conscription throughout his empire.
- Xerxes Had To Deal A Greek Resurgence. After the defeats at Plataea and Mycale, Persian power in the Aegean was crippled. The Greeks, initially led by Pausanias of Sparta, began a counter-attack aimed at liberating Greek colonies in Asia Minor.
Apr 13, 2019 · Xerxes I, also known as Xerxes the Great, was a 5th century Achaemenid king of the Persian empire. He is best known for leading the massive invasion of Greece, marked by the battles of Thermopylae, Salamis and Plataea.
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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.
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