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Jun 20, 2024 · 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.
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 (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.
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.
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'.
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.