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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. He was the son of Darius the Great and Atossa, a daughter of Cyrus the Great
Apr 16, 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.
- Jean-Louis Huot
- Upon his accession to the Persian throne in 486 BCE, Xerxes I had to first remove a usurper satrap from Egypt. He handily crushed these insurgents....
- Xerxes I was likely persuaded by his cousin Mardonius to invade Greece in 480 BCE in order to avenge the late king Darius I. Darius, Xerxes’ father...
- Modern scholars estimate that Xerxes I crossed the Hellespont with approximately 360,000 soldiers and a navy of 700 to 800 ships, reaching Greece i...
- Despite early successes, Xerxes I’s fortunes soured at the Battle of Salamis in 480 BCE. A small Greek fleet lured his enormous navy into the strai...
- After his failure in Greece, Xerxes I started a lavish construction program in Persepolis at great expense to his subjects. He built a new palace a...
Mar 14, 2018 · Jona Lendering (CC BY-SA) 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'. He is identified as the Ahasuerus of Persia in the biblical Book of Esther ...
- 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 · Learn about Xerxes I, the 5th century Achaemenid king of Persia who led a massive campaign against Greece and was defeated by the Spartans at Thermopylae. Discover how Xerxes was portrayed by ancient Greek writers and why his death marked the end of an empire.
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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).
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.
