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Xerxes I

Type Figure Region Persia Time c. -519–-465 Also known as Xerxes

Xerxes I (c. 519–465 BCE) was the fourth ruler of the Achaemenid Persian Empire and son of Darius I;…

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  1. -486Persepolis · FarsAfter the death of Darius I, Xerxes I succeeded as the fourth Achaemenid ruler, inheriting his father's unfinished plans for the Greek expedition.
  2. -480–-479Greece · GreeceXerxes I led a vast allied force to invade Greece, occupying and burning Athens after the Battle of Thermopylae, but suffered a crushing defeat at the naval battle of Salamis and withdrew from Greece after defeats at Plataea and Mycale the following year.
  3. -465Persepolis · FarsXerxes I was assassinated in the palace in 465 BCE, succeeded by his son Artaxerxes I, and after the Greco-Persian War the empire turned to the defensive.

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