Xerxes I: Facts & Related Content


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Also Known As Xerxes the Great • Ahasuerus
Born c.519 BCE
Died 465 BCE • PersepolisIran
Title / Office king (486BC-465BC), Persia
House / Dynasty Achaemenian dynastyAchaemenid dynasty
Notable Family Members spouse Esther • father Darius I • son Artaxerxes I
Role In Battle of ThermopylaeGreco-Persian Wars

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