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[[File: | [[File:XerxesThePersian.jpg|thumb]]'''Xerxes''' (519 BC - 465 BC; Persian: خشایار شا), son of Darius, also known as Xerxes the Great, was the "God-King" of Achaemenid Persia during the Persian War, in which Persia fought and conquered much of Greece after the last stand at the battle of Thermopylae, after which Athens was burned. Xerxes had to face the Greek Navy commanded by Themistoclis and the Greek land forces commanded by king Leonidas, that had a combined force of about 200 ships and about 7000 soldiers, against the Persian Army of nearly 300,000 and even more soldiers. Xerxes was killed by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Darius]], marking the first recorded use of the [[hidden blade]]. Greece gained its freedom when it was united by [[Alexander the Great|Alexander The Great]], and defeated the Persian Empire. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Revision as of 22:30, 16 March 2011
Xerxes (519 BC - 465 BC; Persian: خشایار شا), son of Darius, also known as Xerxes the Great, was the "God-King" of Achaemenid Persia during the Persian War, in which Persia fought and conquered much of Greece after the last stand at the battle of Thermopylae, after which Athens was burned. Xerxes had to face the Greek Navy commanded by Themistoclis and the Greek land forces commanded by king Leonidas, that had a combined force of about 200 ships and about 7000 soldiers, against the Persian Army of nearly 300,000 and even more soldiers. Xerxes was killed by the Assassin Darius, marking the first recorded use of the hidden blade. Greece gained its freedom when it was united by Alexander The Great, and defeated the Persian Empire.
Trivia
- Historically, Darius was also the name of the father of Xerxes.
- In reality, Xerxes was murdered by Artabanus, who was the commander of the royal bodyguard.