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Xerxes I: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Khshayarsha • Ahasuerus • Xerxes the Great
Born c.519 BCE
Died 465 BCE • Persepolis • Iran
Title / Office king (486BC-465BC), Persia
House / Dynasty Achaemenid Empire • Persian Egypt
Notable Family Members spouse Esther • father Darius I • son Artaxerxes I
Role In Battle of Thermopylae • Greco-Persian Wars

Photos

Bas-relief detail of Xerxes I wearing a robe and crown, holding a flower, from the north courtyard of the treasury at Persepolis, now in the Archaeological Museum in Tehran.
Stone ruins of Xerxes Palace in Persepolis, Iran, featuring tall doorways and columns with carved details under a clear blue sky.
Persian cuneiform from the Xerxes inscription at Persepolis
Gustave Doré: illustration of Esther and Ahasuerus
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