He was the son of Darius the Great and Atossa, a daughter of Cyrus the Great. In Western history, Xerxes is best known for his invasion of Greece in 480 BC, which ended in Persian defeat. Xerxes …

Dec 12, 2025 · Xerxes I, 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 …

Mar 14, 2018 · Xerxes I (lived 519 to 465, reigned 486 to 465 BCE), also known as Xerxes the Great, was the king of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. His official title was Shahanshah which, though …

Xerxes (reigned 486-465 B.C.), a king of Persia, made an unsuccessful effort to conquer Greece in 480-479, suffering a major naval defeat at the Battle of Salamis.

Xerxes is best known among Persian monarchs for two kinds of activity, monumental construction and imperial administration. He completed and expanded many of the building projects begun by Darius, …

Dec 26, 2025 · Xerxes I, also known as Xerxes the Great, was a 5th century Achaemenid king of the Persian empire. He is best known for leading the massive invasion of Greece, marked by the battles …

Xerxes I invaded Greece with a huge army and navy but a much smaller force defeated him. His reign marked the beginning of the end of Persia’s imperial power.