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Xerxes ordered the sea receive 300 lashes for daring to defy him.
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That the Persian ruler that invaded Greece after the city-states rebelled?
Xerxes son of Darius
What are facts about Xerxes?
Xerxes vowed revenge & planned to invade Greece. He became the new Persian monarch in 486 B.C., after Persian King Darius died. He had an army of 18,000 troops, thousands of warships & supply vessels.
What are Xerxes' special powers?
'Xerxes' most commonly refers to Xerxes the Great, son of Darius the Great, a Persian king (today we call that country Iran). Largely known for the battle of Thermopylae, in which a Greek army of 300 men stood up to his huge army, and wouldn't surrender. He might have been a powerful ruler, but that doesn't mean he had special magical powers.
What ruler created the Persian empire?
The ruler who created the Persian Empire was Cyrus the great
First ruler of the Persian Empire during its war with Greece?
The question is confused. The first king of the Persian empire was Cyrus. The king during the punitive expedition against Athens and Eretria in 490 BCE was Darius. The king during the invasion of Greece 480-479 BCE was Xerxes.
That the Persian ruler that invaded Greece after the city-states rebelled?
Xerxes son of Darius
What Accomplishments did xerxes do?
Xerxes was a son of the ruler Darius the First. He tried to conquer Greece again. In 480 BC, the Persian Army set out for Greece. They were also joined by the Persian Navy. I think they lost the war.
Which son of darius became a Persian ruler?
Xerxes I of Persia became king of Persia in 486BC and continued his father's campaigns against Greece in the Persian Wars.
What egyptian words start with x?
The only Egyptian word or name that starts with the letter X is Xerxes. Xerxes was the Persian king and pharaoh of Egypt from 585-546 BCE.
What is Xerxes remembered for?
He was the ruler of Persia and defeated Sparta in the Persian war... watch 300 the movie if you want to learn more
What are facts about Xerxes?
Xerxes vowed revenge & planned to invade Greece. He became the new Persian monarch in 486 B.C., after Persian King Darius died. He had an army of 18,000 troops, thousands of warships & supply vessels.
Were Xerxes and Nebuchadnezzar related?
No, Xerxes and Nebuchadnezzar were not related. Xerxes was a Persian king who ruled after Nebuchadnezzar's time as the ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. Nebuchadnezzar was a Babylonian king known for his conquests and building projects.
Was xerxes cruel?
was xerxes a cruel ruler ? plz explain
How do you pronounce xeryus?
Pronounced like 'serious' but with a 'z' sound instead of 's' at the beginning.
Who was the king during the second Persian Wars?
Xerxes (I) the Great of Persia was king during the Second Persian Wars. There was no king of Greece as the region was divided into a series of city-states (some of which had kings -- Sparta, for example, was led by King Leonidas who fought at the battle of Thermopylae, which the movie 300 was based on).
What words that begin x?
Xenophobia, the fear of strangers. There are a number of names that begin with X, such as the Persian king Xerxes, or Xenu, the ruler of the Markab Confederacy (in Scientology mythology).
Persian ruler who surrendered to the Greeks at Salamis?
No one surrendered. The remainder of the Persian fleet, defeated at Salamis, withdrew to Mykale in Asia Minor. Persian King Xerxes I took half his army home as a poor country such as Greece could not support it through the winter.
