He asked them to give him "earth and water" (γη και ύδωρ in Greek), this is to say to surrender and offer him their country.
Medisers were Greeks (or Greek states) who took the Persian side in they wars with Darius and Xerxes. Thebes was one of the more important states to do so, partly because of its long-standing rivalry witih Athens.AnswerMedisers were Greeks (or Greek states) who took the Persian side in the wars with Darius and Xerxes. Thebes was one of the more important states to do so, partly because of its long-standing rivalry witih Athens.
King Xerxes I was born in 519 BCE.
Xerxes the Great was king of the Persian Empire.
* Born: 519 B.C. * Birthplace: Persia * Died: 465 B.C. (assassination by stabbing) * Best Known As: The Persian king repulsed by the Greeks Xerxes I ruled from 485 - 465 B.C., presiding over ancient Persia's decline from mighty power to fading empire. His father Darius was defeated by the Greeks at the battle of Marathon (490 B.C.), and 10 years later Xerxes assembled a vast army to invade Greece and avenge his father's defeat. (The best-known reports on the invasion come from the historian http://www.answers.com/topic/herodotus.) Xerxes crossed the Hellespont (now called the Dardanelles) and methodically overran Greece. He won a costly victory at Thermopylae -- the famous battle which ended with 300 Spartan warriors defying the entire Persian army in a last battle to the death -- and finally reached Athens and sacked the deserted city. But the invasion ended in disaster when the Persian navy was routed by the Greek fleet at Salamis (480 B.C.). Xerxes retreated to his palace in Persepolis, leaving behind an occupying army which was defeated by the Greeks shortly thereafter. Persia remained a formidable nation but Xerxes withdrew from active life, devoting himself to what Herodotus called "the intrigues of the harem." 15 years later Xerxes was stabbed to death, probably by his subordinate Artabanus, and was succeeded by his son Artaxerxes. Xerxes is pronounced ZERK-seez... His life was the inspiration for http://www.answers.com/topic/george-frideric-handel's 1738 opera Serse (or Xerxes)... One tale from Herodotus has become particularly famous: after a storm on the Hellespont delayed Xerxes from crossing into Greece, the vainglorious king ordered that the waters of the Hellespont be given 300 lashes and cursed as punishment... Xerxes' elite troops, said to number 10,000 in all, were known as the Immortals... Xerxes was also ruler of Egypt, the third ruler of that country's 27th dynasty.
Xerxes war Darius's son,Xerxes I ruled from 485 - 465 B.C., presiding over ancient Persia's decline from mighty power to fading empire. His father Darius was defeated by the Greeks at the battle of Marathon (490 B.C.), and 10 years later Xerxes assembled a vast army to invade Greece and avenge his father's defeat. (The best-known reports on the invasion come from the historian Herodotus.) Xerxes crossed the Hellespont (now called the Dardanelles) and methodically overran Greece. He won a costly victory at Thermopylae -- the famous battle which ended with 300 Spartan warriors defying the entire Persian army in a last battle to the death -- and finally reached Athens and sacked the deserted city. But the invasion ended in disaster when the Persian navy was routed by the Greek fleet at Salamis (480 B.C.). Xerxes retreated to his palace in Persepolis, leaving behind an occupying army which was defeated by the Greeks shortly thereafter. Persia remained a formidable nation but Xerxes withdrew from active life, devoting himself to what Herodotus called "the intrigues of the harem." 15 years later Xerxes was stabbed to death, probably by his subordinate Artabanus, and was succeeded by his son Artaxerxes.Xerxes is pronounced ZERK-seez... His life was the inspiration for George Handle's 1738 opera Serse (or Xerxes)... One tale from Herodotus has become particularly famous: after a storm on the Hellespont delayed Xerxes from crossing into Greece, the vainglorious king ordered that the waters of the Hellespont be given 300 lashes and cursed as punishment... Xerxes' elite troops, said to number 10,000 in all, were known as the Immortals... Xerxes was also ruler of Egypt, the third ruler of that country's 27th dynasty.
Xerxes.
Xerxes
the king was Xerxes
The boy's name Xerxes \x(e)-rx es\ is of Persian origin, and the meaning of Xerxes is "monarch". Xerxes was the title of several Persian rulers. One (in the fifth century BC) made war on the Greeks and also appears in the biblical Apocrypha as Ahasuerus, husband of Esther.- Your WelcomeThe Big Chiz
Xerxes I fought only one war against the Greeks. His land forces arrived on foot and the naval forces, obviously by sea.
Darius I Xerxes I Artaxerxes I.
Darius I led the Persians in the First Persian War. Xerxes I led them in the Second.
The Persian king Xerxes, who led an invasion, with Athens one of the primary targets.
xerxes is spelled xerxes plurally.
no. xerxes was darius' son
I think that his family was from there so he is a descendant of the people of xerxes, but he is not actually from xerxes.
Medisers were Greeks (or Greek states) who took the Persian side in they wars with Darius and Xerxes. Thebes was one of the more important states to do so, partly because of its long-standing rivalry witih Athens.AnswerMedisers were Greeks (or Greek states) who took the Persian side in the wars with Darius and Xerxes. Thebes was one of the more important states to do so, partly because of its long-standing rivalry witih Athens.