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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.

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What is a Mediser?

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.


When was Xerxes born?

King Xerxes I was born in 519 BCE.


What did Xerxes have to do with the Persian Empire?

Xerxes the Great was king of the Persian Empire.


How old was king xerxes the first when he took the throne from his father darius?

* 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.


Who was the son of Darius?

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.

Related Questions

In In 480 B.C the Greeks defeated the Persian Army of King .?

Xerxes.


Who lead Persia in battle the second time to try to defeat the Greeks?

Xerxes


What Persian king let attacks against the Greeks at the Thermopylae and Salamis bay?

the king was Xerxes


What does xerxes mean?

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


How did the Persians enter Greece for the second Persian war under xerxes?

Xerxes I fought only one war against the Greeks. His land forces arrived on foot and the naval forces, obviously by sea.


How many different kings led the Persians against the Greeks during the course of the Persian Wars?

Darius I Xerxes I Artaxerxes I.


Who was the famous leader of Persia who lost to the Greeks in the Persian war?

Darius I led the Persians in the First Persian War. Xerxes I led them in the Second.


Who motivated the Athenians to join other Greeks against the Persians?

The Persian king Xerxes, who led an invasion, with Athens one of the primary targets.


What is the plural Xerxes?

xerxes is spelled xerxes plurally.


Who was the Xerxes wife?

no. xerxes was darius' son


Is edward elric from xerxes?

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.


What is a Mediser?

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.