Xerxes I
Historical Figure

Xerxes I

King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 486 to 465 BC

Born: 500 BCE · Died: 422 BCENationality: Achaemenid Empire

About Xerxes I

Xerxes I was a Persian ruler who reigned as the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 486 BC until his assassination in 465 BC. He was the son of Darius the Great and Atossa, a daughter of Cyrus the Great.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Empire550 BCE – 330 BCE

Achaemenid Persian Empire

The first Persian Empire was the largest empire the world had seen to that point, stretching from the Balkans to the Indus Valley, ruled by Cyrus, Darius, and Xerxes.