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Xerxes I. Xerxes I (/ ˈzɜːrkˌsiːz / ZURK-seez[2][a] c. 518 – August 465 BC), commonly known as Xerxes the Great, [4] was a Persian ruler who served 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.
The Xerxes I inscription at Van, also known as the XV Achaemenid royal inscription, [1] is a trilingual cuneiform inscription of the Achaemenid King Xerxes I (r. 486–465 BC). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is located on the southern slope of a mountain adjacent to the Van Fortress , near Lake Van in present-day Turkey . [ 3 ]
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The second Persian invasion of Greece (480–479 BC) occurred during the Greco-Persian Wars, as King Xerxes I of Persia sought to conquer all of Greece. The invasion was a direct, if delayed, response to the defeat of the first Persian invasion of Greece (492–490 BC) at the Battle of Marathon, which ended Darius I's attempts to subjugate Greece.
Il Xerse, usually written Xerse (English: Xerxes; French: Xerxès), is an Italian opera by Francesco Cavalli (specifically, a dramma per musica) about Xerxes I. The libretto was written by Nicolò Minato and was later set by both Giovanni Bononcini (Xerse, 1694) and George Frideric Handel (Serse, 1738). Minato's plot outline is loosely based on ...
Artaxerxes I. Artaxerxes I (/ ˌɑːrtəˈzɜːrksiːz /, Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 Artaxšaçāʰ; [2][3] Greek: Ἀρταξέρξης) [4] was the fifth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, from 465 to December 424 BC. [5][6] He was the third son of Xerxes I. In Greek sources he is also surnamed "Long-handed" (Ancient Greek ...
Achaemenid Empire. Architectural style (s) Persian architecture. Achaemenid architecture. Location Pasargadae Iran. The Tomb of Xerxes I (Persian: آرامگاه خشایارشا) is a catacombs located in Marvdasht. This tomb is part of the Naqsh-e Rostam and is Xerxes I 's Tomb. [1][2][3] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tomb of Xerxes I.
Dailymotion supports a high-definition video resolution of 720p since February 2008, making it one of the earliest known HD video platforms. [4][5] October 2009, the French government invested in Dailymotion through the Strategic Investment Fund. On 25 January 2011, Orange acquired a 49% stake in Dailymotion for €62 million, valuing the ...