Xerxes I - Wikipedia
Xerxes I (/ ˈ z ɜːr k s iː z /; Old Persian: 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 Xšayaṛša (Khshāyarsha (help · info)) "ruling over heroes", Greek Ξέρξης Xérxēs [ksérksɛːs]; 519–465 BC), called Xerxes the Great, was the fifth king of kings of the Achaemenid dynasty of Persia.Like his father and predecessor Darius I, he ruled the empire at its territorial apex.Predecessor: Darius I… أكمل القراءة