Xerxes I

Tags: Monarch.

Xerxes I of Persia (/ˈzɜrksiːz/; Old Persian: Xšaya-ṛšā IPA: [xʃajaːrʃaː] meaning ruling over heroes; New Persian: خشایارشا ; Greek: Ξέρξης [ksérksɛːs]; Hebrew: אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ Modern Aẖashverosh Tiberian ʼĂḥašwērôš) also known as Xerxes the Great (519–465 BC) was the fourth king of the kings of Achaemenid Empire. Xerxes I is likely the Persian king identified as Ahasuerus in the biblical book of Esther.

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active years start year

0486-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

birth date

-519-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

birth place

Achaemenid Empire

death date

-465-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

death place

Achaemenid Empire

parent

Darius I

place of burial

Achaemenid Empire

predecessor

Darius I

successor

Artaxerxes I of Persia

title

King of Kings of Persia