Xerxes had spent years planning his invasion of Greece. It was to be his 'divine punishment' for his father Darius' crushing defeat at Marathon in 490 BC.
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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.
Apr 16, 2024 · Xerxes I was likely persuaded by his cousin Mardonius to invade Greece in 480 BCE in order to avenge the late king Darius I. Darius, Xerxes' ...
Nov 23, 2022 · Xerxes wanted to carry on the tradition of Achamenid emperors conquering new lands and adding new peoples to their tax paying subjects. He also ...
The invasion, consisting of two distinct campaigns, was ordered by the Persian king Darius the Great primarily in order to punish the city-states of Athens and ...
Xerxes I was likely persuaded by his cousin Mardonius to invade Greece in 480 BCE in order to avenge the late king Darius I. Darius, Xerxes' father, ...
May 5, 2016 · Xerxes therefore invaded Greece, crushed the united Greek army at Thermopylai (V.D. Hanson once called this the greatest defeat ever suffered by ...
Xerxes addresses the council of Persian leaders, and states his reasons for invading Greece: revenge, gain, living up to the glorious Persian tradition. His ...
Jun 12, 2006 · Legend says that indeed the spirit came to Artabanus, threatened to destroy him for interfering and was on the verge of putting out his eyes ...
Feb 26, 2021 · Infamous for his invasion of Greece, King Xerxes is often depicted as a tyrant. With a reign marred by revolts, Xerxes I represents the ...