Xerxes I Persian King. Born: 519 BC, Died: 465 BC. Xerxes, son of Darius, claimed to be the overlord of all civilized peoples that were known by him. Only Athens, Sparta and their allies disputed this. Xerxes, of course, was determined to punish them. In the spring of 480 he gathered the greatest army the world had seen. Historical legend says it was made up of 5 million men, but it was likely actually around 360,000. Previously, Xerxes had crushed rebellions in Egypt, deprived Babylon of its...[Read More] (Bio by: Mongoose) Tomb of Xerxes, Naqsh-i-Rustam, Fars, Iran
