Xerxes I
c. 518–465 BCE
Persian king who invaded Greece.
Xerxes I (c. 518–465 BCE) was a king, born in Achaemenid Empire and died in Persis.
- Known as
- King
- Category
- Leaders & Baddies
- Born
- c. 518 BCE, Achaemenid Empire
- Died
- 465 BCE, Persis
Alive at the same time as Xerxes I
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Portrait: Darafsh, CC BY 3.0.
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