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5 matches to Xerxes I
Xerxes I. 519-465BC. King of Persia, invaded Attica. Victor at Thermopylae. Salamis defeat preserved Greek independence. Crossed Hellespont 480BC.
Artaxerxes. I-III. 5-4C BC. Achaemenid kings.
Cunaxa, Battle. 401BC. Failed revolt vs Artaxerxes II. Retreat of the Ten Thousand.
Cyrus the Younger. -401BC. Conspired vs Artaxerxes. Killed at Cunaxa.
Thermopylae. 480BC. Spartans resist Xerxes 3 days before being overwhelmed.