Question

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

King of Persia

Answer 1

Answer:

1.Xerxes the Great

Explanation:

Cyrus the Great, king of Persia, founder of the greatness of the Achaemenids and of the Persian Empire (c. 559–529 B.C.) Darius I (Darius the Great), king of ancient Persia (521–486 B.C.) Xerxes I (Xerxes the Great), king of ancient Persia (486–465 B.C.)

Answer 2

                             King of Persia

Explanation:

• Xerxes I (From 486-465 BCE) - also called as the Xerxes the Great.
• He was the Persian king of Achaemenid Empire.
• He was titled Shahanshah which was translated as emperor which literally means king of kings.
• He is also named as the Ahasuerus of Persia in the biblical book of Esther.
• the Greek version of Xerxes is `Khshayarsa’ in the east and in the west he is called as Xerxes.
• His mother was the daughter of Cyrus the great who was the founder of Achaemenid Empire.
• Xerxes is celebrated for his many building projects throughout his empire but is well known, in both ancient and modern sources.
• Xerxes spent four years accumulating enough supplies and weaponry for his crusade in Greece.

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