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Family Sheet

HUSBAND
Name: Xerxes I ''the Great'' Of Persia King Of Persia Note Born: at Abt. 519 BC , , , Married: Died: at Abt. 465 BC , , , Other Spouses: Amestris Of Persia
Father: Darius I ''the Great'' Of Persia King Of Persia Mother: Atossa Of Persia
WIFE
Name: Esther Note Born: at Abt. 519 BC , , , Died: Father: Abihail Mother: Unknown
CHILDREN
Name: Artaxerxes I Of Persia King Of Persia Born: at Abt. 500 BC , , , Died: at Abt. 424 BC , , , Wife: Kosmartydene
NOTES
1). Xerxes I Persian Khshayarsha circa 519 465 BC , k i n g o f Persia 486 465 BC , the son of Darius I an d Atos s a flou rished 6th century BC , daughter of Cyru s the Gr ea t. A scend ing the throne upon the death of hi s father , h e subdu ed a r ebellion in Egypt, and then spe nt thre e year s prepar ing a g reat fleet and army to puni sh the G reeks f or aidin g the Ion ian cities in 498 BC an d for the ir victo ry over t he Persian s at Marathon in 49 0 BC. Th e Greek his torian Her odotus gives as the combin ed streng th of Xerxes land an d naval force s the incred ible tota l of 2,641,61 0 warriors , but it was pr obably b etween 200 ,000 and 300,0 00. Xerxe s is said to hav e cros sed the Hel lespont by a br idge of bo ats more than a k ilometer in le ngth and to hav e cut a cana l through the ist h mus of Moun t Áthos. Durin g the spring o f 480 BC he ma rche d with hi s forces throug h Thrace, Thessa ly, and Loc ris. A t Thermo pylae 300 Sparta ns, under their k ing, Leo nidas I, a nd 11 00 other Greeks m ade a courageous b ut fu tile stand, de la ying the Persian s for ten days. Xerx e s then advanced in t o Attica and burn ed Athens, which h ad b een abandoned b y th e Greeks. At th e Battle of Salam ís late r in 480 BC , however , his fleet w as defeated b y a continge nt of Gre ek warship s commanded b y the Athen ian Themistocle s. Xerx es thereupo n retired t o Asia Mino r, leaving his arm y i n Greece under t he comman d of hi s brother in law, Mardo n ius, who was slai n at Plat aea t he following year. Xerx e s was murdered at Per sepoli s b y Artabanus, captain of t h e palace guard he was s ucce e ded by his son Artaxerxe s I reigned 465 425 BC . Xer x e s is generally identifie d as th e Ahasuerus of the Bo o k o fEsther. Source Xerxe s I, Mic rosoft R Encarta R 98 En cyclopedia. c 1993 1997 Micros oft Corporation . A ll right s reserved. Xerxes I , as ruler o f Egyp t, is cons idered the thir d ruler of th e 27th Dyna sty.Xerx es I Persia nKhshayarsh a circa 519 4 65 BC , king of Pe rsia 486 465 B C , the s on of Dar ius I a n d Atossa flouri shed 6th centur y BC , daughter of Cyru s th e Great. Ascend ing the thron e up o n the death of hi sfather , he subdue d a rebellion in Egyp t ,and then spen t three ye arspre par ing a great fleet an d ar my to punis h the Greek s for aidin g theIonian citie s in 49 8 BC a n d for their vic tory ove r the Persians atM arathon i n 4 90 BC. The Greek his toria n Herodotus giv e s as the comb i nedstrength of Xerxes lan d and naval forc es the incre dibl e total of2,641,6 1 0 warr iors, but it wa s probabl y betwee n 200,000 and 300, 000.Xer xes is said t o have cr ossed th e H ellespont by a br idge o f boats more than a k ilometer in leng th and to have c u t a canal thr o ugh th e isthmus ofMount Áth os. During t h e spring of 48 0 BC h e marched with his forcest hroug h Th ra ce, Thessaly , an d Locris. At Thermopylae 300 Sp artans , und ertheir ki ng , Leonidas I, an d 1100 other Greek smad e a co urageo u s butfutile stand, delaying the Persian s fo r ten da ys . X e rxes then advancedinto Attica and burne d A thens, w h ic h had been abandoned by the Greeks. Atth e Ba t tle o f Sa l amís later in 480 BC, however, his fleet was de fe ated b y a contingent of Gree k warships commanded by t h e At heni a n Themistocles.Xerxes thereupon retired to As i a Mino r , le a ving his army in Greece underthe comman d o f his b roth er in law, Mardonius, who was slain a t P latae athe f ollowi n g year. Xerxes was murdered at Pe rsepolis b y Arta banus,ca pt ain of the palac e guard h e was succeede d b y his son Ar tax erxes I reigned 465 42 5 BC . Xerxes i s ge nerally id ent ifie d as the Ahasueru s ofthe Book of Es the r. Source Xerx es I, Microsoft R Encarta R 98 Ency cl opedia. c 1993 19 97 Mic rosoft Co rporati on. All righ t s reserved. Xerxe s I, a s ruler of Egypt, i s co nsidered the third rul er of t h e 27thDynasty. !BIRTH edwardiii.ged, edwardiii.ged !DEATH edwardiii.ged, edwardiii.ged
2).  Esther is the same as the Biblical Queen Esther.Es t h e r i s the same as the Biblical Queen Esther.  !BIRTH edwardiii.ged, edwardiii.ged

						

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