id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt simple-wikipedia-org-7451 Xerxes - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia .html text/html 553 126 77 Xerxes Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search King of Persia and Media King of Persia Xerxes the Great was a Shah of Iran (485–465 BC) of Achaemenid Empire. Xerxes was son of Darius I and Atossa, the daughter of Cyrus the Great. After Darius died, Xerxes became the Shah of Iran. At the Battle of Thermopylae, Xerxes defeated Greek warriors. The movie 300 is based on Xerxes. The Sixth Book, Entitled Erato in History of Herodotus. The Seventh Book, Entitled Polymnia in History of Herodotus. Media related to Xerxes I at Wikimedia Commons This short article about a person or group of people can be made longer. Xerxes I of Persia Retrieved from "https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Xerxes&oldid=6250588" Personal tools Change source View history Page for printing Change links This page was last changed on 13 September 2018, at 05:02. ./cache/simple-wikipedia-org-7451.html ./txt/simple-wikipedia-org-7451.txt