Xerxes' Invasion

Xerxes was a man of power. The Great King of Persia, his empire encompassed the majority of the known world. On his invasion of Greece in the spring of 480BCE, he reportedly commanded a horde of over two million men. Even the Greek oracle at Delphi encouraged prudence in face of such an overwhelming force (7.140). Thus the question arises of why such an army failed to compel Greece into submission. I will explore this with focus on the key battles and the important factors, most notably the timing

what are the similarities and differences of Pericles and Xerxes’ leadership traits? This question is relevant and important because Pericles and Xerxes were influential leaders of their time and continue to learn from them even today. Pericles was a general during the golden age of Athens (480-404 BCE) and he led Athens during the early Peloponnesian war and Persian wars. Xerxes was a king of Persia and is known for conquering much of Greece during his reign (486-465 BCE). This investigation will

In 499 B.C. the persians and their King Darius Wanted to conquer Greece. Persia wants more land also the greeks had helped the Ionians to revolt against Persia. They marched to Sardis and burned the city, but the Persians condemned the Greeks as invading terrorists. The first Persian invasion was a response to Greek involvement in the Ionian Revolt, when Athens and Eretria had sent a force to support the cities of Ionia in their attempt to overthrow Persian rule. The Athenians and Eritreans had

had the good fortune to read, entitled “Herodotus: Xerxes Invades Greece, from The Historians.” Despite being a rather lackluster title, the content provided a captivating and

Persian Invasion of Greece, which had two distinct campaigns beginning in 492 B.C. and ending in 490 B.C. The first campaign of the Persian invasion was led by Mardonius, and allowed Persia to reconquer the area of Thrace, as well as capture the area of Macedon. Hopes of progressing after these captures were lost when Mardonius’s fleet wrecked in a storm. A year later in 491 B.C., King Darius ordered ambassadors to go to all parts of Greece to get their submission which he got from all of Greece, except

Thesis The legendary Spartan King, Leonidas and 300 of his formidable royal body guards, led a coalition of Greek warriors against a much larger opponent, the Persian King Xerxes. Against the odds, the Greeks stood their ground and deterred Xerxes’ Army for three days at the Thermopylae Pass, known as the Hot Gates. Xerxes might have won the tactical battle, yet, the Spartans proved superior training, equipment, and intimate familiarity with the terrain were critical force multipliers. The Spartan

Ancient Greece has often been described as not only the foundation of democracy, but the foundation of modern European civilisation and prosperity. Although, throughout history, this groundbreaking civilisation has had its ancient sovereignty threatened multiple times, but managed to stand its ground against some of the largest empires the world has even seen, like the gargantuan Persian empire stretching from Egypt to Tibet. Power is often compared to something along the lines of quality over quantity

Persians. This irritated the Persian Emperor, Xerxes, because he thought of Greece as a small kingdom that had no place revolting against the Persian Empire. The Athenians sympathized with the Ionians because the Persians had also tried to invade Greece on multiple occasions. The Athenians provided feeble help to the Ionians and in retaliation the Persians struck at athens (23B). Xerxes was known to be irrational with his temper, and may have thought of his invasion as retaliation for the fact that his father

In 486BC Xerxes has become the successor of Darius 1. It is stated from the inscription at Persepolis that Xerxes has treats his people based on their service and loyalty, rather than their religion and ethnicity. Xerxes have both negative and positive relationship between the non-Persians and Persians. It is evident from Demeratus and Artemesia that Xerxes is not bias to his people based on their religion and ethnicity. Demeratus is an exiled king of Sparta who gave Greek advice to Darius 1 which

sources present differing views of Xerxes. It’s difficult to make a judgment of Xerxes character and effectiveness as a King since there is a bias in a majority of these sources. Ancient Persian Ancient Persian sources are mostly inscriptions and reliefs found in Persepolis though there are also inscriptions found in other parts of the Persian Empire. An example are the Daiva inscriptions “A great god is Ahuramazda, who created this earth … who made Xerxes king, one king of many, one lord of