2007-03-28 00:02:39 · 4 answers · asked by complicated 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
he was a murderous tyrant as were all the great empire builders. he was unable to overcome the 300 until they were betrayed by a greek who showed the trail above the pass at thermopolye. the traitor hoped for a financial and other personal reward for showing the way over the mountains and took the lead in getting the persian tropops behind the greeks.
the persians still lost shortly thereafter when the other greek states gathered their forces and defeated the persians in a later confrontation.
overall, xerxes was not a very good commander and relied more on numerical superiority than tactics.
2007-03-28 00:18:18 · answer #1 · answered by de bossy one 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was a persian ruler right?
It may interest you to know (though I might be wrong) that this could be the same Xerxes that is mentioned in the Bible. The Bible mentiones Xerxes, also called Ahezurus, and was the husband of Esther, the jewish woman he chose as queen, and who saved her people from genocide. Read the Book of Esther in the Bible. It's interesting history.
Xerxes MAY be the same ruler that is mentioned in Esther.
I could be stupidly, retardedly wrong on this.
2007-03-28 11:36:25 · answer #2 · answered by Shelly P. Tofu, E.M.T. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one knows, it was a long time ago. He was probably a typical ruler of antiquity.
2007-03-28 07:07:56 · answer #3 · answered by John L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In order:
Yes.
No.
2007-03-28 16:21:10 · answer #4 · answered by Cheburashka 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋