Xerxes Collection

Battle of Salamis
A Persian admiral, the bravest of the brothers of King Xerxes, is killed by the Greeks at the Battle of Salamis

Events / Greece
At SALAMIS, the Greek fleet of 370 vessels defeats the Persian fleet of 1000+, thus forcing Xerxes to cancel his plan to invade Greece

5th Century BC 6th Achaemenid Dynasty Empire
5th, century, BC, 6th, Achaemenid, Dynasty, Empire, ancient, age, Archaeological, Site, Archaeology, archeological, site, archeology, Architecture, Art, carved, Cross, Darius, I, the, Great, II

Temple of Bacchus at Baalbek, Lebanon
View of the Temple of Bacchus within the Heliopolis, or Temple of Baalbek, Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. Elevazione del Tempio di Balbec

Greek athletes competing in the martial art of Pankration. After the Pancrastinae statue of Pankratiasts in the Florentine Museum (now in the Uffizi). Pancraziasti del Museo Fiorentino

AHASUERUS / XERXES I / PERSI
AHASUERUS or XERXES I the Great King of Persia (486-465 BC), who features in the Book of Esther, and fought against the Greeks Date: 519? - 465 BC

XERXES WAR COUNCIL
Xerxes council at the time of the war with Greece. Date: 5th century BC

Fire Altar at Persepolis
A fire altar close to the citadel and settlement at Persepolis. King Xerxes is depicted worshipping in front of a a fire altar on his rock- cut tomb. Date: 1902

Bible scene, Esther before Ahasuerus
Bible scene, Esther before the Persian King Ahasuerus (Xerxes) -- the Jewish heroine pleads for her people (Book of Esther). BCE

Iran. Naqsh-e Rustam. Achaemenid tombs. Xerxes I (486-464 BC
Iran. Naqsh-e Rustam. Necropolis. Achaemenid tombs. Xerxes I (486-464 BC). Facade Tomb.Near Persepolis

Persian Art. Achaemenid period. Persepolis. Griffin
Persian Art. Achaemenid period. Persepolis (Takht-e-Jamshid). Capital with a griffin, dated during the reign of Xerxes (486-465 BC). In the background, the Gate of all Nations or Gate of Xerxes

Iran / Tomb of Xerxes
The Tomb of Xerxes, north of Persepolis. The King is shown worshipping in front of a fire altar before the God Ahuramazda, supported by 30 peoples of the empire. Date: 1854

IRAN. FARS. Naqsh-e Rustam. Necropolis with tombs carved into the rock of the Achaemenid Persian kings Darius I, Xerxes I and Artaxerxes. Persian art. Achaemenid period. Architecture

Greece Salamis
The Gulf of Salamis, scene of the battle of 480 BCE when the Persian fleet of Xerxes was defeated by a Greek fleet, though outnumbered three to one

Greece Thermopylae
Scene of the battle in 480 BCE when 300 Spartans and 700 Thespians fought a heroic defensive action against invading Persians under Xerxes

Themistocles & Xerxes
Themistocles, ostracised from Athens for boasting of his achievements, prostrates himself before Xerxes, King of Persia

Persian Spy Observes
A Persian spy hides behind some rocks observing the Spartan troops of Leonidas before reporting back to Xerxes, his king, that the Greeks are few in number

Xerxes Palace / Persepolis
Monumental winged bulls flank an entranceway into the Palace of Xerxes I at Persepolis. The Palaces borrowed elements from many traditions - Median, Mesopotamian, Greek & Egyptian

Iran / Persepolis
Ruins of the citadel of Persepolis. Building was started by Darius I in about 500BC, continued under his son Xerxes I and completed by his grandson, Artaxerxes I. Date: 1902

Themistocles in Persia
Themistocles, ostracised from Athens for boasting of his achievements, is received by Artaxerxes, King of Persia

Tombs of Naqsh-I Rustam
The rock cut tombs of Naqsh-i Rustam, close to the citadel of Persepolis. Here can be found the tombs of Darius I, Xerxes, Artaxerxes I and Darius II

Xerxes Invades Greece
Xerxes, ruler of Persia, invades Greece : his troops cross the Hellespont on a bridge of boats

Salamis - Persian Defeat
At SALAMIS, the Greek fleet of 370 vessels defeats the Persian fleet of 1000+, thus forcing Xerxes to cancel his plan to invade Greece

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