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Tomb of Xerxes I, Naqsh-i-Rustam, Iran. The son of Darius I the Great, Xerxes ruled Persia from 485 to 465 BC. Determined to avenge his father's defeat at the Battle of Marathon, he raised a huge army to conquer Greece, but was forced to withdraw after his fleet was destroyed at Salamis and his army was defeated at Plataea. In the latter part of his reign Xerxes became embroiled in palace intrigues and he was eventually murdered by members of his court. Xerxes' is one of four tombs of Persian kings carved into a rock face 13 kilometres north-east of the ancient Persian capital of Persepolis.
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AR9399727
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Public
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3398px × 5139px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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5TH CENTURY BC
Achaemenian
ACHAEMENID
Ahasuerus, King (Xerxes I)
Archaeological Site
Archaeology
archeology
Architecture
CARVED
Cliff
CLIFFS
color
concept
country
Death
geographical feature
Geography
iran
Iranian
LOCATION
Mausoleum
Naqsh-i-Rustam
People
PERSIA
Persian
Photograph
Rock
rock face
royal
Royalty
SHARP
Spectrum1
TGN
Tomb
Vivienne
VIVIENNE SHARP
VS
VSP
XERXES I