Xerxes

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This paper provides an explanation of the life and achievements of Xerxes, king of Persia, one of the most notable figures of the Great Persian Empire. To provide a better understanding of Xerxes' life and deeds, the paper also describes the circumstances in which Xerxes was raised to power and that influenced his later preoccupations.

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"First we will refer briefly to the Persian Empire, its raise and evolution, and its relation to the Greek world to understand where the Median Wars originated and how they evolved until Xerxes's times. It is necessary to establish the circumstances that provoked those wars and the situation present at the time when Xerxes became king. This was not a new situation that he came to face, but the continuation of a long conflict that had started before he reached the throne, and that he found his duty to continue and solve to the end.
"The Median Wars were the confrontations between the Persian Empire and some of the Greek city-states during the V century B.C."

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