Title

Xerxes watching the destruction of his fleet at Salamis

Caption

Xerxes watching the destruction of his fleet at Salamis. Xerxes I (c.?518 – August 465 BC), commonly known as Xerxes the Great, was the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, ruling from 486 to 465 BC. He ruled from 486 BC until his assassination in 465 BC at the hands of Artabanus, the commander of the royal bodyguard. Xerxes I is notable in Western history for his invasion of Greece in 480 BC. His forces temporarily overran mainland Greece north of the Isthmus of Corinth until losses at Salamis and Plataea a year later reversed these gains and ended the second invasion decisively

Date

2022

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP24A00_471

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

29,2Mb (2,2Mb) / 8,6in x 13,1in / 2593 x 3933 (300dpi)

Keywords

Xerxes destruction fleet Xerxes Xerxes the Great King of Kings Achaemenid Empire ruled assassination Artabanus commander royal bodyguard invasio Greece Isthmus of Corinth Salamis Plataea war conflict

Restrictions

Editorial use only.