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RMBP23JF–LIMESTONE RELIEF OF KING DARIUS SEATED ON THRONE CROWN PRINCE XERXES GUARDS & ATENDANTS BEHIND HIM. PERSEPOLIS CA. 5TH. C. BC.
RFBCMKYM–Plataea was the final land battle (479 B.C.) between the Greeks iand Persians in war led by Persian king Xerxes.
RM2WBJX6F–Xerxes I watches the Battle of Salamis from the throne he ordered to be set up on the slopes of Mount Aigaleo, 480 BC. By Donn Philip Crane (1878-1944). The Battle of Salamis was a naval battle fought in 480 BC, between an alliance of Greek city-states under Themistocles (c524-c459 BC), and the Persian Empire under Xerxes I (c518-465 BC). It resulted in a decisive victory for the outnumbered Greeks. The battle marked the high point of the second Persian invasion of Greece.
RM2CD80E5–Xerxes I (518-465BC), King of the Persians crosses a bridge with his army, 15th Century illuminated manuscript, 1413-1415
RMKTHRXH–The Gate of All Nations aka Gate of Xerxes, Persepolis, Iran, seen here in the late 19th century. From The Wonders of the World, published c.1920.
RMD988CF–cast of Xerxes sitting on a throne holding a sceptre and lotus flower. Persepolis, Iran 470-450 BC. Behind the king is an attendant and the King is under a richly decorative canopy. Xerxes I of Persia also known as Xerxes the Great, was the fourth Zoroastrian king of kings of the Achamenid Empire.
RMH0P4B6–King Xerxes crossing the Hellespont on pontoon bridges circa 480 BC. Xerxes' Pontoon Bridges were constructed in 480 BC during the second Persian invasion of Greece upon the order of Xerxes I of Persia for the purpose of Xerxes’ army to traverse the Hellespont (the preset day Dardanelles) from Asia into Thrace, then also controlled by Persia, Image sourced from Cassell's Illustrated Universal History (1893).
RMGG1J5J–227. LIMESTONE RELIEF OF KING DARIUS SEATED ON THRONE, CROWN PRINCE XERXES, GUARDS AND ATENDANTS BEHIND HIM. PERSEPOLIS, CA. 5
RMD447CW–Iran. Naqsh-e Rustam. Necropolis. Achaemenid tombs. Xerxes I (486-464 BC). Facade Tomb.Near Persepolis.
RMERHB4G–Esther leaving King Ahasuerus'/ Xerxes' presence. She was chosen to replace his wife, Vashti, as Queen of Persia (Esther) and
RMCR53DJ–Xerxes I 'the Great', Great King of Persia, Pharaoh of Egypt, with a servant holding a sunshade, relief on a pillar, Palace of Xerxes (hadisch), Persepolis (Parsa), 5th century BC,
RF2D8NWTX–RAVENNA, ITALY - JANUARY 29, 2020: The painting Banquet of king Assuerus(Xerxes) - Convito di Assuero) in church Chiesa di San Giovanni Evangelista by
RM2WBJX6H–The Battle of Salamis, 480 BC. By Donn Philip Crane (1878-1944). The Battle of Salamis was a naval battle fought in 480 BC, between an alliance of Greek city-states under Themistocles (c524-c459 BC), and the Persian Empire under Xerxes I (c518-465 BC). It resulted in a decisive victory for the outnumbered Greeks. The battle marked the high point of the second Persian invasion of Greece.
RM2BWAYXK–The great porch of Xerxes at Persepolis of Iran On the inside of this porch is inscribed within a diamond shaped frame ' H M Stanley New York Herald 1870 ' together with several other names 1919
RMFHA08Y–Phoenician sailors building a pontoon bridge across the Hellespont for Xerxes I of Persia, enabling him to invade Greece, c. 480 BC.
RME25XBR–Greco-Persian Wars. Second invasion of Greece (480–479 BC). Xerxes I of Persia (519-465 BC) and his army. Color. Engraving.
RMGG1J3W–227. LIMESTONE RELIEF OF KING DARIUS SEATED ON THRONE, CROWN PRINCE XERXES, GUARDS AND ATENDANTS BEHIND HIM. PERSEPOLIS, CA. 5
RFBFX8BH–When a storm destroyed the bridge Xerxes of Persia had built across the Hellespont, he ordered his men to whip its waters.
RMCX2GKT–Persian Art. Achaemenid Period. Tombs of Darius I, Xerxes I and Darius II. Necropolis of Naqsh-e Rustam. Around Persepolis.
RFCNXPTX–Xerxes giving the sea a whipping after the building of a bridge in the Dardanelles failed, 519 BC - 465 BC, Xerxes was Achaemeni
RM2BN4A0B–Leonidas at Thermopylae, by Jacques-Louis David, 1814 France French, Leonidas was the Spartan king who famously led a small band of Greek allies at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BCE where the Greeks valiantly defended the pass through which the Persian king Xerxes sought to invade Greece with his massive army.
RMBWYNFM–Apadana behind Xerxes gate Iran Middle East culture Persepolis columns Takht e Jamshid Ancient world antiq
RM2G9E40W–Persepolis, gate of all nations, gate of Xerxes, capital of Achaemenid empire, Fars Province, Iran, Persia, Western Asia, Asia
RMH4HMN2–Group of men posing at the Gate of all Nations (Gate of Xerxes) at Persepolis Iran, Antoine Sevruguin attributed to
RM2WBJX6B–The last stand of Leonidas at Thermopylae. By Donn Philip Crane (1878-1944). The Battle of Thermopylae was fought in 480 BC between the Achaemenid Persian Empire under Xerxes I (c518-465 BC) and an alliance of Greek city-states led by Sparta under Leonidas I (d480 BC). Lasting over the course of three days, it was one of the most prominent battles of both the second Persian invasion of Greece and the wider Greco-Persian Wars.
RMK943Y2–The Battle of Salamis, a naval battle fought between an alliance of Greek city-states under Themistocles and the Persian Empire under King Xerxes in 480 BC. After the painting by W.S. Bagdatopoulus, (1888-1965). From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.
RMAWDBHY–Rock graves of kings Dareios I., Dareios II., Xerxes I. and Artaxerxes I., Naqsh-e Rostam, Iran
RME0A054–Greco-Persian Wars. Second invasion of Greece (480–479 BC). Xerxes I of Persia (519-465 BC) return to Persia. Engraving. Color
RMF477XE–5824. Tomb of Xerxes III. In Persepolis. Xerxes (Artaxerxes or Darius –born 425 - 338 BC) King of Persia and the eleventh Empe
RMMC99EX–Ancient city of Persepolis. Gate of All Nations or The Gate of Xerxes. Its construction was ordered by Achaemenid king Xerxes I (486-465 BC). Lamassu in the Assyrian style. Fars province. Islamic Republic of Iran.
RM2H24FXP–A late 19th Century illustration of the court of Xerxes I (518-465 BC), commonly known as Xerxes the Great, and fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire. Xerxes was the son and successor of Darius the Great and ruled from 486 BC until his assassination in 465 BC.
RM2BN49YP–Leonidas at Thermopylae, by Jacques-Louis David, 1814 France French, Leonidas was the Spartan king who famously led a small band of Greek allies at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BCE where the Greeks valiantly defended the pass through which the Persian king Xerxes sought to invade Greece with his massive army.
RMBWYNFA–Apadana behind Xerxes gate Iran Middle East culture wall Persepolis reliefs Takht e Jamshid stair Ancient
RM2G9E40R–Persepolis, gate of all nations, gate of Xerxes, capital of Achaemenid empire, Fars Province, Iran, Persia, Western Asia, Asia
RMPR0BYC–Xerxes, King of the Persians, Crosses a Bridge with His Army; Paris, France, Europe; about 1413 - 1415; Tempera colors, gold
RM2T7WA2E–Xerxes I (c518-465BC), orders the Hellespont to be whipped three hundred times. By Donn Philip Crane (1878-1944). According to the Greek historian Herodotus, Xerxes's first attempt to bridge the Hellespont, as part of his invasion of the Greek mainland, ended in failure when a storm destroyed the flax and papyrus cables of the bridges. In retaliation, Xerxes ordered the Hellespont whipped three hundred times, and had fetters thrown into the water. Xerxes's second attempt to bridge the Hellespont was successful.
RM2DDHF43–Xerxes has the sea scourged. Herodotus reported that the incident happened on the Hellespont when a storm destroyed his pontoon bridges frustrating the king of the Archaemenid Empire’s first attempt to pass his army over the straits and invade Greece. Herodotus says the King’s second attempt wass successful. After a work by John Steeple Davis.
RMAWDBHW–Rock graves of kings Dareios I., Dareios II., Xerxes I. and Artaxerxes I., Naqsh-e Rostam, Iran
RFHYCNGM–Vintage engraving of the ruins of Gate of All Nations or Gate of Xerxes palace in Assyrian style, located in Persepolis, Iran
RF2DFJT76–Fought in 479 B.C. between the Greeks and Persians, Plataea was the final land battle in the Persian War led by Xerxes (the first Persian War had been led by Xerxes' father Darius I). The Persians had been driven from mainland Greece after their defeat at Salamis. The Spartan general Pausanias commanded the Allied Greek troops. In this illustration dating to the late 1800s, Pausanias is sacrificing to the gods before the battle of Plataea.
RMPWNGD3–Persepolis. Gate of All Nations (475 BC). It was built by order of Xerxes I (486-465 BC). Western entrance, decorated with colossal sculptures of bulls with human head and wings of eagle. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Islamic Republic of Iran.
RM2PKN6PE–Ely Cathedral, 19th century stained glass window, by Wiliam Wailes, 1849, The Crowning of Esther, by King Xerxes, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
RMW0KR47–The naval Battle of Salamis fought in the straits between the mainland and Salamis, an island in the Saronic Gulf near Piraeus. The battle marked the high-point of the second Persian invasion of Greece was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states under Themistocles and the Persian Empire under King Xerxes in 480 BC and resulted in a decisive victory for the outnumbered Greeks.
RM2BN49YY–Leonidas at Thermopylae, by Jacques-Louis David, 1814 France French, Leonidas was the Spartan king who famously led a small band of Greek allies at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BCE where the Greeks valiantly defended the pass through which the Persian king Xerxes sought to invade Greece with his massive army.
RM2G9E446–Persepolis, gate of all nations, gate of Xerxes, capital of Achaemenid empire, Fars Province, Iran, Persia, Western Asia, Asia
RMEE01FX–Xerxes, King of the Persians, Crosses a Bridge with His Army; Unknown; Paris, France, Europe; about 1413 - 1415; Tempera colors
RF2AM7K6X–Vintage drawing or engraving of biblical story of Esther standing with Mordecai in front of throne of Persian king Ahausuerus or Xerxes.Bible, Old Testament,Esther. Biblische Geschichte , Germany 1859.
RM2C9302T–The Battle of Plataea, 479 BC, in which the defeat of the invasion forces of Xerxes was the final land battle of the second Persian invasion of Greece. In the picture Spartan troops confront the Persians. The Spartan contingent was part of an alliance of Greek city-states which formed the Greek army. After an illustration by an unidentified artist in the Cyclopaedia of Universal History, published in Cincinnati in the 1880’s.
RMAWDBJJ–Rock graves of kings Dareios I., Dareios II., Xerxes I. and Artaxerxes I., Naqsh-e Rostam, Iran
RF2ENJ4F6–An early 20th century illustration of the The Battle of Salamis 480 BC a naval battle fought between an alliance of Greek city states under Themistocles, and the Persian Empire under King Xerxes resulting in a Greek victory
RM2B3W33B–XERXES by Handel conductor: Harry Bicket design: David Fielding original lighting: Paul Pyant translator & original director: Nicholas Hytner Sarah Connolly (Xerxes) English National Opera (ENO) / London Coliseum WC2 07/11/2002
RF2GA3CMN–This 1903 illustration shows a detail of the entablature of the hypostyle hall of Xerxes. A hypostyle hall has a flat ceiling which is supported by columns. The Hypostyle Hall of Xerxes, King of Persia who reigned from 485 to 465 B.C., served as a throne-room or audience hall. It was open air all year round, but the spaces between the columns could no doubt be closed with gorgeous hangings on the sunny side. Detached columnades surrounded it on three sides, the style of the pillars being slightly different from that in the body of the hall; The columns were 65 feet in height and crowned with
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