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Which ruler was the son of Darius and led Persian forces in an unsuccessful campaign to conquer Greece in 480 B.C.?


A.

Themistocles


B.

Leonidas


C.

Xerxes


D.

Pericles

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Answer:

C.  Xerxes

Explanation:

Xerxes I, also known as Xerxes the Great, was the fifth Great King of the Achaemenid Empire (486-465 BC), son of Darius I and Atosa, daughter of Cyrus II the Great. Xerxes was designated successor to Darius I ahead of all his half brothers, older than him, and who were born before Darius ascended the throne. After being crowned in October of 486 a. C., it was victoriously faced to a rebellion in the submitted Egypt, that began in 486 a. C .. He left his brother Aquemenes as a satrap of that region, over which he exercised a repressive control.

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The answer is Xerxes

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