king xerxes i was the emperor who started the second persian invasion of greece.
king xerxes i was the emperor who started the second persian invasion of greece.
which emperor started the second persian invasion of greece?
king xerxes i
the second persian invasion of greece (480–479 bc) occurred during the greco-persian wars, as king xerxes i of persia sought to conquer all of greece. the invasion was a direct, if delayed, response to the defeat of the first persian invasion of greece (492–490 bc) at the battle of marathon, which ended darius i's attempts to subjugate greece. after darius's death, his son xerxes spent several years planning for the second invasion, mustering an enormous army and navy. the athenians and spartans led the greek resistance. about a tenth of the greek city-states joined the 'allied' effort; most remained neutral or submitted to xerxes.
second persian invasion of greece
bullet::::- siege of lindos (490 bc) – part of the first persian invasion of greece









































bullet::::- siege of eretria (490 bc) – part of the first persian invasion of greece









































bullet::::- siege of paros (489 bc)









































bullet::::- siege of himera (480 bc) – sicilian wars









































bullet::::- siege of potidaea (480 bc) – second persian invasion of greece









































bullet::::- siege of olynthus (480 bc) – second persian invasion of greece









































bullet::::- siege of sestos (479 bc) – greco-persian wars









































bullet::::- siege of byzantium (478 bc) – greco-persian wars









































bullet::::- siege of eion (477–476 bc) – wars of the delian league
list of sieges