Who was the Persian king during the Battle of Thermopylae?
Xerxes I
Darius I
Cyrus the Great
Artaxerxes I
Answer
Xerxes I, the Persian king, led his army against the Greeks at the Battle of Thermopylae. This battle marked a pivotal moment in the Greco-Persian Wars, as the outnumbered Greeks valiantly defended the narrow pass against the overwhelming Persian forces. Despite their heroic efforts, the Greeks were ultimately defeated, but their sacrifice inspired the rest of Greece to unite and resist the Persian invasion.
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