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Xerxes returns to Persia after the military …
Years: 478BCE - 478BCE
Xerxes returns to Persia after the military blunders in Greece, and completes the many construction projects left unfinished by his father at Susa and Persepolis.
He builds the Gate of all Nations and the Hall of a Hundred Columns at Persepolis, which are the largest and most imposing structures of the palace.
He completes the Apadana, the Palace of Darius and the Treasury all started by Darius as well as building his own palace which is twice the size of his father's.
His taste in architecture is similar to that of Darius, though on an even more gigantic scale.
He also maintains the Royal Road built by his father, …
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- Greece, classical
- Persian people
- Egypt (Ancient), Late Period of
- Achaemenid, or First Persian, Empire
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- Younger Subboreal Period
- Iron Age, Near and Middle East
- Iron Age Cold Epoch
- Classical antiquity
- Greco-Persian Wars, Early
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- Architecture
- Watercraft
- Environment
- Labor and Service
- Conflict
- Mayhem
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Years: 478BCE - 478BCE
Locations
People
Groups
- Greece, classical
- Persian people
- Egypt (Ancient), Late Period of
- Achaemenid, or First Persian, Empire
Topics
- Younger Subboreal Period
- Iron Age, Near and Middle East
- Iron Age Cold Epoch
- Classical antiquity
- Greco-Persian Wars, Early
Commodoties
Subjects
- Commerce
- Architecture
- Watercraft
- Environment
- Labor and Service
- Conflict
- Mayhem
- Exploration
- Faith
- Government
- Technology
- Mystery
Regions
Subregions