1. Xerxes I was known for his mercurial, violent temper.

2. Artemisia Was The Only Naval Officer Who Advised Xerxes I Against The Battle Of Salamis

3. Ten years later Darius' successor, Xerxes I, sent a much more powerful force by land.

4. Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) is shown as ruling over 127 jurisdictional districts, from India to Ethiopia.

5. During his stay a fire broke out in the eastern palace of Xerxes I and spread to the rest of the city.

6. THE Persian King Xerxes I, known in the Bible as Ahasuerus, was reviewing his troops prior to a battle in the year 480 B.C.E.

7. For example, the eunuchs Hegai and Shaashgaz served as guardians of the wives and concubines of Persian King Ahasuerus, who is thought to be Xerxes I. —Esther 2:3, 14.