Xerxes had spent years planning his invasion ... It was a suicide mission, designed to detain the Persians just long enough for the rest of the Greek allies to gather their forces.

At the height of its prestige, Athens was the dominant maritime power in the Aegean, enjoying hegemony at sea.

By night he sent a messenger to the Persian king, Xerxes, informing him that the Greeks intended to flee. Unless he acted now, Xerxes would lose the opportunity to defeat the Greeks in one fell swoop.

Ahead of its launch, Ubisoft has revealed the minimum PC requirements for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. Xerxes are a much rarer currency than Time Crystals. The latter can simply be acquired ...

One of the most celebrated military actions in ancient Greece, in 480 BC, a vastly outnumbered army of Greeks took on an invading army of Persians led by King Xerxes I. The actions of the Spartan ...