In 300: Rise of an Empire, more of Xerxes' past is revealed. Leonidas and the remaining Spartans fight to the last man until they finally succumb to an arrow barrage. Leonidas throws his spear at the god king and cuts Xerxes' cheek, much to his shock. Angered, Xerxes orders his troops to attack. Leonidas seemingly kneels in submission, allowing Stelios to leap over him and kill the general. Xerxes' general again demands their surrender. On the third day, the Persians, led by Ephialtes, traverse the secret path, encircling the Spartans. The Arcadians retreat upon learning of Ephialtes' betrayal, but the Spartans stay.
Meanwhile, an embittered Ephialtes defects to Xerxes to whom he reveals the secret path in exchange for wealth, luxury, women, and a Persian uniform. On the second day, Xerxes sends in new waves of armies from Asia and other Persian subject states, including war elephants, to crush the Spartans, but to no avail.
In response, Xerxes sends in his elite guard, the Immortals the Spartans nonetheless defeat them with few losses, with slight help from the Arcadians. Leonidas declines and mocks the inferior quality of Xerxes' fanatical warriors. Xerxes personally approaches Leonidas and offers him wealth and power in exchange for his submission. Using the Hot Gates to their advantage, as well as their superior fighting skills, the Spartans repel wave after wave of the advancing Persian army. The battle begins soon after the Spartans' refusal to lay down their weapons. He is the main antagonist, who started a war with the Spartans. There is nothing close to a consensus, however, as to what historical event provided the basis for the story. Xerxes is identified with the king Ahasuerus in the biblical Book of Esther, which some scholars consider to be historical romance. Roman Ghirshman says that, "After this he ceased to use the title of 'king of Babylon', calling himself simply 'king of the Persians and the Medes'." Xerxes also oversaw the completion of various construction projects at Susa and Persepolis. However, Xerxes successfully crushed revolts in Egypt and Babylon. His forces temporarily overran mainland Greece north of the Isthmus of Corinth until losses at Salamis and Plataea a year later reversed these gains and ended the second invasion decisively. Xerxes I is notable in Western history for his invasion of Greece in 480 BC.
He ruled from 486 BC until his assassination in 465 BC at the hands of Artabanus, the commander of the royal bodyguard. Like his father, he ruled the empire at its territorial apex. 550 – 530 BC), the founder of the Achaemenid empire. 522 – 486 BC) and his mother was Atossa, a daughter of Cyrus the Great ( r. He was the son and successor of Darius the Great ( r. Xerxes I (Old Persian: 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠, romanized: Xšaya-ṛšā c. 518 – August 465 BC), commonly known as Xerxes the Great, was the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, ruling from 486 to 465 BC.
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