Xerxes I

Xerxes I was the third emperor of the larger Achaemenid Empire, and a pharaoh of the First Persian Domination (27th Dynasty) from 486 to 465 B.C. He succeeded Darius I as Persian emperor, and ruled above Necho II, Psamtik II, and Apries as ruler of Egypt. He was succeeded by Artaxerxes I. Much is known about him in both the traditional and revised histories, as he took part in many battles.

Xerxes was the son of Darius I, son of Hyastaspes. His father was the brother-in-law of Cambyses, and his grandfather was the second cousin of Cyrus the Great. This connects him to the first pharaohs of the 27th Dynasty. He had many sons, but the only one important to the revised history is Artaxerxes I.

In 486 B.C., Xerxes I inherited the Persian throne from Darius I, and also inherited the problem of Necho II’s rebellion. It took Xerxes I two years to put down this rebellion, but after doing so, Xerxes gave little freedom to the Egyptian rulers underneath him. Necho lived out the rest of his reign in anonymity, as did Psamtik II for much of his rule. However, the next ruler of Egypt, Apries, decided to free his people from the bondage of Xerxes. He would not do so until after Xerxes I’s death in 465 B.C.

The evidence for the revised history can be found at Displaced Dynasties. Evidence concerning this ruler specifically can be found here.