Xerxes by Jacob Abbott

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Xerxes by Jacob Abbott, was first published in 1850. Abbott wrote a series of historical biographies aimed at children, and this one focuses on Xerxes, who was the fourth king of the Achaemenid Empire in Ancient Persia. Chapters include; The Mother of Xerxes; The Invasion of Greece; The Crossing of the Hellespont; The Battle of Salamis; The Burning of Athens; and, The Return to Persia.

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