Xerxes Battles the Spartans at Thermopylae
On the world stage, Xerxes continues the war of his father Darius to gain territory by invading Europe through Greece, but is met with fierce resistance. In the famous war at Thermopylae, 480 BCE, the invading Persian armies of Xerxes battled an alliance of Greek city-states led by Leonidas and his 300 Spartans.
Daniel 11:2
And now I will tell you the truth: Persia will have three more kings, and the fourth will be wealthier than them all; by the power he obtains through his wealth, he will stir everyone up against the kingdom of Greece.
The battles between the Greeks and the Persians spanned 50 years from 490-440 BCE.
Overview
The Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BCE was fought between the invading Persian armies of Xerxes I and an alliance of Greek city-states led by Leonidas I and his 300 Spartans.
The battles between the Greeks and the Persians spanned 50 years (490-440 BCE).
In the Bible
And now I will tell you the truth: Persia will have three more kings, and the fourth will be wealthier than them all; by the power he obtains through his wealth, he will stir everyone up against the kingdom of Greece.
"וְעַתָּ֕ה אֱמֶ֖ת אַגִּ֣יד לָ֑ךְ הִנֵּה־עוֹד֩ שְׁלֹשָׁ֨ה מְלָכִ֜ים עֹֽמְדִ֣ים לְפָרַ֗ס וְהָֽרְבִיעִי֙ יַֽעֲשִׁ֤יר עֹֽשֶׁר־גָּדוֹל֙ מִכֹּ֔ל וּכְחֶזְקָת֣וֹ בְעָשְׁר֔וֹ יָעִ֣יר הַכֹּ֔ל אֵ֖ת מַלְכ֥וּת יָוָֽן."
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