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Who were Darius I and Xerxes?
A
Generals for the army of Sparta
B
Leaders of the city of Athens
C
The greatest of the Greek warriors
D
Emperors of Persia
E
Kings of Sparta
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Darius was the son of Hystaspes and the grandson of Arsames. Darius married Atossa, daughter of Cyrus, with whom he had four sons: Xerxes, Achaemenes, Masistes and Hystaspes. He also married Artystone, another daughter of Cyrus, with whom he had two sons, Arsames and Gobryas.

Detailed explanation-2: -It existed between 550 BCE and 330 BCE. The empire fell after Alexander the Great defeated the Persian army at the Battle of Granicus in 330 BCE. The first three rulers of the Achaemenid Empire were Cyrus the Great, Cambyses II, and Darius I.

Detailed explanation-3: -Darius I, byname Darius the Great, (born 550 bc-died 486), king of Persia in 522–486 bc, one of the greatest rulers of the Achaemenid dynasty, who was noted for his administrative genius and for his great building projects.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cyrus the Great (r. 550-530 BC) Cambyses II (r. 530-522 BC) Darius I The Great (r. 522-486 BC) Xerxes I (r. 485-465 BC) Darius II (r. 424-404 BC) Artaxerxes II (r. 404-358 BC) Darius III (r. 336-330 BC) 18-Jul-2020

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