Xerxes

Pyrrhus Press specializes in bringing books long out of date back to life, allowing today’s readers access to yesterday’s treasures.Jacob Abbott was a well-known 19th century historian who wrote biographies on various leaders and famous individuals, including this one about the Persian emperor Xerxes, who led the Second Persian War with his massive invasion of Greece. The war is remembered for the Battle of Thermopylae and the ultimate Greek victory after Salamis.