Xerxes the Great followed his father, Darius I,   as the Persian king. Xerxes was named Darius I’s successor when he was only a boy, surprising  many since Xerxes was not the eldest son.

薛西斯大帝跟随他的父亲大流士一世成为波斯国王。薛西斯在他还是个男孩时就被任命为大流士一世的继任者，这让很多人感到惊讶，因为薛西斯并不是长子。