[DOC] [TLE] Xerxes' Pontoon Bridges - Wikipedia [PAR] Xerxes' Pontoon Bridges were constructed in 480 BC during the second Persian 
invasion of Greece upon the order of Xerxes I of Persia for the purpose of Xerxes' 
army to traverse the Hellespont (the present day Dardanelles) from Asia into 
Thrace, then also controlled by Persia (in the European part of modern Turkey). ... 
The crossing of the Hellespont took seven days and nights, the army using... [DOC] [TLE] Second Persian invasion of Greece - Wikipedia [PAR] The second Persian invasion of Greece (480479 BC) occurred during the Greco
-Persian Wars, as King Xerxes I of ... The invasion began in spring 480 BC, when 
the Persian army crossed the Hellespont and marched ... to the invasion, and 
fearing becoming trapped in Europe, Xerxes retreated to Asia leaving his general
... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Thermopylae - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Thermopylae was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states, 
led by King Leonidas of Sparta, and the Persian Empire of Xerxes I over the ... 
Fearful of being trapped in Europe, Xerxes withdrew with much of his army to 
Asia .... By early 480 BC, the preparations were complete, and the army which 
Xerxes... [DOC] [TLE] Xerxes I - Ancient History Encyclopedia [PAR] Xerxes I (ruled 486-465 BCE), also known as Xerxes the Great, was the king of 
the ... for the massive expedition he mounted against Greece in 480 BCE which, 
... be released from the army so that he would have at least one son to care for 
him ... He assembled his forces to cross the Hellespont into Europe and, 
Herodotus... [DOC] [TLE] No. 2310 Xerxes and the Hellespont [PAR] Bridging the Hellespont: Xerxes makes war on the Dardenelles. ... Most go 
somewhere -- occasionally, they even span worlds. So it seemed in 480 BC 
when the Persians, under Xerxes, invaded Greece. ... But it was a formidable 
geographical and symbolic barrier between Asia and Europe. ... Xerxes' crossing
... [DOC] [TLE] Ancient History Sourcebook: Herodotus: Xerxes Invades Greece [PAR] ... of the Greek mainland by the Persian king Xerxes in 480 B.C. According to this 
account, ... an army through Europe against Greece, that thereby I may obtain 
vengeance from the .... Verily King Xerxes will cross thee, whether thou wilt or no. [DOC] [TLE] The Persian Empire to 480 B.C. - Pericles Press [PAR] The Persian Empire - Early beginnings of Cyrus the Great to Xerxes and a ... 
Kurush was the son of a Persian king named Cambyses. In 559 B.C. Cyrus II 
came to the throne of the kingdom of Anshan, a vassal state of the Median ...... 
Like Darius' Scythian expedition of 516 B.C., Xerxes' army would cross into 
Europe over a... [DOC] [TLE] Crossing the Dardanelles - Chain - Cultural heritage [PAR] Jan 20, 2015 ... The Hellespont, seen from the European (western) border. In 480 BC King 
Xerxes of Persia built a bridge between the two points in this photograph to allow 
his ... Many other famous persons have crossed the Dardanelles. [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about ANCIENT PERSIA - StudyStack [PAR] DARIUS III LOST HIS EMPIRE TO THIS GREAT LEADER IN 331 B.C. ... KING 
XERXES CROSSED THIS IN 480 B.C. TO GET TO EUROPE, HELLESPONT. [DOC] [TLE] Achaemenid Empire, Cyrus the Great, Darius the Great, Xerxes the ... [PAR] In 480 BCE, it is estimated that 50 million people lived in the Achaemenid Empire 
or .... Cyrus the Great's son Cambyses II would become the king of Persia, and 
his daughter ... During Astyages's reign, the Median Empire may have ruled over 
the ..... Darius conquered large portions of Eastern Europe - even crossing the... [DOC] [TLE] Greco-Persian Wars: Battle of Thermopylae | HistoryNet [PAR] In the 5th century bc, the Persian empire fought the city-states of Greece in ... 
When he added ship-borne fighters and European allies to the total, he came to a 
sum of ... Watching his own army pass in review, Xerxes himself is said to have 
wept .... By the fifth day, August 17

Question: King Xerxes crossed it in 480 B.C. to get to Europe
Answer: the Hellespont