Who Was Xerxes Wife?
Who Was Xerxes Wife? Amestris (Greek: Άμηστρις, Amēstris, perhaps the same as Άμαστρις, Amāstris, from Old Persian Amāstrī-, “strong woman”; died c. 424 BC) was a Persian queen, the wife of Xerxes I of Persia, mother of Achaemenid King of Kings Artaxerxes I of Persia. She was poorly regarded by ancient Greek historians. Who was