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'''Xerxes''' was the King of [[Persia]] from 485 to 465 BC. Many scholars identify Xerxes with the [[Bible|Biblical]] [[Ahasuerus]], who appears prominently in the book of [[Esther]]. Xerxes led the Persians in the [[Medic Wars]].
'''Xerxes''' was the King of [[Persia]] from 485 to 465 BC. Many scholars identify Xerxes with the [[Bible|Biblical]] [[Ahasuerus]], who appears prominently in the book of [[Esther]]. Xerxes led the Persians in the [[Medic Wars]].
Xerxes appeared in the 2007 film [[300]] as the principle antagonist. The character is drawn principally from [[Frank Miller's]] ultra-stylised [[graphic novel]], upon which the film is based, and bears little resemblance to the historical king.
Xerxes appeared in the 2007 film [[300]] as the principal antagonist. The character is drawn principally from [[Frank Miller]]'s ultra-stylised [[graphic novel]], upon which the film is based, and bears little resemblance to the historical king.
[[category:Ancient History]]
[[category:Ancient History]]