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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 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.
Xerxes appeared in the 2007 film 300 as the principal antagonist. The character is drawn principally from [[Frank Miller]]'s ultra-stylised [[graphic novel]] regarding the [[Battle of Thermopylae]], upon which the film is based, and bears little resemblance to the historical king.
[[category:Ancient History]]
[[category:Ancient History]]
[[Category:Book of Esther persons]]
[[Category:Book of Esther persons]]