Difference between revisions of "Xerxes"

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Xerxes is a throne name adopted with variations by half of the kings of the Medo-Persian Empire.

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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''' is a throne name adopted with variations by half of the kings of the Medo-Persian Empire.
-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 I The Great]]
-[[Category:Political people]][[category:Ancient History]]
+:[[Xerxes II and Sogdianus]]
+:[[Artaxerxes I Longimanus]]
+:[[Artaxerxes II Mnemon]]
+:[[Artaxerxes III Ochus]]
+:[[Artaxerxes IV]]