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  • Xerxes I of Persia
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  • Xerxes I of Persia, also known as Xerxes the Great, was the fourth Zoroastrian king of kings of the Achamenid Empire.
  • The Templars aided Xerxes in his suppressions of revolts in Egypt and Babylon, as well as his attempted conquest of Greece. In 465 BCE, Xerxes was killed by the Assassin Darius, marking the first recorded use of the Hidden Blade.
  • Xerxes I the Great (519–465 BC) became the Shahanshah (King of Kings) of the Achaemenid Persian Empire in 485 BC. Xerxes is the Greek form of the Persian Khashayar; he is also known in popular culture by his Hebrew name Ahasuerus. Xerxes sought to bring the various Greek city-states to heel, launching an invasion in 480 BC. Despite initially gaining the upper-hand, Xerxes' forces were eventually driven back by the Greeks, and Xerxes returned to Persia. He was murdered in 465 BC by one of his own generals.
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  • Posthumous reference
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place of burial
  • Persia
Consort
rows
  • 2
Spouse
  • Amestris
Name
  • Xerxes I
  • Xerxes the Great
Caption
  • Artistic depiction of Xerxes
royal house
coronation
  • October 485 BC
Father
Date of Death
  • 465
Mother
Height
  • 250.0
Title
Cause of Death
  • Murder
Place of Birth
  • Persia
Place of death
  • Persia
Successor
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Religion
Years
  • 485
After
native lang
Children
  • At least 10 others
  • King Artaxerxes I
Occupation
  • King of Kings
Family
Reign
  • 485
Date of Birth
  • 519
Death
  • 465
  • Unrevealed
Parents
  • King Darius I and Queen Atossa
Birth
  • 519
Nationality
  • Persian Empire
Predecessor
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  • Xerxes I of Persia, also known as Xerxes the Great, was the fourth Zoroastrian king of kings of the Achamenid Empire.
  • The Templars aided Xerxes in his suppressions of revolts in Egypt and Babylon, as well as his attempted conquest of Greece. In 465 BCE, Xerxes was killed by the Assassin Darius, marking the first recorded use of the Hidden Blade.
  • Xerxes I the Great (519–465 BC) became the Shahanshah (King of Kings) of the Achaemenid Persian Empire in 485 BC. Xerxes is the Greek form of the Persian Khashayar; he is also known in popular culture by his Hebrew name Ahasuerus. Xerxes sought to bring the various Greek city-states to heel, launching an invasion in 480 BC. Despite initially gaining the upper-hand, Xerxes' forces were eventually driven back by the Greeks, and Xerxes returned to Persia. He was murdered in 465 BC by one of his own generals.
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