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Xerxes (a Greek form of the Persian Khshayārsha) is the name of ii Persian kings of the Achaemenid dynasty: Xerxes I, reigned 485–465 BC. Xerxes II, reigned 424 BC.

Xerxes could as well refer to: Xerxes, an Armenian king, killed astir 212 BC by Antiochus III the Great. A boy of Mithradates the Great of Pontus. Xerxes, an opera by George Frideric Handel. XERXES, a character in the video game System Shock 2. Xerxes, a character inside Frank Herbert's Dune universe. de:Xerxes pt:Xerxes

Xerxes
Detailed synopsis of Herodotus' accounts of the Persian ruler.

Herodotus: Xerxes at the Hellespont
Translation of a brief story in which the Greek historian depicts the great Xerxes as a superstitious fool and a bloodthirsty tyrant. The Persian army is preparing to cross the Hellespont, which separated Asia from Europe.

Xerxes
Biographical and historical profile, with reference to Plato's dialogues.

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