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|birth = 519 BCE<br>[[Iran|Persia]], {{Wiki|Achaemenid Empire}} | |birth = 519 BCE<br>[[Iran|Persia]], {{Wiki|Achaemenid Empire}} | ||
|death = August 465 BCE (aged 53 or 54)<br>Persia, Achaemenid Empire | |death = August 465 BCE (aged 53 or 54)<br>Persia, Achaemenid Empire | ||
|affiliates = [[ | |affiliates = Proto-[[Templars]]}} | ||
'''Xerxes I of Persia''' (519 - 465 BCE), also known as '''Xerxes the Great''', was the son of [[Darius I of Persia|Darius I]], the Emperor of [[Iran|Achaemenid Persia]], during the Greco-Persian War. Like his father, Xerxes I was a strong ally of [[ | '''Xerxes I of Persia''' (519 - 465 BCE), also known as '''Xerxes the Great''', was the son of [[Darius I of Persia|Darius I]], the Emperor of [[Iran|Achaemenid Persia]], during the Greco-Persian War. Like his father, Xerxes I was a strong ally of proto-[[Templars]].<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref><ref name="Abstergo Files">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Abstergo Files]]</ref> | ||
These | These proto-Templars aided Xerxes in his suppression of revolts in [[Egypt]] and {{Wiki|Babylon}}, as well as his attempted conquest of [[Greece]].<ref name="Encyclopedia" /> In 465 BCE, Xerxes was killed by [[Darius]], later considered to be one of the first proto-[[Assassins]], marking the first recorded use of the [[Hidden Blade]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="The Essential Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref> | ||
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Xerxes I of Persia (519 - 465 BCE), also known as Xerxes the Great, was the son of Darius I, the Emperor of Achaemenid Persia, during the Greco-Persian War. Like his father, Xerxes I was a strong ally of proto-Templars.[1][2]
These proto-Templars aided Xerxes in his suppression of revolts in Egypt and Babylon, as well as his attempted conquest of Greece.[1] In 465 BCE, Xerxes was killed by Darius, later considered to be one of the first proto-Assassins, marking the first recorded use of the Hidden Blade.[3][4]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed II (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Multiplayer (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)