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'''Xerxes I of Persia''' (519 BCE - 465 BCE), also known as '''Xerxes the Great''', was the king of Achaemenid Persia during the Persian War, and the son of Darius I.  
'''Xerxes I of Persia''' (519 BCE - 465 BCE), also known as '''Xerxes the Great''', was the king of Achaemenid Persia during the Persian War, and the son of Darius I. Xerxes I was a strong ally of the [[Templars]].<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref><ref name="ACRV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' - [[Abstergo Files]]</ref>


==Biography==
In 465 BCE, Xerxes was killed by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Darius]], marking the first recorded use of the [[hidden blade]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
In 465 BCE, Xerxes was killed by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Darius]], marking the first recorded use of the [[hidden blade]].


==Trivia==
==References==
*Historically, Darius was also the name of the father of Xerxes.
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*In reality, Xerxes was murdered by [[Wikipedia:Artabanus of Persia|Artabanus]], who was the commander of [[Wikipedia:Persian Immortals|the royal bodyguard]].
*The Bible named him [[Wikipedia:Ahasuerus|Ahasuerus]], husband of Esther and a friend of Jews.


==Source==
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*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
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Xerxes I of Persia (519 BCE - 465 BCE), also known as Xerxes the Great, was the king of Achaemenid Persia during the Persian War, and the son of Darius I. Xerxes I was a strong ally of the Templars.[1][2]

In 465 BCE, Xerxes was killed by the Assassin Darius, marking the first recorded use of the hidden blade.[3]

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