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'''Xerxes I of Persia''' (519 BCE – 4 August 465 BCE), also known as '''Xerxes the Great''', was the son of [[Darius I of Persia|Darius I]] and later the Emperor of [[Iran|Achaemenid Persia]] during the Persian War. Xerxes I was a strong ally of the [[Templars]].<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref><ref | '''Xerxes I of Persia''' (519 BCE – 4 August 465 BCE), also known as '''Xerxes the Great''', was the son of [[Darius I of Persia|Darius I]] and later the Emperor of [[Iran|Achaemenid Persia]] during the Persian War. Like his father, Xerxes I was a strong ally of the [[Templars]].<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' - [[Abstergo Files]]</ref> | ||
In 465 BCE, Xerxes was killed by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Darius]], marking the first recorded use of the [[Hidden Blade]].<ref | The Templars aided Xerxes in his suppressions 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 the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Darius]], marking the first recorded use of the [[Hidden Blade]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> | ||
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Xerxes I of Persia (519 BCE – 4 August 465 BCE), also known as Xerxes the Great, was the son of Darius I and later the Emperor of Achaemenid Persia during the Persian War. Like his father, Xerxes I was a strong ally of the Templars.[1][2]
The Templars aided Xerxes in his suppressions of revolts in Egypt and Babylon, as well as his attempted conquest of Greece.[1] In 465 BCE, Xerxes was killed by the Assassin Darius, marking the first recorded use of the Hidden Blade.[3]