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"Nothing. Your deaths mean nothing. The Order cannot be stopped."
―Xerxes before being assassinated, 465 BCE[src]-[m]

Xerxes I of Persia (c. 519 BCE – c. 465 BCE), also known as Xerxes the Great, was the Emperor of Achaemenid Empire, during the Greco-Persian Wars, and an ally of the Order of the Ancients in Persia.

Biography

Like his father, Darius I, Xerxes I was a strong ally[1][2] of the Order of the Ancients.[3]

Additionally, the Cult of Kosmos supported Xerxes in his attempted conquest of Greece, unsuccessfully trying to sway King Leonidas of Sparta to allow Xerxes to conquer the land through their puppet, the Oracle of Delphi. In 480 BCE, Xerxes led a Second Persian invasion of Greece, where his armies clashed with that of Leonidas in Malis.[3]

To oppose his tyranny, the Persian elites consisting of Darius, Amorges and Pactyas formed and led a group of freedom fighters against the King.[3]

In 465 BCE, while Xerxes' convoy was under attack, Darius sneaked in from behind and assassinated the KIng, marking the first recorded use of the Hidden Blade.[4][5]

He was succeeded by his son Artaxerxes I.[3]

Gallery

  • Potrait of Xerxes I
    Potrait of Xerxes I
  • Xerxes assassinated by Darius
    Xerxes assassinated by Darius

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Abstergo Files
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed II
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide

Characters
Assassins
Cult of Kosmos
Templars / Order of the Ancients
Isu
Aletheia | Persephone • Hades • Poseidon • Hermes • Hekate • Atlas • Gadiros • Ampheres • Azaes • Neokles • Aita • Juno • Melitta • Xarios
Olympos Project
Cyclops (Brontes • Steropes • Arges) • Writhing Dread (Medusa • Ligeia) • Minotaur • Sphinx • Cerberos • Lycanthropes (Lyra) • Hekatonchires
Mercenaries
Kassandra the Eagle-Bearer • Exekias the Legend • Talos the Stone-Fist • Sosipatros the Archon's Servant • The Poisoner • The False Leonidas • Zetes the Retired • Hyrkanos the Cunning • Agis of the North • Theos the Stargazer • Gaia the Fist • Exadios the Backbreaker • Edonos the Charging Bull • Atos the Beast Caller • Hirpes the Sordid • Aias the Clean • Kephalon the Thinker • Proktos the Moon King • "Eagle Bearer" (Chikaros) • Polykaste the Jilted • Narkissos the Babbler • Nestor the Great • Testiklos the Nut • Harpina the Heavy Hitter • Iaeira the Overcomer • Damais the Indifferent • Astarte the Swamp • Nanno the Abakos • Okyllos the Successor • Thaleia the Talon Hand • Laches the Eternal • Abia the Shaded | Cyclops of Kephallonia • The Poisoner of Athens • Testikles the Olympian • Deianeira the Boeotian Champion • Epiktetos the Forthcoming • Swordfish of Octopus Bay • The Monger of Korinthia • Achilles the Trojan War Hero • King Agamemnon of Mycenae • Herakles the Legendary • Perseus the Gorgon Slayer
Love interests
Aikaterine • Alkibiades • Anais • Aspasia • Auxesia • Daphnae • Diona • Kosta • Kyra • Lykaon • Lykinos • Mikkos • Odessa • Roxana • Thaletas • Thyia • Timotheos • Xenia • Zopheras • "Eagle Bearer" • Natakas | Adonis • Elpis
Others
Factions
Locations
United Kingdom (London) | Egypt (Giza) | Isu Locations (Atlantis (Gateway to the Lost City) • Ancient Forge • Cave of Mt. Zas • Cave of the Forgotten Isle • Myson Cave • Nisyros • Sphinx Lair • Labyrinth of Lost Souls • Petrified Temple • Teichos of Herakles) • Greece • Aegean Sea (Andros) • Volcanic Islands (Thera • Anaphi • Nisyros) • Krete (Messara (Gortyn) • Pephka) • Kythera Island • Melos • Attika Peninsula (Attika (Athens • Dekelia • Lavrio • Port of Piraeus) • Boeotia (Lake Kopais • Mykalessos • Orchomenos • Thebes) • Megaris (Megara • Pagai)) • Forest Islands (Thasos • Abantis Islands (Euboea • Skyros) • Petrified Islands (Chios • Lesbos)) • Kephallonia Islands (Kephallonia (Sami) • Ithaka) • Korinthian Gulf • Peloponnese (Arkadia (Tegea) • Argolis (Argos • Epidauros) • Achaia (Dyme • Patrai • Pellene) • Elis • Korinthia (Korinth) • Lakonia (Sparta) • Messenia) • Pirate Islands (Keos (Koressia) • Seriphos • Lestris) • Paradise Islands (Delos • Mykonos • Naxos Island • Paros Island) • Southern Sporades (Samos • Kradia Isle • Kos) • Northern Greece (Lokris • Makedonia (Amphipolis • Potidaia) • Malis • Phokis (Kirrha)) • Afterlife (Elysium • Underworld)
Events
Terms and concepts
Weapons and tools
DLC

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