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Xerxes I Xerxes I ( – August 465 BC), commonly known as Xerxes the Great, was a List of monarchs of Persia, Persian ruler who served as the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 486 BC until his assassination in 465 BC. He was ...

of Persia, "Xerxes the Great", reigned 486–465 BC * Xerxes II of Persia, briefly reigned 424 BC *

Xerxes of Sophene Xerxes (; ) was king of Sophene and Commagene from 228 BC to 212 BC. He was the son and successor of Arsames I. Name ''Xérxēs'' () is the Greek and Latin (''Xerxes'', ''Xerses'') transliteration of the Old Iranian ''Xšaya-ṛšā'' ("rulin ...

, ruler of Sophene and Commagene, 228–201 BC *

Xerxes (Sasanian prince) Xerxes was a 6th-century Sassanid Persian prince who distinguished himself in war against the Byzantine Empire. He was the son of the Sasanian king Kavad I, and is first mentioned as a Sasanian general during the Iberian War between the Byzantin ...

, 6th-century prince and general *

Xerxes (name) __NOTOC__ Xerxes is a male name. It is the Greek version of the Old Persian name Xšaya-ṛšā, which is today known in Modern Persian as ''Khashayar''. Notable people with the name include: People Ancient * Xerxes I Xerxes I ( – August ...

, a list of people with the name

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*'' Il Xerse'' (''Xerxès'' in its 1660 French version), a 1654 opera by Francesco Cavalli * ''Xerse'' (Bononcini), a 1694 opera by Giovanni Bononcini *''

Serse ''Serse'' (; English title: ''Xerxes''; HWV 40) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. It was first performed in London on 15 April 1738. The Italian libretto was adapted by an unknown hand from that by Silvio Stampiglia (16 ...

'' (''Xerxes''), a 1738 opera by George Frideric Handel *''Xerxes'', a 1919 novel by

Louis Couperus Louis Marie-Anne Couperus (10 June 1863 – 16 July 1923) was a Dutch novelist and poet. His oeuvre contains a wide variety of genres: lyric poetry, psychological fiction, psychological and historical fiction, historical novels, novellas, short ...

* ''Xerxes'' (TV series), a 1988 Swedish TV series about young adults * ''Xerxes'' (graphic novel), a 2018 graphic novel by Frank Miller

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* Xerxes Peak, a mountain in the Canadian Rockies *

XerxesDZB XerxesDZB is a Dutch association football, football club based in Rotterdam. History The club was founded in 1904 as RFC Xerxes and their first regional championship was won in 1907. After a second championship in 1911 the club was promoted to t ...

, a Dutch professional football team based in Rotterdam *

Roksan Xerxes The Roksan Xerxes transcription turntable (often shortened to Xerxes) is a record player named after the Persian king Xerxes I and produced by London-based Roksan Audio. Designed by Roksan co-founder, Touraj Moghaddam, the Xerxes is a belt-dr ...

, a series of record turntables from Roksan Audio (UK) *XerXeS, a denial-of-service attack tool developed by The Jester * XERXES, a computer AI in ''

System Shock 2 ''System Shock 2'' is a 1999 action role-playing survival horror video game designed by Ken Levine and co-developed by Irrational Games and Looking Glass Studios. Originally intended to be a standalone title, its story was changed during produ ...

'' *''Xerxes'', a 1994 album by

Arcwelder Arcwelder is an American punk rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 1987. The band, a perennial local favorite, consists of brothers Rob and Bill Graber and Scott Macdonald, all of whom share in songwriting and singing. The band rel ...

* ''Xerxes'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants in the aster family

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