Xerxes ( ) may refer to:
People
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Xerxes I of Persia, "Xerxes the Great", reigned 486–465 BC
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Xerxes II
Xerxes II (; peo, 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 ; grc, Ξέρξης ; died 424 BC) was a Persian king who was very briefly a ruler of the Achaemenid Empire, as the son and successor of Artaxerxes I.
After a reign of forty-five days—wh ...
of Persia, briefly reigned 424 BC
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Xerxes of Sophene
Xerxes ( grc, Ξέρξης; peo, 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠) 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'') translitera ...
, ruler of Sophene and Commagene, 228–201 BC
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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 Byzantine a ...
, 6th-century prince and general
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Xerxes (name), a list of people with the name
Fiction, stage and video
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Il Xerse
''Il Xerse'' ( in its 1660 French version ''Xerxès'') is an opera by Francesco Cavalli (specifically, a ''dramma per musica'') about Xerxes I. The libretto was written by Nicolò Minato, and was later set by both Giovanni Bononcini (1694, ''Xer ...
'', (in its 1660 French version, ''Xerxès''),
Francesco Cavalli
Francesco Cavalli (born Pietro Francesco Caletti-Bruni; 14 February 1602 – 14 January 1676) was a Republic of Venice, Venetian composer, organist and singer of the early Baroque music, Baroque period. He succeeded his teacher Claudio Monteverd ...
's opera of 1654
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Xerse'',
Giovanni Bononcini
Giovanni Bononcini (or Buononcini) (18 July 1670 – 9 July 1747) (sometimes cited also as Giovanni Battista Bononcini) was an Italian Baroque composer, cellist, singer and teacher, one of a family of string players and composers.
Biography
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's opera of 1694
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Serse'' (''Xerxes''),
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque music, Baroque composer well known for his opera#Baroque era, operas, oratorios, anthems, concerto grosso, concerti grossi, ...
's opera of 1738
*''Xerxes'', novel by
Louis Couperus
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''Xerxes'' (TV series), a Swedish TV series for children
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''Xerxes'' (graphic novel), a 2018 graphic novel by Frank Miller
Other
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Xerxes The God-King'', a 2010 album by American rapper King Gordy
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Xerxes Peak, a mountain in the Canadian Rockies
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XerxesDZB, a Dutch professional football team based in Rotterdam
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Roksan Xerxes, 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 product ...
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*''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.
History
U ...
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Heterocoma'' or ''Xerxes'', a genus of flowering plants in the aster family
See also
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Ahasuerus, a related name used in the Hebrew Bible, legends and Apocrypha
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Artaxerxes I of Persia
Artaxerxes I (, peo, 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 ; grc-gre, Ἀρταξέρξης) was the fifth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, from 465 to December 424 BC. He was the third son of Xerxes I.
He may have been the " Artas ...
, reigned 465–424 BC
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Xerces (disambiguation)
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