Pictures of xerxes the great
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Xerxes As A Personality
Who Did Xerxes Marry? Find Information About His Wives. What Children Did He Have?
From the few sources available it would appear that Xerxes had three consecutive wives, Vashti, Ester, and Amestris.
Vashti appears to have been the first wife of Xerxes.
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She was described as being a very beautiful woman, and this could have possibly been her downfall. It is believed that Xerxes gave a huge banquet, and on the one hundred and eightieth day of celebrations, he summoned Vashti, as he wanted to show her off to his guests.
When Vashti received this message she refused, leaving Xerxes incredibly angry. He later sent out a decree, which stated, ‘Vashti is never again to enter the presence of king Xerxes’ (Esther ). After this Xerxes called on all the beautiful young virgins that live within his empire to come and stand before him, from this group of young women he choses one, Esther, the bible stating that, ‘the king loved Esther above all the women’ (E