Achaemenids, a dynasty of Persian kings (1)
By A. A. Nemirovsky Artaxerxes [Persian: Khshayârshâ, Greek: ̓Αρταξέρξης], the name of the Persian king Xerxes I (c. 486-465 BC) of the Achaemenid dynasty, used in the Synodal translation of the Book of Esther, influenced by the LXX translation. In 1 Esdras, he is called Ahasuerus; his name is correctly listed in the list of […]
