When was Xerxes I murdered?
A
465 BC
B
460 BC
C
449 BC
D
447 BC
Correct Answer: 465 BC
He ruled from 486 BC until his assassination in 465 BC at the hands of Artabanus, the commander of the royal bodyguard. Xerxes I is one of the Persian kings identified as Ahasuerus in the biblical Book of Esther. He is also notable in Western history for his failed invasion of Greece in 480 BC.