Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
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The Ancients
Xerxes the Great
He's one of the most fascinating kings of antiquity, I think.
The Ancients
Xerxes the Great
He's one of those kings that was written about in the Middle Ages, in the Renaissance, in the 19th century.
The Ancients
Xerxes the Great
I mean, you know, he still has a cachet about him, I think.
The Ancients
Xerxes the Great
I doubt very much if it was his birth name, his given name.
The Ancients
Xerxes the Great
Most of, I think, all of the Achaemenid kings, actually, when they came to the throne, they adopted a
The Ancients
Xerxes the Great
Of course, we know him by his Latinized name.
The Ancients
Xerxes the Great
His real name in ancient Persian, in old Persian, was Khashashatha.
The Ancients
Xerxes the Great
It means something like ruling over the heroes, something like that.
The Ancients
Xerxes the Great
So it's quite a grand... It's quite a strong name.
The Ancients
Xerxes the Great
It said something about him, and he chose that for himself.
The Ancients
Xerxes the Great
So it says something about his self-perception, doesn't it, as well?