Amestris

King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I[1]) held a 180-day feast in Susa (Shoushan). While in "high spirits" from the wine, he ordered his queen, Vashti, to appear before him and his guests to display her beauty. But when the attendants delivered the king's command to Queen Vashti, she refused to come. Furious at her refusal to obey, the king asked his wise men what should be done. One of them said that all the women in the empire would hear that "The King Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not." Then these women would despise their husbands, which would cause many problems in the kingdom. Therefore it would be prudent to depose Vashti.[2] Many beautiful maidens were then brought before the king in order that he might choose a successor to the unruly Vashti. The King chose Esther, an orphan daughter of a Benjaminite named Abihail. Esther was originally named Hadassah, meaning myrtle. She had spent her life among the Jewish exiles in Persia, where she lived under the protection of her cousin Mordecai.[2] When Cyrus gave permission for the exiles to return unto Jerusalem, she stayed with Mordecai. Esther talking to Mordecai Mordecai was the son of Jair, a Benjamite, who had been carried into captivity together with Jeconiah by Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon. Mordecai became chief minister of Ahasuerus and lived in the Persian capital of Susa.[3] One day, while sitting at the gate of the king's palace, Mordecai overheard a plot of two eunuchs,…

something for what they were trying to get. Consequently, the Law of Equivalent Exchange took Edwards arm and Alphonses’ whole body. Nevertheless, Edward gave up his leg to bring Alphonses’ soul back and bind it to a suit of armor. To no avail, they were not able to get their mother back. Thus, their expedition began to obtain their bodies. Colonel Mustang and Lieutenant Hawkeye are also my favorite. These characters are comparable to the brothers when it comes to their allegiance to one…

buildings, as Xerxes is best known for his failed attempt at conquering Greece. These building put the Persians into even farther debt. According to Mark “although Darius place still stood, Xerxes commissioned an even more elaborate building project, commanded the construction of the Hall of a Hundred Columns and the building The Harem’” (Mark, 2011). The buildings Xerxes built, were often elaborate and very large. For example, the palace Xerxes had built for himself was much larger and more…

with the help of the great military strategist Sun Wu. King He Lu challenges Sun Wu to train 180 beautiful women from the king’s palace (116). After beheading two of the kings’ favorite wives, the women become a strong military unit (117). In returning to the story of Xerxes, his queen also denies her expected role in society. Amestris, having discovered Xerxes’ affair, took advantage of the Royal Banquet, and forced Xerxes to summon the mother of Artaynte (80). Suspecting the mother was…

“They’re dead, everyone’s dead, the newborn, he’s killed them all, even his parents.” A male Dragonoid panted as he screamed down the halls of the palace. “So, what’s the problem here, die now or forever hold your peace, I’ve got no time for games.” The King, Xerxes the first, snarled as he lay in bed with his wife Amestris. “You have some nerve entering my bed chambers. Kill yourself for your impudence.” “But my lord, the infant has made his way here inside the palace, Darius, your firstborn,…

fifth century B.C. Which as I mentioned earlier King Ahasuerus ruled between fourth and third century. Also, Mordecai was taken into exile in five hundred ninety-seven B.C. So when the story would have begun Mordecai would have been at least one hundred and fifth teen years old (Murphy). This time frame doesn’t match up with the reign of Xeres who reigned from four hundred eighty-six to four hundred sixty-five B.C. These slight details forced biblical scholars to dig deeper into the details of…

revolt against Persian rule, he set out to conquer Greece, which ended at the Battle of Marathon. The Persians had about 20,000 men in their army, and the Greeks paled in comparison. Despite the contrast in armies, the Greeks’ determination to keep their freedom spurred their fight to victory in the Battle of Marathon, where many of the Persians were brutally massacred. Darius did not take the defeat lightly, and died at age 64 before being able to launch another attack as he so dreamed. Before…