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Source: Royal 14 E. V f.139 Caption: Death of Xerxes. A medieval depiction of the murder of in 465 BC of Xerxes I of Perisa, by Artabanus, the commander of the royal bodyguard and the most powerful official in the Persian court. Title of Work: 'Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes maleureux': the later of the two French translations made by Laurens du Premierfait of Giovanni Boccaccio's De casibus illustrium ... Shelfmark: Royal 14 E. V f.139 Author: Boccaccio, Giovanni Place and date of production: S. Netherlands [Bruges]; A. D. 1470-1483. Credit: From the British Library archive

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