This text was prepared by volunteers associated with Heritage-History, using as copytext, Xerxes, by Jacob Abbott, New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1902. Formatting was added to the text, proofreading was completed, and images were prepared by Lisa Ripperton.

Since this book was first published in 1850, it is in the public domain in the United States. By U.S. law, it entered the public domain 75 years after its first publication.

A number of engravings are included in the text.

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