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One of the most honored elements of the army of the Persian king, Xerxes.
The Immortals were so named because their number was constant at ten thousand; when a soldier of the Immortals was killed he was replaced and thus the constancy of the number of troops made them Immortal.
The army of Xerxes was comprised not only of Persians but of soldiers from many different nations; each contingent had their own distinct weapons and style of dress; the Persians were the best equipped and the best trained of the entire force; the Immortals were the “the best of the best” of the Persian army.
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