Xerxes I

[ zurk-seez ]

noun

1. 519?–465 b.c., king of Persia 486?–465 (son of Darius I).

Xerxes I

/ ˈzɜːksiːz /

noun

1. Xerxes I?519 bc465 bcMPersianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler ?519–465 bc , king of Persia (485–465), who led a vast army against Greece. His forces were victorious at Thermopylae but his fleet was defeated at Salamis (480) and his army at Plataea (479)

Example Sentences

First attempt, arising out of the league formed with Xerxes I. upon his irruption into Greece.

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