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

The word “hamantaschen,” a Yiddish term, is a reminder of the Jewish peoples’ deliverance from their enemy Haman, an official under the Persian King Ahasuerus, also known as Xerxes I, in the fifth century B.C.

From New York Times

Contemporaries praised the masterful use of rapid communication by Persian King Xerxes I, who ruled from...

From Wall Street Journal

Murder of Xerxes I, by Artabanus, captain of his guard; accession of Artaxerxes I to the Persian throne.

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