Artaxerxes I

[ ahr-tuh-zurk-seez ]

/ ˌɑr təˈzɜrk siz /

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noun

"Longimanus", died 424 b.c., king of Persia 464–24.

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How to use Artaxerxes I in a sentence

These are of a known antiquity, and range from the time of Cambyses to that of Artaxerxes.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies|Robert Gordon Latham
Artaxerxes asked what was to be done, to which Teribazus answered, “Put on another coat, and give this one to me.”
Plutarch's Lives, Volume IV|Aubrey Stewart
Artaxerxes, he states, was again thrown from his horse by the vehement onset of Cyrus, and again mounted.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume IV|Aubrey Stewart
His mother, however, always loved Cyrus more than Artaxerxes, and wished him to become king instead of his brother.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume IV|Aubrey Stewart

Artaxerxes was pleased with the man, and sent him a gold drinking-cup and a thousand darics.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume IV|Aubrey Stewart

British Dictionary definitions for Artaxerxes I

Artaxerxes I

/ (ˌɑːtəˈzɜːksiːz) /

noun

died 425 bc, king of Persia (465–425): son of Xerxes I

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