Artaxerxes I

[ ahr-tuh-zurk-seez ]
/ ˌɑr təˈzɜrk siz /

noun

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

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Definition for artaxerxes (2 of 2)

Artaxerxes II

noun

Mnemon,died 359? b.c., king of Persia 404?–359?.
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Artaxerxes I
/ (ˌɑːtəˈzɜːksiːz) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for artaxerxes (2 of 2)

Artaxerxes II

noun

died ?358 bc, king of Persia (?404–?358). He defeated his brother Cyrus the Younger at Cunaxa (401)
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