Artaxerxes I

American

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

noun

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

Artaxerxes I British

/ ˌɑːtəˈzɜːksiːz /

noun

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

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Under his guidance the second expedition of the Jews set out from Babylon to Palestine in the reign of Artaxerxes I, about 458 B.C.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various

Xerxes is no Darius, true: Artaxerxes I, no Cyrus, nor nothing like.

From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Morris, Kenneth

Artaxerxes I was famous for his susceptibility to the influence of court favorites.

From The Makers and Teachers of Judaism by Kent, Charles Foster

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