Xerxes I
519?–465 b.c., king of Persia 486?–465 (son of Darius I).
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How to use Xerxes I in a sentence
Xerxes moves to attack the next day and forces the Greeks to stand and fight.
‘300’ Is a Misleading, Muscle-Bound Travesty of Ancient History | James Romm | March 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThree hundred Spartans stopped, for a moment, the whole army of Xerxes, at the pass of Thermopylæ.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)Xerxes was astonished at the accounts which he heard of Pythius's fortune.
Xerxes | Jacob AbbottXerxes was satisfied with this explanation, and the preparations for the march went on.
Xerxes | Jacob AbbottThey replied that, next to Xerxes himself, he was the richest man in the world.
Xerxes | Jacob Abbott
In respect to the rest of Greece, Xerxes wished only for dominion.
Xerxes | Jacob Abbott
British Dictionary definitions for Xerxes I
/ (ˈzɜːksiːz) /
?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)
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