Xerxes I

/ˌzʌrˈksiz aɪ/
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Definitions of Xerxes I
  1. noun
    king of Persia who led a vast army against Greece and won the battle of Thermopylae but was eventually defeated (519-465 BC)
    synonyms: Xerxes the Great
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    Rex, king, male monarch
    a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
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