Example sentences for: xerxes

How can you use “xerxes” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The fleet of 700 Persian ships then engaged the much smaller Athenian naval force under the command of Themistocles in the Strait of Salamis, but Xerxes was in for a surprise.

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  • The final, decisive battle of the Persian Wars took place in 480 b.c. at Platae, where Xerxes’ troops were soundly beaten.

  • When he finally arrived, Xerxes plundered the city, burning down all the wooden structures on the Acropolis.

  • These early temples were destroyed by the Persian forces of Xerxes in 480 b.c.


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