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Xerxes
Among the exceptions are Jesus', Moses', and names of more than one syllable whose unaccented endings are pronounced eez, as in Euripides' or Xerxes'.
He was defeated at the famous Battle of Marathon in 490 b.c. , and ten years later his son Xerxes lost the Persian fleet at the Battle of Salamis.
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.