Example sentences for: xerxes

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

  • 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.

  • However, the Persians still held a grudge and when Darius’ son, Xerxes, re-invaded Greece by land and sea in far greater strength ten years later, the Greeks’ defeat seemed inevitable.

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

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

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