Example sentences for: xerxes

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

  • 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.


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