?519–465 bc, king of Persia (485–465), who led a vast army against Greece. His forces were victorious at Thermopylae but his fleet was defeated at Salamis (480) and his army at Plataea (479)
Xerxes I in American English
(ˈzɜrkˌsiz)
519?-465 b.c.; king of Persia (486-465): son of Darius I