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Xerxes I commanded Persian forces at Battle of Salamis

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Xerxes I and his navy were defeated by the Greeks here while he watched along the shore.

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Xerxes I

Xerxes I of Persia (/ˈzɜrksz/; Old Persian: Xšaya-ṛšā IPA: [xʃajaːrʃaː] meaning "ruling over heroes";New Persian: خشایارشا ; Greek: Ξέρξης [ksérksɛːs]; Hebrew: אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ, Modern Aẖashverosh Tiberian ʼĂḥašwērôš), also known as Xerxes the Great (519–465 BC), was the fourth of the kings of Achaemenid Empire. Xerxes I is more than likely the Persian king identified as Ahasuerus in the biblical book of Esther.[2][3][4]

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