Xerxes

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Xerxes (Xerses, Cic. Leg. 2, 10, 26), is (i, Nep. Reg. 1), m., = Ξέρξης,

the celebrated king of Persia , son of Darius Hystaspis , vanquished by the Greeks at Salamis , Cic. Tusc. 5, 7, 20; id. N. D. 1, 41, 115.