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Artaxerxes

ar·ta·xer·xes

UK/ˌɑːtə(ɡ)ˈzɜːksiːz/ uncommon

noun

1.

king of Persia who subdued numerous revolutions and made peace with Sparta (?-359 BC)

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2.

king of Persia who sanctioned the practice of Judaism in Jerusalem (?-424 BC)

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From Latin Artaxerxēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρταξέρξης (Artaxérxēs), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 (a-r-t-x-š-ç-a /⁠R̥taxšaçāʰ⁠/, “whose rule is through truth”). Akin to Old Armenian Արտաշէս (Artašēs) and Persian اردشیر (ardašēr).

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