Artaxerxes Definition & Meaning

artaxerxes
noun
  1. king of Persia who subdued numerous revolutions and made peace with Sparta (?-359 BC)
  2. king of Persia who sanctioned the practice of Judaism in Jerusalem (?-424 BC)

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