TIL that the Persian King Xerxes was so enraged after a storm destroyed his bridges that he ordered the sea be given 300 whiplashes, and branded it with red-hot irons as the soldiers shouted at the water en.wikipedia.org Submitted by LethalPoopstain t3_yl56cs on November 3, 2022 at 3:04 PM in todayilearned 116 comments 2,055
Cook_0612 t1_iuwps94 wrote on November 3, 2022 at 3:58 PM Seems highly apocryphal given Herodotus's other exaggerations. Permalink 0 KypDurron t1_iux7yb0 wrote on November 3, 2022 at 5:54 PM Ancient Greek equivalent of confusing an SNL impression with a politician's actual statements. Permalink Parent 2
KypDurron t1_iux7yb0 wrote on November 3, 2022 at 5:54 PM Ancient Greek equivalent of confusing an SNL impression with a politician's actual statements. Permalink Parent 2
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