WhoaItsCody

WhoaItsCody t1_iv0ww3z wrote on November 4, 2022 at 1:40 PM

Reply to comment by GreatEmperorAca in 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 by LethalPoopstain

I remember learning about Nero in school, but our teacher was probably just telling us “crazy emperor stories.

This one specifically I’m assuming, has been attributed to more than one emperor.

WhoaItsCody t1_iuy2ro6 wrote on November 3, 2022 at 9:10 PM

Reply to 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 by LethalPoopstain

Nero had his army attack the sea as well.