There is also the following shadow to the character. Darius at least risked, somehow, his life in his military campaign against the Scythians (yet fled as a coward). Xerxes never seemed to have gotten close to that point. He simply left after Salamis, and before Platea! The film 300 does a wonderful job at showing these two sides (god like / fearful for his life).
There is also the following shadow to the character. Darius at least risked, somehow, his life in his military campaign against the Scythians (yet fled as a coward). Xerxes never seemed to have gotten close to that point. He simply left after Salamis, and before Platea! The film 300 does a wonderful job at showing these two sides (god like / fearful for his life).
I think I have read this post three times over now, such great work!