person
Xerxes I
Xerxes
also: Xerxes
Xerxes I, king of Persia (r. 486-465 BC); Seneca recalls his cutting in two of Pythius' son to purify his army before the invasion of Greece.
Reading notes
- On Benefits §6.31.1 Xerxes
King of Persia (reigned 486–465 BC) whose vast invasion of Greece (480 BC) Demaratus alone warned would founder.
- On the Shortness of Life §17.2 king of the Persians
Xerxes I, who wept at the sight of his vast army (Herodotus 7.45–46), reflecting that none would be alive in a hundred years.
- On the Firmness of the Wise Man §4.2 stupid king
Xerxes I of Persia, whose host at Thermopylae was said to darken the sky with arrows; Seneca mocks the boast that such force could touch the sun or chain the sea.
- On Anger §3.16 Xerxes
Xerxes I of Persia (r. 486-465 BC), who had Pythius' son cut in two to purify his army.