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
MoPhunk60 t1_iuwonrx wrote on November 3, 2022 at 3:51 PM Obligatory, everyone should go listen to Dan Carlins Hardcore history King of Kings series. Permalink 11 proposlander t1_iuzjj42 wrote on November 4, 2022 at 4:04 AM This reminds me to go back and finish the series. It’s so long… Permalink Parent 1
proposlander t1_iuzjj42 wrote on November 4, 2022 at 4:04 AM This reminds me to go back and finish the series. It’s so long… Permalink Parent 1
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