WhoaItsCody t1_iv0ww3z wrote
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.
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