Xerxes' Wrath: The King Who Punished the Sea. Funny history |EP 1|

This story recounts the famous episode where Persian King Xerxes I, enraged by the destruction of his bridge across the Hellespont, punished the sea itself by having his soldiers whip the waters and cast chains into the depths. This act of hubris symbolized Xerxes' defiance of nature during his campaign to conquer Greece. Keywords: Xerxes I, Persian Empire, Hellespont, bridge of ships, Greek invasion, punishment of the sea, ancient history, hubris.