Xerxes, also called the Great King, was on the move. The Persian leader - who considered himself a god - had amassed a huge army. Herodotus says it numbered 1,700,000 men from forty subject countries. Their destination? Greece.
Inheriting a substantial empire from his father - Darius I - Xerxes already had nearly everything a king could want. The ruins, for example, of his palace at Persepolis - in today’s Iran - are magnificent. But the battle, against Greece, would be personal.
This fight was about revenge.
GO TO CHAPTER 2
Author: Carole D. Bos, J.D.
To cite this story, using MLA Guidelines:
Bos, Carole D. "300: The Story Behind the Movie." AwesomeStories.com. Date of access
<http://www.awesomestories.com/movies/300_story/300_story_ch1.htm>.
IN OTHER WORDS: Author. Title of story. Name of web site. Date of access <URL>.
|