04-10-2007, 12:04 PM
There was a reason that Xerxes had Leonidas's body mutilated and crucified, rather than honour him, as any decent person would have done (look at Alexander and Darius).
Not only that Leonidas refused to be a vassal of Xerxes and took a fair few of his Immortals down along with the rest of the Persian army (talking as a collective of Spartans and Thespiaens under his command, as well as Leonidas himself)
Xerxes was scared and even jealous of Leonidas, a man who could compel such bravery from his men that they died trying to protect his body. Leonidas shamed Xerxes , he shamed the whole Persian army.
Alexander was the only man to conquer the Persian army, Leonidas as well as Alexander shamed them.
Not only that Leonidas refused to be a vassal of Xerxes and took a fair few of his Immortals down along with the rest of the Persian army (talking as a collective of Spartans and Thespiaens under his command, as well as Leonidas himself)
Xerxes was scared and even jealous of Leonidas, a man who could compel such bravery from his men that they died trying to protect his body. Leonidas shamed Xerxes , he shamed the whole Persian army.
Alexander was the only man to conquer the Persian army, Leonidas as well as Alexander shamed them.
Cristina
The Hoplite Association
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The enemy is less likely to get wind of an advance of cavalry, if the orders for march were passed from mouth to mouth rather than announced by voice of herald, or public notice. Xenophon
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The Hoplite Association
[url:n2diviuq]http://www.hoplites.org[/url]
The enemy is less likely to get wind of an advance of cavalry, if the orders for march were passed from mouth to mouth rather than announced by voice of herald, or public notice. Xenophon
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