Episode #82 - Xerxes I: The Persian King & His Greek Dilemma
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Episode #82 - Xerxes I: The Persian King & His Greek Dilemma
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Few historical figures are as defined by reputation as Xerxes I. To Greek authors, he appears as the embodiment of imperial excess — arrogant, emotional, and ultimately defeated. Persian sources, by contrast, present a legitimate king, a pious ruler, and the steward of a vast, multi-ethnic empire.
In this episode of The History in Motion Podcast, we explore Xerxes’s reign in context. We examine his consolidation of power after Darius, the suppression of early revolts, the decision to invade Greece, and the administrative and ideological realities of ruling at imperial scale. Rather than retelling a simple story of hubris and failure, this episode asks how empire functions once expansion slows — and how historical memory distorts power through the lens of conflict.
This episode is about perception as much as policy, and about why Xerxes’s legacy tells us as much about Greek historiography as it does about Persian rule.
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