feb 1, 465 BC - Xerxes fucks up

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Xerxes was Darius's successor.

While Darius, Cyrus, and Cambyses all tried to be nice to the people they conquered, Xerxes didn't get the memo.

Mesopotamians and Egyptians were kind of annoyed because they had a strong history of independent rule, and rather than appeasing them, Xerxes repressed their protests and rebellions.

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