Herodotus, the “father of history”, was a Greek historian who lived between 484-425 B.C. and was glorified for his writing on the great Greco-Persian Wars. In the text “Herodotus: Greece Saved from Persian Conquest”, activities of King Xerxes I and the Greeks were disclosed in greater detail. In Herodotus’ story, there was a concluding scene where quality and loyalty triumphed over quantity and cruelty. King Xerxes I designed a plan to attack Athens for their wrongdoings towards the Persians and his father. However, to expand his empire, he decides to also attack “those who [were] guilty and those who [were] innocent” (149). Throughout the expedition towards Europe, there were drawbacks of friendly warnings and natural disasters that became
