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Xerxes’ tears. The Persian conqueror Xerxes I was a despot with a great heart, according to one legend. When he was about to invade Greece he is said to have reviewed his huge army and wept at the thought of the slaughter about to take place, saying sadly, “Of all this multitude who knows how many will return?” Xerxes’ tears came to mean a commander’s concern for the lives of his troops. |