er a dream, he changes his mind, however. Mardonius, the luckless commander of the first expedition to Greece (above), the sons of Hippias, and the royal family of Thessaly (a Greek state) all urge him not to let Athens go unpunished. Xerxes is persuaded to undertake the large scale invasion of Europe. His uncle Artabanus (a brother of Darius) objects to the plan; the stakes are too high. Although Xerxes thinks the old man is a coward, he later admits that he is right and has some second thoughts. This is not the end of his doubts, however. In a terrible nightmare, a man announces that the king will be punished if he does not go to war. When Artabanus has the same nightmare, they understand that the Greek war is the will of a god.er a dream, he changes his mind, however. Mardonius, the luckless commander of the first expedition to Greece (above), the sons of Hippias, and the royal family of Thessaly (a Greek state) all urge him not to let Athens go unpunished. Xerxes is persuaded to undertake the large scale invasion of Europe. His uncle Artabanus (a brother of Darius) objects to the plan; the stakes are too high. Although Xerxes thinks the old man is a coward, he later admits that he is right and has some second thoughts. This is not the end of his doubts, however. In a terrible nightmare, a man announces that the king will be punished if he does not go to war. When Artabanus has the same nightmare, they understand that the Greek war is the will of a god.er a dream, he changes his mind, however. Mardonius, the luckless commander of the first expedition to Greece (above), the sons of Hippias, and the royal family of Thessaly (a Greek state) all urge him not to let Athens go unpunished. Xerxes is persuaded to undertake the large scale invasion of Europe. His uncle Artabanus (a brother of Darius) objects to the plan; the stakes are too high. Although Xerxes thinks the old man is a coward, he later admits that he is right and has some second thoughts. This is not the end of his doubts, however. In a terrible nightmare, a man announces that the king will be punished if he does not go to war. When Artabanus has the same nightmare, they understand that the Greek war is the will of a god.er a dream, he changes his mind, however. Mardonius, the luckless commander of the first expedition to Greece (above), the sons of Hippias, and the royal family of Thessaly (a Greek state) all urge him not to let Athens go unpunished. Xerxes is persuaded to undertake the large scale invasion of Europe. His uncle Artabanus (a brother of Darius) objects to the plan; the stakes are too high. Although Xerxes thinks the old man is a coward, he later admits that he is right and has some second thoughts. This is not the end of his doubts, however. In a terrible nightmare, a man announces that the king will be punished if he does not go to war. When Artabanus has the same nightmare, they understand that the Greek war is the will of a god.er a dream, he changes his mind, however. Mardonius, the luckless commander of the first expedition to Greece (above), the sons of Hippias, and the royal family of Thessaly (a Greek state) all urge him not to let Athens go unpunished. Xerxes is persuaded to undertake the large scale invasion of Europe. His uncle Artabanus (a brother of Darius) objects to the plan; the stakes are too high. Although Xerxes thinks the old man is a coward, he later admits that he is right and has some second thoughts. This is not the end of his doubts, however. In a terrible nightmare, a man announces that the king will be punished if he does not go to war. When Artabanus has the same nightmare, they understand that the Greek war is the will of a god.er a dream, he changes his mind, however. Mardonius, the luckless commander of the first expedition to Greece (above), the sons of Hippias, and the royal family of Thessaly (a Greek state) all urge him not to let Athens go unpunished. Xerxes is persuaded to undertake the large scale invasion of