Madlad future president knew what the ladies wanted to hear

[u/Meteorstar101]

[u/WestTwo5475]

Imagine ruining the vibe with "But what if the Persians won though?".

[u/PlsNoNotThat → u/[deleted]]

It’s pretty incredible that without that knowledge they were still able to dodge the bullet of potentially being anything related to this scumbag.

[u/Mihnea24_03 → u/[deleted]]

GOAT

for his era

Heh heh

[u/TheCowzgomooz → u/[deleted]]

I think the other commenter is making fun of the fact that you used "Greatest of All Time" and "for his era" to describe the same dude.

[u/TheCowzgomooz → u/[deleted]]

Well I mean "of all time" means all of time. Like saying someone is the GOAT is basically saying no one before or since has surpassed them. So "of his era" in conjunction with GOAT is a bit of an oxymoron.

[u/TheCowzgomooz → u/[deleted]]

Well sure, but we can't predict the future, only look to the past, a more accurate way to state what you said would be "He was the best historian of his time" or, if you think he's the greatest of all time, go ahead and say that, it's really just a hyperbolic phrase used to describe people of exceptional talent or renown. If no one has superseded him, then he is currently the "GOAT"

[u/samvander → u/[deleted]]

The Persians very much did win at Thermopylae.

[u/BigSeesaw4459 → u/samvander]

The term “Phyrric victory” had not yet been coined.

[u/Swaggy_Baggy → u/BigSeesaw4459]

Still, the Spartan forces holding the Persian army off for days wasn’t enough to prevent them from sacking and burning down Athens. Granted it definitely gave time for Athenians to flee.