UmTlolo Ongenzasi

e U-Xerxes I bekaziwa ngokutjhentjhantjhentjha nokuba nehliziyo encani. Isazimlando esimGirigi uHerodotus watlola ngezinye iimbonelo endabeni yokulwa kwakaXerxes neGreece. Ikosi yalayela bona kuhlanganiswe iinkepe kwakhiwe ibhlorho leHellespont. Amawuruwuru nekabhidla ibhlorhwelo, uXerxes walayela bona abonjiniyera bakhe baquntwe iinhloko “bajezise” neHellespont ngokuritha amanzi kungilapho bawathuka ngehlamba ebhalwe phasi. Ejimeni elifanako, lokha indoda ethize eyinjinga ibawa bona indodanayo ingayi epini, uXerxes wayiqunta phakathi, wabeka umzimbayo bona ube siyeleliso kwabanye.