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It was Darius' son, Xerxes
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whose eyes had the stink of destiny about them.
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Themistokles knew he should have killed that boy.
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That glorious mistake would forever haunt him.
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And so it was Themistokles himself
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who sent a ripple across the Persian empire
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and set into motion forces
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that would bring fire to the heart of Greece.
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For as the good king lay dying
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all his greatest generals and advisors
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were summoned to his bedside.
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None greater than