Quote Originally Posted by Basiliscus
In the 5th (i think?) century BC, the army of Xerxes was ready to invade Greece. His gigantic army needed to reach Greece by crossing the Hellespoint, but there was too many soldiers to transport by boat. So naturally, he built a bridge. However, a storm came and wrecked the bridge.

Instead of punishing the architect who contructed the bridge, the story goes that he lashed the SEA!! 300 times instead. He also had iron shackles thrown in the water and torturers brand the sea with burning irons.

That is certainly crazy.
Yes all that is correct, but he did also have the architects of the bridge executed. Later in the same campaign he had his ppl make a passing through the land, so that his fleet didn't endanger a trip around it. It took 3 years to complete.