What King Xerxes Did to His Daughters Was Worse Than Death

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What King Xerxes Did to His Household Was Far More Terrifying Than History Reveals They called him a god-king. Why Did the Women of Xerxes's Palace Live in Golden Cages? They called it divine protection. But what the Persian Empire did inside the royal household was something far worse than tradition. In 470 BCE, a woman was dragged into the courtyard of Persepolis - the most magnificent palace on Earth. Her crime? Refusing the king's advances. What Queen Amestris ordered next wasn't justice. It was systematic mutilation designed to send a message that would echo through the empire for generations. A household where saying "no" meant death. Where the king's own niece became his mistress. Where a woman's virtue became her death sentence. Where brothers murdered brothers, and sons were manipulated into fratricide. From Greek historical accounts to archaeological evidence at Persepolis, from palace protocols that stripped humanity to royal customs that turned family into currency, this was a system that destroyed countless lives between 486 and 465 BCE. The official Persian records stayed silent. But the walls of Persepolis remember everything. 👉 Subscribe to Crimson Historians 🔔 Where history bleeds, and the forgotten are finally heard. 🔴 https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC3ZAb7FQnO99RkT4YAUklkg #PersianEmpire #KingXerxes #Persepolis #CrimsonHistorians #DarkHistory #AncientPersia #HistoricalMysteries #RoyalHousehold #HistoryChannel #BrutalHistory #AncientHistory #GreekHistorians #Herodotus #ArchaeologicalDiscoveries #HiddenHistory Keywords: King Xerxes, Persian Empire, Persepolis, Queen Amestris, royal household, ancient Persia, Achaemenid dynasty, historical mysteries, dark history, palace secrets, Herodotus, Greek historians, ancient civilizations, royal cruelty, crimson historians, buried history, history channel, historical documentaries, Darius the Great, world history ⚠️This documentary is for educational and historical purposes only. This video does NOT promote hatred, discrimination, or violence. These events are condemned to ensure they are never repeated. Sources: Herodotus - The Histories (Book 9.108-113) Ctesias - Persica Plutarch - Artaxerxes Persepolis Archaeological Records 🔥WATCH NEXT: 🎬What Vlad the Impaler Did to Ottoman Prisoners Shocked Even His Enemies - https://youtu.be/FgxXcO8dtrI 🎬How King Baldwin’s 500 Knights Destroyed Saladin’s 26,000 In One Afternoon - Battle Of Montgisard - https://youtu.be/5ZUQ_2ZSWl8 🎬Attila the Hun: The Scourge of God Who Brought Rome to Its Knees - https://youtu.be/7T6vdvRhwgA 🎬The Horrifying Secret Behind Anne Askew’s Execution England Tried to Bury - https://youtu.be/9uaRCsIwSnQ 🎬What They Did to Marie Antoinette Before the Guillotine Was Far More Horrifying Than History Reveals - https://youtu.be/OT6Vjbs2_4Q Dark Times by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100747 Artist: http://incompetech.com/