Status Updates From Xerxes: A Persian Life

“But later Apollonides attempted to seduce Megabyzus’ wife Amytis, who was Xerxes' daughter, when she was suffering from an inflammation of the womb. He attempted to persuade her that the best cure would be repeated sexual intercourse with him; when the remedy did not work, Amytis complained, Apollonides was tortured on the rack for two months and then buried alive.”

i don’t wanna say deserved but…