rving under a one man rule, according to Herodotus. In book seven Xerxes asks Demaratus to tell him how Greece will fair under when invaded by Persia’s massive army. Demaratus tells the king that he will speak the truth about the Spartans because it was requested of him and he says “in no way will they accept our proposal bearing slavery to Greece, and the second is that they will challenge you to battle, even though all the other Greek were on your side (Demaratus 7.102).” Xerxes can not believe that the Spartans would fight against such odds but Demaratus explains that they fight for a greater cause then the Persians. He tells Xerxes “They have as the despot over them Law, and the fear him more then your men fear you (Demaratus 7.104).” Herodotus is demonstrating that individuals under the rule of democracy are more content then individuals under Tyranny because they fight more valiantly for their government.Herodotus uses the introduction of characters to diverge from the central idea of his theme and he uses this technique to demonstrate his views on moral and political topics. These controversial topics come up while he is unfolding his History and he uses these characters to express his own opinion on these subjects. An example of Herodotus’ confronts moral subjects during his narration when he talks about death, yielding to ones pride, and honorable fighting. He also uses these characters to show that Tyranny is not a good form of government. ...
