User blog comment:Tesla Man/Rise of the TDBU: Alexander the Great versus Xerxes/@comment-422690-20120320173747/@comment-422690-20120323005802

Xerxes' attempt to invade by land was actually an intelligent move; Athens, his main foe, was known as one of the dominant naval powers at the time, and in addition I would argue that the decision to invade by land may actually have been a byproduct of the Battle of Marathon; Darius I chose to invade by sea, but was routed because of the same terrain familiarity issues Xerxes had at Thermopylae. The Athenians knew where the Persians would land, and used a similar bottlenecking tactic against them.

Also, it's really annoying to not be able to see what you type.