After his defeat at Plataea in 479 BC, Xerxes, king of Persia, was retreating from Greece when his ship, overloaded with Persian warriors, was caught in a heavy storm.

• 波斯国王薛西斯公元前四七九年在普拉蒂亚战败之后，从希腊撤退。他船上所载将士本来已过多，途中还遇上大风暴。