Est 1:10 | TNotes | STEP | 1:10 Xerxes was in high spirits: He was probably fairly drunk and apt to do something foolish. • Eunuchs were servants who had been castrated because their roles brought them into frequent contact with the women of the royal harem.

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1:10 ^a Xerxes was in high spirits: He was probably fairly drunk and apt to do something foolish.

• Eunuchs were servants who had been castrated because their roles brought them into frequent contact with the women of the royal harem.