A History of the Persian Empire

Both the athenians and the spartans had great respect for pausanes. But when he flaunted his disdain for the greeks simple way of life, they began to feel he had gone too far. Rumour spread that he dreamed of becoming a kind of greek xerxes. The spartans declared him a public enemy and sent a ship to capture him. Pausanius surrendered, certain that he could clear himself of the charges of treason.