Second day thumb|upright=1.35|The flank exposed by Ephialtes On the second day, Xerxes again sent in the infantry to attack the pass, "supposing that their enemies, being so few, were now disabled by wounds and could no longer resist." However, the Persians had no more success on the second day than on the first. Xerxes at last stopped the assault and withdrew to his camp, "totally perplexed".
Second day thumb|upright=135|The flank exposed by Ephialtes On the second day Xerxes again sent in the infantry to attack the pass "supposing that their enemies being so few were now disabled by wounds and could no longer resist" However the Persians had no more success on the second day than on the first Xerxes at last stopped the assault and withdrew to his camp "totally perplexed"