The Persian Empire 5/5 (MUST WATCH)
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- The Persian Empire was one of the most mysterious civilizations in the ancient world. Persia became an empire under the Cyrus the Great, who created a policy of religious and cultural tolerance that became the hallmark of Persian rule. Engineering feats include an innovative system of water management; a cross-continent paved roadway stretching 1500 miles; a canal linking the Nile to the Red Sea; and the creation of one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Mausoleum of Maussollos.
The most advanced technologie and the biggest Empire of all time: P E R S I A
(btw.. there where no 300 spartans against 10000..00? persians.. LOL al the empires of the west united for 1 reason: they're hatred of persia !)
btw.. persia INVENTED reading and writing !
Very well done piece from beginning to end. Thanks for uploading this video.
Extremely well done series .Informative and factual.
i love ancient stories, i would love a time machine to go back see all these amazing constructions and mythical beauties.
Ancient history have always facinated me
thanks for uploading this documentary..
Very Impressive.
Robocop as a history teacher... wow
Alexander was just as brilliant as a strategist , too. However, he perhaps lacked the persona of cyrus'.
"The Athenian general Themistocles had proposed that the allied Greeks block the advance of the Persian army at the pass of Thermopylae, and simultaneously block the Persian navy at the Straits of Artemisium." I believe this is what they were referring to with specifically mentioning the naval Battle of Artemesium, which did take place simultaneously with the Battle of Thermopylae.
We praise him for his ideals on rights for the weak. Alexander was a merciful King towards his defeated foes, gave wealth back to the people by founding several Alexandrias. It was his worldwide vision of uniting people under one banner and mixing of cultures. Thats why we praise him.
And to further ampilfy: "Since the Greek's strategy required both Thermopylae and Artemisium to be held, and given their losses, the withdrawal to Salamis was decided. The Persians overran Boeotia and then captured the evacuated Athens. However, seeking a decisive victory over the Persian fleet, the Greek fleet attacked and defeated the invaders at the Battle of Salamis in late 480 BC."
What made the Persian Empire unique among empires, were the principles laid down by its creater, Cyrus the Great. His "Declaration of Human Rights" and a collection of writings from the Jewish Torah and Greek Historians all point to a benovelent conqueror. Before Cyrus all vanquished subjects were either enslaved or slaughtered. Cyrus legacy will always be remembered for leaving an alternative to a Machavellian method of rule.
Persian culture contributed many things that we take for granted today, and King Koresh was the high point. It is a shame that his reputation is not represented today in the rulers of Iran, who are not at all tolerant. Koresh is the only Gentile King called "annointed" in the Hebrew bible - "moshiach." He deserves this honor for allowing Jews to rebuild the temple.
I did a bit of search and came to know that avestian and old sanskrit are similar.
so may be that explains.
Recently i visited the Persopolis and tomb of Cyrus the great King of the Kings.King of the world.I got on my knee raised my two hand in the sky and begged Cyrus the great to help us and to forgive us.We were so ungrateful and unfaithful to the Shah in 1979.He said to me Persia will raise again.
Persian Empire Khomeini is ur god not cyrus
There is an epigraph at 7:42. The letters in the epigraph are quiet similar to Devanagri script. Can anyone tell more about the ancient Persian script.
Mausoleum of Mausollus is more or equaly known has Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
Also, remember that Alexander gave Darius the third a magnificent burial and even married his daughter.
Both Cyrus and Alexander were great in their own way. Cyrus was a great builder and a true statesman, kind to his subjects and conquered alike . Alexander on the other hand was a great general.
VIVA -------- Persian
@MultiShervin the quote or what?
In this documentary Alexander the Great has brown coloured hair.
But according to History he had blonde curly hair ! Surely they could have found an actor to suit that role !
@fmoa oh and speaking of persia's capital being burned, the greeks did it because the persians burned Athens. So Alexander wanted to destroy the city as a symbolic gesture, not a destructive one.
I am first going to admit that i may be and probably am biased since I am from 3/4 Persian ancestory ( 1/4 Russian ) , but I believe there is a huge bias in the US education system in the sense that the Greek Empire is glorified a lot more than its Persian counterpart while the former got most of its knowledge from the latter.Long live ALL.
saying alexander the great is like saying binladen the angel
@TheMakGreat Daniel 11: 3 And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
4 And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.
Alexander ordered his troops not to treat the Persians with disrespect and or loot their homes. So that wasn't true Alexander like Cyrus before believed in rights for the Persians so much so 2 of his wives are Persian.
Yes, I agree. He probably would have lived a much longer life if he had been a better student of Aristotle. Obviously, many Muslims love the personality of Alexander, and I cannot tell you how many Jews I know who have named their children Alex, after this great history figure. People love success, I guess. And I do not mean to say that he did not do great things, or build cities that housed great libraries. He loved Persian culture, in spite of his retaliatory behavior in burning their city.
alexander had brown hair.
yeah and love your pic IRAN and love to SWEEDEN
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You middle eastern guys realize this all happened a LONNGGGG time ago right? Trying to connect to this as part of your heritage is a bit of a stretch.
he was never defeated in battle get your facts straight, Darius the third commanded the largest Persian army that ever existed. To say Persia was weak at the time is rubbish.
C'mon man Alexander may have conquered persia but he treated the persian culture as equal as his own in fact he had a curiosity about the unknown to him and his fellow countrymen great persian civilization which means that he alway tryed to learn more and more about it and as far as I know neither he nor his successors never tryed to vanish or replace the ancient persian religion or culture something that later conquerors did.
@ridn4Jesus1611 Yes what you say is true. We have been working for centuries now to take over but the technology have not been advanced enough. I and my family members are part og the Argead dynasty. Same as Alexander the great
"Alexander didn't create an empire he only conquered one. The empire already existed, created by Cyrus The Great!" thhihihi, I'm on Cyrus side. PERSIAN.
@MultiShervin lol no I wasn't being sarcastic :D
@TheGolbanoo you're an iranian is UK, right? Sorry to offend you, but calling Alexander an idiot could offend the Greeks.
@Noremorse10 actually, Persia symbolized nazi germany not through ideology, but rather through strategy. Persia fell like germany and committed a terrible mistake like Germany, but their ideals are not based on racial supremacy. I think you misheard about what I mean. Persia was not racist, it just made the same mistake like Nazi Germany. It fell like Nazi Germany.
So what are you trying to say.
Alexander was crude and cruel compared to Cyrus the Great. The Persian king had tolerance and a love for justice and beauty, and his greatness was innate. His love for people and his modest behavior is not something reflected in the love of gold or cruel treatment of women and children exhibited by Alexander. I would never name one of my children "Alex" but I would name one "Koresh."
@CoreyStudios2000 Alexander was not an idiot but he was more like an opportunistic rat who saw Persia at its weakest, weakened by 80 years of inner corruption and power struggle and conflict in the Persian dynasty. Daruis III was a weak king not like his fathers, and Alexander got lucky. even though it took him more than 4 years of battles to gain victory. But he died soon after. And the Persian empire got back to its feet to defeat this time the Roman Empire over and over.
alexander the great was not crude man. when he conquer persia many of hes soldiers maryy persian woman he opened his borders to eny contry. he loved persian history he never lost a battle. he was the best general on earth. if persia dided attak anciad greece alexander whold not invade persia .before his death WAS FARAO OF EGYPT KING OF PERSIA KING OF GREECE i think ALEXANDER THE GREAT IS HIS SUITABLE NAME so.....
@CoreyStudios2000 So the Persians believed themselves superior to all other races and so believed they should all be destroyed? Sorry but too many tthings wrong with this analogy.
Who is kidding who?? It human nature to want power and it is human nature to abuse it. Everybody thinks; "I would make a better king because..." Sooner or later somebody will commit an attrocity either on a small scale (Charles Manson) or a large scale (Hitler, Stalin, Mao). Sadly, the human heart at it's core is self-centered.
''the Greeks had defeated the Persian fleet at Thermopylae''??? DAFUQ?! They confused/mixed up the 2 Battles: Thermopylae and Salamis...Thermopylae was a land-battle, not a naval collision and the Greeks were defeated there...Are these guys at BBC for real? How can they make such rediculous mistakes in their narration and expect to be taken seriously?...
Alexander was not too good but they exaggerate because he is the only good strategist in Europe. His crap though
how do you know? both conquered empires, both killed alot of people.. how in hell would you know whether alexander the great or cyrus the great were good or bad. you werent there were you? all you have is interpretations from people. heard of a game called chinese whispers? exactly
lmao its ok xD
is that all about porn ?
Robocop is a terrible narrator, they should get a real hstorian to present this show.