The Persian Wars in 5 Minutes

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  • čas přidán 9. 05. 2016
  • The Persian Wars were fought between the Greeks and Persians over two thousand years ago. Their battles originated for many of the same reasons wars happen today - resources, pride, revenge and prejudice.
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  • @persiangulf6230
    @persiangulf6230 Před 3 lety +53

    Also when Cyrus the Great invaded Greece. The king of Greece told the Iranians we are fighting for honor but you for wealth! And Cyrus the Great replied: Yes, everyone fights for what he does not have !!! (:

    • @historicallegends3702
      @historicallegends3702 Před 3 lety +7

      Nailed it 👌 👏
      But dude those were greek city states
      They were not united at the time of invasion
      Alexander united the hellenic world

    • @aghost16m27
      @aghost16m27 Před rokem +2

      @@historicallegends3702 There is no such thing at all!

    • @saeedvazirian
      @saeedvazirian Před rokem +3

      @@historicallegends3702 nope, brutal tyranny is not unity, and they lost against the Persians because of their disunity.
      Iran won.

    • @Dodlo32888
      @Dodlo32888 Před rokem

      And he wants Greece, and didn't get it!

    • @stephen5808
      @stephen5808 Před rokem +1

      salty bois

  • @rexconsulting19
    @rexconsulting19 Před 2 lety +41

    As a Zoroastrian Persian, i can say our people have nothing but admiration and love for the greeks. Its them first and then the romans. But no other culture in the world is as dear to us than the Greeks. Love and respect.

    • @ArianTheDon88
      @ArianTheDon88 Před 2 lety +5

      Talk for yourself

    • @herbertthepervert9129
      @herbertthepervert9129 Před 2 lety +3

      I thought Zoroastrianism in Iran was eliminated by Arab Muslims during the Arab invasion of Persia.

    • @bnorg1596
      @bnorg1596 Před rokem +4

      @Ευαγγελος Αγγελος thanks but westerns messed our history with hilarious things like 300 movie

    • @bnorg1596
      @bnorg1596 Před rokem +1

      @Ευαγγελος Αγγελος respect to you my Hoplite brother :D

    • @saeedvazirian
      @saeedvazirian Před rokem

      Lmao

  • @donkarchodon3654
    @donkarchodon3654 Před 4 lety +201

    I had to watch this for my corona homework. Like if you had to do this too.

  • @andrewsergison2500
    @andrewsergison2500 Před 7 lety +313

    I had to watch this for school. Like if you agree.

    • @jrsun
      @jrsun Před 6 lety +11

      how do you agree that you watched it for school?

    • @lileas1468
      @lileas1468 Před 5 lety +12

      this isnt an agree disagree statement

    • @walker8776
      @walker8776 Před 5 lety +10

      I don't really know if I should agree with that statement. Like if you agree!

    • @drexelclayton80
      @drexelclayton80 Před 5 lety +3

      That's not an opinionated statement but alright

    • @sienabart1692
      @sienabart1692 Před 5 lety +3

      Lol same

  • @bardia1
    @bardia1 Před 7 lety +110

    Darius was Cyrus's son in law and most trusted general, not son.

    • @alonewolfofthenight7600
      @alonewolfofthenight7600 Před 4 lety

      انگلیسی
      Darius was one of the generals of Cyrus who came to power after the assassination of the false king of the Achaemenid Empire.

  • @freddiemarcus7298
    @freddiemarcus7298 Před 5 lety +1

    Thank You so much, this was a very nice, detailed video i sure did learn a lot!

  • @maisiemoomoo8079
    @maisiemoomoo8079 Před 3 lety +11

    I used this for my homework

    • @dxcember227
      @dxcember227 Před 3 lety +3

      im using it for my test that im currently taking

  • @Mrmillieyt
    @Mrmillieyt Před 2 lety

    Great video, very helpful

  • @majdsahmarany3091
    @majdsahmarany3091 Před 4 lety

    Loved this.
    Good work buddy

  • @mehranvrm4007
    @mehranvrm4007 Před 3 lety +16

    Darrius was not Sirus's son, Sirus had two sons . Cambudiah (who conquered Egypt) and Bardia (who were assassinated by cabudiah) . Darrius was Sirus's nephew who unified Persia again.

    • @PlutotimeYT
      @PlutotimeYT Před rokem +1

      A tiny bit wrong. Darius Murdered Bardaya/Smerdis to take the throne in 522bc after the death of cambyses (cabudiah).

  • @carlos2x72
    @carlos2x72 Před 4 lety +56

    Currently tryna type a 2 page essay due tomorrow wish me luck 😔

    • @carlos2x72
      @carlos2x72 Před 4 lety +7

      Update just Incase anyone was wondering I passed with a 80 😈

    • @carlos2x72
      @carlos2x72 Před 3 lety

      Dania Guerrero Teixeira they violated me wtf

    • @bay3282
      @bay3282 Před 2 lety

      Lol

  • @maryam3870
    @maryam3870 Před 7 lety +5

    Thank u this helped a lot.

  • @crispy4808
    @crispy4808 Před 4 lety +6

    This man talk so slow that i had to play this at 1.5 speed

  • @BroKaBlog
    @BroKaBlog Před 7 lety +109

    did u get ur facts from the movie 300...lol

    • @g3t-tr1ggerd25
      @g3t-tr1ggerd25 Před 7 lety +19

      Anoop Yadav ikr shit movie

    • @Mc-vw2fd
      @Mc-vw2fd Před 5 lety +4

      @chloby its true greeks has better gear than persian couz they have bronze amor and long spear they really have greate batlle form. facts from 300 most of it are all true

    • @dolfyhilter577
      @dolfyhilter577 Před 5 lety +18

      @@Mc-vw2fd you sure about that? Don't you think that persians used rhinos and elephants and giants against Spartans?

    • @quattro4468
      @quattro4468 Před 4 lety +2

      @@Mc-vw2fd lol no. American education everyone.

    • @slopcrusher3482
      @slopcrusher3482 Před 4 lety +1

      Look up the battle of Marathon, it took place around 10 years before this battle, but the Persians had such obsolete weapons and armour that the Greeks only lost 200 soldiers, since their weapons couldn’t penetrate the Greek hoplite armour, while the Persians took thousands of them

  • @sahilmohammed2426
    @sahilmohammed2426 Před 3 lety +2

    Perfect animation, sound, timing, voice, and well said ❤️🇮🇳

  • @CrossVolt
    @CrossVolt Před 4 lety

    This video was very useful for my project

  • @mythicalsimorgh3307
    @mythicalsimorgh3307 Před 7 lety +11

    the Roman and Persian War was the longest conflict in human history, lasting discontinuously over 680 years... still no one talks about it , Highlights it or make movie about it... they always talk about two time war of Greeks and Persians war (Darius and Xerxes).

    • @ThoughtMonkeyhq
      @ThoughtMonkeyhq  Před 7 lety +5

      Interesting point. The Byzantine Empire is also hardly mentioned in mainstream history books - but was one of the longest lasting and most powerful empires ever.

    • @GeorgedgherghwfjfjgjfjifigeMak
      @GeorgedgherghwfjfjgjfjifigeMak Před 6 lety

      Mythical Simorgh ...cause the roman luciferian empire had about 2 millian more soldiers envolved...Greeks kill 60 to 1 odds lol and italians are Greek blood...Romansare false jesuits...thats probably why lol

    • @sergelengerelmaa2450
      @sergelengerelmaa2450 Před 6 lety +1

      China vs Nomads was the longest

    • @imm0rtalguard
      @imm0rtalguard Před 6 lety

      Georgedgherg8hw48fj49fj4g0j5fji549fi34ge4 Makris 😂😂😂😂 nice bullshits!! 60! They are burn at milions by Persians! Athens and Macedonia touch with his people [armed and unarmed ] by Persians 😂😂 roman and Persians war was between 2 great Empire of all time both sides get vixt but most was with Persians! Like always they do! Every battle Persians come into it winning gonna blong to us with no a doubt

  • @theinfohub206
    @theinfohub206 Před 8 lety +2

    Cool video, I like how you added your own commentary to the history. Also, it was just in time for my AP World test!

  • @user-cr7nu9tc7j
    @user-cr7nu9tc7j Před 2 měsíci

    Thank you brother ❤

  • @soli3791
    @soli3791 Před 7 lety

    I love your videos so much

  • @christines.1753
    @christines.1753 Před 7 lety +1

    Thank you so much.

  • @FancyFarmOFFICIAL
    @FancyFarmOFFICIAL Před 7 lety

    great video

  • @rzarza1723
    @rzarza1723 Před 6 lety +79

    persians were and are still great people

    • @orangutank626
      @orangutank626 Před 5 lety +4

      rza rza why did you guys have to do leonidas like that tho? He only had 300 men and yall straight up kill him :(

    • @saeedvazirian
      @saeedvazirian Před 5 lety +5

      @@orangutank626 Maybe if he didn't kill innocent Persians, he'd save some face, the old fool.

    • @ceoge4887
      @ceoge4887 Před 5 lety +4

      @@saeedvazirian lmao so persia wants them to give their land to persia and water too, which the country doesnt accept because they believed in freedom. Persia used thousand of slaves to move their ships and supplies. persia=good?????
      dumbass

    • @poriya_li9220
      @poriya_li9220 Před 4 lety +1

      @@orangutank626 Persians better than roome ,roome peopule s like coward and wild and so fool roome kill all his slave , Julis cessar is very brutal

    • @poriya_li9220
      @poriya_li9220 Před 4 lety +2

      @@ceoge4887 Thousands of years ago the Persians defeated Rome the most powerful civilization many times

  • @anvakondakciu4154
    @anvakondakciu4154 Před 6 lety +3

    This gave me a really clear idea on what I have to study for. Thank you so much!

  • @djchickenstrips7649
    @djchickenstrips7649 Před 7 lety +10

    actually Leonitus took roughly 7000 men to thermoplaly, but a Greek trator told the Persians of a secret passage the Persians could take to get behind the spartans. When the Spartans found out all but 300 men retreated. The Spartans fought till death. when Leonitus was killed the Spartans defended it desperately, but the Persians killed all 300 Spartans decapitated Leonitus's head and put it on a spear, walked to Athens, and but it to the ground.

    • @ImGeoX
      @ImGeoX Před rokem

      Assassin's Creed Odyssey shows exactly this

    • @kyvansalari3641
      @kyvansalari3641 Před rokem

      ههههه 😂😏 این فقط ی رویا و افسانه هه

    • @orinocoplay1876
      @orinocoplay1876 Před 9 měsíci

      Thats true. Everybody says this bulls*t that there were only 300 spartans while there were 7K greeks and they retreated.

  • @Ali123456owl
    @Ali123456owl Před 7 lety +5

    4:31 "becuase" rip

  • @alinourmohamadi1999
    @alinourmohamadi1999 Před 7 lety +44

    Iran didn't ruin Greek's buildings ! But they did , They ruined "Takhte Jamshid " !

    • @arshansoleymanianfar854
      @arshansoleymanianfar854 Před 7 lety +15

      cuz they were the real bar bar they were wild with poor culture , Cyrus never did such a thing with them while he had the power to wipe the greeks

    • @imm0rtalguard
      @imm0rtalguard Před 6 lety

      Ali Nourmohamadi wrong Persians capture and rule over Macedonia and Athens for a round 10 years and after Persians torch them city's

    • @saeedvazirian
      @saeedvazirian Před 5 lety +3

      fuck alexander. Achaemenid kings FTW!

    • @aleksk4151
      @aleksk4151 Před 5 lety +4

      I am Bulgaria and I respect Iran. Persians were warriors . Check Ottoman-Persian and Roman-Persian warfare

    • @apogena
      @apogena Před 4 lety +1

      Wrong! Xerxes burned Athens after he conquered it.

  • @marcmorales8788
    @marcmorales8788 Před 7 lety +1

    OMG THANKS DUDE!! Great Video man!

  • @rushilpunya2552
    @rushilpunya2552 Před 7 lety +1

    This guy deserves way more subs thanks for helping me out with my world test tmrw!!!!!!

  • @klassiekegarcon
    @klassiekegarcon Před 3 lety +1

    tomorrow i have an exam about this, really helpfull! ^^

  • @rainieaves9781
    @rainieaves9781 Před 3 lety +1

    I really just be watching these for fun.

  • @stantalentstantalent986
    @stantalentstantalent986 Před 7 lety +17

    We have ap test tomorrow and this helped me a lot! I won't be reading textbooks anymore👌

  • @cheghibiheb4751
    @cheghibiheb4751 Před 6 lety +1

    do u have this audio written in a text ? because i didn't understand some words

    • @ThoughtMonkeyhq
      @ThoughtMonkeyhq  Před 6 lety

      One of the rare videos I didn't write a script for...:(

  • @angelsolorio5433
    @angelsolorio5433 Před 6 lety

    What's that guitar song called in the background ?

  • @thisisisaacyt
    @thisisisaacyt Před 7 lety +1

    We watched this in our social studies class, I love it. Good Job :D

  • @martinarosola8201
    @martinarosola8201 Před 2 lety

    There's a typo in the last callout: "becuase"

  • @OmiDJamshidzad
    @OmiDJamshidzad Před rokem +1

    In thermopylae war, leonidas had 7000 soldiers.

  • @hugsfordrugs71
    @hugsfordrugs71 Před 2 lety

    got a 1000 word essay due in 2 hours, i got this, only thanks to this video

  • @bfttvbbt
    @bfttvbbt Před 4 lety

    Bro I had to watch this for a school thing but now I'm just curious about the music in the background. Sadly no one is talking about this in the comments.

  • @TA-ni6pf
    @TA-ni6pf Před 6 lety

    amazing

  • @user-yy3xd4vl8s
    @user-yy3xd4vl8s Před 2 lety

    Wow thanks

  • @samuelhalsey2671
    @samuelhalsey2671 Před 7 lety +11

    no actually King leonidous had 7,000 Greeks but it wasn't too the last day that he released all the other soldiers leaving only his 300 Spartans

    • @raynes6286
      @raynes6286 Před 7 lety +2

      SHARK MASTER It wasn't just his 300 soldiers by the end. The Thespians refused to retreat and the Thebans were thought to be turncoats so Leonidas forced them to remain to show they were not and to ensure their military power was smaller if they did join the other city states that surrendered to Persia. There was probably about 1,500 men who remained to sacrifice their lives for the Athenian people and all of Greece.

    • @TartarusPyro
      @TartarusPyro Před 4 lety

      @@raynes6286 yes you are right 1500 fought but 300 did the most

    • @raynes6286
      @raynes6286 Před 4 lety

      Styx Hellmouth It’s hard to say who did the most. If not for the Athenians at sea then the battle would have been ended in a day, as the Persians would have flanked the Greeks on land (as they later did) via a sea landing. The Spartans also never fought alone, right up until the end they’re we’re Greeks from otter city states with them who refused to flee when ordered to. At the end they were supposedly fighting with fists and teeth.
      But certainly the 300 Spartans characterise the event and the spirit of the battle.

    • @TartarusPyro
      @TartarusPyro Před 4 lety

      ​@@raynes6286 yes you are right lacedemonians get the mvp they fought till the end also the navy fight was not equal persians hate way more people they just got outplayed smart greekz

    • @chikarism1st672
      @chikarism1st672 Před měsícem

      But are these numbers not really overrated, even for the Persians. What was the population at the time for them to have up to 10 thousand thousand soldiers.
      Just saying ooo

  • @petrsokol588
    @petrsokol588 Před 7 lety +1

    This was actually really helpful! Thanks!

  • @angelsolorio5433
    @angelsolorio5433 Před 6 lety

    What's the song in the background called

  • @JJAlwaysChillin
    @JJAlwaysChillin Před 4 lety +1

    My social studies made my class watch this

  • @farshidmon3777
    @farshidmon3777 Před 6 lety +33

    Darius was not son of Cyrus but a distant cousin.
    Notes: to compare Persian and Greek society, in Persia, slavery was forbidden all workers including those who built Persepolis, the system was based on meritocracy not race so many greeks could reach to high ranks in Persia, unlike greeks women had good status, Artemisia of Caria was an example of a greek woman leading Persian navy, freedom of religion was enforced, Darius erected the second temple of jews and many temples for egyptians, pax Iranica which lasted for centuries made a peaceful atmosphere for triving culture

    • @proksenospapias9327
      @proksenospapias9327 Před 5 lety +1

      There's so much bullshit in your comment, it's staggering.

    • @zhangqian7446
      @zhangqian7446 Před 4 lety

      @@proksenospapias9327 🤣🤣🤣

    • @zhangqian7446
      @zhangqian7446 Před 4 lety

      What you said is true!

    • @melmar999
      @melmar999 Před 4 lety

      It's really strange that Dareus was so great but in Egypt worshipped their libarator from Persians, Alexander the Great, as son of God!
      Even today Egyptians adore him and what he did.

    • @dolfyhilter577
      @dolfyhilter577 Před 4 lety

      @@proksenospapias9327 no u

  • @ctoacn_1241
    @ctoacn_1241 Před 3 lety

    Thank god I just gotta watch this for extra credit...

  • @raynes6286
    @raynes6286 Před 7 lety +3

    An entire war because one man got his head shoved through the side of a boat.

  • @rowenamcleoad6561
    @rowenamcleoad6561 Před 6 lety +1

    Darius was his successor. Cambyses and Smerdis were Cyrus's sons.

  • @aquaswept404
    @aquaswept404 Před 4 lety

    Darius was NOT Cyrus' son, y'all! His most trusted general and son-in-law (although I can't recall if he only married Cyrus' daughter after Cyrus' death idk)

  • @BenSHammonds
    @BenSHammonds Před 8 měsíci

    the regional loyalty thought is still with us, such as Texas vs. Oklahoma etc

  • @2454014
    @2454014 Před 7 lety

    It's a good take on the topic, much better than the 300 movie. I will soon to remake that, afterall my name is close to the glorious Persian king.

    • @raynes6286
      @raynes6286 Před 7 lety +1

      Sirous Mani For all the faults of 300 it definitely captured how the Greeks would have wished to be seen. It fits quite well with Herodotus' writing and the grandeur of the Greeks. Propaganda wise, its very interesting and of course it's entertaining.

  • @felipewilliams3758
    @felipewilliams3758 Před 3 lety

    im in class but that aint gonna stop me from commenting

  • @samanmz8902
    @samanmz8902 Před 3 lety +1

    lol, this was a review of the movie 300

  • @charliekhosravi4509
    @charliekhosravi4509 Před 6 lety

    Darius just wasn't Cyrus's kid.

  • @lonleybeer
    @lonleybeer Před 3 lety +6

    Fact: Persians were more civilized and peaceful than the Greeks

  • @rinataylor2968
    @rinataylor2968 Před 4 lety +9

    waiiit a minute, wasn't Darius a distant cousin of Cyrus The Great? he was related to Cyrus via their great great grandfather? something like that?

    • @alonewolfofthenight7600
      @alonewolfofthenight7600 Před 4 lety

      انگلیسی
      Darius was one of the generals of Cyrus who came to power after the assassination of the false king of the Achaemenid Empire.

    • @ArianTheDon88
      @ArianTheDon88 Před 2 lety

      I'm curious.. What made you interested in Persian history?

  • @guts145
    @guts145 Před 3 lety +1

    Identifying as a Spartan or Athenian does not mean you don't identify as a Greek.

  • @dolfyhilter577
    @dolfyhilter577 Před 5 lety +6

    Most of these informations are wrong. 1: Darius wasn't the son of cyrus the great and 2: the immortals were infantry it was the sassanians that made the new immortals into a cavalry force

  • @PlutotimeYT
    @PlutotimeYT Před rokem

    2:03 Darius was not the son of Cyrus. Cyrus had many children such as Cambyses, Atossa, and Smerdis. Cambyses became king after Cyrus and died in 522 bc. Then Smerdis came to power, Darius linked then killer Smerdis and made up a story saying that the real Smerdis was dead and that the one on the throne was an imposter (as stated on the darius inscription and Bisitun Inscription). Darius linked himself to the old persian kings (mainly Achaemenes). Darius then went on to marry Atossa (Cyrus' daughter) but was not the son of Cyrus.

  • @weirdpistachios5311
    @weirdpistachios5311 Před 6 lety

    Leonidas had 7,000 but a trader showed the persians a back road so leonidas dismissed all his troops but 300 of. His best

  • @hsastars5910
    @hsastars5910 Před 4 lety

    Same

  • @kujjjooo
    @kujjjooo Před 4 lety

    Did you had to draw ? Gezz

  • @migz9956
    @migz9956 Před 4 lety

    So how did xerxes die

  • @kristopherlozeau7456
    @kristopherlozeau7456 Před 7 lety +1

    Love the video, I''ll be using it in class as an introduction but a few notes: The Battle of Thermopylae included more than 5000 allied greek soldiers working together, the Spartan 300 force of hoplites was the most elite, but not the only ones there. Most of the forces ended up fleeing when the battle was going poorly most fled (or were ordered to leave) but the 300 Spartans (and 700 Thespians) remained. This aftermath of this battle didn't inspire the alliance since they were allied before the battle.

    • @ThoughtMonkeyhq
      @ThoughtMonkeyhq  Před 7 lety +1

      Thanks for the corrections - I'm always trying to find the most reliable sources for my videos. Where did you learn about this?

    • @kristopherlozeau7456
      @kristopherlozeau7456 Před 7 lety +1

      Wikipedia does a pretty good job. It's actually statistically more accurate than most encyclopedias. It references sources like Herodotus. I'd start there.

  • @tomsclentzas5977
    @tomsclentzas5977 Před 6 lety

    If anyone wants a GREAT account of how things were and happened then, read the book "Gates of Fire" by Steven Pressfield. You will not regret it.

  • @ginajimenez2575
    @ginajimenez2575 Před 7 lety

    dont answer me please

  • @redveinborneo4673
    @redveinborneo4673 Před rokem

    Darius was not Cyrus' son. Most historians believe darius wasn't related to cyrus at all (even though Darius claimed to be a fairly distant relative of Cyrus). Cyrus' sons were both dead before Darius took power. The story of Darius' rise to the throne is a fantastic story/mystery that is far less known than it should be....if you're ever looking for a new topic to cover.

  • @kamilsochacki2462
    @kamilsochacki2462 Před rokem

    "Darius who was the SON of Darius the Great" [1:55] Whaaaat?
    Where have you taken this information?

  • @shreya1375
    @shreya1375 Před 3 lety

    i dont get it.... im slow

  • @sawyerbout7558
    @sawyerbout7558 Před 2 lety

    4:40 is when video part really ends

  • @curtisprice3804
    @curtisprice3804 Před 4 lety

    Descent summary

  • @emilyhighnam926
    @emilyhighnam926 Před 4 lety

    FYI- Darius NOT the son of Cyrus- more like second cousin once removed.

  • @adilcn1774
    @adilcn1774 Před 3 lety +1

    More like 300 Movie in 5 minutes.

  • @saeedpiribahar3082
    @saeedpiribahar3082 Před 4 lety +6

    THE BIGGEST LIE ...
    THE BIGGEST DIRTY LIE , IN THE HISTORY . That I have ever seen !!
    DR. SAEED PIRI B.
    TEHRAN .
    IRAN .

  • @ritashaarora3269
    @ritashaarora3269 Před 4 lety +1

    Next time dont take 1:33 minutes for introduction and it was 33000 Spartans. 300 stayed behind when the enemy found the route from the back

    • @phoenikos
      @phoenikos Před 3 lety

      Actually, it was about 9000 total soldiers. Including many helots, and other hoplites from other city states. Leonidas told them all to retreat and every Spartan stayed behind to hold off the Persians

    • @ritashaarora3269
      @ritashaarora3269 Před 3 lety

      @@phoenikos Yes, the last stand of the 300
      Edit: The 300 ones were the one who stayed behind

  • @coinbounty3347
    @coinbounty3347 Před 3 lety

    Darius was not the son of Cyrus nor was he Cyrus' successor

  • @RafaelArandas
    @RafaelArandas Před 7 lety +5

    OMG, WERE THE PERSIANS ON THE SIDE OF GOOD OR EVIL?

    • @ThoughtMonkeyhq
      @ThoughtMonkeyhq  Před 7 lety +6

      Depends what side you were on. If you were Greek the Persians were both evil and inferior and if you were Persian, well the Greeks were not probably seen as 100% evil, but as inferior subordinates. The Persians believed they were the conquerors of the world - but their main reason to conquer was to give law and order to the world.

    • @greyfox6786
      @greyfox6786 Před 7 lety +2

      you see your enemy as evil and he sees you as enemy.

    • @wesosdequeso8360
      @wesosdequeso8360 Před 7 lety +2

      Greeks were a messy/fucked up society. And Persians were authoritarian/pro slavery (greeks had their own slaves system too). No wonder this was a critical point in human history.

    • @magmak8716
      @magmak8716 Před 6 lety +13

      wesos de queso Persians were not pro slavery. Slavery was mostly forbidden in the Achaemenid empire.

    • @danieljohntagarao7688
      @danieljohntagarao7688 Před 5 lety

      Rafael Arandas good

  • @jayc5555
    @jayc5555 Před 5 lety

    Missed allot of facts here but the basics are here

  • @melmar999
    @melmar999 Před 4 lety +1

    Not only language united Greeks but also religion, Olympic Games and the contract to alliance against foreigners (that's why in the Troyan War, in the 13th cent. BCE, all Greeks were obliged to participate against foreigners).
    Athens' feeling of superiority in the 5th cent. was bcs of DEMOCRACY. Athens did not have Monarchy or King since the 11th cent.BCE. They were free people enjoying voting rights, laws, courts, education, ALL LAYPEOPLE, from the poorer to the richer.
    That was INCONCEIVABLE at that time for the whole world!!!
    They fought against Persians as free men, for their own defence and freedom, not as slaves of a king.
    If you wonder, I am a tour guide. By coincidence I came accross this video, which could be much better. (Nothing at all is mentioned about Democracy and Filosophy which are the most fundamental factors accountable for Greeks' high sense of self Importance...)
    If there are questions, you're free to ask.

  • @leylaford620
    @leylaford620 Před rokem

    Darius wasn't Cyrus' son.

  • @AliSG-sy3xj
    @AliSG-sy3xj Před 8 měsíci

    Darius is not Cyruses son

  • @threaruscamuwundra7417
    @threaruscamuwundra7417 Před 8 lety +1

    I really like the topic you chose but somehow I feel you dont feel as comfortable talking about it then in other videos.

    • @ThoughtMonkeyhq
      @ThoughtMonkeyhq  Před 8 lety +3

      +Threarus Camuwundra Thanks for the comment. I'm trying a new process - I guess there's a noticeable difference.

  • @moirangthemmanoranjan5834

    Darius was not cyrus' son....

  • @macinspace101
    @macinspace101 Před 3 lety +1

    Why does it sound like he is reading from a poorly made script for a school presentation?

  • @JohnMotamed
    @JohnMotamed Před 7 lety +34

    Most of western histories about Greco-Persian wars are aligned with the current political situation in the world! Greeks are the father of the west and Persians are the father of all the evil of East (including Islam and tyranny). THEY ARE WRONG.
    Persian Empire was run under a federal system, There were many Greeks in Persian Empire and as a matter of fact the Persian Navy in invading Greece composed of mostly Greek people! the Admiral of the fleet was Greek! This was not an ideological war, this was an ancient war for dominance and power. Persians adopted Greek philosophy and architecture in their society and life style (Please take a look at Persepolis ruins as an example), so they didn't want to destroy it! PLEASE DO NOT ABUSE THE HISTORY.

    • @gv5869
      @gv5869 Před 7 lety +8

      And the spartans do not live in greece they live in australia!!! in fact the persians or greeks as you say were fighting the samurais

    • @gv5869
      @gv5869 Před 7 lety +2

      hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

    • @mikepiro7379
      @mikepiro7379 Před 7 lety +13

      I am agree of most of the things you mentioned in your comment but i am not agree that Persians adopted Greek philosophy and architecture in their society and life style(BTW Persepolis is not a Greek architecture).

    • @BroKaBlog
      @BroKaBlog Před 7 lety +2

      John Motamed exactly, any idiot starts making videos now a days..lol

    • @arshansoleymanianfar854
      @arshansoleymanianfar854 Před 7 lety +3

      so why would alexander steal Persian culture and getting Persian women !

  • @ramtinfazeli5106
    @ramtinfazeli5106 Před 3 lety

    Darius the great was the son in law of Cyrus the great.

  • @arianickbakht
    @arianickbakht Před 4 lety

    Persian wars? This was just 1 of many

  • @zagros24
    @zagros24 Před 7 lety +3

    Dariush was not the son of Cyrus the great!

    • @davidvalle3068
      @davidvalle3068 Před 6 lety

      yup, and Xerxes was not Darius' son either

    • @kiyanmehrpour6105
      @kiyanmehrpour6105 Před 5 lety

      @@davidvalle3068 no xerxes was son of Darius the great. But Darius was n t Cyrus son .cambyssis and bardiya were Cyrus sons

  • @jeffsamiei
    @jeffsamiei Před 5 lety

    You are aware that the Movie 300 has no bases in reality and it is very exaggerated dramatization of an event which historians have serious doubts about it!

  • @kingdavid5997
    @kingdavid5997 Před 5 lety

    Actually it was 5:04 not 5:00😑

  • @chakaz19
    @chakaz19 Před 4 lety +3

    I cannot believe the narrator forgot to mention the most important theme or lesson of the Persian Wars. By failing to defeat the Greeks , the Persians did not pass into western civilization the themes of absolute government headed by a god-king . Instead Greek culture, government of free citizens and rational analysis became the foundations of 'western civilization. NT

  • @1MsPerez
    @1MsPerez Před 4 lety +1

    BAR BAR BAR

  • @Bigbudda12
    @Bigbudda12 Před 2 lety

    Missing info, if you believe that story I have a bridge to sell to you. Stay alert, educate yourself. Live and love within your means.

  • @lordhosseinlh
    @lordhosseinlh Před 7 lety

    Well its not very accurate but...Yeh.

  • @kiya6683
    @kiya6683 Před 3 lety

    Bars

  • @pilarsaavedra4913
    @pilarsaavedra4913 Před 3 lety

    greeks won all of the battles?

  • @pabloeskebab3396
    @pabloeskebab3396 Před 6 lety

    you just took a massive dump over xerxes' invasion what about the battle of platea?

  • @1MsPerez
    @1MsPerez Před 4 lety +1

    Funny

  • @MortezaYariofficial
    @MortezaYariofficial Před 2 lety +1

    All wrong, have a look at other videos to see it was 10000 Greeks not 300

    • @wankawanka3053
      @wankawanka3053 Před 2 lety

      Most of them left after getting overwhelmed leaving behind 300 spartans and 700 thespians