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@trey85031

3 жыл бұрын

Your videos are amazing, thanks for all of the hard work.

@FandersonUfo

3 жыл бұрын

Video is an obsession - I've pulled many all-nighters - thanks again for the best history vids on YT

@timchap71

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your wonderful work!

@tella117

3 жыл бұрын

Zoroastrian was their faith a monotheistic belief

@stockrex

3 жыл бұрын

Would be interesting to get one on the Celts from when they sort of dominated Europe to their sacking of Greek cities and Rome, and their eventual clashes with Germanic tribes and subjugation under the Romans... but at the same time, you have so many different things going on already at the same as it is already lol.

As you educate yourself, you quickly realize the things you were taught in school is mostly propaganda for your home country. I particularly like how the Persians respected other cultures and beliefs.

@95jAlfinse

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah they respected the Greeks so much they invaded and burned their temples to the ground

@ASh-oe9hm

3 жыл бұрын

@@95jAlfinse Persians are the first one who created human rights respected cultures and freed slaves during their conquests when stop saying the wrong facts in spite of all Persian's friendly treatments Greeks burned Persepolis and made a lot of destruction

@savantianprince

3 жыл бұрын

I agree to that David Harmon

@arashpahlavani6845

3 жыл бұрын

@@95jAlfinse oh they respected persians so much that they burnt down perspolis down

@lior6222

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

Persia seems to be massively underrated in historical terms. Thanks for the videos these are amazing

@amirhoseinizadi925

3 жыл бұрын

and it is

@jacobchappell3506

3 жыл бұрын

Mmm

@Lord-Inquisitor

3 жыл бұрын

How the mighty have fallen. The Ayatollahs are a far cry from Cyrus.

@elizabethhautz1933

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@abidaziz8179

3 жыл бұрын

Depends in which country you learn history ;)

I have always been fascinated by Cyrus the Great since childhood when I read a book about him and Astiagis, his grandfather. And now, when I have lots of Iranian friends I see how nice and most of all smart people they are. This comes from the great ancient history of the country. One of my students was from Iran, and she was the most hard-working student I've ever known.

@firouz256

11 ай бұрын

Watch and observe what we will do to the Mullahs soon!

@aliniyazi5041

7 ай бұрын

❤

@accuratetaxes5504

5 ай бұрын

That's right. Very smart people and an amazing history

@AstroSully

Ай бұрын

Alexander The Great admired him. Enough said.

@DeezzzzzzNuts12

18 күн бұрын

Cyrus the ok Alexander the Great

I am Zoroastrian, Parsi, living in Bombay, this is part of my ancestry, lots of missing history but roughly this is it, thank you.

@xshandy5812

2 жыл бұрын

Really?

@ardeshirmistry

2 жыл бұрын

@@xshandy5812 as far as i know, yes.

@NA-yk8ic

8 ай бұрын

Zorostrians are the only true real Persians

@taisonzaya3653

7 ай бұрын

😊😊😊

@mjavani_pv

7 ай бұрын

😍🇮🇷👑

I'm from Rome and in all the Roman empire's maps of our books in school, you can see that we have never conquered the Parti's kingdom (Parthia) . They could resist and win against Romans themselves. As a Roman i have Persia in high regards. 🇮🇹Respect🇮🇷

@sammusicsweden6843

2 жыл бұрын

❤️

@myeyesfeellikecrap3510

2 жыл бұрын

lombard you arent romans you are southern germans

@sadranotfound6347

2 жыл бұрын

Iran has the most heavy empire ever in the history

@amirquiet4953

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro Forza Rome and Iran❤

@parsamhr947

2 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

Whenever we had history class and talking about Greece and Rome etc there was always this mention of "The mighty Persians" and one day I just asked my teacher "Hey why don't we learn anything about this?" Didn't really get an answer. If you don't know Persia you would think it's just a savage warrior civilization, but instead much of the Greek wisdom has its origins in the Persian courts, Heraclitus was not Greek as often believed but a Persian man. We westerners cannot continue to think that civilization started with Greece and Rome, Persia established freedom of religion, laws etc thousands of years before that, this is the world history we should all know!

@JorgeFlores-ox4pr

2 жыл бұрын

Herodotus is known as both the "Father of History" and the "Father of Lies." So, where do we start?

@andrewevans4722

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly I don't know what kind of strange history was taught in your school but the history presented to me as a child revered the Persians as examples of civilization and refinement. Greek perspectives are the dominant lens western historians viewed Persia and at the times of Macedonia and Greece Persia was far more advanced a society and that wasn't a shock to anyone.

@JorgeFlores-ox4pr

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewevans4722 There are no history classes in H.S. worthy of discussion.

@JorgeFlores-ox4pr

2 жыл бұрын

@Super Hans Public school history classes in the US suck across all states. It was not until college that I learned the truth. So, laugh out loud 'til your small brain develops some grooves. Then bring it on you Duchbag.

@JorgeFlores-ox4pr

2 жыл бұрын

@Super Hans Sounds like an education is an inconvenience to you. Sounds like you are a victim in your own skin. Informal style does not make you cool. It only exposes your projected worthlessness.

This was the best non biased documentary about Persian history that I've ever seen. Well done.

@meetzoulytpremier8590

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely,How Iran before

@lex6794

Жыл бұрын

In the Western world there is always a bias against any non European nations. They twist the truth.

@The_InfantMalePollockFrancis

Жыл бұрын

Well, there's no "bias" against Persia from a Western perspective, sure maybe some people equate it with a typified eastern nemisis but in reality it's western academia and intelligentsia itself that has always preserved and even enabled academic and historical interest in the Persians--the Umayyads and subsequent rulers did not really want Persian History to be remembered past its conquest.

@tomlxyz

Жыл бұрын

​@@The_InfantMalePollockFrancis there's been a long tendency to interpret the past with current culture, not even necessarily with ill intention, just a bias to the known

@bardsamok9221

4 ай бұрын

​@@tomlxyzWhat "bias" against the Persians of 500BC do you claim is commonplace today? And where's the evidence?

I remember feeling the obligation to watch documentaries like this back in school but now this is all I watch now that I'm outta school.

@lastking8923

3 жыл бұрын

Same here.. in school I used to think it was boring. Now I’ve watched to many history documentaries and now I think if I was this interested in school. I would’ve got good grades in history haha

@kristoph7606

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/head/PLaUwYG5SEJ39R3L5mRkKRuELESV5a5dGv

@oguzhantekden2

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you enjoy this translation video I made to Persian music. :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/nIiWx8tme6zbe5c.html

@oguzhantekden2

2 жыл бұрын

@HelioPyres what do you mean?

@oguzhantekden2

2 жыл бұрын

@HelioPyres Are you stupid or something? The song I linked has nothing to do with the Persian and Greek wars! I just translated an old Persian love song. Go check your brain asap.

Fun fact: The Japanese car manufacturer "MAZDA" has its name after Ahura Mazda the God of ancient Iranic religion Zoroasterianism. Edit: Guys, this is on official Mazda website! I'm not making it up.

@LeDank

3 жыл бұрын

Miata = GOD

@tasinal-hassan8268

3 жыл бұрын

Actually Mazda comes from the CEO's name,Matsuda Jojiro. Back then,it was called Toyo Kogyo. But the key members of Toyo Kogyo also interpreted Mazda as a symbol of the beginning of the East and the West civilization, but also a symbol of the automotive civilization and culture.

@SaeedAcronia

3 жыл бұрын

@@tasinal-hassan8268 Why didn't they name the company Matsuda then?

@SaeedAcronia

3 жыл бұрын

@@tasinal-hassan8268 "Made by a company that was then managed by a man named Matsuda, the name “Mazda-go” sounds fitting enough. The question is, how come it was spelt “Mazda” instead of “Matsuda”? “Mazda” comes from Ahura Mazda, the god of harmony, intelligence and wisdom from the earliest civilization in West Asia. Key members of Toyo Kogyo interpreted Mazda as a symbol of the beginning of the East and the West civilization, but also a symbol of the automotive civilization and culture. Striving to make a contribution to the world peace and to be a light in the automotive industry, Toyo Kogyo was renamed Mazda Motor Corporation. “Mazda” was also a perfect way to pay respect to the substantial founder, whose family name is pronounced very close to “Mazda”. "

@tasinal-hassan8268

3 жыл бұрын

@@SaeedAcronia It would sound generic,I think. So they adopted Mazda,which not only sounds similar to the CEO's name,but also has deep historic meaning to it.

As a Persian, I am proud of myself and my ancestors. I love my language and our history. I want to say that we say Koorosh intead of Cyrus, Daryosh instead of Draius and much more different pronunciation for the names that you have used , but it was totally fascinating 😊❤

@madeinabyss42

3 ай бұрын

But today's Iran has forgotten its glorious history and has become a slave to Saudi based religion which was spread in Iran by force.

@KoroushRP

2 ай бұрын

@@madeinabyss42omg rajesh 🤫

@madeinabyss42

2 ай бұрын

@@KoroushRP omg Ali 🤫

@mahadgeedijalawle3538

2 ай бұрын

​@@madeinabyss42🐽🐽🐽hyg.....people

@Salar.666

2 ай бұрын

​@@madeinabyss42 you only see government and said this lot of we Iranians are not Muslim and love our history ❤

My God, I saw many things about the history of the Medes, Persians, Sassanians, Parthians, Iranians in the historical books of the Ancient Greek Museum. Iran is a legendary country. Greetings from the Netherlands, I love Iran. ❤❤❤❤❤

From Persia/Iran Hello to whole world.Respect and peace✋☝💚

@oguzhantekden2

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you enjoy this translation video I made to Persian music. :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/nIiWx8tme6zbe5c.html

@onlygod8639

2 жыл бұрын

hello my dear brother I am Persian 🖐🖐🖐💚💚

@Kristbjorg-Nymann

Ай бұрын

Norwegian-America here with Persian ethnicity from my mother. Know we have millions who love you, Iran! 💚🤍❤💫

@theworld439

Ай бұрын

​@@Kristbjorg-Nymannnice❤ why your mother didn't teach you persian?🤦‍♂️

@DeezzzzzzNuts12

19 күн бұрын

​@@onlygod8639Alexander spanked the Persians

The Persian civilization was Mentioned in the OLD TESTAMENTS, how fascinating!! Very inspiring!! And as a Korean, our ancient Kingdoms once had a strong trading ties with Persia and India through Silk road... it was written in our historical annals(in the form of bamboo woods before the paper was invented) found in the monasteries here and in China..

@daviddanielducker5446

2 жыл бұрын

That was possibly the Parthian dynasty, a dynasty which warred with Rome and had diplomatic contact with China. Also a great Persian dynasty :)

@ibrahimmarakayer7416

2 жыл бұрын

9 no

@Codyhldn

2 жыл бұрын

@@daviddanielducker5446 he said 'no' Like you mad bro?

@mrrm5280

2 жыл бұрын

Silk road started in the Great Han dynasty, Korean has nothing to do with it, you guys were just a tributary state.

@bodhimantra7688

2 жыл бұрын

Check out the Tocharians on Survive the jive aryan invasion video

Thank you for covering parts of Persian history. Unfortunately both Persian history, literatures and ancient science is very underrated today. Hopefully by discussing more on this topic, we would be able to show the world, the great sides of Iran. Not political conflicts and wars. Love from Iran, somewhere on earth...

@silverltc2729

Жыл бұрын

Overridden by an Abbasid Arabian cult. Shame, Persia could be a top 5 nation.

@RadTeir

7 ай бұрын

IRAN has nothing ot do with ANCIENT PERISAN . so stop being ridiculous . you are muslim jihadi iranian virus users . they were zoroastrian persians , totally different people

@bardsamok9221

4 ай бұрын

​​@@silverltc2729Unfortunately Iran is still 3000 years behind the rest of the world morally.

هى افضل امبراطوريه فى التاريخ لديها كثير من الإنجازات فى الطب والعمارة والنقل والإدارة والصناعه واخترعت افكار اقتصاديه سهلت العالم

@DeezzzzzzNuts12

19 күн бұрын

It's the devil

Amazing - this I never learned in history, not even college. Thank you.

@kristoph7606

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/head/PLaUwYG5SEJ39R3L5mRkKRuELESV5a5dGv

@oguzhantekden2

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you enjoy this translation video I made to Persian music. :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/nIiWx8tme6zbe5c.html

@Codyhldn

2 жыл бұрын

Man when you went to college Persia didn't even exist

@samank8628

2 жыл бұрын

Blame the postcolonial world. European imperialism and slavery.

@samank8628

2 жыл бұрын

@@Codyhldn looool the world didn’t exist if I remember correctly. Where were you.

Cyrus the great was utterly phenomenal. He was a brilliant statesman, warrior, humanist and.....gardener. Yes, I said gardener. His garden designs and inspirations have been handed down over centuries and centuries to the current day. All the great Greek and Roman gardens were lifted directly from his gardens, which were illustrated constantly during his time. Just one of his many astonishing attributes. Oh yeah, and the beginnings of true democracy. That's another Cyrus innovation. The greeks again lifted his ideas and carried them forward.

@shapurthegreat7542

3 жыл бұрын

That my ancestor

@TheTariqibnziyad

3 жыл бұрын

@@shapurthegreat7542 and Europeans think Greeks invented everything lol, when Greeks had slaves, Persians under Cyrus forbid people from owning people.

@shapurthegreat7542

3 жыл бұрын

Ibnziyad Tariq true that why for tarnishing my people I had forced a Roman emperor to be skinned alive or drink melt gold

@Stateira-Persia-Iran

3 жыл бұрын

History is written by the conquerors. Greeks were influenced by Persia. Greek philosophy date back to 400 BC, classical Greece, Plato and Socrates. And Greek scientists and philosophers in the classical period were influenced by Persia, the first Greek philosophers came from Miletus in Anatolia, not mainland Greece. " Professor Mary Boyce in her A History of Zoroastrianism: Volume II: Under the Persians (Leiden, 1982) at page 150 gives an overview of the influence of Zoroastrianism on the philosophers of Ionia. " " Miletus was an ancient Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia. It was situated near the mouth of the Maeander River in ancient Caria. By the middle of the 6th century BCE, Miletus had become the greatest and wealthiest of Greek cities. Nowadays, the ruin is found near the town of Balat in Aydin Province, Turkey. The Ionian city-states such as Miletus were settled by the Greeks around 1000 BCE. " " According to Eric Gerlach of Berkeley City College, "That the first Greek philosophers came from Miletus suggests Persia had a particularly powerful influence, which would be corroborated by Christianity (influenced by Persian Zoroastrianism) spreading through Syria and Ionia to the rest of Greece and Egypt centuries later. There was not much difference between Miletus and Athens other than Miletus having been under the Persian Empire in the centuries before its greatest thinkers arose." "Greece was not yet a political entity at the time, but shared a Homeric culture with other Greek city-states such as Athens." " According to Diogenes Laertius (3rd cent. CE) at 1.8 of Lives of the Eminent Philosophers, Hermippus also published Peri Magon, On the Magi, a multi-volume work on the Magi who were viewed as Oriental wisdom-teachers. The Magi were Persian priests. " Greeks were lucky because their books were not burned, but our books were burned by invaders. " In reading the works of classical Hellenic (Greek) authors it appears that in some regards, the Greeks were almost obsessed with Persian culture. They journeyed, studied, and practiced Persian philosophy and skills, but then unfortunately either claimed this knowledge as their own or disparaged the Persians. " Don't forget, history is written by the conquerors.

@Stateira-Persia-Iran

3 жыл бұрын

Persian influence on Greek thought kavehfarrokh.com/achaemenids/persian-influence-on-greek-thought/ Janine Bakker: Persian influence on Greece kavehfarrokh.com/achaemenids/janine-bakker-persian-influence-on-greece/ Italian AGON Journal article: Ties of Greco-Roman civilization with ancient Iran kavehfarrokh.com/news/italian-agon-journal-article-ties-of-greco-roman-civilization-with-ancient-iran/ Nik Spatari: Castle of Ardashir and Rome’s Basilica di Massenzio kavehfarrokh.com/sassanians/professor-nik-spatari-castle-of-ardashir-and-romes-basilica-di-massenzio/

Thank you for this inspiring documentary. I pride myself to be of Persian roots.

@amirquiet4953

2 жыл бұрын

Hi to my compatriot

@siaraddy7219

Жыл бұрын

Kiram to dahanet bache kooni

@user-dp6ee4xy3i

Ай бұрын

​​@@siaraddy7219کیرم کوس ابجیتسگ افغانی‌گارگر ایرانی هستید اوقدتون با توهین خالی میکنید

Greeting and respect to all, As a Persian i am much grateful for all your kind and heartwarming words. As your human fellow, I hope we all can put our differences aside to save our only Mother Earth and Race. Much Love From your Persian Friend.

@DeezzzzzzNuts12

18 күн бұрын

Alexander was Great Cyrus was ok

Love and peace from Persia to all of You !!! 💚💚💚

@oguzhantekden2

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you enjoy this translation video I made to Persian music. :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/nIiWx8tme6zbe5c.html

@roiwelboren9302

2 жыл бұрын

Immortals: how about no

@DeezzzzzzNuts12

19 күн бұрын

Alexander the Great spanked the Persians

Most everything civilized about the modern world, appeared first in Persia, even furniture styles and design. There are classic styles of furniture attributed to Europe and Great Britain that are copies of classic Persian furniture design, refined and distinctive. The culture, style and art of Persia/Iran today still reflects the deep roots of modern culture. We owe a debt.

@xsaca2724

2 жыл бұрын

So true!!!

@jesusexposed1848

2 жыл бұрын

Albino u miss me long time away from Africa

@Rose.Flower

2 жыл бұрын

Love from Persia/Iran :)

@YeahNoTellTheTruth

2 жыл бұрын

What like Persian rugs which are actually Kurdish rugs that they've today claimed as being persian

@Biblical.Magi__Persia_Iran

2 жыл бұрын

@@YeahNoTellTheTruth It's obvious that all of you trolls are so jealous of the Persians.

As a Persian, I am proud of my country's history

@standforhumanitariancauses4756

5 ай бұрын

Share the information with others. And explain that Arab Muslims invaded Iran and forced Iranians to convert to Islam. And Islam contradicts Iranian tradition and culture. And plus many don't know that Iranians are NOT Arabs. Most discoveries in those days from the regions, were done by Iranians. But some had Arabic names, not because they were Arabs, but because of Arab Muslim invasion their names were changed. Iranians contributed to medicine and science. Even in west, they are one of the most successful people. The best mathematician woman in the world was Maryam Mirzakhani. Share all this information with others, just in case you didn't know.

@Iranshahrwarrior

3 ай бұрын

​@@standforhumanitariancauses4756we do and love the old times❤iranians hate islam

@mahatmaniggandhi2898

2 ай бұрын

​@standforhumanitariancauses4756 some iranians are arabs tho, there are arabs living in khuzestan, along the persian gulf and some parts of central iran.

@standforhumanitariancauses4756

2 ай бұрын

@@mahatmaniggandhi2898 There are only 2-3% Arabs living in Iran, and out of that 2-3% the vast majority are in the south.

@user-yj4ly1gl6k

2 ай бұрын

​@@standforhumanitariancauses4756read about "gharmatian" who conquered mecca and shit on their God Iranians got the revenge fully.

As a Persian i am telling you you did the great job 🙏🏼

@judaprinxbeatz.8008

Жыл бұрын

YOU ARE NOT A PERSIAN LMAO I BET ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY YOU ARE AS PALE AS THE BOTTOM OF MY FOOT LMAO

@mustsphamatto3601

Жыл бұрын

Hey you Persian if it weren't kurds you wouldn't had anything

@yehohanan7738

Жыл бұрын

King Cyrus I is great

@rakkhnaka

11 ай бұрын

Quit Islam and become Persia again

@marzieheliasvand4749

10 ай бұрын

I am Persian

Achaemenids are criminally underrated, thank you for making this, very nice job.

@ariamehr3339

3 жыл бұрын

because westerners and western historian are jealous and always trying to ignore or spread hate about it!

@15r52

3 жыл бұрын

@@ariamehr3339 because we beat the breaks off you and now yall living in caves to the victor goes the spoils 🤣🤣🤣

@GFarrsight

3 жыл бұрын

@@15r52 only the weak claim the achievements of others

@15r52

3 жыл бұрын

Middle east is the armpit of the world.

@15r52

3 жыл бұрын

Islam is a plague on humanity

Iran/Persia is a cradle of civilization and has a great culture, civilization, rich mythology, and history. Persians/Iranians gave to the world many great scientists, poets, and philosophers such as 1. Khayyam, the great Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. 2. Rhazes, the father of psychology and psychotherapy, the father of pediatrics, a pioneer in ophthalmology, and also first to categorize the Hospital dept as well. Many scholars consider Rhazes one of the greatest medical doctor. Rhazes also discovered numerous compounds and chemicals including alcohol and sulfuric acid. 3. Bubares, he was a Persian engineer in the service of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, 500 BC. Bubares built the Xerxes Canal 4. Khwarizmi, the father of Algebra and Algorithm 5. Nasir Tusi, 6. Mani, 7. Borzuya, 8. Fakhruddin Razi, 9. Jamshid Kashani, 10. Abd Rahman Sufi, 11. Avicenna, 12. Ferdowsi, 13. Hafez, 14. Saadi, 15. Attar, 16. Qutb Din Shirazi, etc, etc. And the Persian emperors such as Cyrus the Great, Shapur I the Great, Darius the Great, etc. They are among the best scientists, poets, philosophers, kings, and emperors of human history. Persians/Iranians gave to the world : 1. Sulfuric acid, 2. Alcohol, 3. The first practical windmills, 4. Persian gardens, 5. An ancient type of evaporative cooler and refrigerator, 6. Ice cream, 7. Rosewater, 8. The art of tile-work, 9. Qanat, 10. Polo, 11. Algebra, 12. philosophy, 13. Mathematics, 14. Astronomy, 15. Piped running water 16. Postal service, etc, etc. Sulfuric acid today is used to make many substances from fertilizers to detergents and has impacted everything from agriculture to our domestic lives. A nation’s industrial strength can also be gauged by the amount of sulfuric acid that it produces. Throughout history, Persia/Iran was always a cradle of science, contributing to medicine, mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy. Iranian/Persian culture and history are deep and great. From Jiroft in 6,000 BC, Susa 6,000 BC, Elam civilization 3,200 BC, Achaemenids 550 BC, Parthians 247 BC, Sassanids 224 AD , etc, etc. In the Persian empire, in Persepolis palace in Iran/Persia female workers even had paid maternity leave. The Persians were also known for having women take part in high governmental positions such as in Construction, Administration, Politics, etc as evident by the record-keeping clay tablets throughout Persepolis. This is something that would not be seen until at least many centuries after. The Persian language is one of the oldest living languages. Persian literature is one of the world's oldest literature. The Persian literature described as one of the great literatures of humanity, and it is one of the four main bodies of world literature.

@klaraandersen4903

3 жыл бұрын

Persia is one of the greatest civilization on earth, I've always been fascinated by Persian culture and civilization. Persians are some of the nicest people you'll ever meet. I was in Iran, Iran is beautiful, the people were incredibly friendly and hospitable. So much to see and do there and the Persian food is amazing.

@Cassandane_Cyrus_Persia_Iran

3 жыл бұрын

@@RobertGarcia-wv8vx Learn how to read, she said " a cradle of civilization", she didn't say " the cradle of civilization ", and Sumerians are not the FIRST. And name some Sumerian scientists and philosophers, I am waiting!!! But Persians/Iranians gave to the world many great scientists, philosophers, and poets.

@Cassandane_Cyrus_Persia_Iran

3 жыл бұрын

@@RobertGarcia-wv8vx And just remember, no regimes and empire lasts forever, eventually they reach the end and the current one will at some point reach that same conclusion. And don't forget that Europe has had similar regimes too.

@amestrismehrdadi7959

3 жыл бұрын

@@yaqo6577 No, learn history, how much the Iranians built was on a Persian foundation.

@amestrismehrdadi7959

3 жыл бұрын

@@yaqo6577 No, all the ancient Iranian/Persian arts are Iranian arts. Your administrative and military systems were not continuously used. Persian culture and civilization are different from Assyrians. And Iran is the oldest country and civilization in the world. Assyrians got their civilization from Iran/Persia.

One of the best history documentaries I've seen. And what an amazing history the Persians have. First time I see it through non-Greek view.

@connorlancaster7541

Жыл бұрын

Hello do you believe in Jesus?

@msshingo3577

11 ай бұрын

@@connorlancaster7541 non-greek veiw??!!! 95% of video's sources are from greek work ,except only bistoun scripts(from Darius the great era) :)))

@AKRITAS365

3 ай бұрын

The anglosaxons always try to defame Greece by fabricating the Greek history.

@AKRITAS365

3 ай бұрын

The anglosaxons always try to defame Greece by fabricating the Greek history.

After thousands years of many Persian empires and many battles and difficult times , still Iran is standing strong and powerful within itself and world wide .Iranian culture and system will not change or being changed by out side force for thousands of years to come .Simply the best and most successful Empires of all time in every aspect ! Great video and Great job !

@josephreuben3643

2 жыл бұрын

You've adopted the religion of your conquerors and quite passionately defending that religion now to be fair. I say there's been a bit of change to the culture and system

@josephreuben3643

Жыл бұрын

@@NimNim2024 You wouldn't need to 'adapt' a foreign religion at all if there isn't a change to the culture and system. You will still be all/majority Zoroastrians, like how the Jews are still Judaist. They haven't adapted some form of Islam have they? I would be more fascinated with Iran if they were still like the Persians of old

@wariya-5144

Жыл бұрын

@@josephreuben3643 a bit? It has totally changed

@saeedvazirian

5 ай бұрын

​@@josephreuben3643Islam is not a foreign religion, it's for everyone, otherwise we should call it an Indonesian faith.

@mahatmaniggandhi2898

2 ай бұрын

​@@saeedvazirianislam is a disease

As someone who covers and loves Persian history, well done! :)

@mariostar2954

3 жыл бұрын

I have seen your videos. They are great!

@Exodus26.13Pi

3 жыл бұрын

New sub

@billydean5906

3 жыл бұрын

@@mariostar2954 t9r 11th 5554333144

@billydean5906

3 жыл бұрын

@@mariostar2954 t9r 11th 5554333144

@billydean5906

3 жыл бұрын

@@mariostar2954 t9r 11th 555433314444

The Achaemenid Empire has a special place in my heart. I adopted their practices and brought them into Mauryan governance after I defeated Alexanders generals

@majidjon13

2 жыл бұрын

looting ,torturing and Slaughter of innocent soul is part of your inspiration too ?

@ggggia

2 жыл бұрын

@@majidjon13 literally all empires did the looting, slaughtering, torturing, and so much more. That's how they became EMPIRES. This was the way of life until very recently.

@bentnerkipgen3129

2 жыл бұрын

Persian empire wipe out by Alexander the great

@Shahanshah101

2 жыл бұрын

Your grandson will be known as Buddhist massiah

@monsieur1936

Жыл бұрын

@@majidjon13 bruh, everyone even the modern American empire had done this to become an empire. It's how empires are made.

Brilliant documentary, thank you! The Persian rulers really were impressive in their ability to unite different factions for a common purpose and conquer lands far and wide. Really fascinating. I have just discovered your channel and will definitely be watching more videos, keep up the good work!

@connorlancaster7541

Жыл бұрын

Hello do you believe in Jesus?

@marshallmoyer3752

Жыл бұрын

They proved that you can conquer without disrespecting the culture or religious beliefs.... right or wrong

@bernard3303

7 ай бұрын

What impresses me is that they turned what was a tribal confederation of medians into a centralized state in a very short time and build a state based on meritocracy instead of tribal ties

Not a single word about Aryo Barzan who led the last stand of the Persian army at the Battle of the Persian Gate against Macedonian King Alexander

@VcassCsoto

3 жыл бұрын

Make a video?

@nicolas.p331

3 жыл бұрын

@Corey J Cringe.

@ashozarathushtra4809

3 жыл бұрын

آخه کدوم ایرانی از لقب بزرگ برای اسکندر استفاده میکنه که تو میکنی؟! کجای ادن بزرگ بوده با اون همه قتل عام و توحش و کتاب سوزی و تحمیل فرهنگ هلنی به مردم؟!

@papashiraz7456

3 жыл бұрын

@@ashozarathushtra4809 kabir na bozorg, khodesho kosh donyaro gereft kabir she ye ehteram bezar :))))

@papashiraz7456

3 жыл бұрын

@Fed UP he took over the world in his 20s if that’s not a great achievement I don’t know why you watch historic channels on KZread

This was amazing. We need ones on the Parthian and Sassanian Empires now

@grahamperkins6835

3 жыл бұрын

Big ups on the sassanians

@MysteriousKaos

3 жыл бұрын

Seleucid Empire too, would be interesting to cover all the Pre-Islamic Iranian empires.

@mattstakeontheancients7594

3 жыл бұрын

Surprising their is not that many KZread videos regarding the sassanid empire. Think they are fascinating and a great what if they and the Byzantine empire fought together against Islam instead of killing each other how would the world be different.

@rueisblue

3 жыл бұрын

@silent hawk you say that but it was the greeks who ended the empire lol

@YoreHistory

3 жыл бұрын

I have a series on the Parthians which is almost concluding (part 6 at the moment) and will be doing Sassanid after as Id finished Achaemenid and moved on to Parthians. May not be for you but I offer it up :)

Really well put together, the images sound effects and great narration, definitely one of the best channels on KZread! Bravo 👏

Beautiful Persia

@daniel_bart

Жыл бұрын

Iran Is mix country! go take a dna test the origin persian have blue eyes and blond hair

@avestazaza7458

7 ай бұрын

Persian History much rich you❤️

I love the Persian Empire. History has shown that they were and are good people

@IosifStalin2

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, imagine how the Jews would have felt if the Persians were ideologues like Muslims and Evangelical Christians and had no respect for all faiths....

@julienbarzin9064

3 жыл бұрын

Off course they're good people! One of the very cradles of all civilizations. Immensely great culture and wisdom.

@leilamoradi3353

3 жыл бұрын

@@IosifStalin2 islam did not exist in Persia (Iran) back then. Zoroastrianism was and is our original religion in Iran.

@parsaaram7739

3 жыл бұрын

well yeh we have really bright history. but what we are now, lets just say poor people we are (iam persian)

@leilamoradi3353

3 жыл бұрын

@@parsaaram7739 shoma farsi baladi?.

I have goose-bumps! Only geology gives me goose-bumps like this! 😍

@z..a9562

3 жыл бұрын

So do i 😂

@76Pou

3 жыл бұрын

@navidski no, i mean geology. It's in there.

@sahelgoomeh7183

2 жыл бұрын

Come to persia (iran)and see alive histroy by invate me and my country

@kristoph7606

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/head/PLaUwYG5SEJ39R3L5mRkKRuELESV5a5dGv

@oguzhantekden2

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you enjoy this translation video I made to Persian music. :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/nIiWx8tme6zbe5c.html

Really enjoyed this video. The visuals are amazing! I wish I had learned even the tiniest bit about this in history classes. Thank you.

I live in Southern California which is a very multicultural place, there are a large group of Persians descendants (Iranians), they are as a group doing very well, intelligent hard-working and their women are beautiful, mostly. They continue to add to this place.

This documentary is a masterclass. In fact I’d say it’s a part of a class amongst which only a very few are part of, scholars and enthusiasts of this genre of documentary know them off hand. There is nothing less here than a master work. To date, I dare say this is your very best. Well done!

@oguzhantekden2

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you enjoy this translation video I made to Persian music. :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/nIiWx8tme6zbe5c.html

@hikeoganessian9729

2 жыл бұрын

..if interested by Hovik Nersisian (1921-2009). Nersisian is an author of many books and articles. He was a renowned scholar who in 1991, for his merits in Iranian Studies, most notably the study of the oldest surviving copies of the Avesta, became a full-member of New York’s Academy of Sciences...The youthful God Mithra (right) symbolizing the Glorious Rays of the Sun. From Mount Nemrut Pantheon of Armenian Gods (sometimes called the Eighth Wonder of the Ancient World) erected by King Antiochus Theos (86-38 BCE) of Commagene.In the Armenian heathen Pantheon Mihr (Mithra or Mithras in Latin) was considered a supreme deity. Mihr was the personification of the Illuminating Rays of the Sun. The Grand Temple of Mihr/Mithra was located in the town of Bagaharich in the county of Derjan of the Upper Armenia province of Greater Armenia. The earliest mentioning of the worship of Mithra has been recorded in the Armenian Kingdom of Hurri-Mitanni. It was found in the cuneiform inscriptions of the Hittite capital Hattusa during the 1907 archaeological excavations. The Hittite cuneiform inscriptions mentions some of the notable Armenian Gods and Goddesses that made up the Armenian pantheon of Gods in the Mitanni Kingdom. The Hittite king Suppiluliuma (reigned between 1344 to 1322 BCE) ordered the recording of a peace treaty between himself and the Armenian king Šattivaz (reigned ca. 1350-1320 BCE), who represented the Hittite and Armenian kingdoms respectively. Suppiluliuma swears upon the great deities of Armenia and specifically calls upon Mithra to bless and protect the treaty of friendship and peace between the kingdoms of Hatti and Mitanni.As was noted, this treaty was made in the 14th century BCE, and this is the earliest recorded inscription that mentions Mithra as one of the supreme Gods of Armenia. This is roughly one thousand years before the God Mithra is mentioned in the Iranian inscriptions and the Indian Vedas. Some Indo-Iranian scholars have wrongly attributed Mithra as an Iranian or Indian deity, however as we have seen, the oldest inscription that sites Mithra as a God comes from the above noted 14th century BCE inscription that mentions Mithra as an native Armenian deity that occupied a very special place in the Armenian national Pantheon of Gods.owever, what these scholars fail to realize is that in the Gathas, the earliest sacred Zoroastrian texts attributed to Zoroaster himself, Mithra is not mentioned. Furthermore, Mithra also does not appear by name in the Yasna Haptanghaiti, a seven-verse section of the Yasna liturgy that is linguistically as old as the Gathas. Many scholars have noted that the lack of any mention (i.e. Zoroaster’s silence) of Mithra in these texts implies that Zoroaster in fact had rejected Mithra. This is supported by the fact that Zoroaster did not mention Mithra was because in fact in the earliest Avestan writings both Mihr-Mithra and the Armenian Matron Goddess Anahit are condemned as “daevas” or “false gods” or “daemons” that were not to be worshiped....t was only in the fourth century BCE, when we for the first time find the mentioning of Mithras in the Iranian context as a “positive’ deity of the very radiance of the Sun in the inscriptions of the Achaemenid king Xerxes II Mnemon. The Religion of Mithras or Mithraism as it became known in the West would soon spread beyond borders of Armenia, not only towards the East, towards Iran and India, but also that of the West. Mithraic temples known as Mithraea sprang up all over the Roman Empire. They were mostly promoted by Armenian aristocrats who already by this time were prominent generals in the Roman Army. Armenian King Tiridates III is a good example, who prior to his coronation was a prominent general in the Roman Army, it was Emperor Diocletian a close friend and fellow Mithraic devotee of Tiridates who asked the Armenian king to take the challenge of personal combat from a Gothic chief, Trdat successfully stood in for the Emperor and won the tournament....By the second century AD Mithraism was virtually the state religion of the Roman Empire and virtually all of the Roman Emperors during this time and prior to adoption of Christianity in the Fourth century CE were high initiates of the Mithraic mysteries. Most of the Mithraic rites along with the rituals and rites were simply taken over by the newly forming Roman Catholic Church...The traditional crown of the Armenian kings 8-rays/pyramids on top of the crown standing for the Sun’s rays (symbolizing Mithra) along with the 8-pointed star flanked by two eagles facing it (also Mithraic symbolism). The Sun King symbolized the physical incarnation of the Sun God in the world and the Armenian tiara symbolized the union of spiritual and material worlds symbolized by the crown and the leather silk portion of the diadem respectively (united by the sacred thread/headband of glory). Historic reconstruction of the bust of the Armenian King of Kings Tigranes II the Great (reigned 95-55 BCE) by the gifted artist Robert Hazarapetyan...The Mithraic mysteries that began in Armenia in the Second millennium BCE, through the Roman Empire left a lasting legacy on Western society and civilization in general. Many of the customs and norms are in fact taken directly from the Mithraic mysteries (just one notable example would be the handshake, which was specifically used by the devotees of Mithras and today has become common place greeting gesture all over the world). Many of the holidays that we come to celebrate (including Christmas on December 25) also come directly from Mithraism which were celebrated by the Roman emperors and later the Roman Catholic Church. Same is true of the Christian mass that is held very Sunday. The tradition of building churches right into the caves (where the Mithraic mysteries took place) continued by the Armenian Apostolic Church well into the Middle Ages as the surviving world renowned Geghard church attests to this great legacy...The only surviving Armenian National Mithraic Temple of the Sun God Mithra from First Century CE erected by the orders of King Tiridates I Arsacid (reigned 52-75 CE). There were 8 sacred heathen centers of the Armenian Gods and Goddesses throughout Greater Armenia with countless beautiful temples in every one of these 8 centers...- Excerpts from Pre-Christian Gods of Armenia (Glendale, 2007) by Hovik Nersisian (1921-2009). Nersisian is an author of many books and articles. He was a renowned scholar who in 1991, for his merits in Iranian Studies, most notably the study of the oldest surviving copies of the Avesta, became a full-member of New York’s Academy of Sciences.

The Achaemenids were ahead of their time regarding their way of governance, economic system, religious tolerance etc. no Persian and non-Persian successor Empire could keep up with their legacy, because their creativity and intellectaulity was unequalied. Many scholars even belive that the relative power of local Starapies within the Empire led to their downfall, because most people back then were not used to this kind of political system.

@mariostar2954

3 жыл бұрын

​@Star Star That's not true at all. Check out temple of Hibis in egypt which was built on by Darius, he also helped building many more temples in egypt. Persians funded the second temple in Jerusalem. And also one of the world wonders was built in the persian empire (Mausoleum at Halicarnassus)

@mariostar2954

3 жыл бұрын

@Star Star That's debatable. Sometimes I do wonder what drives a civilization to conquer so much and the urge to rule over others.. But if the persians wouldn't, another group would.. maybe that is the indo-european culture, to rule over others as did the Europeans over others. I do agree that each culture should mind its own business and in a sense the persians did so by not forcing their language and religion on others. But I wish you would be this sceptical and open-minded when we talk about the greeks and other European civilizations as well.

@fanzy1338

3 жыл бұрын

MarioStar Well said.

@zeriyx

3 жыл бұрын

@@mariostar2954 money (or perhaps more accurately for this time period: loot, bribes, tribute) is generally the square root of everything, and has been for most of recorded history.

@AB-nm7vy

3 жыл бұрын

Because it’s not reality it’s just story written by modern time Jewish historians ... akhamenid themselves were Jewish

Thank you for putting up the best content it's incredible how detailed you document everything!

Fantastic. Really well done. Your videos are very easy to follow, riveting and offer such a complete picture of the periods. The viewer really gets a full picture of what, why and when of each part of the periods you cover. You really take your audience on a journey through time.

Thank you for expressing our past and for recounting the power of the Persians, and thank you for your efforts.

These are all _really_ good videos you're putting out. I've now got hundreds of hours of well narrated history to -plough through- enjoy 🤗 And you've got yourself another subscriber. Keep up the excellent work 👍

An excellent video, well narrated and with clear indication on maps of events. Congratulations on an outstanding production.

Archaeological findings are useful for knowing historical events. Achaemenids were a global kingdom. The study of ancient Iran is my favorite. I worked on Persepolis, Suse, Pasargede, and some Median palaces.

@AKRITAS365

3 ай бұрын

The most important characteristic of an empire is their contributions made to the civilized world. Today's western civilization is based on democracy invented in Athens Greece. NOT IN PERSIA OR IRAN! Also all terminology of every science is based on the Greek language. The Greek ambassador gave a speech at UN in English using words only of Greek origin. This confirms the influence of the Greek language and its contributions to worlds civilization.and culture.

To a foreigner not english as his mother tongue I would recommend this program to anyone. Moreover as an historical document I've got the impression that is very well written and very interesting. Thank you for sharing and your effort to make it free of charge. Congratulations and cheers from Portugal

Love to see iran coming to peak as it's in Persian golden age...easiest way is come out open...open democracy doors...atleast india will be happy to see Iran flourish...as we have old ties...

@zarathushtra3174

3 жыл бұрын

@C.S P.I هموطن عزیز ما باید از اینکه مدام بدبختی هامون رو تقصیر قدرت های خارجی بندازیم دست برداریم و فکر کنیم ببینیم چرا انقدر راحت میتونن برامون انقلاب راه بندازن و دخالت کنند در امور داخلی ما و غارت کن کشور رو؟ چون ما کشور ضعیفی داریم... چون کتاب نمیخونیم... چون با هم انسجام و اتحاد نداریم و مشورت نمیکنیم و هر کی به فکر منفعت شخصیه... چون فرهنگمون قرن هاست اسلامی شده و اسلام هم ضد پیشرفت و تمدن و خرد و منطق و قانون و نظم می‌باشد و نسبت به این چیزا سخت واکنش نشون میده... ( صفویه و پهلوی و زندیه میتونستن مثل امپراطوری ساسانی باشن ولی در نهایت شکست خوردن چون مردم فرهنگ ایرانشهری نداشتن. زمان پهلوی مردم زیر شکنجه بودن... لطفاً در این کانال ویدئو های تحلیل تاریخی بر پایه فرهنگی رو تماشا کنید. #رنسانس_ایرانی #نوزایی_ایرانی

@womenfemale1849

3 жыл бұрын

@C.S. P.I LOTS of people likes to be Muslims and Thats freedom of choice.

@saeedvazirian

3 жыл бұрын

Democracy is a blythe.

@thegiven2237

2 жыл бұрын

🇹🇷 ♥️ 🇵🇰

@dollarchange2917

2 жыл бұрын

Democracy is a sham

Pete you are amazing! I love listening to these. You produce scholarly content that is fascinating and your voice is so soothing!

I do adore persian history these days very much even though I'm not Iranian.

Bloody hell.... lost another hour and half to this guy's calm demeanor and subtle tone of voice. But.... on the other hand... loved getting this awesome history lesson! Thanks!!

@oguzhantekden2

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you enjoy this translation video I made to Persian music. :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/nIiWx8tme6zbe5c.html

Good stuff. You've yet to let me down about all I do for entertainment is watch documentaries the majority of them historic, and your approach and presentation is very enjoyable. Even though in many cases I may already be aware of the facts in the historic events as they occurred your presentation of these events and these personalities is truly masterfully done and much appreciated thank you so much and carry on

Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!

Excellent video, with amazingly detailed information. I'll be looking forward to watching your other videos. Thanks a lot!!

I swear I'm enjoying this History channel more than most now for some reason , keep on keeping on.

Wow! absolutely fantastic production, so interesting and enjoyed to a great extend! Thank you, thank you very much! May Fortune favor you and your future endeavors!

@Pete Kelly, Thank you for your work. I give you great praise because you give credit for those others that you've collected from in order to bring these presentations. Good on you, thank you and best wishes.

Very informative, well put together and well narrated. Many thanks.

If there were history teachers who can teach the way you present your documentaries students would be fascinated with the world history. Its sad that only a few teachers have that skill!

Another great period/empire please keep doing the lesser known empires & periods in history alongside the best known historical topics like Rome or Egypt. Thanks as always for helping expand our knowledge.

@GoogleUserOne

3 жыл бұрын

Dominic McAuley lesser known? You’ll learn about it in 3rd grade.

@dominicmcauley9318

3 жыл бұрын

@@GoogleUserOne I'm sure 3rd graders aren't learning about the Achaemenid Empire

@sali3492

3 жыл бұрын

actually Persian Empire is famous lol

@dolfyhilter577

3 жыл бұрын

@@sali3492 yeah, famous as the bad guys

@sali3492

3 жыл бұрын

adolf hitler their empire lasted for 300 years Yours for 5 years😂

Utterly brilliant. Thanks Pete. Keep up the good work!

This is a terrific summary of the origins of the Achaemenid Empire and the palace intrigues and rebellions that shaped what I call the birth of western civilization. Yes, our professors tells us to look to Greece and Rome, but I say, no, start with Persia. Have watched this a couple of times and will watch again and again.

History With Cy is one of my favourite channels I'm so happy to seeing him collaborating with History Time.

@HistoryTime

3 жыл бұрын

CaligulaTheBaneOfSenatorsAndSmiterOfNeptune One of my favourite channels too. A real authority on ancient history. Great to work with him

@themac2238

3 жыл бұрын

CaligulaTheBaneOfSenatorsAndSmiterOfNeptune what a great name

@theonlygoodlookinghabsburg2081

3 жыл бұрын

@@themac2238 Amen

@user-wg1mv5hu5v

3 жыл бұрын

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@shapurthegreat7542

3 жыл бұрын

CaligulaTheBaneOfSenatorsAndSmiterOfNeptune epic

500 points for pronouncing "Darius" correctly.

@daryoushnorouzidiznab

3 жыл бұрын

🤣😂🤣

@stemill1569

3 жыл бұрын

lol...if you just would know...

@Opochtli

3 жыл бұрын

Dar eee us ?

@Tsumami__

3 жыл бұрын

It’s actually Darayavaus 👀

@tahirbanka9406

3 жыл бұрын

Dara

Your analysis and ability to summarize and overview is excellent. Your videos are excellent.

One can only begin to appreciate the tremendous talent, intellect, humanity, religious and cultural tolerance as well as organizational skills it took to build the first and largest empire ever (population wise), that achieved so much and lasted so long! Specially since Persians were one of the smaller ethnic groups at that time.

Great production. Hard to believe as a one man project how well you've documented the history of that era in the known world

@connorlancaster7541

Жыл бұрын

Hello do you believe in Jesus?

@LucyBlossoms

Жыл бұрын

​@@connorlancaster7541 no

@LucyBlossoms

Жыл бұрын

​@Connor Lancaster why would i believe in a man who lived 2000 years ago

I just want to thank you for your time and effort in making all these videos, it was wonderful to find someone who has all the same interests as me, not easy to do by the way. I love all your stations. My days are stressful. I hear your voice and for some reason my stress falls away. You have a wonderful speaking voice. I am also K.Jeans (blue-moonist) Thanks again!

Darius inscription mentions the construction of the Suez Canal. It is a historical masterpiece

Thank you for creating a great documentary. The content is awesome!

Fantastic job as always, Pete. Thank you!

Love this and the History with Cy Channel! Very good narration

Thank you so much for this amazing video! So happy for discovering your chanel!

*The video is very good, the historical knowledge about the war is good and easy to absorb. I hope the channel grows more and more🤗🤗🤗🤗*

This was incredibly well done! Thank you

As always, awesome program, detailed, factual,, citation of sources, without prejudice and exaggeration. Thank you for a job well done. Very educational and very interesting.

Very good and thorough documentary of the history!! Enjoyed this very much. I will be a new subscriber for sure. And to be honest your voice is soothing to listen to.

One of my favourite channels on KZread. Learning real history shows how entertwined all humanity is. In my opinion, a comprehensive understanding of history would destroy daft ideologies like racism

These are so Refreshing! What a Brilliant job & what a talented story teller on Ancient History! I Love It! Thank you!

Well written and great pace in regards to sequence of events. Love it.

Thank you for covering all the details about the history of Persia and Media. Great work!

How do you not have your own show on the History Channel?! Thank you for all of the knowledge.

thank you so much for bringing to life these ancient peoples, cities, cultures and worlds! love the narration; love the style; love the voice; love it all! wish i had dough so i could support your efforts even a little bit.

@hikeoganessian9729

2 жыл бұрын

..if interested by Hovik Nersisian (1921-2009). Nersisian is an author of many books and articles. He was a renowned scholar who in 1991, for his merits in Iranian Studies, most notably the study of the oldest surviving copies of the Avesta, became a full-member of New York’s Academy of Sciences...The youthful God Mithra (right) symbolizing the Glorious Rays of the Sun. From Mount Nemrut Pantheon of Armenian Gods (sometimes called the Eighth Wonder of the Ancient World) erected by King Antiochus Theos (86-38 BCE) of Commagene.In the Armenian heathen Pantheon Mihr (Mithra or Mithras in Latin) was considered a supreme deity. Mihr was the personification of the Illuminating Rays of the Sun. The Grand Temple of Mihr/Mithra was located in the town of Bagaharich in the county of Derjan of the Upper Armenia province of Greater Armenia. The earliest mentioning of the worship of Mithra has been recorded in the Armenian Kingdom of Hurri-Mitanni. It was found in the cuneiform inscriptions of the Hittite capital Hattusa during the 1907 archaeological excavations. The Hittite cuneiform inscriptions mentions some of the notable Armenian Gods and Goddesses that made up the Armenian pantheon of Gods in the Mitanni Kingdom. The Hittite king Suppiluliuma (reigned between 1344 to 1322 BCE) ordered the recording of a peace treaty between himself and the Armenian king Šattivaz (reigned ca. 1350-1320 BCE), who represented the Hittite and Armenian kingdoms respectively. Suppiluliuma swears upon the great deities of Armenia and specifically calls upon Mithra to bless and protect the treaty of friendship and peace between the kingdoms of Hatti and Mitanni.As was noted, this treaty was made in the 14th century BCE, and this is the earliest recorded inscription that mentions Mithra as one of the supreme Gods of Armenia. This is roughly one thousand years before the God Mithra is mentioned in the Iranian inscriptions and the Indian Vedas. Some Indo-Iranian scholars have wrongly attributed Mithra as an Iranian or Indian deity, however as we have seen, the oldest inscription that sites Mithra as a God comes from the above noted 14th century BCE inscription that mentions Mithra as an native Armenian deity that occupied a very special place in the Armenian national Pantheon of Gods.owever, what these scholars fail to realize is that in the Gathas, the earliest sacred Zoroastrian texts attributed to Zoroaster himself, Mithra is not mentioned. Furthermore, Mithra also does not appear by name in the Yasna Haptanghaiti, a seven-verse section of the Yasna liturgy that is linguistically as old as the Gathas. Many scholars have noted that the lack of any mention (i.e. Zoroaster’s silence) of Mithra in these texts implies that Zoroaster in fact had rejected Mithra. This is supported by the fact that Zoroaster did not mention Mithra was because in fact in the earliest Avestan writings both Mihr-Mithra and the Armenian Matron Goddess Anahit are condemned as “daevas” or “false gods” or “daemons” that were not to be worshiped....t was only in the fourth century BCE, when we for the first time find the mentioning of Mithras in the Iranian context as a “positive’ deity of the very radiance of the Sun in the inscriptions of the Achaemenid king Xerxes II Mnemon. The Religion of Mithras or Mithraism as it became known in the West would soon spread beyond borders of Armenia, not only towards the East, towards Iran and India, but also that of the West. Mithraic temples known as Mithraea sprang up all over the Roman Empire. They were mostly promoted by Armenian aristocrats who already by this time were prominent generals in the Roman Army. Armenian King Tiridates III is a good example, who prior to his coronation was a prominent general in the Roman Army, it was Emperor Diocletian a close friend and fellow Mithraic devotee of Tiridates who asked the Armenian king to take the challenge of personal combat from a Gothic chief, Trdat successfully stood in for the Emperor and won the tournament....By the second century AD Mithraism was virtually the state religion of the Roman Empire and virtually all of the Roman Emperors during this time and prior to adoption of Christianity in the Fourth century CE were high initiates of the Mithraic mysteries. Most of the Mithraic rites along with the rituals and rites were simply taken over by the newly forming Roman Catholic Church...The traditional crown of the Armenian kings 8-rays/pyramids on top of the crown standing for the Sun’s rays (symbolizing Mithra) along with the 8-pointed star flanked by two eagles facing it (also Mithraic symbolism). The Sun King symbolized the physical incarnation of the Sun God in the world and the Armenian tiara symbolized the union of spiritual and material worlds symbolized by the crown and the leather silk portion of the diadem respectively (united by the sacred thread/headband of glory). Historic reconstruction of the bust of the Armenian King of Kings Tigranes II the Great (reigned 95-55 BCE) by the gifted artist Robert Hazarapetyan...The Mithraic mysteries that began in Armenia in the Second millennium BCE, through the Roman Empire left a lasting legacy on Western society and civilization in general. Many of the customs and norms are in fact taken directly from the Mithraic mysteries (just one notable example would be the handshake, which was specifically used by the devotees of Mithras and today has become common place greeting gesture all over the world). Many of the holidays that we come to celebrate (including Christmas on December 25) also come directly from Mithraism which were celebrated by the Roman emperors and later the Roman Catholic Church. Same is true of the Christian mass that is held very Sunday. The tradition of building churches right into the caves (where the Mithraic mysteries took place) continued by the Armenian Apostolic Church well into the Middle Ages as the surviving world renowned Geghard church attests to this great legacy...The only surviving Armenian National Mithraic Temple of the Sun God Mithra from First Century CE erected by the orders of King Tiridates I Arsacid (reigned 52-75 CE). There were 8 sacred heathen centers of the Armenian Gods and Goddesses throughout Greater Armenia with countless beautiful temples in every one of these 8 centers...- Excerpts from Pre-Christian Gods of Armenia (Glendale, 2007) by Hovik Nersisian (1921-2009). Nersisian is an author of many books and articles. He was a renowned scholar who in 1991, for his merits in Iranian Studies, most notably the study of the oldest surviving copies of the Avesta, became a full-member of New York’s Academy of Sciences.

Thanks a lot for this wonderful work. It would be super great if you put together another video covering the period of Parthian Empire and also the mighty Sassanid Empire .

Thank you for yet again a great documentary 👏

Its kind of crazy, in every history class we focused heavily on Rome and greece and persia was only ever "the guys about to kill them all"

@GolshabtopIrani

7 күн бұрын

There is power in the world against Persian history.

Thank you History Time, for another excellent documentary.

Great storytelling. Thank you guys for making history fun for me again.

This doc is Superb, well done and subbed for life 💯

Dear Pete Kelly, your enormous and in-depth knowledge of history and the accuracy of your informations are just simply awe inspiring and mind boggling. You deserve your own channel on tv in every country.

Absolutely fabulous!!! Just discovered your amazing and beautiful work!!!

Thanks for a well researched and equally well presented account. Keep up the great work. The histories of the ancient European, Middle Eastern and Asian empires is a fascination of mine. I look forward to your future presentations.

@dwightalfred

3 жыл бұрын

@mercury vibe Thanks.

Hi there, at 3:15 i noticed an error then you counted the ethnic composition of the achaemenid persian army. You placed the Kushites in the wrong spot in ancient ghandara, modern day peshawar. Perhaps you mistook them for the Kushan, who would not emerge there until the the 1st century BCE. The Kushites instead would have lived in the region below egypt, where modern day Sudan exist. I am sure this was an minor error yours that can be forgiven. I hope that i help you by spotting this error. Enjoy your day. :)

@HistoryTime

3 жыл бұрын

This was indeed an oversight. The map was one of the last pieces of this disgustingly giant project. Thanks for pointing out

@tonytruong8491

3 жыл бұрын

@@HistoryTime no problem :)

@gcrecords1731

3 жыл бұрын

kushan empires was from central asia turkhis iranians scityians saka hordes in another name empires kushan and ashoka scithyans budist,with indo greeks empires,unions, budist in punjab and afganistan,nepal

@shexaergashev1564

3 жыл бұрын

G&C RECORDS are you dumb¿ which turks you talking about ¿

@badpossum440

3 жыл бұрын

@@shexaergashev1564 & which Budists?

Thank you so much for all your hard work 💜

Dan Carlin does a fantastic podcast about the Persian empire from the beginning to its fall. I would HIGHLY recommend listening to it, theres 3 separate episodes and its the reason I started looking more into eastern and middle eastern history.

@jimr9499

Жыл бұрын

Most definitely. King of Kings.

5:46 you’re entire synopsis of Zoroastrianism is somewhat wrong. That winged image is Faravahar, not God (Ahura Mazda). Zoroastrians believe in an everlasting fight and between darkness and light, good and evil.

@NimaKDavani

3 жыл бұрын

But they deeply believed in god who known as Ahoura Mazda .

@cancontrl

3 жыл бұрын

@fardin khadivar I never said Ahura Mazda is not the Zoroastrian term for God. All I said was that the image is Faravahar, not Ahura Mazda. To ki hast ke be man begi ejaze harf nadarami? Aval darseto bekhoon, badan harf.

@gandhi1945

2 жыл бұрын

Ahura mazda is absolute god while ozmund and ahriman is (good and evil)

BRILLIANT! This documentary is simply amazing, one can easly see the HUGE amount of work and dedication put into it. From narration to video imagery composition, the quality is top tier. Being a history lover, I thank you, and all the youtubers bringing such amaizing works here on this platform! Can't wait to watch other videos!

A massive effort, a great watch, interesting to see, made a nice evening for me.

Massive work - much appreciated !!