The Entire History of the Persian Achaemenid Empire (550-330 BC) / Ancient History Documentary
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10:51 - PART ONE: ORIGINS (2000-560 BC)
18:21 - PART TWO- CYRUS THE GREAT (560-530 BC)
39:17 - PART THREE- DARIUS THE GREAT (522-486 BC)
51:16 - PART FOUR - XERXES THE GREAT (486-465 BC)
59:27 - PART FIVE - THE SUCCESSORS (465-336 BC)
1:06:13 - PART SIX - EMPIRE’S END (336-330 BC)
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Zoroastrian was their faith a monotheistic belief
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.
Persia seems to be massively underrated in historical terms. Thanks for the videos these are amazing
and it is
Mmm
How the mighty have fallen. The Ayatollahs are a far cry from Cyrus.
Absolutely!
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.
Watch and observe what we will do to the Mullahs soon!
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That's right. Very smart people and an amazing history
Alexander The Great admired him. Enough said.
Cyrus the ok Alexander the Great
This was the best non biased documentary about Persian history that I've ever seen. Well done.
Absolutely,How Iran before
In the Western world there is always a bias against any non European nations.
They twist the truth.
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.
@@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
@@tomlxyzWhat "bias" against the Persians of 500BC do you claim is commonplace today? And where's the evidence?
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🇮🇷
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lombard you arent romans you are southern germans
Iran has the most heavy empire ever in the history
Thanks bro
Forza Rome and Iran❤
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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.
So true!!!
Albino u miss me long time away from Africa
Love from Persia/Iran :)
What like Persian rugs which are actually Kurdish rugs that they've today claimed as being persian
@@YeahNoTellTheTruth It's obvious that all of you trolls are so jealous of the Persians.
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.
Yeah they respected the Greeks so much they invaded and burned their temples to the ground
@@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
I agree to that David Harmon
@@95jAlfinse oh they respected persians so much that they burnt down perspolis down
Agreed!
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!
Herodotus is known as both the "Father of History" and the "Father of Lies."
So, where do we start?
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.
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There are no history classes in H.S. worthy of discussion.
@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.
@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.
I am Zoroastrian, Parsi, living in Bombay, this is part of my ancestry, lots of missing history but roughly this is it, thank you.
Really?
@@xshandy5812 as far as i know, yes.
Zorostrians are the only true real Persians
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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.
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
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I hope you enjoy this translation video I made to Persian music. :)
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@HelioPyres what do you mean?
@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.
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..
That was possibly the Parthian dynasty, a dynasty which warred with Rome and had diplomatic contact with China. Also a great Persian dynasty :)
9 no
@@daviddanielducker5446 he said 'no'
Like you mad bro?
Silk road started in the Great Han dynasty, Korean has nothing to do with it, you guys were just a tributary state.
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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 😊❤
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.
@@madeinabyss42omg rajesh 🤫
@@KoroushRP omg Ali 🤫
@@madeinabyss42🐽🐽🐽hyg.....people
@@madeinabyss42 you only see government and said this lot of we Iranians are not Muslim and love our history ❤
Thank you for this inspiring documentary. I pride myself to be of Persian roots.
Hi to my compatriot
Kiram to dahanet bache kooni
@@siaraddy7219کیرم کوس ابجیتسگ افغانیگارگر ایرانی هستید اوقدتون با توهین خالی میکنید
Amazing - this I never learned in history, not even college. Thank you.
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I hope you enjoy this translation video I made to Persian music. :)
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Man when you went to college Persia didn't even exist
Blame the postcolonial world. European imperialism and slavery.
@@Codyhldn looool the world didn’t exist if I remember correctly. Where were you.
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...
Overridden by an Abbasid Arabian cult. Shame, Persia could be a top 5 nation.
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
@@silverltc2729Unfortunately Iran is still 3000 years behind the rest of the world morally.
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.
Alexander was Great Cyrus was ok
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.
That my ancestor
@@shapurthegreat7542 and Europeans think Greeks invented everything lol, when Greeks had slaves, Persians under Cyrus forbid people from owning people.
Ibnziyad Tariq true that why for tarnishing my people I had forced a Roman emperor to be skinned alive or drink melt gold
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.
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/
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.
Miata = GOD
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.
@@tasinal-hassan8268 Why didn't they name the company Matsuda then?
@@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”. "
@@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 telling you you did the great job 🙏🏼
YOU ARE NOT A PERSIAN LMAO I BET ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY YOU ARE AS PALE AS THE BOTTOM OF MY FOOT LMAO
Hey you Persian if it weren't kurds you wouldn't had anything
King Cyrus I is great
Quit Islam and become Persia again
I am Persian
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!
Hello do you believe in Jesus?
They proved that you can conquer without disrespecting the culture or religious beliefs.... right or wrong
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
Achaemenids are criminally underrated, thank you for making this, very nice job.
because westerners and western historian are jealous and always trying to ignore or spread hate about it!
@@ariamehr3339 because we beat the breaks off you and now yall living in caves to the victor goes the spoils 🤣🤣🤣
@@15r52 only the weak claim the achievements of others
Middle east is the armpit of the world.
Islam is a plague on humanity
As someone who covers and loves Persian history, well done! :)
I have seen your videos. They are great!
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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.
Hello do you believe in Jesus?
@@connorlancaster7541 non-greek veiw??!!! 95% of video's sources are from greek work ,except only bistoun scripts(from Darius the great era) :)))
The anglosaxons always try to defame Greece by fabricating the Greek history.
The anglosaxons always try to defame Greece by fabricating the Greek history.
Really well put together, the images sound effects and great narration, definitely one of the best channels on TH-cam! Bravo 👏
From Persia/Iran Hello to whole world.Respect and peace✋☝💚
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hello my dear brother I am Persian 🖐🖐🖐💚💚
Norwegian-America here with Persian ethnicity from my mother. Know we have millions who love you, Iran! 💚🤍❤💫
@@Kristbjorg-Nymannnice❤ why your mother didn't teach you persian?🤦♂️
@@onlygod8639Alexander spanked the Persians
Love and peace from Persia to all of You !!! 💚💚💚
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Immortals: how about no
Alexander the Great spanked the Persians
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 love the Persian Empire. History has shown that they were and are good people
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....
Off course they're good people!
One of the very cradles of all civilizations. Immensely great culture and wisdom.
@@IosifStalin2 islam did not exist in Persia (Iran) back then. Zoroastrianism was and is our original religion in Iran.
well yeh we have really bright history. but what we are now, lets just say poor people we are (iam persian)
@@parsaaram7739 shoma farsi baladi?.
This was amazing. We need ones on the Parthian and Sassanian Empires now
Big ups on the sassanians
Seleucid Empire too, would be interesting to cover all the Pre-Islamic Iranian empires.
Surprising their is not that many TH-cam 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.
@silent hawk you say that but it was the greeks who ended the empire lol
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 :)
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. ❤❤❤❤❤
هى افضل امبراطوريه فى التاريخ لديها كثير من الإنجازات فى الطب والعمارة والنقل والإدارة والصناعه واخترعت افكار اقتصاديه سهلت العالم
It's the devil
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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.
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.
@@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.
@@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.
@@yaqo6577 No, learn history, how much the Iranians built was on a Persian foundation.
@@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.
I have goose-bumps! Only geology gives me goose-bumps like this! 😍
So do i 😂
@navidski no, i mean geology. It's in there.
Come to persia (iran)and see alive histroy by invate me and my country
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Thank you for putting up the best content it's incredible how detailed you document everything!
Beautiful Persia
Iran Is mix country! go take a dna test the origin persian have blue eyes and blond hair
Persian History much rich you❤️
Thank you for expressing our past and for recounting the power of the Persians, and thank you for your efforts.
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!
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..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.
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.
Very informative, well put together and well narrated. Many thanks.
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 👍
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!
Excellent video, with amazingly detailed information. I'll be looking forward to watching your other videos. Thanks a lot!!
An excellent video, well narrated and with clear indication on maps of events.
Congratulations on an outstanding production.
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
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
Utterly brilliant.
Thanks Pete.
Keep up the good work!
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.
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.
..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.
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!!
I hope you enjoy this translation video I made to Persian music. :)
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Thank you so much for this amazing video! So happy for discovering your chanel!
Pete you are amazing! I love listening to these. You produce scholarly content that is fascinating and your voice is so soothing!
Really Enjoyed You're Vid on the History of the Persian Empire.
Really enjoyed your comment on the vid of the history of the Persian Empire.
@@leonlawson2196 Really enjoyed your reply on the comment on the vid of the history of the Persian Empire.
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I hope you enjoy this translation video I made to Persian music. :)
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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!
Your analysis and ability to summarize and overview is excellent. Your videos are excellent.
@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.
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.
Dominic McAuley lesser known? You’ll learn about it in 3rd grade.
@@GoogleUserOne I'm sure 3rd graders aren't learning about the Achaemenid Empire
actually Persian Empire is famous lol
@@sali3492 yeah, famous as the bad guys
adolf hitler their empire lasted for 300 years
Yours for 5 years😂
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
looting ,torturing and Slaughter of innocent soul is part of your inspiration too ?
@@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.
Persian empire wipe out by Alexander the great
Your grandson will be known as Buddhist massiah
@@majidjon13 bruh, everyone even the modern American empire had done this to become an empire. It's how empires are made.
Absolutely fabulous!!! Just discovered your amazing and beautiful work!!!
Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!
These are so Refreshing! What a Brilliant job & what a talented story teller on Ancient History! I Love It! Thank you!
Love this and the History with Cy Channel!
Very good narration
I had no idea your brother does the Voices From the Past channel. Both of you make great videos, and he has a really unique take on how to present history. Kudos
Thank you for creating a great documentary. The content is awesome!
My first time here...
Voices of the past is your brother? 🤩
I love that channel.
Very good material, keep it up.
This was incredibly well done! Thank you
Fascinating! Thank you. In school I never learned about the Persian Empire aside from the bits where they fought Greece under Darius and Xerxes. This is the kind of info I needed.
As a Persian, I am proud of my country's history
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.
@@standforhumanitariancauses4756we do and love the old times❤iranians hate islam
@standforhumanitariancauses4756 some iranians are arabs tho, there are arabs living in khuzestan, along the persian gulf and some parts of central iran.
@@mahatmaniggandhi2898 There are only 2-3% Arabs living in Iran, and out of that 2-3% the vast majority are in the south.
@@standforhumanitariancauses4756read about "gharmatian" who conquered mecca and shit on their God Iranians got the revenge fully.
Great production. Hard to believe as a one man project how well you've documented the history of that era in the known world
Hello do you believe in Jesus?
@@connorlancaster7541 no
@Connor Lancaster why would i believe in a man who lived 2000 years ago
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.
Thank you so much for this wonderful, unbiased history lesson of one of the greatest empires of its time. Did not get bored for one second! ❤️
Thank you for covering all the details about the history of Persia and Media. Great work!
This was incredible and what a journey! Absolutely loved it!! Thank you!
Fantastic job as always, Pete. Thank you!
Thank you for yet again a great documentary 👏
This doc is Superb, well done and subbed for life 💯
The videos and Information are great, But Brother your voice makes this history stuff come alive and real great Job my friend. top 10 TH-cam Channel for sure.
Exactly . I can agree more .as if im there 😂👌
I hope you enjoy this translation video I made to Persian music. :)
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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.
History With Cy is one of my favourite channels I'm so happy to seeing him collaborating with History Time.
CaligulaTheBaneOfSenatorsAndSmiterOfNeptune One of my favourite channels too. A real
authority on ancient history. Great to work with him
CaligulaTheBaneOfSenatorsAndSmiterOfNeptune what a great name
@@themac2238 Amen
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CaligulaTheBaneOfSenatorsAndSmiterOfNeptune epic
Thank you so much.⚘👏
I wish the best for everyone❤⚘
What a terrific channel, your brother’s as well, thank you! Oh and the maps are tremendously helpful, because of this, it took me an additional half hour to view it, no criticism, not complaining…it’s a good thing!
Thank you History Time, for another excellent documentary.
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 .
All of your informations says the truth
Thank you soooo much❤️❤️🤝
Great documentary. Thanks for the effort. 👍👏
I swear I'm enjoying this History channel more than most now for some reason , keep on keeping on.
i'm so happy that i finally find a video about my country!
thank you, love from iran
I hope you enjoy this translation video I made to Persian music. :)
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Love ancient history, thank you for this great documentary! 🙏🏼
Thank you for a wonderful and thrilling documentary about Persian history. You make this very informative and enjoyable to watch. I have seen some of your others reports and you just keep getting better and better..I love history and you have made this great for any one to see and learn..Keep up your great work.
The ancient civilization is belong only to Zoroastrians , christian and Jewish people of iran borderlines
..and the golden area belong to only sunni Muslim with christian ppl and Jewish ppl of Iran borderlines
Only SAFAVID dynasty is belong to Shiaa Muslims in iran borderlines
Well written and great pace in regards to sequence of events. Love it.
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!
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.
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.
Wonderful work I have enjoyed immensely. Thank you
So happy to find this!! I shall be watching daily!
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.
@mercury vibe Thanks.
A massive effort, a great watch, interesting to see, made a nice evening for me.
How do you not have your own show on the History Channel?! Thank you for all of the knowledge.
I love history and this video kept me glued in my seat .....what an awesome video, lots to learned from :)
Brilliant as ever. Rarely do mainstream TV match such content.
Thanks! 😊You just doubled my knowledge of the Achaemenid empire! Now I want to examine the history of the CentralAsian follow-on kingdoms of the Hellenist times. Very enjoyable presentation which I watched without a break!
Alexander is nothing but a myth and a lie, and Hellenism does not exist except in Greece and Rome. Go and check it without bias, then see if this attack of Iskandar is believable and wise or not?
Massive work - much appreciated !!