Cyrus the Great - Rise of the Achaemenid Empire DOCUMENTARY

[@KingsandGenerals]

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[@LakshmiPraveenDiaries]

Dear Kings and Generals, Thank you so much for make an video on one of the Great Empire of all time In History. As I am fan of Achaemenid Empire it was sweet treat.

[@Stateira_Cyrus]

Cassandane was a Persian noblewoman and the "dearly loved" wife of Cyrus the Great. Cyrus the Great and Cassandane were known to love each other very much. Cassandane said that she found it more bitter to leave Cyrus than to depart her life. Cyrus loved his Persian Queen Cassandane dearly and when she died the entire empire observed a great mourning. Cyrus never recovered from the grief of losing her and stayed inactive for nearly a decade after her death. Cyrus the Great wrote the first Human Rights Charter. United Nations uses the Cyrus Cylinder as a pillar of the earliest declaration of human rights.

[@Stateira_Cyrus]

In all sources, Cyrus the Great is described as a good king. The great historians such as Will Durant, Richard N. Frye, Arthur Upham Pope, Professor Patrick Hunt, Walther Hinz, Heidemarie Koch, Charles Freeman, etc, etc, and the Great western philosophers, such as Hegel, Nietzsche, etc, etc, all respected and praised Cyrus the Great, the Persian empire and Persia. Xenophon respected and praised Persia and Cyrus the Great. " Many historians as well as writers on human rights, have supported the interpretation of the Cyrus Cylinder as a human rights charter. " Cyropaedia by Xenophon is about Cyrus the Great of Persia/Iran, the founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. The Cyropaedia has been consulted as a standard reference of statesmanship by a number of prominent leaders in world history. Many Classical and Western statesmen knew well of Cyrus and his adaptive policies of governance by way of the Cyropaedia.

[@Persian_Queen_Cassandane]

I love Cyrus the Great. For me, Cyrus the Great is the greatest emperor in human history. Cyrus the Great is the pride of humanity.

[@PitaBread69]

Thank you for making a video on Cyrus the Great! Very much appreciated. However, the portion covering Cyrus's early life was based on the mythical story told by the Greeks, not the historical account. Also, the battles weren't covered in great depth and detail like the videos for other rulers such as Alexander, Julius Caesar, etc... Additionally, there wasn't much mentioned about the genius administrative system he laid the foundations for which was based on a religious tolerance unlike any other empire that preceded it.

[@beyondmywildestdreams6942]

You just imagine it how great and respected a person should be that people talk about him this way after more than 2500years,isn't that Immortality?

[@renusingh384]

It is immortality ❤

[@soffren]

If he could even comprehend his legacy, it would blow his mind. He is remembered despite the literal rise and fall of dozens of empires, and the passage of thousands of years. If you told him"One day, after hundreds of centuries, a human will walk on the moon, and that human will know your name, as will all educated people of that time, I wonder how he'd take it.

[@thelordofgifts5343]

History is beautiful because it is like being taught lesson directly from the greatest humans who ever lived

[@theoriginalmilkman]

The history keeping is impressive👍

[@NimarMoradi]

درود بر شما 😊❤

[@rayanzelms9453]

I´m not even Persian but I feel proud when I hear about him. Lot of love from Spain.

[@ardeshir_Persian]

Thanks a lot , hé was king of hearts,,,

[@Ishi79]

You are a Jew?

[@rayanzelms9453]

@@Ishi79 No I´m not

[@Ishi79]

@@rayanzelms9453 The fairytale empire of persia was written by European colonialism, European jews. I think it is why you feel proud about this fairytale.

[@rayanzelms9453]

@@Ishi79 Your name suggests an Arabic or Kurdis background. i´m not Persian so please spare me your stereotypical racism.

[@ragzaugustus]

"Do not grudge me my monument" is pretty nice, fair enough too.

[@davidpeterson5647]

"Also, wipe your feet off when you gaze upon my tomb. And don't slouch!"

[@AlphaCrucis]

I was just trying to understand what that means when I looked at this at the top of the comments. What does it mean?

[@then9779]

@@AlphaCrucis The King tells you that he deserves his tomb and you should not be envious or bitter about it.

[@liriobolaffio3255]

There was no inhumation in Mazdean religion, because the death would make the earth impure. They exposed corpses to birds and animals. The inscription is reported in Greek by Strabo (I century BC), so it's probably a spurious tradition.

[@siavashashavand4834]

@@liriobolaffio3255 there's no hard evidence that that tradition existed in zoroastrianism before the sassanids, especially bc of the several iranian ruler tombs before the sassanids, so it's either that achaemenids weren't zoroastrian which is unlikely or that the tradition didn't exist at first

[@anthonymanderson7671]

Cyrus was a great man. Love Iran from zambia 🇿🇲❤️ 🇮🇷

[@vergilking747]

We love you from Persian

[@hootanrj3361]

​@@vergilking747persia/persian is a greek word because greeks thought one of their gods (perseus) married another god , and their children were persians , so iran is a better word. پرشیا کلمه یونانیه چون یونانیا فکر میکردن یکی از خدایانشون به اسم پرسئوس با یه خدای دیگه ازدواج میکنه و بچه هاش پرسین هستن ، پس ایرانی کلمه بهتریه.

[@simaj9452]

I've got Zambian friend like to visit your country one day 🙏🏻

[@kd_iliya]

داش نیا اینجا کی.ری ترین کشور از لحاظ اینترنته😂

[@hootanrj3361]

@@kd_iliya اونقدرم بد نیست که

[@AyubuKK]

Cyrus the Great was so Great that he even had a cameo in the Old Testament and called blessed by God and given the title of Messiah by the Hebrews. What an OG.

[@shooterdownunder]

The event is even described in the Bible in the book of Daniel

[@redplanet7163]

That's because he set the Hebrews free. The ones that Nebuchanezar had brought to Babylon.

[@victorestrella9503]

@@PROVOCATEURSK none

[@abuzaformohammedaman9205]

He is even described in Quran as Julkarnain.

[@BenJune09]

Isaiah 45:1 “Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;”

[@hemansx]

The best thing about the inscription on his tomb is that countless armies and invading forces came across it over the next two thousand years, and all chose to respect his wishes and leave the tomb alone.

[@MarvinT0606]

unlike the Egyptian pharaohs, he left nothing in his tomb for looters; just a tombstone telling everyone to fuck off and leave his bones in peace

[@alfredoalfaro5000]

@@MarvinT0606 Such a man needed no gold nor fancy stuff to be known as the greatest.

[@roccomarcy]

@@MarvinT0606 Strabo stated that when Alexander the Great looted and destroyed Persepolis, he paid a visit to the tomb of Cyrus and commanded Aristobulus, one of his warriors, to enter the monument. Inside he found a golden bed, a table set with drinking vessels, a gold coffin, some ornaments studded with precious stones and an inscription on the tomb. No trace of any such inscription survives. Strabo described it as follows

[@roccomarcy]

Alexander then went to Pasargadae; and this too was an ancient royal residence. Here he saw also, in a park, the tomb of Cyrus; it was a small tower and was concealed within the dense growth of trees. The tomb was solid below, but had a roof and sepulchre above, which latter had an extremely narrow entrance. Aristobulus says that at the behest of the king he passed through this entrance and decorated the tomb; and that he saw a golden couch, a table with cups, a golden coffin, and numerous garments and ornaments set with precious stones; and that he saw all these things on his first visit, but that on a later visit the place had been robbed and everything had been carried off except the couch and the coffin, which had only been broken to pieces, and that the robbers had removed the corpse to another place, a fact which plainly proved that it was an act of plunderers, not of the satrap, since they left behind only what could not easily be carried off; and that the robbery took place even though the tomb was surrounded by a guard of Magi, who received for their maintenance a sheep every day and a horse every month. But just as the remoteness of the countries to which Alexander's army advanced, Bactra and India, had led to numerous other revolutionary acts, so too this was one of the revolutionary acts. Now Aristobulus so states it, and he goes to record the following inscription on the tomb: "O man, I am Cyrus, who acquired the empire for the Persians and was king of Asia; grudge me not, therefore, my monument." Onesicritus, however, states that the tower had ten stories and that Cyrus lay in the uppermost story, and that there was one inscription in Greek, carved in Persian letters, "Here I lie, Cyrus, king of kings," and another written in the Persian language with the same meaning.

[@stevebee3083]

@@roccomarcy wow thanks for shading some light on this ,I’ll look into it more

[@gnewsome]

The fact that a Zoroastrian Persian is considered a Jewish Messiah tells you everything you need to know about this absolute legend.

[@realairlot]

@@ktheterkuceder6825 yeah both are candidates of Dhul Qurnayn

[@baalsagol346]

@@GoogleUserOne dude is everything alright??? Cause you sound a little bit..... unhinged, shell i get you a glass of water?

[@alborzilani3272]

well that fact is Achaemenid empire were not fully Zoroastrian, they were followers of Mithra also, or just keeping some of those traditions, which dates back to pre Zoroastrian teachings, and persian society back then were consist of different beliefs and religions and we can see the reflection of that on the big scale for the whole empire policies

[@gnewsome]

@@GoogleUserOne Lol, someone woke up a little angry and anti-Semitic this morning, eh? My only point was that to be considered a Messiah by people from an entirely different country and religion is quite an achievement, no matter who bestows that honor.

[@gnewsome]

@@Barthaneous34 Cyrus did a little more for the Jewish people than simply acknowledge Jerusalem as their capital.

[@robertshrewsbury4241]

King Cyrus The Great said “Success should always call for showing greater kindness, generosity and justice; only people lost in darkness treat it as an occasion for greater greed” “Whenever you can, act as a liberator. Freedom, dignity, wealth-these three together constitute the greatest happiness of humanity. If you bequeath all three to your people, their love for you will never die”

[@soffren]

And he is still loved by many hundreds of thousands to this very day.

[@felipepereira214]

I'm a simple man: if it's about Persian or Iranian civilizations, I like it!

[@hosseinsadeghi2468]

Greetings from Iran and a simple Persian 🙏🌼

[@Cyrus.the.Great_Cassandane]

Iran (Persia) is the land of great scientists, philosophers, poets, Queens, emperors, civilizations, such as : 1. Elam civilization 2. Cyrus the Great 3. Rhazes 4. Cassandane 5. Parthians 6. Jiroft civilization 7. Susa civilization 8. Persian culture and civilization 9. Khayyam 10. Ferdowsi 11. Ariobarzanes the Brave 12. Youtab the Brave 13. Darius the Great 14. Achaemenid Empire 15. Pasargadae 16. Ecbatana 17. Susa 18. Persepolis 19. Surena 20. Shapur I the Great 21. Bubares 22. Mani 23. Jamshid Kashani 24. Borzuya 25. Attar 26. Fakhruddin Razi 27. Abd Rahman Sufi 28. Avicenna 29. Khwarizmi 30. Nasir Tusi 31. Yaqub Leis 32. Sassanids 33. Atossa 34. Mumtaz Mahal 35. Artystone 36. Stateira 37. Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani 38. Sayyida Shirin 39. Khayr al-Nisa Begum 40. Pantheia 41. Artadokht 42. Azarnahid 43. Artachaies 44. Bozorgmehr 45. Maryam Mirzakhani 46. Pardis Sabeti 47. Manijeh Razeghi 48. Mina J. Bissell 49. Azadeh Tabazadeh 50. Sara Zahedi 51. Firouz Naderi 52. Cumrun Vafa 53. Majid Samii 54. Hamida Banu Begum, also known by the title Maryam Makani 55. Behruza 56. Balendukht 57. Ardashir the Unifier 58. Shahrbanu 59. Farrukhan the Great 60. Azadokht etc, etc.

[@hosseinsadeghi2468]

@@Cyrus.the.Great_Cassandane you forgot Nima Arkani

[@xsaca2724]

@@Strongstrangers Kurds are not Medes. I am a Medes from Iran.

[@xsaca2724]

@@Strongstrangers And Persian civilization has nothing to do with you. And Ecbatana, the capital of Medes, is in Iran, in a Persian province, not Kurdistan. Your traditional Kurdish clothing is not similar to the Medes clothing.

[@askme1408]

The inscription on the Cyrus's tomb. "Mortals, I am Cyrus, son of Cambyses, founder of the Persian monarchy, and Sovereign of Asia, grudge me not therefore this monument." Even after being long dead,the Cyrus gives you chills.

[@innosanto]

And Alexander the great restored his tomb.

[@7kaisheba]

It is written about it in Esther, queen of the persians, a book

[@meh23p]

I wonder what the old Persian word for “Asia” was.

[@Ishi79]

ایرانی یعنی محصول تجاوز تاریخشون یعنی حمله یونانی عرب مغول روس انگلیس افغان یعنی تجاوز کردن اینا به ایرانی

[@agostocobain2729]

The tombs of Esther, Mordecai, Prophet Daniel, and Cyrus the great still stand in Iran today.@@7kaisheba

[@nocturnalforsaken4519]

"O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know you will come, I am Cyrus who won the Persians their empire. Do not therefore begrudge me this bit of earth that covers my bones"-Plutarch

[@nebsam7137]

Was this an actually quote or a later telling?

[@dnajournal4321]

@@nebsam7137 Well, it's safely back in the hand of the Iranians now. So Alexander, the Arabs and the Mongols didn't destroy it for the brief periods they conquered Iran.

[@dnajournal4321]

@@magtovi If the Americans destroy it, Cyrus the Great's message would have been ignored for the first time in 2500 years. You'd think it would be Genghis Khan or Alexander the Great - who sacked cities. Instead, it's the USA and its allies, all while pretending "its for peace". If the world exists another 1000 years, America's propaganda won't work as well against the facts recorded. "Iraq destroyed. No WMDs". "Iran destroyed. Israel and Saudi didn't like them".

[@a-sheep-of-christ]

@@magtovi The actual Baghdad and its library was destroyed by Mongolians under the Khan. And it is not America that is the attacker. People in the middle east have fought against each other in disorganized campaigns since the caliphate destroyed much of the infrastructure that survived from antiquity onward. Iran could have become a modern, progressive and powerful nation by now, but If you want to point fingers point them at Abu Bakr who led his horde against the Shas and the late Persian empire, or the religious extremists who were pawns in the hands of western powers from the 90s onward to thwart the growth of middle eastern societies. The United States is simply protecting its interests with a force and craftyness that people in the middle east were not expecting from westerners since WW2. And you can be sure of one thing: it would be a lot deadlier if the west was not regulating itself as strongly as it is at the moment. Don't be fooled into thinking you have seen the full force of the American war machine: that never happened because - for better or worse - congress and politicians have prevented that all the way back to the Vietnam War. Military actions still have to be accounted for before the people at large. And that is good: Otherwise we would have other names lined up next to Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

[@mathieudizzy9313]

@@a-sheep-of-christ My friend, what was the event that played the biggest role in the closing of the Middle Ages?

[@PhoenixRiseinFlame]

Cyrus is such an interesting figure in history. He basically went from a child sentenced to be murdered to ruling most of the known world. He was one of the most tolerant Emperors in the ancient world and generally ruled in a fair manner.

[@bubuluwithagoldendudul9709]

Dorood bar shoma mehrdad khan.

[@RamtinHG]

This murder senario doesn't make sense at all

[@teslacoils5881]

@@RamtinHGits a story like romulus and remus

[@erickisking9973]

The childhood tale came from Herodotus aka the father of lies

[@ebubeynj]

I was just planning on researching about him. Perfect timing. Great job guys.

[@Stateira-Persia-Iran]

" what's extraordinary about Cyrus, is that he appears as a paragon of princely statesmanship in the two pillars of Western cultures, that is the Roman tradition and the Bible". Cyrus freed nations enslaved by the Babylonians and returned their various gods to their shrines. The friends and enemies respected and praised Cyrus the Great. The Bible called Cyrus the Great "Messiah". The Babylonians welcomed Cyrus the Great as a liberator. " In the 18th Century, that model of religious tolerance based on a state with diverse cultures, but no single dominant religion, became a model for the founding fathers. People like Thomas Jefferson, who drafted the Declaration of Independence and became the third president of the United States, had to rely on Xenophon's Cyropaedia as a reference for the life and leadership of the Persian king. No European state managed to build tolerance into the structure of the state, the importance of Cyrus to those who wrote the constitution of the United States. These acts, which have been interpreted as allowing freedom of worship and repatriating deported people, have earned Cyrus a reputation as an enlightened monarch". Xenophon wrote on how Cyrus ruled a diverse society based on tolerance.

[@Stateira-Persia-Iran]

William James (Will) Durant (1885-1981): " The first principle of his (Cyrus the Great) policy was that the various peoples of his empires would be left free in their religious worship and beliefs…Instead of sacking cities and wrecking temples he showed courteous respect for the deities of the conquered, and contributed to maintaining their shrines…he accepted indifferently all religions, and-with much better grace-honored all the gods." Durant, 1942, page 353; Durant, Will (1942) The Story of Civilization:(Part One): Our Oriental Heritage. New York: Simon & Shuster Professor Patrick Hunt "If you are looking at the greatest personages in History who have affected the World, 'Cyrus the Great' is one of the few who deserves that epithet, the one who deserves to be called 'the Great'. The empire over which Cyrus ruled was the largest the Ancient World had ever seen and maybe to this day the largest empire ever. "

[@animeyahallo3887]

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[@revolutionarymarxist-lenin7252]

LMAO

[@jesseberg3271]

Seems more likely he defeated RAID Shadow Legends, and then gave it a spot as his advisor.

[@SoroushSabzi]

hahahhahahaha

[@danielhoseinpoor2681]

😂😂😂

[@AryanXvaday]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@maysammansoury2005]

Cyrus was great not due to his military genius or rulling skills, but for his respect for human rights and refusal of slavery. However, we often hear the term great is given to warlords such as Alexander, Chenghiz khan, Napoleon ... I personally take pride in refusal of slavery in Persian culture. Perhaps the only major civilization that did not build on the shoulders of the slaves and yet made it.

[@maysammansoury2005]

@ i think you are right.

[@maysammansoury2005]

speaking of of the mongols, mentioning tolerance is a little over exaduration. They destroyed cities, executed by thousands and let them pray on the ruins. this is not much of a tolerance. They were just unbelievers themselves and saw the religious to be weak, so they kept them be, as long as there was no clash with the appointed khan.

[@SlayerRiley]

@@JoeSmith-sl9bq Good point haha

[@RzaAzery]

Another account pertains to the Persian custom to marry their siblings, such as the son of Cyrus married his own blood sister, according to Herodotus. Book 3-31.

[@maysammansoury2005]

@@RzaAzery So what? Morally their behaivor is not a problem, but biologically because of lack of information about inbreeding issues their act was ignorant. Even if it is true that they did marry their siblings, This act is a million times far better that slavery. Romes main practice. rome and macca should be called the land of slavery. I can not find many things worst than slavery and being a slave. The real moral ancient moral civilization was Persia and the rest savages. until recently.

[@amirrezahaghani1382]

As an Iranian, I just wanted to thank you for putting folk Persian music in the background; it’s very pleasant to my ears

[@parsophia5483]

Bro, that's not Persian music.

[@Mr-8-Ball-88]

​@@parsophia5483 proof?

[@lordfridge491]

As Gordon Rameses the Second said " Finally, some good fucking history"

[@anakinvader9120]

This literally made me laugh for a good 5 min. Thank you for that 😂

[@theportugueselegend]

Gordon fucking Rameses 😂😂😂😂

[@sepehr8145]

bro that was fucking hillarious!😂😂😂

[@vladmirlenin4167]

Lmfao

[@olamideolanrewaju5778]

LOL. Make it Gordon Rameses II

[@michaelsinger4638]

Truly one of the greatest rulers in history.

[@glizerblade3065]

@@newonevery740 you sure about that?

[@caynemercury4685]

@@newonevery740 Aw you mad? 😂

[@LakshmiPraveenDiaries]

are you big fan of Achaemenid Empire. I too Big fan from India!!!

[@user-eb7pe9bp2q]

@@newonevery740 he was pretty nice wdym

[@fredbarker9201]

*The* greatest

[@Verethragna94]

As an Iranian I would like to thank Kings and Generals team for this brilliant video, I really enjoyed the video Cyrus the great is like a prophet for us, he's the most understated historical figure, btw you forgot to mention his Cyrus's cylinder which is said to be the first declaration of Human rights, and also there was no mention of his religious and cultural tolerance towards his subjects, and the things that actually entitled him of the title "the great" Anyway thanks again and much love from Iran🇮🇷❤️

[@morleans3049]

The Cyrus cylinder has nothing to do with human rights, and it shouldn't be seen as the world's first declaration of human rights. While the Achaemenid empire was relatively tolerant towards other religious and cultural practices (unlike, for example, the Sassanids which often repressed deviant religious and cultural practices with brute force), it had no notion of human rights. Frankly any document prior to the 16th-17th century should not be considered a human rights document, even the Magna Carta. The Cyrus cylinder mostly served to legitimize his kingship over newly conquered Babylon.

[@Verethragna94]

@@morleans3049 if it was from the Greeks, it would be, right?! though I like Greeks, anyway The essence of Cyrus cylinder is freedom of religion, language, culture, abhoring slavery and others... And aren't these the most fundamental principles of human rights? If Cyrus's cylinder is not the earliest attempt of formulation the human rights, then I have nothing to say to you

[@waterofwatermelon]

@@Verethragna94 دقیقا. اگه از یونان بود همه بدون اینکه بفهمن چیه قبولش میکردن. نمیدونم چرا اینقد بعضیا یه جاشون سوخته چشم ندارن عظمت مارو ببینن

[@hosseinsadeghi2468]

@@Verethragna94 damet garm khoob javabesho dadi

[@Fery-Mythology]

@@morleans3049 the UN sees it differently......

[@emperornapoleon6204]

This is the third time I’ve come back to watch this! Excellent work here. Cyrus is the epitome of a “Great” human ruler. Matters of state, the military, religion, tolerance… nothing was outside the scope of his ability, and he ruled his subjects well.

[@farzanmunshi8054]

Nice to see you General

[@Arkhanis99]

Proud to bear his name. Cheers from Brazil, mate.

[@abdonandsennen7108]

You have one of the most beautiful and greatest names in the world :) Ciro (Cyrus) is a pretty common name in southern Italy.

[@lone-warrior-13]

@@abdonandsennen7108 that's sad that here in iran, cyrus' home, cyrus and it's persian form, kourosh is a much less common name than islamic names most people here have islamic/arabic names. it's amazing that cyrus is a common name in italy

[@historicallegends3702]

@@lone-warrior-13 Cyrus was used by zoroastrians, Christians and some hindus here in india 🇮🇳

[@Arkhanis99]

@arshiamdne yeah, Greeks wrote as Kyrus, which became Cyrus in English and the lusitan form is Cyro or Ciro, the same in Italian :)

[@historicallegends3702]

@arshiamdne Cyrus is better

[@senor6370]

The achievement of Cyrus the great is the nation of Iran whom he unified and put together. It's with his empire that Iranians considered themselves as one people. His work to this day remains on the map.

[@maysammansoury2005]

Correct.

[@maysammansoury2005]

@Conservative Indian that is what Iran is. It is multicultural, multilingual and used to be multi religious.

[@blacktea65s]

@Conservative Indian yet they are all Iranian people. E.g. Persians, Kurds, Lurs, or Mazandarani are all related to one another both linguistically and culturally. For instance across Iran and beyond the borders people to this day celebrate Nowruz, the Persian/Iranian new year.

[@thatindiandude4602]

@Conservative Indian Yeah, and India is in the same boat. South India, east India, West India and North India are distinct ethnically, linguistically and culturally

[@blacktea65s]

@@senor6370 e.g = example given, you may list all of them if you are so kind :-)

[@arsaces2457]

Cyrus the great is one of the best emperor's in human history

[@پارساعلیپور-ر6ر]

🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷

[@sphinx8255]

Cyrus the bastard*

[@lo-fiaesthetic5382]

@@sphinx8255 lol, why you mad?

[@tsuki5284]

@@sphinx8255 so bad that most parts of human rights are made/inspired by this bastard huh?

[@sphinx8255]

@@tsuki5284 Most parts of human rights ? Which parts exactly ? kiram to ghabre korosh bere

[@agostocobain2729]

This man is not just for Persians to be proud of, but for mankind to be proud of. He also wrote the first declaration of human rights, on the cylinder. He was anointed by God in the Torah. He didn't allow slavery in his empire. He freed the Jews from Babylonian captivity. He had temple rebuilt in Jerusalem for God. He got back the valuables that belonged to Hebrews from the Babylonians. The Persians were first people to believe in one God. He deserves the title "Great"

[@emilianohermosilla3996]

Dude that's just amazing! Wow! True respect for this man

[@archer1949]

I’m not a fan of the “Great Man” reading of history, but in Cyrus’ case, I think it applies.

[@davyroger3773]

@Hernando Malinche But have you ever considered the compounding effects of a series of great men vs lesser men? And perhaps their effect on the socioeconomic status of the state?

[@blackerthanblack8153]

Iran or Persia has a long history and culture and is a civilized country ...

[@greenpoison9342]

This is the story of Krishna and Jesus. But in Hinduism we have other god stories too. Many Many Many of them.

[@jp-sn6si]

@@wankawanka3053 they're not talking about that kind of great, it's just a coincidence that they happen to be talking about cyrus the great. op talking about he doesn't think that great men alone move or create history. but problem with that is those men are the ones who created the historical records. it is strange that a huge chunk of human history is a series of battles and dynasties but the main reason we even have historical records is because those guys wanted to brag about how great they were.

[@saman3702]

I like Cyrus the great not only as an Iranian, but as a human . I love him as a person who is an example of humanity . when he conquered babylonia, he treated the people with humanity and kindness and let them be free to practice their religion and never harmed their cities , the same king who established one of the ancient greatest civilization ever ! Powerful and merciful ❤🤍💚

[@siegfriedkohler3066]

I like Persia, its history is wonderful.

[@Stateira-Persia-Iran]

Thank you :)

[@ruksanashaikh7397]

@@Stateira-Persia-Iran Dul qarnyn Is Cyrus Guided by Allah

[@ukt000]

Birth place of civilization

[@rafitohornero3850]

@@ruksanashaikh7397 is it true cyrus is the real dzulqarnain....?

[@Stateira-Persia-Iran]

@@ukt000 So true :)

[@azmodius]

I've been to the Persepolis and Pasargadae which Cyrus the Great tomb is located and he is right its completely intact , its magnificent never seen anything like it.

[@Viper0046]

Cyrus and the Achaemenid empire deserve far more recognition. After reading Xenophon's Education of Cyrus, I wondered why this man isn't celebrated like Alexander or Julius Caesar. Without Western bias, he would be the greatest king that has ever lived.

[@antidweller6373]

Middle eastern countries are free to celebrate whoever they want. But mostly you celebrate muhammad and Islam. Western countries will celebrate western heros. That's normal. Chinese celebrate chinese.

[@Viper0046]

@@antidweller6373 Fair enough. Western countries can celebrate Western heroes. But degrading a great empire of its time like in the movie 300 is not cool. Even ancient Greek scholars praised the Achaemenid empire.

[@antidweller6373]

@@Viper0046 that movie was made by a private company, not by the US administration, nor by "the West". In a democracy private entitites are allowed to do a movie like that, as well as total fiction like star wars. People should mot be offended by everything.

[@fanzy1338]

@@antidweller6373 I disagree. If the table was reversed in the movie 300 to idealize the Persians as our heroes and portray the Greeks as decadent freaks, oversexed, craven, weak, and spineless monsters and Alexander as a ruthless black African homosexual god king, there would have been mass riots and destruction in all major cities of America and Europe. Also movie would have been definitely boycotted and probably banned in most Western world. Furthermore the entire Hollywood would have been in the danger of destruction and getting burned down to ashes.

[@fariborzhaftar8111]

@@antidweller6373 Because they are ignorant, they have been fed lies about anything before mohammad the sexual pervert, they were all you see forced into conversion or death, and by the way they still are dont forget anyone who openly leaves islam takes the risk of being put to death, thats what the satanic cult of islam is all about

[@ryank3281]

Visited Iran and Persepolis 4 years ago, magnificent people, culture and history. Hope one day Persian culture will spring back to life.

[@MarijnLangejan]

History of Persia podcast makes a great dialog around the whole pre-Achaemenid and Achaemenid empire, check it out it's worth your time.

[@nickrotisky5985]

dan carlin's king of kings is good

[@Kar90great]

Can you give a link

[@mathieudizzy9313]

@@Kar90great My friend, what was the event that played the biggest role in the closing of the Middle Ages?

[@mathieudizzy9313]

@@nickrotisky5985 My friend, what was the event that played the biggest role in the closing of the Middle Ages?

[@Kar90great]

@@mathieudizzy9313 what? And I am talking about website link to listen to the podcast

[@carloswater7]

What King Cyrus accomplished is definitely one of the greatest chapters in world history

[@williedunkley4026]

Lol what a G. He scripted on his tomb “don’t hate the player hate the game” but in his tongue.

[@ne0nmancer]

He really did, lmao

[@HoopmanX]

LMAO 🤣 🤣 👍

[@lensman5762]

He never did that. This is the translation of the inscription on his modest tomb, “O man! I am Cyrus, who gave the Persians an empire and was the King of Asia. Grudge me not, therefore, this monument. "

[@freeman9738]

I think you misunderstand the word grudge that has a couple of meaning.

[@aliesmaeli7460]

West world media try to say every thing started from the West and specially Greece. But other culture and civilization such as Persians have had a remarkable influence on humanity.

[@xsaca2724]

True!

[@Xavier-fk7wm]

Both West and East Civilization are proclaimed themselves.

[@roerrre7168]

What are you talking about? Actually I would argue and say history is taught in a very “middle eastern”-centric way. Most ancient civilizations (Persia, Judea, Babylon, Sumerians, and etc) taught in school are all based in the Middle East while other areas of the world get totally ignored

[@radiotelevision3903]

that for fucking Democrasy 😂 they hate monarchy, because you can not be a king just by talking, in democrasy you can do everything just by saying bullshits.

[@gahelo]

@@radiotelevision3903 Africa,America and Asia has better free and democratic systems than during the Depravated romans reing and their sucessors

[@siavashashavand4834]

Finally, the man, the myth, the legend

[@minisaiju7699]

George Washington

[@charlescol34]

@@minisaiju7699 this enraged his father

[@sphinx8255]

Legend my ass

[@roerrre7168]

@SphinX He is a legend, that’s why world leaders like Netanyahu compare Trump to him, Cyrus’s face is on Israeli coins, he is the only gentile Messiah in the holy books, and people around the world name themselves after him thousands of years after his death

[@hamidpourdavoud2202]

سیاوش چه کسی

[@macshabaz1463]

I am from Shiraz where Cyrus tomb is, very simple structure, even Alexander did not destroy the tomb, while Persepolis Darius's palace is walking distance and was burned by Alexander. Cyrus freed all slaves and let people practice their own religions, even built their temple. Destruction, slavery and oppression was against his religion. He was obligated to all nations not just his own nation. According to U.S sources, Cyrus model of ruling the nations was an inspiration for writing American constitution.

[@Truthbetold367]

I don’t think Cyrus today would be proud of The US and it’s best ally Israel…

[@abcdef27669]

The greatest empire builder of history! Even George Washington and Benjamin Franklin considered Cyrus one of the most important leaders of the Antiquity.

[@COLDoCLINCHER37]

I'm better though.

[@Moonlight-oe6xi]

@@COLDoCLINCHER37 who are you

[@mathieudizzy9313]

@@peanutbutterman411 My friend, what was the event that played the biggest role in the closing of the Middle Ages?

[@mathieudizzy9313]

@@peanutbutterman411 What Event Ended the Middle Ages?

[@Stateira-Persia-Iran]

" what's extraordinary about Cyrus, is that he appears as a paragon of princely statesmanship in the two pillars of Western cultures, that is the Roman tradition and the Bible". Cyrus freed nations enslaved by the Babylonians and returned their various gods to their shrines. The friends and enemies respected and praised Cyrus the Great. The Bible called Cyrus the Great "Messiah". The Babylonians welcomed Cyrus the Great as a liberator. " In the 18th Century, that model of religious tolerance based on a state with diverse cultures, but no single dominant religion, became a model for the founding fathers. People like Thomas Jefferson, who drafted the Declaration of Independence and became the third president of the United States, had to rely on Xenophon's Cyropaedia as a reference for the life and leadership of the Persian king. No European state managed to build tolerance into the structure of the state, the importance of Cyrus to those who wrote the constitution of the United States. These acts, which have been interpreted as allowing freedom of worship and repatriating deported people, have earned Cyrus a reputation as an enlightened monarch". Xenophon wrote on how Cyrus ruled a diverse society based on tolerance.

[@paradox1802]

"The lion of Persia" -Cyrus the Great

[@ALIREZA-uc3hy]

As an Iranian i love him but there was greater than him in Iran history

[@محمدحسامفلاح]

@@ALIREZA-uc3hy like who?

[@ALIREZA-uc3hy]

@@محمدحسامفلاح like my uncle in war with saddam empty handed

[@ALIREZA-uc3hy]

@@محمدحسامفلاح just kidding but i love shapur 1 more than all

[@ALIREZA-uc3hy]

@hani Ghamkhar 😂 right

[@artinfarmani5829]

I am from iran, thanks for this video 🇮🇷

[@raminramini5221]

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 !

[@hkar4385]

The history of Iran is underrated. Iran had so many invasions and difficult times like the Alexander invasion, Mongol terrible empire and Arab conquest. Also around 100 years ago some countries wanted Iran oil and more countries wanting to mess with Iran. sadly with the revolution things between Iran and US have been bad. It's nice that after so many invasions, those empires brought their culture and language to Iran but still Iran has culture although some Arabic words are in the language and some words sound European too.

[@rajivbansal9986]

What are the links between the persian empires of antiquity and Iranian Cultures of today? I can't think of any.

[@Smartnigga2448]

@@rajivbansal9986we kept celebrating mehregan and nowruz after the Arab invasion and many Iranians are becoming Zoroastrians like our ancestors

[@saeedkamali2025]

@@rajivbansal9986 read academic articles and you would know. For starters wikipedia of "culture of Iran"

[@AntiZionistsEatShit]

Free Iran.

[@Fenniks-]

Great video, the Achaemenid Empire is truly one of the most fascinating in history.

[@sohrab.garoosi9052]

Thank you very much too🤝

[@Iranian..]

@@sohrab.garoosi9052 why did you thank? There is no reason for thank, that was just an opinion 😊

[@Dhieu3434]

My parents nicknamed me as Cyrus and I'm using it in my documents as my Christian name. I'm proud to be named after such a great man its sounds like motivation to me .. south Sudan to Iran ❤👏Lord Cyrus 🇸🇸

[@zx7siovia213]

❤️ to you and your parents

[@Dhieu3434]

@@zx7siovia213 ❤❤🥂

[@onlygod8639]

Thank you so much dear friend ,,,greetings to south sudan 🖐❤❤

[@Dhieu3434]

@@onlygod8639 greetings back to you my friend ❤

[@ayan1807]

He Ruled Entire World

[@KC-de1ds]

Wonderful episode. Cyrus the great is the one that is truly worthy of the title "The Great".

[@fredbarker9201]

Yep And Alfred

[@lamole329]

Why though? Military victories and popularity is not enough to be the only worthy 'the great' so I suppose there is more to him. Care to explain?

[@QureshiOwaisAbdullah]

@@lamole329 Military victories and administration are what make you great. Every person called Great was a good military leader.

[@pookunhikoya8221]

@@QureshiOwaisAbdullah yeah but a person's actions on his subjugated people is what truly makes u great.... If u care for them, change thier life for the better, help them ( whom u have the option to oppress ) then u truly are a great leader. I mean just look at Genghis Khan he was a brilliant military general ( perhaps the greatest ) yet he is never called great beacuse of the atrocities he unleashed upon his subjugated people......

[@trippiedizzy9243]

@@pookunhikoya8221 Hello friend, I'm solving a riddle 1) The empire is in decline after tribal migration. 2) a nation that carries its language and culture to the places it occupies 3) The nation that spread Islam to Europe 4) The Nation that ended the Middle Ages by taking Constantinople 5) Parties to the 30 Years' War in Europe in the Middle Ages 6) The nation that invaded Anatolia in 1071 and made it their homeland 7) The nation that defeated the Sassanids and Islamized the Persians 8) The Nation Who Discovered America 9) The first known Mesopotamian civilization 10) The nation that could not reach the gates of Austria and occupy Vienna My friend, I will be glad if you reply.

[@mntalysh]

Korush is my idol, I adore him and his system. Thanks.

[@radiomutant2543]

As an iranian i have to say: Thank you!

[@historicallegends3702]

Iranians must be proud of their great history

[@z..a9562]

@@historicallegends3702 we are .

[@historicallegends3702]

@@mohammaddanish8531 yes

[@at.k6394]

@@mohammaddanish8531 there is a picture of cyrus on the walls of Perspolis,Iran which he has horns in it. So he is zulqarnein, the owner of horns. If u want the picture, DM on instagram "son of man in quran"

[@radiomutant2543]

@ed Aw dude😂 we became muslim But arabs get persianized😂 They copied our goverment system and a lot of theire system managed by persians. Also we sucseded to keep our language and culture(most of it)

[@eliaspapanikolaou3563]

Greetings to Iran from Greece

[@Farhad6th]

Greetings to Greece from Iran.

[@ALIREZA-uc3hy]

Love you too 😀😊 Alexander born was a little like Cyrus

[@Verethragna94]

Greetings to all glorious Ellada , Athens, Sparta, Constantinople, love Greece from Iran 🇬🇷🇮🇷

[@Verethragna94]

@Huso Ucar I wasn't talking about Istanbul, I was talking about Constantinople, though there are certain cities that you can never change their souls :)

[@HosseinNouri]

@Huso Ucar Anatolia is a Greco-Iranian land and has nothing to the immigrant Mongols ;)

[@s1noxios262]

Im really thankful from you for making this great video! , im a Persian from Iran , living in Persis Province , homeland of my father Cyrus the great and Ardashir the Unifier.

[@jhunpalz06]

Fun Fact: Cyrus the great was heavily admired by Alexander the Great.

[@ibreathairunfortunatelyish4444]

Proceeded to destroy his empire

[@sepehrnone9219]

😂😂😂

[@bossm9990]

@@ibreathairunfortunatelyish4444 he never destroyed Achaemenids, he restored the tomb of Kouroush. He only ruled for a measely 8 years anyways

[@SonofChrist77]

@Ευαγγελος Αγγελος what an honour to be you 😊 you are blessed with the left and the right eye of the ancient world 🥰

[@SonofChrist77]

@@ibreathairunfortunatelyish4444 his empire was already in ruins and tatters due to poor leadership and moral decline. So it’s pretty good that Alexander came and ended it.

[@Persian_Queen_Cassandane]

For me, Cyrus the Great is the greatest emperor in human history. Cyrus the Great is the pride of humanity. " what's extraordinary about Cyrus, is that he appears as a paragon of princely statesmanship in the two pillars of Western cultures, that is the Roman tradition and the Bible". Cyrus freed nations enslaved by the Babylonians and returned their various gods to their shrines. The friends and enemies respected and praised Cyrus the Great. The Bible called Cyrus the Great "Messiah". The Babylonians welcomed Cyrus the Great as a liberator. " In the 18th Century, that model of religious tolerance based on a state with diverse cultures, but no single dominant religion, became a model for the founding fathers. People like Thomas Jefferson, who drafted the Declaration of Independence and became the third president of the United States, had to rely on Xenophon's Cyropaedia as a reference for the life and leadership of the Persian king. No European state managed to build tolerance into the structure of the state, the importance of Cyrus to those who wrote the constitution of the United States. These acts, which have been interpreted as allowing freedom of worship and repatriating deported people, have earned Cyrus a reputation as an enlightened monarch". Xenophon wrote on how Cyrus ruled a diverse society based on tolerance. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, the great western philosopher, in his work "The Philosophy of History" introduces Persians as the "first historical people" in history. George W.F. Hegel. The Philosophy of History : " The Persian Empire is an empire in the modern sense - like that which existed in Germany, and the great imperial realm under the sway of Napoleon; for we find it consisting of a number of states, which are indeed dependent, but which have retained their own individuality, their manners, and laws. The general enactments, binding upon all, did not infringe upon their political and social idiosyncrasies, but even protected and maintained them; so that each of the nations that constitute the whole, had its own form of constitution. As light illuminates everything - imparting to each object a peculiar vitality - so the Persian Empire extends over a multitude of nations and leaves to each one its particular character. Some have even kings of their own; each one its distinct language, arms, way of life and customs. All this diversity coexists harmoniously under the impartial dominion of Light ... a combination of peoples - leaving each of them free. Thereby, a stop is put to that barbarism and ferocity with which the nations had been wont to carry on their destructive feuds. " Professor Patrick Hunt "If you are looking at the greatest personages in History who have affected the World, 'Cyrus the Great' is one of the few who deserves that epithet, the one who deserves to be called 'the Great'. The empire over which Cyrus ruled was the largest the Ancient World had ever seen and maybe to this day the largest empire ever. "

[@rainbowodysseybyjonlion]

Just screen spotted this. Thanks, cassandane

[@Persian_Queen_Cassandane]

@@JoeSmith-sl9bq Abraham Lincoln was influenced by Cyrus the Great and the great Persian scientist, mathematician, astronomer, polymath, philosopher, and poet, Khayyam.

[@Persian_Queen_Cassandane]

@@mdgani7848 I am Persian

[@Persian_Queen_Cassandane]

@@hannibalburgers477 Go and read before Cyrus the Great, when the rulers conquered other countries what they did to the people of those countries. Then you will understand why I love Cyrus the Great.

[@mdgani7848]

@@Persian_Queen_Cassandane oh great its even written in quran as zulqarnain

[@Persian_Queen_Cassandane]

William James (Will) Durant (1885-1981): " The first principle of his (Cyrus the Great) policy was that the various peoples of his empires would be left free in their religious worship and beliefs…Instead of sacking cities and wrecking temples he showed courteous respect for the deities of the conquered, and contributed to maintaining their shrines…he accepted indifferently all religions, and-with much better grace-honored all the gods." Durant, 1942, page 353; Durant, Will (1942) The Story of Civilization:(Part One): Our Oriental Heritage. New York: Simon & Shuster Professor Patrick Hunt "If you are looking at the greatest personages in History who have affected the World, 'Cyrus the Great' is one of the few who deserves that epithet, the one who deserves to be called 'the Great'. The empire over which Cyrus ruled was the largest the Ancient World had ever seen and maybe to this day the largest empire ever. "

[@princepscivitatis4083]

I've been waiting for a Cyrus the Great docu since the day I came upon your one on Darius the Great.

[@Bbmin0rBmaj0r]

Damn, the more I read about Cyrus the more I think he’s probably the best king in history

[@mrityunjaytiwari6224]

Ashoka the great ???

[@CHRB-nn6qp]

​@@mrityunjaytiwari6224 Ashoka was also a very great leader. We shouldn't compare them, but we should remember both for their kindness.

[@theupdated5931]

​@@mrityunjaytiwari6224Ashoka killed almost all of his brothers how you can company him with Cyrus 😂

[@mrityunjaytiwari6224]

@@theupdated5931 well that's true but he still is considered the great 👍🏻

[@mrityunjaytiwari6224]

@@theupdated5931 you can watch about him on this channel too

[@EmadBerno]

We Persians will never forget your name and your reputation❤️ Rest in peace

[@mewdcmewdc728]

but he killed by the woman

[@hexi3114]

@@mewdcmewdc728 cyrus the great had normal death No one killed him

[@greenpoison9342]

This is the story of Krishna and Jesus. But in Hinduism we have other god stories too. Many Many Many of them.

[@artinrahideh1229]

@@mewdcmewdc728 not even a proven thing. Only Herodotus states that someone named Tomiris existed

[@artinrahideh1229]

@idk bro plz shut up when u don't know the difference between revolt against an unjust ruler & traitors

[@xKazeshi98x]

YOOOOOOOOOOOOO, OH MY GOD IM SO HAPPY CYRUS IS GETTING COVERED XD Seeing the notification truly put a smile on my face

[@davoringajic3572]

What a great start of a day-off! Really appreciate the theme - was searching for an anchor for my research about pre-hellenic Persia! Ty!👍

[@GoogleUserOne]

Dan Carlin’s King of Kings

[@mathieudizzy9313]

@@GoogleUserOne My friend, what was the event that played the biggest role in the closing of the Middle Ages?

[@Cyrus.the.Great_Cassandane]

The inventions and discoveries of Persia/Iran : 1. Gardens and Parks 2. Sulfuric acid by Rhazes 3. Alcohol by Rhazes 4. The first practical windmills 5. An ancient type of evaporative cooler and refrigerator 6. Rosewater 7. The art of tile-work 8. Human rights 9. Qanat 10. Polo 11. Algebra by Khwarizmi 12. Philosophy 13. Computation of 2π by Jamshid Kashani, the Persian astronomer and mathematician 14. The mechanical planetary computer by Jamshid Kashani 15. Ice Cream 16. The first time that cake was used in a birthday party was by Darius the Great 17. Post system 18. Fork, spoons and many different invents. 19. Agriculture and Water Irrigation 20. Architecture 21. Backgammon 22. Battery 23. Bricks 24. Cutlery 25. Early Environmentalists 26. Guitar 27. Gloves 28. Grape Vine and Wine 29. Modern Medicine 30. Orchestra 31. Pants and Long Coats 32. Perfumes 33. Postal System 34. Pottery and Ceramics 35. Refrigerator 36. Roads 37. Rose 38. Spinach 39. Textile Industry 40. Wheel 41. Necktie/tie

[@davoringajic3572]

@@GoogleUserOne omg ty mate! ❤️

[@tsmlaska7761]

@@davoringajic3572 Dude I know it's irrelevant There is a question You historians know well Are Turks Arabs?

[@gyobu7892]

Great video ! Achemenid Empire was my favorite since i learn it from highschool and you guys just help me for free to enjoy it ! I am very proud of this channel !

[@outlawfly664]

Probably the greatest monarch who ever lived...Period.

[@middlewayers]

Ashoka the great in India was also similar to him

[@ramtinfazeli5106]

@@middlewayers Yeah i just watched a video about him on this channel His actions after that bloody war he had were like Cyrus's They were indeed similar Kings who were kind and benevolent but were ready to protect their empire with full military might when it was needed Like Cyrus facing the lydian army while being outnumbered (Lydians attacked first)

[@ramtinfazeli5106]

@Mith Ra Hollywood will ruin him

[@ramtinfazeli5106]

@Mith Ra They could have at least made that 300 movie based on real history I mean, monster units ? Giant king ? SLAVES ? Seriously ? Why did they make a movie based on a stupid comic book ? People of Iran are still very offended because of that movie And yes, Iran's goverment doesn't give a damn about other countries ruining or stealing our history Even Kazakhstan, made a moviecabout this Herodotus legend called tomyris They could have at least made that movie about Herodotus claims But no They not only changed everything Herodotus said and showed Cyrus as a blood thirsty selfish tyrant but also showed people of Iran and Babylon as poor people and also showed Babylon as a poor city They even think Scythians were turks (which they weren't, they were nomad Indo-European or Iranic people) And the director said he made this movie based on what Herodotus said and ignored the part that Herodotus mentions that there are several stories about Cyrus's death And no other historian even mentioned tomyris (Ctesias story sounds more logical if you ask me) I have nothing against turks but i hate it when some people just steal or change history into their own benefit Kazakhstan is even trying to steal Farabi Not the first time Azerbaijan tries to steal Ganjavi and Safavids and Turkey tries to steal Maulana Rumi from Iran's History Even with all of the evidence that proves that all of them were Iranian Btw, may i ask where are you from ?

[@ramtinfazeli5106]

@Mith Ra Man that's amazing And you don't need to apologize buddy I enjoyed reading your comment and i enjoy these kind of conversations I've watched some videos about India's history and i want to learn even more Ashoka the great became one of my favorite kings in history recently His reign was truly a golden age for India He even personally checked if his people (i mean normal citizens like farmers) were having a good life Both Iran and India have fascinating history and need more attention I'm glad that some of our Zoroastrian ancestors were able to go to India and have a peaceful life there away from those fanatic muslim arabs Arabs tried to conquer India and make indians convert to islam too, right ? If i'm not wrong, Indians had several battles with the muslim arabs Another interesting thing is that it wasn't the only time that Persians had to emigrate to India After Mongol and Temurid invasions, some Persian poets, scientist, philosophers, artist and architects (those who survived or weren't captured by invaders) needed a peaceful place away from all those destructions and so they moved to India Still, that wasn't the last time either When the Safavids took power in Iran, many poets poems weren't appreciated in the Safavid's court or even in the entire country Again, Persian poets moved to India where their works were much more appreciated They gained fame and wealth there and some of them went back to Iran Even during the Ghaznavid rule, unlike the Ghaznavid sultan, Indian kings seems to have liked Ferdowsi's Shahname book

[@KingExituS]

Why has Hollywoodnot made a movie about Cyrus yet, his story is amazing? Oh yeah, never mind!

[@omarbradley6807]

Hollywood would ruin everything like normally does, so better not,

[@mathieudizzy9313]

@@quidam_surprise My friend, what was the event that played the biggest role in the closing of the Middle Ages?

[@P4neK4ke]

@@mathieudizzy9313 The fall of Constantinople?

[@mathieudizzy9313]

@@P4neK4ke Which national Took the istanbul ?

[@bubuluwithagoldendudul9709]

@@Jeyjeyanth true

[@southie5533]

Diversity in counsel, unity in command. Cyrus the Great.

[@danialravan9604]

Cyrus the Great was truly a remarkable leader! His tomb, while simple, is absolutely magnificent. Despite being the "King of kings", he did not commission the largest tomb structure like many ancient rulers did. Yet, his resting place still commands admiration and respect from those who see it today, standing as a testament to his legacy for over 2500 years amidst the turmoil of history!

[@SMAXZO]

Cyrus: Turned the Median Empire to a..... MAXIMUM Empire.

[@zx7siovia213]

He had some trouble with non-standard deviations at the tails of his empire though!

[@z..a9562]

Both Medes and Persians had the same language and customs .they were brothers and both were iraninans

[@hannibalburgers477]

whats the DEAAAAL with Achaemenid Empire?

[@kurdishmountainlion2516]

@@z..a9562 medes are kurds

[@z..a9562]

@@kurdishmountainlion2516 nope. Not all

[@TheAshHeritor]

Cyrus was an absolute unit. Awesome video on one of the greatest "greats" in history.

[@amirmn7]

This brought tear to my eyes. As an Iranian I can only mourn over what we had and what we have become.

[@historicallegends3702]

Don't worry brother Good days wil come Cyrus legacy will be restored

[@Haradasa]

Well, true, but that's been the story of every other cultures overrun by brutal Islamic expansion. Local cultures and religions were wiped off. Though to Iranian credit, they've not completely obliterated their great pre-Islamic heritage and most importantly, language. Don't know how well Zoroastrianism or Persian culture is thriving (probably not much given post-Revolution), but I hope Iran rediscovers and revives their glorious past someday. Love from your millennia old neighbour, India.

[@zx7siovia213]

@@MiddleEast-4Ever Where is the AL RAHSJOidun now? oh getting their asses beaten in yemen by houthis' sandals lol

[@mzzahrat]

​@@Haradasa You are not their millennia old neighbor, that's Pakistan. You stole the English name of Pakistan's province Sindh. India is a very misused word, that has been applied to all the wrong people like modern Indians, Indonesians, West Indies, Native American Indians etc.

[@Haradasa]

@@mzzahrat Your history is poor apparently. 1. Pakistan was carved out as separate State in 1947, from India itself. 2. Sindh is millennia old Sanskrit word coming from Sindhu (valley/river), from which the corrupted word Hindu originated, so did Indo (by Greeks) and subsequently, Hindustan (land of Hindus) . 3. Indo/India- words used by West originally refers to all land east to Sindhu river. West Indies was mistakenly named so because Columbus mistook it for India when he reached there. Native Americans are called Red "Indians" for same reason. He was trying to sail to India and landed up in America. You see, a bit of history helps you not come out as total dumb.

[@McseppsLamtbalps]

I am not Iranian but without a doubt Cyrus the great was greatest monarch ever born in any empire he was truly a platonic philosopher King

[@khaterehkm3273]

Thank you for doing this. Cyrus deserves more recognition. 💚

[@TheBackpacker26]

Start a way Village to Tehran

[@brokenbridge6316]

Cyrus the Great is a favorite conqueror to read about. And I'm glad this video came about. Because I always enjoy knowing more about him. This video was a joy to watch. My compliments to all those who made this video a reality.

[@spectator6964]

It is indeed tragic Cyrus is not as well known as Alexander. What a force of nature! Excellent work as always!

[@marzbanofmerv2324]

Cyrus built an Empire, Alexander merely destroyed one.

[@GoogleUserOne]

@@marzbanofmerv2324 more like Alexander didn’t conquer the world. He just really wanted to be Persian.

[@GoogleUserOne]

@emperor Aurelian (2) things. 1- Good old “sword-in-hand” Aurelian is my favorite Emperor; and 2. Cyrus is not well known because Americans hate Iranians. In history classes here they teach that Iran became a country after England let them. Not one word about being of 3-4 countries that have existed for thousands of years.

[@spectator6964]

@@GoogleUserOne Aurelian was indeed a great emperor, among the best the Empire produced! Alongside Trajan and Julian!

[@briansedillo1379]

@@GoogleUserOne What are you talking about here in cali we learned about the achaemenid empire

[@Kili2807]

I hope that one day we will see a continuation of this series. The reign of Cambyses and the wars against the Greek city-states

[@sadraforouzi7704]

As an Iranian i didn't have such knowledge about our great king Cyrus thank you for making a great video please keep up the good work😊

[@essaadeel3676]

Iranians didn't call themselves Iranians back in the day. Iran literally means "the land of the Aryans", they called themselves Aryans, Iranian makes no sense. Also the only ones they considered Aryans besides themselves were the Indians.

[@peymanrstg3261]

@@essaadeel3676 that's not true my friend.... actually iran means ir people....you can see iran word in " naghshe rostam " tomb in shiraz ....irs ( iranian people) were lived in that land before aryans migrated to it.....

[@essaadeel3676]

@@peymanrstg3261 the Aryan invasion is a myth created by 19th century Europeans and Iran does mean the land of Aryans, Iran and Aryan look and sound don't they that is because Aryan is originally a Sanskrit-Avestan word.

[@DrxgN0]

@@essaadeel3676 bro how did you relate Persia to India wtf 😐

[@essaadeel3676]

@@DrxgN0 because they are related, Zoroastrianism comes from the old Iranian religion which was extremely similar to the Vedic religion, Avestan the holy language of Zoroastrianism is extremely similar to Sanskrit.

[@Hugh_Morris]

Strangely in the past few days I've been doing a playthrough of CK2 as a Persian going for becoming the Saoshyant (restorer of the world) in my original characters lifetime. This is big inspiration

[@Jegrygerfede]

Nice!

[@trippiedizzy9243]

@@mikejhorn Hello friend, I'm solving a riddle 1) The empire is in decline after tribal migration. 2) a nation that carries its language and culture to the places it occupies 3) The nation that spread Islam to Europe 4) The Nation that ended the Middle Ages by taking Constantinople 5) Parties to the 30 Years' War in Europe in the Middle Ages 6) The nation that invaded Anatolia in 1071 and made it their homeland 7) The nation that defeated the Sassanids and Islamized the Persians 8) The Nation Who Discovered America 9) The first known Mesopotamian civilization 10) The nation that could not reach the gates of Austria and occupy Vienna My friend, I will be glad if you reply.

[@trippiedizzy9243]

@@Jegrygerfede Hello friend, I'm solving a riddle 1) The empire is in decline after tribal migration. 2) a nation that carries its language and culture to the places it occupies 3) The nation that spread Islam to Europe 4) The Nation that ended the Middle Ages by taking Constantinople 5) Parties to the 30 Years' War in Europe in the Middle Ages 6) The nation that invaded Anatolia in 1071 and made it their homeland 7) The nation that defeated the Sassanids and Islamized the Persians 8) The Nation Who Discovered America 9) The first known Mesopotamian civilization 10) The nation that could not reach the gates of Austria and occupy Vienna My friend, I will be glad if you reply.

[@Jegrygerfede]

@@trippiedizzy9243 wtf

[@trippiedizzy9243]

@@Jegrygerfede reply 😪

[@gnb_2476]

Yes please. I have been waiting on more about the history of Persia and the Iranian empires. I can't wait for the Sassanids and their influence on medieval knights.

[@noshadb.e3111]

even today we still call Cyrus Korosh and I love the Iranianmusic you played it was an amazing job you guys did a good job great video

[@gappayayo4602]

I’ve been listening to the History of Persia by Trevor Culley and it’s really awesome to see it be visualized by my favorite history channel

[@cirthador1453]

I love Achaemenid Persia, and Cyrus the great.

[@scourgeofgodattila579]

i love Turkic history because persian history is joke

[@scourgeofgodattila579]

The Turkic peoples ruled the Iranians for 800 years, the Ghaznavids, Seljuks, Safavids, Kharezms,Afsharids, Qajars, Timurids made Iranian peoples sla** İsmail I, Malikshah, Alparslan, Timur, Jelaladdin made slav** iranian people, Iranic history joke,Tomyris defeated the greatest Persian king Cyrus the Great in a battle and Cyrus's beheaded.The greatest military geniuses in the world came out of the Turks;Timur, Modu Chanyu, Attila, Nader Shah, Baibars,Babur Shah, Qutluk Khagan, Mehmet The Conqueoror,Nur-ad-din Zangi and others.

[@cirthador1453]

@@scourgeofgodattila579 Persian history AND Turkish history are fascinating. Also, there have been many military geniuses from other peoples than the Turks. Also making someone a slave doesn't mean that you are cooler than them. Also, the Persians had many cool empires too,

[@parsamaleki1428]

@@scourgeofgodattila579 all those empires are iranian lmao.

[@scourgeofgodattila579]

Only 5 Turkic empires are more than all Iranian history, Xiongnu, Huns, Gokturks, Ottomans and Timurids bigger than joke Iranian history,they were all superpowers in their time,they destroyed more than 50 states Persian history joke the largest empires in history are, how many Iranian states are on the list? LOOL historical superpowers include the British Empire[59],Ancient Egypt[60],the Macedonian Empire,the Achaemeneid empire[61],Turkic Xiongnu[62],the Turkic Golden Horde[63],the Turkic Gokturk Khanate[64]the Roman empire[65] the Turkic Ottoman empire[66] The Turkic Timurid Empire[67] Turkic Seljuk Empire[68] Maurya Empire,[69] the Byzantine Empire[69] Turkic empire the First Bulgarian Empire[70], the Russian Empire, the Han Empire, the Tang Empire,[71] the Rashidun Caliphate, the Umayyad Caliphate,[72] the Abbasid Caliphate, the Mongol Empire,the Sasanian Empire, the Spanish Empire,[72] the First French Empire of Napoleon,[73] Song dynasty, Ming dynasty, Qing dynasty, Gupta Empire, Chola dynasty, Rashtrakuta dynasty, Turkic Mughal Empire,[74] Carthaginian Empire, How many Iranian empires are there? 2 how many Turkic empires are there? 8 LOOOL IRANİC HİSTORY JOKE AGAİNST TURKİC HİSTORY

[@LakshmiPraveenDiaries]

Dear Kings and Generals, Thank you so much for make an video on one of the Great Empire of all time In History. As I am fan of Achaemenid Empire it was sweet treat.

[@LakshmiPraveenDiaries]

but sir, you forgot about Cyrus cylinder!!! that only point you left about Cyrus The Great. I like Cyrus because he did not allow anyone to be slave and give freedom to all cultures and religions.

[@YaelSharon3410]

You have a way of making the far distant arcane parts of history very interesting and enthralling. Thank you for this video.

[@shohan5772]

"Lulled into a false sense of security" *Rome: Total War flashbacks*

[@terner1234]

a few feet of defensive walls tend to do that

[@ade9597]

@@terner1234 But were they led by strutting fools and blustering morons?

[@terner1234]

@@ade9597 brave? yes. foolish? certainly

[@ade9597]

@@terner1234 You -------> ............................... the punch line (x)

[@tsmlaska7761]

@@terner1234 Dude I know it's irrelevant There is a question You historians know well Are Turks Arabs?

[@charlotteSL1453]

I’m just awe struck with the art in this video! Truly brings one of my favourite periods in history to life! 🙌🏻

[@amirmahdisalimibeni5896]

Cyrus is legend ❤️🇮🇷🇹🇯🇦🇫

[@joujoujiji7572]

Hands down, the best ancient history documentary I've seen! Can't wait for more!

[@syahrulfauzi6344]

Cyrus cant deploy his army before he installed Raid Shadow Legends!

[@novice1014]

@Craig David Why can't people with jobs play games?

[@novice1014]

@Craig David I'm just pointing out the idiocy of your comment. Saying games are for kids, coupled with your second sentence, implies that games are only for the unemployed since kids can't legally have jobs. Try thinking first before forming a sentence.

[@novice1014]

@@comradekenobi6908 You know you're talking to a 1 week old account, right? Probably just a teenager who didn't know how the wider internet works.

[@novice1014]

@@comradekenobi6908 That's fair.

[@syahrulfauzi6344]

@Craig David Job Are for granny's. we do trade for fun

[@roozbeh1227]

U gotta know someone's done something big when 2500 years after his death people still name their kids after him,like my own dad,Kourosh

[@z..a9562]

Your name is beautiful too

[@hemansx]

That's an Iranian thing though lol, we still regularly use names like Mandana, Jamshid, Kourosh, Daryush etc. All of these names are from this Ancient period.

[@thatindiandude4602]

@Roozbeh MHBD LMAO. Isn't this the same deal with Surena also?

[@aghoranand9750]

Well the actual word is "Kuru"- strangely the heroes of the epic Mahabharata were collectively called a tribe of kuru .. The modern day descendants of these guys are known as "Tomaras or tunwar" clans..

[@RzaAzery]

Another account pertains to the Persian custom to marry their siblings, such as the son of Cyrus married his own blood sister, according to Herodotus. Book 3-31.

[@Ant0ny25]

Wow, what a great king of his people. Respect from Russia

[@radiotelevision3903]

you have the greatest living king in the world now, respect from Iran

[@freeman9738]

@@radiotelevision3903 , if he was great, Russia would be as developed and civilised as the countries in G7. A vast majority of Russia's population are poor. Russia's income predominantly comes from selling natural resources, while developed countries produce and sell industrial high-tech products and services. Shame on you for being stupid.

[@radiotelevision3903]

@@freeman9738 as a free man it's not intresting for you that somone like Edward Snowden feels safe only in russia? G7 are great because of free oil that they are stealing from middle east. it's almost 50 years that we don't have peace in middle east. what you call arab spring, is infact an autumn full of blood.

[@freeman9738]

@@radiotelevision3903 , nobody steals oil in the Middle East, there may have been attempts to steal it, but the West almost always buys it. No discussion is needed to understand who is who in the world, just look at the quality of life of countries and you'll know which country has to spread propaganda to justify the fact that its people are poor. We all know why people immigrate to the West. Right, because of the quality of life and human rights. The poorer your people are, the more military and propaganda is needed to be spread to lie to your people, calm them, otherwise they will rebel agaist you. And strong military is needed to protect the corrupt authority from people that might revolt. I can't believe you're so stupid (sorry for being rude), Snowden or any other agents and spies of any country has to seek shelter in different places from his political enemies' pursuit. All countries have secret agents and spies, many of them betrayed their goverment and defected to the enemy for the sake of their own benefit. There were many Russian spies who defected to US, so Putin had to send killers to murder them. Snowden's incident was famous, that's why you heard about him and not about others (Russian spies). Putin has been oppressing Russia for decades, he has been persecuting and killing his political opponents, he is a dictator.

[@radiotelevision3903]

@@freeman9738 so tell me why west attacked iraq if it was not because of oil. and why european countries are supporting a regime like islamic repubblic of iran, and how is it going on in afqhanistan? how about libia after Ghazzafi, 😂 you can be proud of your humam rights and fucking noble prizes but it will not change the reallity. the west tried to change monarchs in middle east because they don't want to people in middle east get rid of poor life. so the most intelligent people of these poor country come to west to build a better life for themselves and also for european. you are Not a Free man

[@innosanto]

Some Greeks fought for Cyrus and their story is great piece of history.

[@LordByron1821]

Those were the Greek traitors ! Clearly described by Alexander in one of his quotes! " Above all we are free men, and they are slaves.There are Greek troops in Persian service, but how different is their cause from ours. Thy will be fighting for pay and not much of it at that, we on the contrary , shall fight for Greece , and our hearts will be in it. As for our troops, Thracians Paeoians,Illirians, Agreanes, they are the best , and stoutest soldiers in Europe ad thy will ,find ,a their openers the slackest and softest of the tribes of Asia. And what finally of the two men I supremacy command ? You have Alexander and they have Darious!!..... Arian...Alexander's campaign...

[@javadasaadi8430]

@@LordByron1821 tooke a chill peel! history is only for feel proud! not to feel angry... alexander was Great, greeks are proud and happy, Cyrus was great, persians, parthian, hircanians, tajiks, afghans, mazanis, turks, azaris, gilak and all iranian ppls are proud and happy! and its DONE bro!

[@matinmehdipoor3000]

As an iranian i really appreciate that you makes my country's historical characters more known to other people so they wouldn't judge us by our modern day government

[@general-soleimani-my-hero1815]

Modern day government LOL Who has been at wars 226 out of 244years?! Who dropped Nuclear bombs on Japan?! Who has killed about 30million people since world war 2?! isn't it Usa?! Who destroyed & looted Libya ( the richest, most peaceful African country ) killed Libyans, in the name of democracy and freedom?!! wasn't it NATO & Usa?! Who did the same to Iraq? Afghanistan? Syria? Vietnam? Africa etc?! didn't Usa & Nato and their puppets like Saudi do that?! Iran today is the only country that stands against those warmongers and thats what makes me even more proud to be Iranian.

[@shottex9801]

@General-Soleimani- My-Hero 100% agree

@@general-soleimani-my-hero1815 warmongerer Amerikkka and islamic Iran are both shitty countries. Zoroastrian Persia though is a different story, one of the best civilizations in the world.

[@theaveragegamer1719]

Iranian people are good ,if they return back to their original persian culture it will be great.

[@arashashkani5015]

@@general-soleimani-my-hero1815 no body proud of killer like Mollah in Iran that killed 3000 just in two or three days .and million people have been runaway to others countries as a refugees ....

[@joshuapilling3641]

The parallels between the stories of Cyrus and Sargon are amazing.

[@مالكالقطيف]

Who is sargon?

[@joshuapilling3641]

@@مالكالقطيف Sargon of Akkad founded the Akkadian empire, the first empire in history, in bronze age Mesopotamia.

[@مالكالقطيف]

@@joshuapilling3641 thx man 😊

[@joshuapilling3641]

@@مالكالقطيف no problem, k&g have a vid on him, might want to check it out

[@MrDUneven]

I was thinking that too, prince in hiding and all that.

[@klaudioabazi4478]

Cyrus was the first great conqueror, the first great empire builder, the first great tolerant ruler. The Fact that Alexander the man who conquered Cyrus' empire idolised him tells you how great of a man he was.

[@rtwmoder]

In fact, the situation of the Achaemenids was not good during the time of Alexander the Great

[@freeman9738]

Cyrus wasn't the first great conqueror and ruler because we know Hammurabi who lived long before him. And those who lived in a later period usually admired those who lived in an earlier period.

[@klaudioabazi4478]

@@freeman9738 Technically Cyrus was the 1st great conqueror, he conquered nearly 2 million square miles, which wouldn't be beaten until Alexander the Great came. Sargon and Hammurabi can be considered the first conquerors of states, but not great ones, with large armies and incredibly large areas. Cyrus did it as the sole leader, so the title goes to him in my opinion. But then again it is just my opinion. We're friends here debating history in a healthy manner. Have a nice day Bro.

[@freeman9738]

@@klaudioabazi4478 , not fair judgement because during Hammurabi's time human population was much smaller, everything was smaller and less developed. Because if following your logic, then Alexander was the 1st great conqueror because Cyrus's territory was very small compared to that of Alexander, Caesar, Genghis Khan, etc. For his time period Hammurabi's territory was relatively large.

[@klaudioabazi4478]

@@freeman9738 Like i said it is my opinion. On the standards of Conquest i put Cyrus as the 1st great conqueror, not necessarily the greatest, Alexander has that title in the ancient world, and Genghis Khan overall. But i am glad you disagree with me. It doesn't mean that i am right. But i see it as such in the annals of warfare, it evolved significantly through Cyru's conquests.

[@SonofIndia1999]

Cyrus the great 🔥🔥 Love from your ancient neighbor india 🇮🇳

[@Stateira_Cyrus]

Cassandane was a Persian noblewoman and the "dearly loved" wife of Cyrus the Great. Cyrus the Great and Cassandane were known to love each other very much. Cassandane said that she found it more bitter to leave Cyrus than to depart her life. Cyrus loved his Persian Queen Cassandane dearly and when she died the entire empire observed a great mourning. Cyrus never recovered from the grief of losing her and stayed inactive for nearly a decade after her death. Cyrus the Great wrote the first Human Rights Charter. United Nations uses the Cyrus Cylinder as a pillar of the earliest declaration of human rights.

[@Stateira_Cyrus]

In all sources, Cyrus the Great is described as a good king. The great historians such as Will Durant, Richard N. Frye, Arthur Upham Pope, Professor Patrick Hunt, Walther Hinz, Heidemarie Koch, Charles Freeman, etc, etc, and the Great western philosophers, such as Hegel, Nietzsche, etc, etc, all respected and praised Cyrus the Great, the Persian empire and Persia. Xenophon respected and praised Persia and Cyrus the Great. " Many historians as well as writers on human rights, have supported the interpretation of the Cyrus Cylinder as a human rights charter. " Cyropaedia by Xenophon is about Cyrus the Great of Persia/Iran, the founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. The Cyropaedia has been consulted as a standard reference of statesmanship by a number of prominent leaders in world history. Many Classical and Western statesmen knew well of Cyrus and his adaptive policies of governance by way of the Cyropaedia.

[@cbrtdgh4210]

2:08 - Anshan means peaceful mountain in Chinese.

[@hyltoniali257]

Belt n Road exists: Silk Road

[@cosmo6122]

ok

[@saeedpakiari7446]

I specially loved the Pasargade art work in the end! Thank you for all of the great work!

[@yasharyan4024]

Love iran(Persia) from india(bharat) 🇮🇳❤️🇮🇷

[@fazi4632]

we are same 😉

[@Mozambique2407]

Iranian are arab slave and Indian faught them and there ideology. How can be we same ?

[@BarlasF]

@@Mozambique2407Indian can’t fight, prior to British India was ruled by Afghan and Uzbek

[@sali3492]

He was a righteous king in a cruel era where people were used to brutal rulers

[@senor6370]

You mean like our era?

[@sphinx8255]

Cyrus was fucking tyrant

[@ajmerthethy6724]

@@sphinx8255 No he wasn’t. The Cyrus Cylinder is probably one of the earliest declarations of an egalitarian society.

[@ascended496]

@@sphinx8255 Huh? You read the Cyrus cylinder? He the opposite 💀

[@farzanmunshi8054]

@@sphinx8255 did you even watch this video??

[@Scornbrand]

That ending gave me chills down my spine, that man left a legacy that would last millennia

[@parthiaball]

The glorious Achaemenids!!

[@Stateira-Persia-Iran]

I love the Persian Achaemenids :)

[@LakshmiPraveenDiaries]

@@Stateira-Persia-Iran Me too!!!

[@DivineOrange]

So glorious that 1 Greek boi conquers the entire empire

[@Stateira-Persia-Iran]

@@LakshmiPraveenDiaries Thank you :)

[@Stateira-Persia-Iran]

@@DivineOrange Persian civilization and culture are magnificent and glorious. And although the Persian Empire came to an inglorious end at the hands of Alexander in 330 B.C, it had a lasting legacy on the subsequent development of world civilizations and future empires. Indeed, the Persian Empire was a pivotal empire because it was the first true empire that set the standard of what it meant to be an empire for future ones.

[@Chrisamos412]

I need to watch this a few times over, this part of history with Cyrus, etc, I’ve always had a hard time keeping it straight in my brain. Thx again for your channel!

[@zx7siovia213]

Been waiting for this for a long time, thank you so much!!

[@jasonryan8147]

Either way Cyrus died he would have gone out like a boss, lucky enough to die in his sleep or like a warrior on the battle field. He was also an absolute ruler that embraced all ideas and religions;only the great ones do this, weak ones oppress. This is why the Persian Empire grew so large.

[@detectiveapollo]

Some of the scholar said that "Dhul qarnain", the figure that appeared in the Holy Quran, had more similar lifestyle with Cyrus the great rather than with Alexander the great.