Darius the Great: The Great King of Persia

Check out Megaprojects: / @megaprojects9649
→ Subscribe for new videos four times per week.
kzbin.info...
TopTenz Properties
Our companion website for more: biographics.org
Our sister channel TopTenz: / @toptenznettop10
Our Newest Channel about Interesting Places: / @geographicstravel
Credits:
Host - Simon Whistler
Author - Radu Alexander
Producer - Jennifer Da Silva
Executive Producer - Shell Harris
Business inquiries to [e-mail]
Other Biographics Videos:
Croesus: All the Money in the World
• Croesus: All the Money...
Robert Hanssen: The FBI Mole who Spied for the KGB
• Robert Hanssen: The FB...

[@BrainsApplied]

*I thought the names of kings in Game of Thrones were long.* But then I met "Darius the great, king of kings, king of countries containing all kinds of men, king in this great earth far and wide, by the favor of Ahura Mazda these are the countries which I seized outside of Persia; I ruled over them; they bore tribute to me; they did what was said to them by me; they held my law firmly; Media, Elam, Parthia, Aria, Bactria, Sogdia, Chorasmia, Drangiana, Arachosia, Sattagydia, Gandara, India, the haoma-drinking Scythians, the Scythians with pointed caps, Babylonia, Assyria, Arabia, Egypt, Armenia, Cappadocia, Lydia, the Greeks, the Scythians across the sea, Thrace, the petasos-wearing Greeks, the Libyans, the Nubians, the men of Maka and the Carians."

[@Overworkedandunderpaid]

😂

[@Overworkedandunderpaid]

Gordon Gartrell also🤦🏻‍♂️

[@1DennisK]

It must have took him forever to sign a check

[@joaquimdinisreis]

Title of the Portuguese King, in 1815-1822: Dom João VI, pela Graça de Deus, Rei do Reino Unido de Portugal, Brasil e dos Algarves, d'Aquém e d'Além-Mar em África, Senhor da Guiné e da Conquista, Navegação e Comércio da Etiópia, Arábia, Pérsia e Índia, etc. [EN] By the Grace of God, King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves on this side of the seas and beyond them in Africa, Lord of Guinea and of Conquest, Navigation, and Commerce of Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, and India, etc.

[@MrDazFF]

Joaquim Dinis Boy did all that at 7 dah damn

[@DoReMi123acb]

Ancient Persia does not get nearly enough credit as it deserves.

[@harithdanial141]

Because western propaganda. Even ancient China and India not get credit

[@alphabet.m7218]

@T S حسادت درد بی درمان شماست دوست عزیز

[@kashfiaislam9995]

King Charles III is a direct descendant of King Darius I. 👑💍

[@frauyodortmund]

​@@kashfiaislam9995 what

[@kashfiaislam9995]

@@frauyodortmund Of course King Charles III is a direct descendant of King Darius I. In fact, William the Conqueror and his wife, Matilda of Flanders were direct descendants of King Darius I. 👑💍

[@jovideos7546]

This man is getting a channel for every hair in his beard

[@johnnash2815]

I have a channel for every hair on his head

[@christinel6616]

And every one is fascinating.

[@Psykreep]

Getting an ad for every hair too.

[@bennader3151]

Classic British tactic: divide & conquer. lol

[@turtleanton6539]

Yes and he is one of those no hair on head so let's compensate with a full beard guys

[@robdon3472]

Simon should start a channel where we can learn about all his new channels

[@ErokowXiyze]

Yes. He should do it as an April Fools joke.

[@petemagnuson7357]

He could make a video every week and still have endless content, I bet.

[@maxandmols9526]

Can't wait for Siographics

[@jamesbain8167]

TopTenz: Simon Whistler's Channels?

[@prettyuglysupernovarudegur2310]

Good one ☝🏻🙃

[@thatguywesmaranan]

but we all know simon is just darius in disguise... how else would anyone rule over so many youtube channels?

[@MrChit-od9po]

Bah hahaha

[@artman7780]

It’s a sad news to say, but he lost the battle of Visualpolitik channel.

[@cv4809]

"I am Simon the great, king of KZbin, king of this platform far and wide, king of all kinds of channels and contents, these are the channels that I have acquired beside Biographics..."

[@FelixIakhos]

@@cv4809 Geographics, Business Blaze, Toptenz, Simon Whistler, Today I Found Out, Megaprojects, Visualpolitik EN, The Simon Whistler Show and Highlight History

[@orngrnify]

The Epic beard is one profe of the Reinkarnation. 🤫

[@aliakbaryahya583]

Darius was the ruler of thee greatest empire ever existed. 44% of the living population on earth lived under his rule. The infra structure he planned are still the basics for now days. But history shows that every thing has its ups and downs.

[@gamecolor4519]

Thanks I am King Darius

[@GodsOath_com]

Darius also upheld the decree of Cyrus to rebuild Jerusalem and the Temple because Jehovah is God, not Allah.

[@Threezi04]

@@GodsOath_com The God of the Torah and of the Quran are one in the same. This is basic theology my guy how are you so moronic? They're called Abrahamic religions for a reason.

[@farii202]

@@Threezi04 hahaha nope different gods if you read it

[@Threezi04]

@@farii202 It's clearly you who hasn't read anything, they're both the god of Abraham who did all the same things in Islamic belief as he did in Jewish. I don't know about Christianity though because you guys have pagan polytheistic trinity so you guys worship some other god/gods lmao

[@N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S.]

Everybody gangsta til the general cuts his own nose and ears off.

[@piperar2014]

That's a terrible plan and normally I would forbid it. But you've already committed.

[@alexanderveritas]

Imagine the level of determination it takes to do such a thing. _That general had balls of steel._

[@ahanufrank1020]

@@piperar2014 crazy sonofabitch actually pulled it off tho... got a wife gifted to him too... fuckin madlad

[@darkness595]

@@ahanufrank1020 😂😂

[@wrongsalvation8904]

I love how some of the people he conquered were separated by the ones that drink this stuff, the hat wearing Greeks and the guys that wear the pointy hats. 🤣

[@skywindow6764]

You must mean the Scythians, in both cases. The Thracians -like the ones who killed Aristagoras- were Scythians too. In ancient greek art on pots the Persians wear the pointy Phrygian knit-cap (a beanie) which must be the same as the Scythians'. By big-hat (correctly meaning sun-hat) Greeks, the Persians meant the Macedonians...

[@rockgod6180]

Been waiting for this one. Now just need Darius III and Xerxes I

[@amirhedayati8091]

Darius III?? One of the worst leaders in the history of the world don't need no biography! Gotta do Abbas I or Khosrow I instead

[@rockgod6180]

@@amirhedayati8091 True, but Darius III was their last king

[@ramtinfazeli5106]

@@rockgod6180 And one of our worst kings.

[@ramtinfazeli5106]

@@rockgod6180 That idiot learned nothing from his battle with Alexander. He still thought he can win just because he had the numbers and could win with full attack.

[@amirhedayati8091]

Most historians agree on the fact that any half-decent leader could've easily stopped Alexander before he could even enter the Persian territories. Darius III was greatly incompetent and a giant coward! During the last stand where he fled the country and left a competent general Ariobarzanes in charge, they nearly defeated Alexander's army at the peak of their power! Alas by that point it was too late and the defending Persian army was simply too weak compared to Alexander's

[@HouseofBricks13]

Darius is even mentioned in Daniel chapters 5 & 6 and also in the book of Ezra ch 5

[@GTKJNow]

Yes I agree, but this guy contradicts the Bible I don't know a lot about Darius but I know this much from the Bible about Darius I [Dan 5:30-31 KJV] 30 In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. 31 And Darius the Median took the kingdom, [being] about threescore and two years old. Other history Channels say Darius III was a coward who fell to Alexander king of Greece.

[@JBRCLY]

I love you're content so much! I watch/listen to something daily. I'd really like to hear your rundown of Maurice Hilleman. Be safe out there!

[@deidreperryman172]

Loved the presentation Simon gives to all hosted websites he does. Thank you for sharing and i hope theses websites stay so much one can learn. Take care, stay safe and God Bless.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

2:00 - Chapter 1 - The lineage of darius 4:10 - Chapter 2 - Ascension to the throne 8:45 - Chapter 3 - Early reign & revolts 12:35 - Chapter 4 - Inside the empire 15:00 - Chapter 5 - Strife with scythia 18:30 - Chapter 6 - The Lonian revolt

[@blackpigeon4743]

Thanks

[@BlackFrostMusic]

The First Persian Empire was great. I like the possibility of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Kuwait & Turkmenistan joining the Islamic Republic of Iran in the 22nd century-32nd century. 🇮🇷

[@kashfiaislam9995]

King Charles III is a direct descendant of King Darius I. 👑💍

[@Luka_malov]

I love these video, i learned more from your videos than from my history class. Greetings from Croatia.

[@user-uc1xp2kn6d]

Simoooooon! There you are my bold guy. Happy to see you 😭. Im addicted to your voice

[@ethanramos4441]

“Whether men lie, or say true, it is one and the same object.” Darius the Great

[@GTKJNow]

this guy contradicts the Bible I don't know a lot about Darius but I know this much from the Bible about Darius I [Dan 5:30-31 KJV] 30 In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. 31 And Darius the Median took the kingdom, [being] about threescore and two years old. Other history Channels say Darius III was a coward who fell to Alexander king of Greece.

[@shadowj1705]

I’ve been waiting sooo long for this one! About time!

[@abrahamickingdom1533]

Drangiana is such a cool name. Feels like straight out of some fantasy world.

[@GrndAdmiralThrawn]

This is going in my fantasy world

[@emperorpenguin6420]

Whenever your mind craves for knowledge or stories you go to this man.

[@GTKJNow]

But is the knowledge accurate?

[@shosha101390]

the dislikes are the Scythians trying to lure us into the desert!

[@darkness595]

😂😂

[@DomnulDarius]

Real

[@ivanhunter6492]

would you do one on Gilgamesh?

[@Joe-xf5ot]

Yea him, and other every leader on civilisation would make a good series 👍

[@mohammedalkhadher43]

Joe 33 I was literally thinking the exact same... 😂😭

[@jhors7777]

You do a fabulous job on everything you put out. Thank you!!

[@aaronbonogofsky4463]

Great topic on a phenomenal ruler. Keep up the good work Simon. Recommended next video Ludwig Von Mises, and Joseph Pilsudski. 👍

[@TheWinezen]

Lovely. I finally know the details about the accomplishments of King Darius the Great.

[@DomnulDarius]

Thanks

[@kylejackson8522]

You are the David Attenborough of history! Keep up the great vids Simon!! 🙌🏻👍🏻

[@TheRickardo]

We proud of him. Thanks for video

[@mikemam2359]

As usual, very interesting, beutifuly made. thank you.

[@luxembourgishempire2826]

Yes more like these biographies!

[@Knappnax]

GhostOfOnyx so ist es

[@HiltTilt]

Light of my day, love Biographics

[@jamiegodwin3070]

Fantastic stuff. Thank you

[@orinocoplay1876]

The world needs people like you. Thanks.

[@mitchellyoung589]

Would you ever consider doing a video on Sir John A. MacDonald? Look forward to your vids every week best wishes from Canada.

[@cutts1001]

Please share some more videos with such biography from history.

[@shervinehabibi7674]

You do beautiful work my brother

[@rivergambler5903]

Tigranes the Great would be great if you did an episode, love this channel

[@reinderrider45]

Your content is so professional

[@vickievegas1837]

Good stuff! Simon you da man!

[@steven2212]

Absolutely splendid! Slack jawed watching this. Well done.

[@CptMoroni35]

Still waiting for a Bio on Nathaniel Greene, or one about the infamous “Swamp Fox”. BTW, love your Megaprojects channel, good stuff! 👍🏻

[@barbieworld8491]

This story is near and dear to me, I lived in modern day Iran. Interesting af!

[@shaconaward9487]

Fascinating historical figures. I'm glad I subscribed to this channel. Just about everything episode has captured my attention. Interesting since I'm distancing myself from everyone 6ft....

[@CyrusTheGreat222]

Very nice Simon I loved it.. Syrus and darius the great 👍

[@cryptofeen1438]

Excellent video as always, can you do a video on Michael Collins

[@thomasbackerud9244]

I love you , bud. I’m a historian and I’ve been watching you for years.

[@KN-ml2gp]

Many thanks!

[@artkoenig9434]

All the important points were covered here, Simon! Thank you!

[@kashfiaislam9995]

King Charles III is a direct descendant of King Darius I. 👑💍

[@DomnulDarius]

@@kashfiaislam9995Erm

[@muthamakireligionaffir-med525]

Loving your content simon the great; am exhausted with producing content for just one channel and you are running multiple channels; share the subscribers but keep up the fire; online is the future+

[@paultheaudaciousbradford6772]

Yeah, how many channels do you have at this point. Maybe you could do an episode on your Top Tenz channel: Top 10 Simon Whistler Productions.

[@nataliemeenakshithegreat7780]

Very interesting thank you dear

[@cottontails9003]

Love these videos

[@FatalJapan]

Any channel you host I'm there!

[@sirusjohnsepar4248]

Wonderful thanks so much 🙏 good luck best wishes

[@loriethayermorse162]

Awesome video! Would love for you to do Xerxes 😊

[@ryanmuldowney3381]

Great 👍🏼 video !

[@AishaAisha-nu6ei]

🎉thanku for ur great chanel in world🎉❤

[@Edsa761]

Hi, I find your videos very instructives. Can you do a video about Nabucodonosor?

[@rippedreaper7279]

*Please do one on Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, last Shah of Iran.*

[@PersianHistorian]

I made one on my chanel

[@outlandish.history]

Could you do a video on Quanah Parker? I grew up in Comanche Nation and wish more people knew the fascinating story of his life.

[@Irandoostparsa]

Loved your video more persian vids please

[@spicsy__mane5253]

I saw the Apadana in a dream and it looked like that painting.. It was beautiful...

[@jameshalbirt5807]

Literally can never get first people are on these faster than I get the notification. Great work!

[@laranaarana]

Why the 5 thumbs down? People do not understand what no matter the amount of new learning one gets, it is all for our own benefit and mental advancement. To me, Simon does a very good job when he presents these videos and I will always enjoy watching them (plus his sarcasm here and there, those are bonuses!). Keep up the good work Simon!

[@GTKJNow]

I gave him a thumb down but I'm still ascribed to him. Because this guy contradicts the Bible I don't know a lot about Darius but I know this much from the Bible about Darius I [Dan 5:30-31 KJV] 30 In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. 31 And Darius the Median took the kingdom, [being] about threescore and two years old. Other history Channels say Darius III was a coward who fell to Alexander king of Greece.

[@kusha010]

Hi, thank you for the video. Your reference to Cyrus's killing and eventual death by the Massagetean Queen, Tomyris, is only one of the stories Herodotus had heard (in total 4 i believe) as he himself explains.

[@mitchellneu]

Since you mentioned Xerxes right at the end...could he be possibly next? Either way, Darius was interesting to say the least. Well done!

[@MrNelliboy]

Finally, something canny to watch :)

[@libertarian-xp3yi]

Hey Simon, never tried this but how about a video on Julian the Apostate. Man that would be great and I think alot of other ppl fee that way.

[@viveliran7509]

In fact Darius Saved Acheamenian House When Cambyses II tried to conquer Egypt, a traitorous swindler named Geomat conquered the capital, but Darius was able to kill him and take back the capital.

[@notatroll78]

نه داش احتمال خیلی زیاد بچه ی کوروش رو کشت همخون کوروش بوده و کار درست رو کرده تا شاهنشاهیو نجات بده ولی کشتن بچه کوروش خود تاریخه و گعومات دروغی بیش نیست

[@ludovicus-5oh]

Could you make a Biographic of Justinian II of Constantinople, please? He had his nose cut off after being overthrown, as a precaution against his reclaiming the throne, then exiled. He regained his throne, perhaps after having his nose reconstructed. Facial deformities were seen as anathema, apparently.

[@marto654]

Do a Biography for Simeon The Great of Bulgaria please

[@mattkirk8130]

Thanks

[@ptlemon1101]

Great video. How about a video on a portuguese figure like Vasco da Gama or John II

[@beachboy0505]

Brilliant, another winner, super

[@Scam_Likely.]

Simon is the definition of hustle

[@Ardeshir8]

Cyrus getting killed by Tomyris is one of the 3 stories Herodotus has written on cyrus! Which is the most unlikely given the way he is buried and his testament is!

[@watchfulrhino]

good show

[@followersofyeshuahamashiac462]

I can spend all week on different channels of yours and be completely content! AND so I have 🙂 Thank you and your team of geniuses for all your hard work! ❤🛐❤🛐❤✝️

[@danthegamechanger3855]

👍👍👍 very good!👍

[@aesfan2513]

Thank you for the video . Darius was one the greatest ruler, in all time.

[@kashfiaislam9995]

King Charles III is a direct descendant of King Darius I. 👑💍

[@themightymoose5047]

You mention Herodotus so much, you should do one on him!

[@viraloracle5151]

that was awesome

[@InFlamedParlysis88]

Biographics: Edgar Cayce (the mystic) MegaProject: Washington Monument (the missing collonade and the KGC)

[@gmaki7958]

+1 for Edgar Cayce

[@fletcherbrown1537]

Last time I was this early the Greeks were at war with the Trojans.

[@R.o.Ro.]

Notification Squad reporting in !

[@chickendrawsdogs3343]

Well...Darius' not gonna be happy to learn of his son's obsession with bedazzling an entire jewelry store on his face and body...

[@kianghorbanpor9988]

lol i hope your joking😂.you are joking right?

[@lo-fiaesthetic5382]

@@kianghorbanpor9988 they are talking about the movie 300 and it's terrible image of king Xerxes

[@shayladeanvillagonzalo1192]

Now do Artaxerxes the Great. I learned them all in 7th-grade history and it made me happy.

[@bpsalami9864]

Who was "Artaxerxes the great" was he Artaxerxes I, II or III?

[@TheMikemcc55]

The way he says (6:40) "... And they pull out their daggers and started stabbing them" was so funny to me for some reason

[@jaspercourteau7506]

You should make one based about Franz Marc

[@ceciliaarvidsson269]

Please do one about Ingvar Kamprad!! Our Swedish weird man who started and ruled over IKEA like a micro-managing, superstrict despot😄

[@drmattconrad77]

I hope that you do a video on Xerxes at some point.

[@mylinuxgr5050]

It was not Phidipedes who inspired the Marathon race. It was another anonymous runner. Phidipedes was the most famous Greek runner who at the time of the battle was trying to convince the Spartans for help and for this reason run from Athens to Sparta. This run has inspired the modern ultra-marathon race of Spartathlon.

[@dariusmcbride9792]

I was named after him, dope video

[@FIVEHIGH]

THX°°

[@ccerrato147]

Simon I will watch every single channel you have. If you make an Anime channel I will watch... A runway modeling channel? Will watch... whatever it is, just keep it coming.

[@cameronbanks1699]

They where prolly like “dam Darius why your hand smell like that “

[@wisemysticaltree7790]

We should make one on Ramses The Great

[@realdealnealcrook8940]

Is this Ramzies the 1st or 2nd?

[@I-wont-read-your-replies]

What is this "we" business?

[@goghnos8826]

You must make videos about sassanid kings

[@optimvsprinceps1845]

Do one of Octavian/Augustus.

[@yureituesday]

“ Screaming Eunics “ - band name, called it.

[@user-yr3zr5zp3k]

Wow I had no idea that the Persian empire's courier system inspired the USPS slogan. Very cool!

[@woodsadelic]

i think a bio of colonel sanders would be a good watch

[@CoffeePotato]

Speaking of Greats, Vytautas the Great was a pretty interesting story.

[@hosseinsadeghi2468]

As a Persian who's interested in Lithuania I like to know more about history of Lithuania, btw I thought the greatest leader for Lithuanians must be mindaugas