Darius the Great: The Great King of Persia

[@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.

[@ChristopherPartlowL8]

Joaquim Dinis Boy did all that at 7 dah damn

[@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

[@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 ☝🏻🙃

[@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. 👑💍

[@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. 👑💍

[@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.

[@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

[@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 😂😂

[@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. 🤫

[@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

[@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...

[@emperorpenguin6420]

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

[@GTKJNow]

But is the knowledge accurate?

[@barbieworld8491]

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

[@luxembourgishempire2826]

Yes more like these biographies!

[@Knappnax]

GhostOfOnyx so ist es

[@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... 😂😭

[@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.

[@abrahamickingdom1533]

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

[@GrndAdmiralThrawn]

This is going in my fantasy world

[@TsegazeabBekele]

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

[@Luka_malov]

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

[@TheWinezen]

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

[@DomnulDarius]

Thanks

[@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

[@shadowj1705]

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

[@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!

[@shosha101390]

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

[@darkness595]

😂😂

[@DomnulDarius]

Real

[@InFlamedParlysis88]

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

[@gmaki7958]

+1 for Edgar Cayce

[@nathaniellong4281]

You make an excellent point about Darius's rise, which is how he tried to make himself related to Cyrus the Great. Cyrus left such an effect on not only the Empire he created, but also on Persia itself. For 2,500 years all the way up to the last Shah of Persia, the many various rulers of Persia enforced their legitimacy by claiming to be descended from Cyrus the Great, and that they were continuing his legacy. And as we learn in this video, Darius was the first to do that. As for another detail about his rise, the good news is that the Persians had soap back then so after fondling Darius's horse, at least Oebares could wash his hands.

[@kashfiaislam9995]

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

[@fletcherbrown1537]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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!

[@mitchellyoung589]

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

[@cameronbanks1699]

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

[@rami_ungar_writer]

Please do videos on the following people: 1. Dennis Rader 2. Jack London 3. Upton Sinclair 4. Jack Ketchum 5. Jane Austen 6. Anton LaVey

[@loganmcdonald568]

*Sees Jane Austen* yes please. I've been wanting one done on her for a while now.

[@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?

[@raminramini5221]

Darius the great was the greatest administrator of all time and he also created a water canal like the sues canal

[@orinocoplay1876]

The world needs people like you. Thanks.

[@TheRickardo]

We proud of him. Thanks for video

[@HiltTilt]

Light of my day, love Biographics

[@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. 👑💍

[@MeganSin]

Who here remembers Shane madej’s retelling of darius’ rise to power on ruining history?

[@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.

[@cutts1001]

Please share some more videos with such biography from history.

[@rippedreaper7279]

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

[@PersianHistorian]

I made one on my chanel

[@reinderrider45]

Your content is so professional

[@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.

[@rivergambler5903]

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

[@MrVvulf]

And it was in Miletus that Kassandra of Sparta caught up with Kleon of Athens and killed him slowly, by drowning him in a puddle of seawater on the beach. Or at least that's how it happened in my playthrough of AC Odyssey.

[@shervinehabibi7674]

You do beautiful work my brother

[@fariborzhaftar8111]

what ever the way, Darius became Great King, he was a great ruler

[@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.

[@jamiegodwin3070]

Fantastic stuff. Thank you

[@mikemam2359]

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

[@vickievegas1837]

Good stuff! Simon you da man!

[@iwatchDVDsonXbox360]

Short wishlist (Persia): Shapur I Shapur II Khosrow I Timur Ulugh Beg Ismail I Abbas the Great Nader Shah Ahmad Shah Durrani

[@angramainyu335]

How could you forget Ardashir?

[@UndisputedGH05T]

Khosrow I was the best one by far

[@tjwhitley5284]

Fannā (Panāh) Khusraw! He was a pretty decent Iranian ruler.

[@shafqatishan437]

Timur is from central Asia not persia. Ahmad shah is not persian king but Afghan.

[@Ardeshir8]

@@shafqatishan437 Ahmad shah is Iranian nonetheless

[@marto654]

Do a Biography for Simeon The Great of Bulgaria please

[@thomasbackerud9244]

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

[@overdozze1226]

Imma continue begging for Pedro II of Brazil

[@kylejackson8522]

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

[@Ludovicus-Wyndham]

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.

[@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! ❤🛐❤🛐❤✝️

[@CyrusTheGreat222]

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

[@aaronbonogofsky4463]

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

[@yaqubleis6311]

Darius the Great become the king he won like 20 battle against 9 or more different rival Darius won more battle he also won war vs Greeks , Scythians and others

[@archivesoffantasy5560]

What battles did Darius fight?

[@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

[@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?

[@cryptofeen1438]

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

[@Pr0ats]

Horatio Nelson?

[@jameshalbirt5807]

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

[@matthester2290]

Just update me when you’re not hosting another channel.

[@mitchellsmith-long1434]

Ever thought of covering Darius III? Dude was basically Alexander the Great's archenemy.

[@alifarshad4461]

He was no match for him the Persian who stood against Alexander was a general named Ario barzan

[@agadirand4four347]

@@alifarshad4461 Alexander too wasn’t really as “great”. His story, young death is what truly made him famous. Darius iii was just not a competent ruler, most historians agree that any decent guy could stop Alexander before he even got to Syria.

[@avidplanes]

Kinda gives new meaning to "my kingdom for a horse".

[@yureituesday]

“ Screaming Eunics “ - band name, called it.

[@suzuyj]

Could you do one on Alexander Hamilton?

[@vanessathomas7437]

Yes!

[@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.

[@jhors7777]

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

[@Aemilius46]

Cyrus, Darius, and his son Xerxes we're certainly my favorite Achaemenid King's! 🛡️🗡️

[@spicsy__mane5253]

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

[@drswag0076]

to state the record, the ear lobes are being cut off. those who did were still able to hear due to the inner anatomy of the inner ear. the moral is, having your ears cut off doesn't make you deaf .

[@0ld_Scratch]

please do a video on Charles Lindbergh!

[@NatalieNussbaum-e2u]

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

[@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

[@saeedab8108]

Name of my son, in Persian Dariush , from Iran, thanks ❤️

[@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....

[@alibaloch3184]

4:41 he didnt die of battle wound but he accidentally stabbed himself in the thigh while getting on his horse. It is said this was a curse as he killed the Egyptian apis bull by stabbing it in the thigh.

[@frevazz3364]

How is that possible? He didn't feel the pressure of the blade and just kept getting in his horse?

[@sirusjohnsepar4248]

Wonderful thanks so much 🙏 good luck best wishes

[@vinodkhirid9822]

There are many great kings and personalities beyond Europe also. Hope God bless you with their knowledge also.

[@AishaAisha-nu6ei]

🎉thanku for ur great chanel in world🎉❤

[@CptMoroni35]

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

[@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.

[@robertsollory7475]

How about a video in Vladimir the Great? Tenth century ruler of Russia?

[@steven2212]

Absolutely splendid! Slack jawed watching this. Well done.

[@NikhilChaudhariimbevda]

No Shivaji Maharaj?? Simon you ought to do a video on someone who United a entire country filled with differences

[@FatalJapan]

Any channel you host I'm there!

[@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

[@CrisMind]

Not sure why, but the veggie tales song about Darius popped into my head. Yikes lol

[@miwa4798]

So glad i never watched that.....if only barney didnt exist too.

[@outlandish.history]

Yes! I love Veggie Tales 😁

[@cottontails9003]

Love these videos

[@itscarlosreally]

Bardiya Say that you remember Bardiya Dancing in September

[@ryanmuldowney3381]

Great 👍🏼 video !

[@samanjj]

This would be an awesome movie