Forgotten Iranian Parthian Empire ( امپراتوری اشکانیان) - Fall of the Arsacids - Part 8 of 8

This is the finale of the Parthian Empire series. The Parthians a nomadic Iranian people had displaced the Seleucid Empire and built their own Parthian Empire.
In this last episode we cover the years 50 with Vologases up to Artabanus the IV and the Fall of the Arsacid dynasty at the hands of Ardashir I who would go on to found the Sassanid Empire.
🎼 Music:
THANKS TO:
Farya Faraji Channel on KZbin: / @faryafaraji
Songs used with his permission:
Rise of Arsaces: • Rise of Arsaces - Epic...
Achaemenes: • Video
I HIGHLY recommend checking out his channel if you are a fan of ancient sounding music!
Also used: EpidemicSound.com
Additional Sources:
"Rome, Parthia & India" - John D Grainger
"The Persians: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Iran" - Katouzian, Homa "Parthian Coins" - Sellwood, David
"Arsacids and Sassanians" - Shayegan, Rahim M.
"Trajan's Parthian War" - Lightfoot, CS
"Sassanian Persia" - Touraj Daryaee
"Rome's Enemies - Parthians & Sassanid Persians" - Peter Wilcox
#Parthia #RomanEmpire #Iranianhistory

[@Rocinante2300]

The premier source of Parthian History on KZbin, what a ride it has been.

[@YoreHistory]

Thanks for watching! Hope to do the same with the Sassanids/Ottomans!

[@babulburel547]

@@YoreHistory wow. Thanks man. The Sassanians and Ottomans 😍

[@angramainyu335]

That was a ride indeed!

[@topgears7775]

Guys its Sāsānian not Sassanian

[@aradsstates9584]

Good night to great Parthians Good morning to great Sassanids Great video as always. Tragic but great.

[@YoreHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it but agreed, tragic..

[@aradsstates9584]

Yore History now it's time for Sassanids😉🙌🏻can't wait to watch it. cheers.

[@omid1026]

Looking forward to seeing your mighty Sassanian empire videos.

[@YoreHistory]

Can't wait to start!

[@HistorywithCy]

Oh man, just got this on my feed...I'm checking out of work for the next half hour to watch this what I already know is a masterpiece! Thank you thank you THANK YOU!!!!

[@YoreHistory]

Thanks Cy, cheers mate :)

[@alexandruboldurescu7664]

Everything was new for me. I have never find such a good video about the Parthia history.

[@YoreHistory]

Cheers Alexandru, thanks for watching!

[@persiandude2378]

Thanks and cheers from IRAN SHAHR . Best parthian series on youtube. Go on man ✌🏻 irly like to see sassanid series as the major rival of rome . Love from iran

[@YoreHistory]

Thanks. So yes will alternate between Ottoman Empire and Sassanid but dont worry it will be one episode of each you dont have to wait a full series. So Ottoman episode 1 then Sassanid episode 1 :) Cheers!

[@a.h.tvideomapping4293]

>Just Came home from School >Yore History Uploads 2 great things just happened just now

[@YoreHistory]

Hehe cheers! Hope you enjoyed it.

[@rokuthedog]

Great as always

[@YoreHistory]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@YoreHistory]

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below! Next up for Historical Series will be: - Rise and Fall of the Sassanids - Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Empire I will switch between these two with 2nd person content...the 2nd person Yore Life as XX will be shorter so the wait between episodes/series you want to see will NOT be as long...that is the plan. Cheers and THANKS for watching! ERRATA: I mispoke and said 600 years...the Sassanid Empire of course lasted but 400. I had the end of their empire date of 651 in mind as 600+ years after year zero so the brain did what humans brains sometimes do... :(

[@ramtinfazeli5106]

Can't wait for the Sassanid series 👍

[@papazataklaattiranimam]

Ottomans pls

[@YoreHistory]

@@papazataklaattiranimam They are next up...one of the two next series. Will cover them from Rise to Fall (just before Attaturk)

[@farhadzaker2377]

- Rise and Fall of the Sassanids Pls!

[@YoreHistory]

@@farhadzaker2377 Its coming...will alternate it with Ottoman series.

[@timurthelamest5630]

The badass quotes alone at the start of each video is good enough reason for me to subscribe.

[@MrCount84]

That ending was so good. When I read up to this part, I wanted to know how the battle played out but nobody explained. Thus, when I reached that part of the video I was so happy.

[@YoreHistory]

Thanks Count...I had to speculate a bit but based on what little we know. I think it played out along those lines given he was outnumbered but had time to prepare defensively. Cheers!

[@faryafaraji]

It was an honour to have my music featured on this vid! And the beginning and ending gave me goosebumps, you really feel the weight of a great chapter closing and another beginning. Great job! I wonder to what degree the Sassanids saw themselves as the continuation of the earlier Achaemenid Empire? Ethnic Persian rule had been paused for centuries by then; did Ardeshir therefore consider his new regime a direct continuation of the Achaemenid one due to a sense of Persian-ness? One has to wonder whether Ardeshir saw himself as a man creating something new; or rather as someone reinstating and continuing the previous Persian empire. In retrospect, our objective modern view does treat the Achaemenids and Sassanids as completely different entities, but I wonder if, through the bias of his own era, Ardeshir saw himself not as someone opening a new chapter but rather continuing a previous one.

[@YoreHistory]

Thanks again, you did an amazing job. As for your question...I have often wondered the same. I tend to think he thought of himself in dual but greater role. They likely had more knowledge of Achaemenid events than survived for us. I like to think like many "Emperors/Kings/Shahs" that he felt he could bring it to even greater heights. However, both his empire and what was left of the Romans would exhaust their resources fighting each other instead of focusing inward and different directions. Ah the "What if" questions of history....

[@aftabnaveed]

I think neither the Sulucid nor the Parthians destroyed the Achaemenid remains. The Arabs however were ruthless in doing do. They not only burned the libraries but also changed what they thought were inappropriate for them. I also would like to think that Arab rule was more of a continuation of the Sassanians than an entirely new conquest if you take out the religion.

[@YoreHistory]

@@aftabnaveed Yes between the Greeks (Persepolis and its Achaemenid records), Romans (multiple sackings of Ctesiphon etc), Arabs, Sassanians and Parthians not a lot survived. I like to think and hope somewhere in the hinterlands of Iran are buried sites that could tell us more but who knows.

[@kinggilan364]

@@aftabnaveed The Arabs or greyhounds did not understand being wild and without a culture of history and civilization, and such things.

[@user-cg2tw8pw7j]

​@@kinggilan364 History told this to the kingdom of Sheba, Hadramout, Himyar, and the Nabataeans, evil merchants and others

[@christopherthrawn1333]

Excellent work. I rarely hear from this unique time period. Bravo job.

[@anastasiosvervantidis2026]

You have covered in detail this period, great job, thank you!

[@YoreHistory]

Appreciate you watching, cheers!

[@xjuliussx]

thank you, excelent documentary style video.

[@suren2313]

Such a great video with more historical details Cheers from Armenia

[@YoreHistory]

Armenia has a rich history, thanks for watching!

[@emperorkaido8539]

i hope that you make the ottoman safavid war of 1578 to 1590

[@omid1026]

Wonderful work once again

[@YoreHistory]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@freedomtosayno7880]

Brilliant and thank you.

[@YoreHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Janmejaya9]

Brilliant series on the rise and fall of the Parthians. Extremely well documented and narrated. Hope your series on the Sassanians comes out even more fascinating. Good luck!!!

[@YoreHistory]

Thanks for dropping in to watch Janmejaya. I can't wait to start on the series. Will be doing so after the first episode of another new series on the Ottomans. Cheers!

[@shapurthegreat7542]

Interesting fact: Achaemenid Empire is believed to be 4 times richer than Rome at its wealthiest

[@Aj-xr5vr]

Graet job!🔥 SEPĀS GOZĀRAM!(THANK YOU)

[@YoreHistory]

Thank you too!

[@brokenbridge6316]

Enjoyed this video very much. it was very informative. Hey another suggestion for you "Yore Life as an Arab Cavalrymen" preferably during the early Arab conquests. I think the early Arab conquests are incredibly interesting.

[@YoreHistory]

Great suggestion! With the shorter episodes I should be able to get through the list hehe. Ill add this thanks!

[@brokenbridge6316]

@@YoreHistory---I was hoping you would look at it that way. The early Arab conquests are a fun n interesting epic to read about. And Al-Wahlid the man who led it was perhaps the finest command the early Arabs had. The battle of Yamouk is an epic example of how great he is as a commander. Although I give his opponent serious kudos for trying to defeat him.

[@YoreHistory]

@@brokenbridge6316 They are very interesting and every time I dive into them I find something knew. I also like the era for the great cultural and linguistic shifts it created. Also, agree with you completely re the Battle of Yamouk. Believe me if I had unlimited time and resources these would all be underway haha.

[@brokenbridge6316]

@@YoreHistory---Agreed. And I hope you get this underway eventually.

[@RoboticDragon]

Good timing, just started watching these videos yesterday and now the final part drops today as I am finishing it up

[@YoreHistory]

Hope you enjoy!

[@christopherthrawn1333]

Well done. I love learning new places of history. Fascinating time period. Great job here.

[@YoreHistory]

Thanks for watching Christopher, glad you enjoyed. Cheers!

[@amirvtn6991]

why I did not know this channel exists ... one of the best history channels on KZbin

[@YoreHistory]

Glad you did :) Thanks for watching...Sassanid series coming shortly with its episode 1 later this week. Cheers!

[@jamjar1948]

Thank you very much for the great work! Yore History should have more subscribers.

[@user-ol2rp6su1k]

Perfect👍👍👍👍❤

[@SydWaters1776]

Great video!

[@YoreHistory]

Thanks!

[@kal3n87]

Nice!!! Thank you!

[@YoreHistory]

Thank you too!

[@babulburel547]

Yore History, HistoryMarche and BazBattles uploading on the same day😍

[@YoreHistory]

Haha i had to catch up on sleep so haven't had time to watch their vids yet...grabbing a coffee and doing so now. Cheers!

[@babulburel547]

@@YoreHistory Cheers

[@looloolalaable]

Your work is phenomenal. Keep it up my friend.

[@YoreHistory]

Thanks for watching!!

[@fredfred5616]

Thanks for these great videos, a lot of great information. Thanks again

[@omarbradley6807]

Another great series ended. Howhewer thanks to this channel, i become involved in Persian history, and manage to create a timeline of battles, thank you

[@YoreHistory]

That is so awesome to hear! Would love to see your timeline if its not private! Cheers Omar!

[@omarbradley6807]

@@YoreHistory Thanks, here i have a list of battles althought some details i would have to write in like the data or enemy commanders, but basically here it is a list of the battles in order.

[@YoreHistory]

@@omarbradley6807 Nice! I do very similar in that i keep a spreadsheet of them :) Ends up being handy..i do the same for all rulers etc.

[@omarbradley6807]

@@YoreHistory *Under Cyrus The Great* Persians under the sha personal command defeat the Medes at “The battle of Hyrba” Persians under the sha personal command defeat the Medes at “The battle of the border” Persians under the sha personal command defeat the Medes at “The battle of the Pasagrade hills” Persians under the sha personal command defeat the Lydians at “The battle of Pteria” Persians under the sha personal command defeat the Lydians at “The battle of Thymbra” Persians under the sha personal command defeat the Lydians at “The siege of Sardis” Persians under the sha personal command defeat the Babylons at “The battle of Opis” Persians under the sha personal command defeat the Sakans at “The battle of Jaxartes” Persians under the sha personal command are defeated by the Sakans at “2 battle of Jaxartes” *Under Cambyses II* Persians under Polycrates defeat the Egyptians at “The Siege of Gaza” Persians under the sha personal command defeat the Egyptians at “The battle of Pelusium” Persians under the sha personal command defeat the Egyptians at “The battle of Memphis” *Under Darius the Great* Persians under the sha personal command defeat rebels at “The battle of the Tigris” Persians under the sha personal command defeat rebels at “The battle of Zazana” Persians under the sha personal command defeat rebels at “The siege of Babylon” Persians under Vaumisa defeat rebels at “The battle of Arbela” Persians under Hydarmes defeat rebels at “The battle of Marush” Persians under Hystaspes defeat rebels at “The battle of Parthia” Persians under the sha personal command defeat rebels at “The battle of Kundu” Persians under Dadrasi defeat rebels at “The battle of Zuzza” Persians under Artabardiya defeat rebels at “The battle of Rakha” Persians under Dadrasi defeat rebels at “The battle of Tigra” Persians under Vaumisa defeat rebels at “The battle of Vautisara” Persians under Dadrasi defeat rebels at “The battle of Uyama” Persians under Artavardiya defeat rebels at “The battle of Parga” Persians under Gobyras defeat rebels at “The battle of Elam” Persians under Takhmaspada defeat rebels at “The battle of Sargata” Persians under the sha personal command defeat rebels at “The 2 battle of Memphis” Persians under Intraphernes defeat rebels at “The 2 Siege of Babylon” Persians under Dadrasi defeat rebels at “The battle of Karakum” Persians under the sha personal command defeat the Indians at “The Siege of Taxila” Persians under the sha personal command defeat the Indians at “The Siege of Karachi” Persians under the sha personal command defeat the Scythians at “The Siege of Budinoi” Persians under Arystagoras are defeated by the Greeks at “The siege of Naxos” Persians under Artaphernes are defeated by the Greeks at “The 2 siege of Sardis” Persians under Artaphernes defeat the Greeks at “The battle of Ephesus” Persian garrison in Amathus defeat Cypriot rebels at “The siege of Amathus” Persian fleet is defeated by a Greek contingent at the battle of “The keys of Cyprus” Persians under Artybius defeat the Cypriot rebels at “The battle of Salamis (Cyprus)” Persians under Hymaees defeat the Ionians at “The siege of Chios” Persians under Dauryses defeat the Ionians at “The siege of Dardanus” Persians under Dauryses defeat the Ionians at “The siege of Abydos” Persians under Dauryses defeat the Ionians at “The siege of Percote” Persians under Dauryses defeat the Ionians at “The siege of Lampascus” Persians under Dauryses defeat the Ionians at “The siege of Paesus” Persians under Otanes defeat the Ionians at “The siege of Calzomenae” Persians under Artaphernes defeat the Ionians at “The siege of Cyme” Persians under Dauryses defeat the Ionians at “The battle of Marysas” Persians under Dauryses defeat the Ionians at “The battle of Laburanda” Persians under Dauryses are defeated by the Ionians at “The battle of Pedasus” Persians under Datis defeat the Ionians at “The battle of Lade” Persians under Artaphernes defeat the Ionians at “The siege of Miletus” Persian garrison defeat Byzantine rebels at “The siege of Thasus” Persian garrison are defeated by Byzantine rebels at “The battle of Chios” Persians under Artaphernes defeat the Ionians at “The battle of Malene” Persians under Mardonius defeat Thracians at “The battle of the Persian Camp” Persians under Datis defeat the Greeks at “The 2 battle of Naxos” Persians under Datis defeat the Greeks at “The Siege of Karystos” Persians under Artaphernes defeat the Greeks at “The siege of Eretria” Persians under Artaphernes are defeated by the Greeks at “The battle of Marathon” *Under Xerxes* Persians under the sha personal command defeat rebels at “The 3 battle of Memphis” Persians under Megabyzus defeat rebels at “The 3 Siege of Babylon” Persians under the sha personal command defeat rebels at “The 4 Siege of Babylon” Persians under the sha personal command defeat the Greeks at “The battle of Thermopylae” Persians under Artemisa are strategically defeated by the Greeks at “The battle of Artemisum” Persians under the sha personal command defeat the Athenians at “The capture of Athens” Persians under Artemisa are defeated by the Greeks at “The battle of Salamis” Persians under Artabazus are defeated by Greek rebels at “The siege of Potidaea” Persians under Artabazus defeat Greek rebels at “The siege of Olynthos” Persians under Mardonius are defeated by the Greeks at “The battle of Platea” Persians under Artayntes are defeated by the Greeks at “The battle of Mycale” Persians under Artayctes are defeated by the Greeks at “The siege of Sestos” Persian garrison is defeated by the Greeks at “The siege of Byzantium” Persians under Boges are defeated by the Delians at “The siege of Eion” Persians under Tithraustes are defeated by the Delians at “The battle Eurymedon” *Under Artaxerxes* Persians under Achaemenes are defeated by the Delians at “The battle of Papremis” Persians under Megabyzus defeat the Delians at “The 4 siege of Memphis” Persians under Megabyzus defeat the Delians at “The siege of Propostis” Persians defeat the Delians at “The battle of Mendesium” Persians under Megabyzus defeat the Delians at “The siege of Byblos” Persians are defeated by Delians at “The siege of Kition” Persians are defeated by Delians at “The 2 battle of Salamis (Cyprus)” *Under Artaxerxes II* Persians under the sha personal command are defeated but kill the pretender Cyrus the Younger at “The battle of Cunaxa” Persians under Pharnabazus II defeat the Spartan fleet at “The battle of Cnidos” Persian garrison defeat rebels at the “Battle of Kition” *Under Artaxerxes III* Persians under the Sha personal command are strategically defeated by the Egyptians at “The battle of southern Palestine” Persians under Phocion defeat Cypriot rebels at “The battle of Cyprus” Persians under the Sha personal command defeat rebels at “The 5 siege of Babylon” Persians under the Sha personal command defeat rebels at “The siege of Thampascus” Persians under the Sha personal command defeat the Egyptians at “The battle of Pelusium” Persians under the Sha personal command defeat the Macedonians under Philip II at “The siege of Perinthus” *Under Darius III* Persians under Memnon of Rhodes defeat the Macedonians at “The battle of Magnesia” Persians under Memnon of Rhodes are defeated by Alexander III of Macedon at “The battle of the Granicus” Persians under Hegsistratus are defeated by Alexander III of Macedon at “The siege of Miletus” Persians under Memnon of Rhodes are defeated by Alexander III of Macedon at “The siege of Halicarnasus” Persians under Memnon of Rhodes are defeated by the Macedonians at “The siege of Mylete” Persians under the Sha personal command are defeated by Alexander III of Macedon at “The battle of Issus” Persians under Azemilcus are defeated by Alexander III of Macedon at “The siege of Tyre” Persians under Batis are defeated by Alexander III of Macedon at “The siege of Gaza” Persians under the Sha personal command are defeated by Alexander III of Macedon at “The battle of Gaugamela” Persians under Aryobazanes made a last stand at “The battle of the Persian gates” *Under “Artaxerxes V”* Persian garrison at Cyropolis is defeated by Alexander III of Macedon at “The siege of Cyropolis” *Without Sha* Persians under Oxyartes are defeated by Alexander III of Macedon at “The siege of the Sogdian Rock” The end

[@omarbradley6807]

i hope who this could help someone and myself to continue understanding it. and as always cheers. thank you!

[@ShadowWarrior496]

Outstanding work on the Parthian series

[@jimbeam8038]

amazing!

[@YoreHistory]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@anasevi9456]

amazing video, thank you!

[@YoreHistory]

Thanks for watching Ana. Cheers!

[@Sarke2]

Thank you so much on this serial, cant wait the Sasanian rise and fall, somehow i think Parthians are criminally underrated, we know more about Sasanians and i think even Iranians appreciate more that dynasty, but if you ask me it was more brutal and agressive than Parthian for sure

[@YoreHistory]

It was and as someone mentioned and I alluded to at the end of the series the Parthians in many ways lived on. Their Houses mostly survived intact as did their military's structure, only changing over the course of centuries. I hope to cover with the Sassanids some things not often covered. I do think some of the understanding we think we have of the Parthians is due to simply not having much available knowledge of them. So much is lost to the sands of time...I wish we had more :(

[@vkg4503]

Exceptional job, great graphics!!! Hoping and looking forward to the Sassanids!!!!!!!

[@YoreHistory]

Coming soon! I may start with Ottoman but only episode as ill go back and forth and just focus on them for series. Other Yore History single as mentioned.

[@vkg4503]

@@YoreHistory Love all your work, and am looking forward to it.

[@vkg4503]

@@YoreHistory A history of the Safavids at some point would be great as well! If you have time!

[@YoreHistory]

@@vkg4503 Yes will be doing one. I did do the founding of the Safavids but aye a full series at some point. Next up though the Sassanids and Ottomans (alternating each episode).

[@vkg4503]

@@YoreHistory Looking forward to it, need to catch up on your other stuff as well.

[@billdehappy1]

nice welll done

[@koismiah30]

"however she will not die" best line

[@darkhero5296]

Nice work.. I saw all 8 parts

[@DualAxer]

To be honest I knew almost nothing about the Parthians before I watched the Yore series. I have now watched every video several times and I still love it. So it IS because of infighting that they went down, but then what caused the infighting etc etc?

[@YoreHistory]

Dynastic struggles were definitely an issue...if we had more written accounts we would have a better idea. Instead we have to view it through Roman/Greek accounts. Rome went through similar issues and it set their empire back. Having long periods of Kings/Emperors coming and going quicker than the tides creates instability and uncertainty for sure.

[@ramingtonstill]

Thank you

[@arioarashdadkhahaseman1889]

ARTABANUS THE 4 WAS A GREAT KING IN DARK TIMES WITHOUT ANY FOLLOWERS AND SUPPORTER WHICH WAS THE TRAGEDY OF HIS THRONE.

[@YoreHistory]

Indeed...would have been interesting to see how the two brothers actually were.

[@OGDeepStroke]

RIP Parthia, wherever you are.

[@eqbal321a]

this was good

[@YoreHistory]

Thanks for watching! Cheers.

[@rasulpourjafar2080]

Goodjob 👍

[@YoreHistory]

Thanks, cheers!

[@nathaliendupont9971]

Do you know how many sieges took place during the Roman-Parthian wars? So excluding open battles

[@user-sv3td4vs5d]

ممنون 👍👍👍🌼🌻🌼🌻🌸🌷🌹🌸🌷

[@petercroves8562]

cool.work in detail on middle east history/Iran, on youtube, is rare outside of battles--i look forward to more Iranian history,

[@YoreHistory]

Thanks Peter, that was the idea...I only wish more source material had survived to the present era. I often wonder what still lies waiting to be discovered there...

[@babulburel547]

Last time I was this early Surena was still developing his attack plan on Crassus.

[@YoreHistory]

Lol...why yes he was...

[@tianlonghong665]

Polychrome Rome. A bold choice, and a correct one!

[@YoreHistory]

Thanks, not many hear or know that Rome was oft the aggressor ;)

[@thirddimension9749]

your voice make me wanna learn history .:) Nice Job !

[@muteday4026]

Just Look at Armenia's borders and lands Armenia is a real and ancient nation not like some the fakes doesn't present around there in that time Long live Armenia Greetings from IRAN

[@omid1026]

Pedram Bakhtyari our own Azeris are pissed off because we are backing the Armenians. The reason we do it is not because of Azeris it’s to do with Sultan Erdogan’s interference. We love our Azeri brothers and sisters.

[@muteday4026]

absolutely true; in addition pan turks in IRAN are haters versus other races in our country ; that's why and other reasons such as their tendency for separate our country and their media supports for other Separatists ; should be punished seriously

[@fanzy1338]

Omid Iran Unfortunately Republic of Azarbaijan’s government including its people long standing policy has been to provoke ethnic war and instigate separatist agenda inside Iran’s borders by their Turkification propaganda hence Iran has listed them as a major threat for its national security and sovereignty. That is so unfortunate as they should be brothers and sisters due to sharing the same history, culture, religion, etc. for thousands of years.

[@suren2313]

fanzy1338 can’t believe you finally realized

[@arianrezaie4729]

Great as always Also I am sorry to have to ask this but could you not make videos about the late sassanian empire becouse theirs so much we dont know about it other than the hows of the arab conquests we dont know when and how they created colonies did they control chinese citys like guangzhou en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou_massacre Or western africa Or was the chlukya empire really of seleucid origion?if so what would be the nature of their relation with persia? Or why dose Maurice describe slavs being zoruastrian? Or a gizilion other things so I am sorry to have to ask could you not make videos of them🙏 and if you are just mention these question about the sassanians I mean there is so much more content you could make from the manachian uygur khanate to the extremely persianized Tung and Abbasid empires to the Timurids to social movements like the Shu'ubiyah movement There is just so much you could do other than a video about an empire that we know only questions of

[@YoreHistory]

I try to be very clear when there is a lack of information. Like with this current series, I mention the sources we have being mostly Greek/Roman but that shouldn't be a reason to not touch a historical topic. I want to bring Iranian history to the people who only see it through the lens of movies like 300 where they are always the "bad guys". The Sassanids brought a lot to the world and even in their later years we know enough of other events but you have my word if there are questions unanswered I will raise them and point them out. With that said don't worry the other empires will also be covered. I want to delve into the Timurids and Abbasid but first up Ottomans and Sassanids. I will alternate episodes so no one has to wait for a full series to finish.

[@arianrezaie4729]

@@YoreHistory well than at least mention coloniese and things like that that are being studied

[@YoreHistory]

@@arianrezaie4729 Could you email me some links? My email on a desktop browser is in the "About" tab. If not I will try to research from above. Thanks!

[@arianrezaie4729]

@@YoreHistory my sources for persias foreign relations are a bit wikipadia-i (other than books about nestorian christianity which try not to mention Iranians) hope thats not a problem couldent find email so I will just mention here where you should look en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranians_in_China en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalukya_dynasty en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirazi_people en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangzhou_massacre_(760) en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou_massacre (These two are not the only persian massacres in china) There were also times when Iranians tryed to conquer china! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ispah_rebellion There arent any books about china in Iran but I do think you could find some about en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Lushan_Rebellion (Was done by Sassanian supporters that whent to china) And the en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_dynasty Becareful chinese first hand sources are a bit untrustworthy(even more than other first hand sources!) And what I sayed about the early slaves sounding to be zoruastrians are in the book of a byzentine emperor himself en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategikon_of_Maurice If this theory of mine is true it would explain why some slavic peoples claimed to be Iranic after the fall of yugoslavia (there is quite alot of Iranian influence on them) en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madara_Rider If you really talk about Iranian history with the detail I am asking you will be without a doubt the best hostorian on youtube One last thing en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasanian_economy Do mention the colonies in south east asia en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasanian_navy

[@YoreHistory]

@@arianrezaie4729 Not a problem I can go through it thanks so much! Appreciated.

[@ChocoKobra]

Rise and Fall of Sassanids!!

[@YoreHistory]

First episode will be up after first of Ottoman series so hopefully within a couple weeks :)

[@pascalheimbach861]

Thank you very much for the episodes. So many details, not seen in other videos, you must surely be an historian of Iranian culture (?), because less archeological and writings (ostraca) have been found of that period. Can you give us the armory and symbols/color of the Parthian dynasty ?

[@YoreHistory]

You are welcome! Unfortunately none survive. I ended up creating my own as a nod to both their nomadic horsemanship and Zoroastrianism. My hope is that somewhere in the hinterlands of Iran or other border countries there lies a yet undiscovered buried archaeological site with those details. But no not Iranian just someone who loves Iranian history and culture :)

[@pascalheimbach861]

@@YoreHistory In actual Türkmenistan at their burial place. The Achemenids and Sassanids used the red and gold colors, the Romans alike. You choose indigo blue or blue violet, is there an explanation ? Greek pantheon coupled with Mazdeism and Buddhism in religious beliefs would have influenced their flags. Your front/logo scripture is in Arabic and not Iranian or Urdu, is it not ?

[@YoreHistory]

@@pascalheimbach861 Are you referring to Old Nisa? All we have are coins for the Parthian Kings no colours to my knowledge that are contemporary to the period survive. My understanding is those were attributed afterwards but I could be wrong. Do you have a link?

[@pascalheimbach861]

@@YoreHistory Have you been on Old Nissa spot ? Only intuition for the dark blue / violet. But, you were talking about Ferghana for their original homeland instead of Eastern Caspian and Southern Aral sea shores, places inhabited by Massagets and Dahae.

[@YoreHistory]

@@pascalheimbach861 Yes as we don't know definitely where there homeland was...guesses include southern Russia or from the other basin of the Scythian Iranian peoples (Dahae confederacy). Some accounts say he was Scythian birth others Bactrian so I put him near there but should have said pure speculation...if I could go back I would have made some other edits as well.

[@pascalheimbach861]

Are the Kushans your next in connection with the Parthians and early Sassanids ? Or others ?

[@YoreHistory]

I will be doing two different series next...alternating each episode so don't have to wait for one series to end just will go back and forth between Ottoman Empire and Sassanid Empire :)

[@shapurthegreat7542]

The kushans have two ruling dynasties both are not related to each other

[@pascalheimbach861]

@@shapurthegreat7542 Do you mean the Tokharian /Yüezhi as first, then the Kidarites ?

[@adilhussain.7155]

Cousins

[@farshads3367]

Very good video as the intention to be unbiased and truthful was clear. I shall call it a video on history of Iranian Parthians not yet another cheap-in-context but expensive-in-production video of Roman propaganda all over the internet. The Depiction of Ardashir I is not looking like realistic looking at the Behistun inscriptions and drawings and Sassanids phenotype. I'm very excited how perhaps the even more historically sensitive Sassanians era would be in your new series. Keep it up.

[@YoreHistory]

I agree with you regarding Ardishir but i wanted a bit more lifelike than the behistun and im a terrible artist haha :) It was the best i could find but yes will try to find better. I want to bring Iranian history to people who think Persia was as they are shown in movies like 300.

[@XtReMz98]

I find it somewhat ironic to watch moments after Azerbaijan/Armenia skirmish. Seems that conflicts back then still stem troubles to this day!

[@YoreHistory]

Hehe aye like I mentioned in Community post...the irony didn't escape me either!

[@henkstersmacro-world]

👍👍👍

[@mithridatesi9981]

Nowadays, they are Zazas (iranian group) in eastern Turkey

[@aftabnaveed]

Most of your sources seems to be Roman historians, I wonder how reliable these sources are? Were you not able to find any native sources or at least cross compare it?

[@YoreHistory]

Did you view my sources? Even Iranian publications are based mostly on Greek and Roman as those make up the majority of contemporary accounts. Contemporary Iranian acconts of the Parthians didnt survive with the exception of a few and i use them where possible. What sources do you feel i omitted? I work hard to show Iranian history for its richness not how its portrayed in movies.

[@aftabnaveed]

@@YoreHistory I was not so sure, that's why I asked :-). Thanks for confirming and you are doing a great job I honestly prefer your videos over Kings & General now

[@YoreHistory]

@@aftabnaveed Thanks but feel free to link me anything you felt I missed as I want to ensure I capture all sources. Thanks for watching, cheers!

[@topgears7775]

Parthia was true Iranian identity. Sasanians were mightier in military but also more dictators. If you ask any historian who liked ancient Iranian history, they all shall agree with the fact that sasanian bad management of their own people and the arabs and Greek neighbours was the reasons the people of the capital welcomed the muslims to Iranian lands. During the Sasanian era zoroastrianism was forced upon the people, much like how islam is forced on Iranians today.

[@YoreHistory]

Agreed that seems the concensus. Yet few cover them in detail. I am excited to start!

[@aradsstates9584]

Váhmān Hulwān Borumánd your comment is relatively Justice and so fair, some Iranians think I hate Sassanians because of telling facts but blaming a dynasty is different from hating it, it's good to be fair and justice.

[@YoreHistory]

@@aradsstates9584 Do either of you know how much is taught regarding the Sassanians in Iran? Versus say the Parthians? I know from my books but curious how its taught there.

[@aradsstates9584]

Yore History well there is no general answer but most of the people in Iran have a very good picture from Ancient Iran no Matter which dynasty but they mostly remember the Achaemenid and Sassanid Persians but when you talk about Parthians they would say that they love them very much but they only know very well about General or Sepahbod Surena and nothing more except that Parthians restored the Iranian Empire and if they were more educated they know that Parthians restored the Iranian Identity but they know about Sassanids very well especially because of their hatred to the first Muslim Arabs and the end of Pre Islamic ages which means the end of more than 12 century of Iranian Imperial ages including : 1.Medes(625 -550bc), 2.Persians(550-330bc), 3.Parthians(247bc-228ad)and 4.Sassanians Eran Shahr(224-650ad).

[@topgears7775]

Arads States yes but I’m talking abut he culture, cus from the old Persian achamenid empire people didn’t knew anything more than the name of the empire and the name kourash, but most of the Modern Iranian culture and language and art is descendant of the parthians, therefor I said my comment like that, because as a whole Iranians are more Parthian and less Persian.

[@sirousafarin4577]

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[@dopp7724]

Great video, however as an Armenian Tigranocerta is pronounced Di- kran- a- Kert :)

[@kinggilan364]

Iran is so rich in civilization, culture and history that it is taught in schools and universities of the world. What does this mean? So why do you pretend to be ignorant in the face of the greatness of Iran.👍🇮🇷👑

[@australianopal4778]

Armenia is always in the middle of superpowers

[@YoreHistory]

Truth

[@YuzuruHakushaku]

that's 400 years not 600 hundred, it means Sasanid rule abolished in 850 during the time of Harunorrashid & Mamun, this is very far and late.

[@YoreHistory]

I mispoke...im a one man show and do make mistakes which i try to catch but don't always... Apologies and thanks...will add to description as errata. Did you enjoy the rest of the episode?

[@YuzuruHakushaku]

@@YoreHistory yes it was good like other episodes. but I must say if I didn't know about history I didn't know who the Iranians were, using Greek pronunciation and executing some names make understanding a little hard. also my advice is use Pahlavi script instead of Arabic for pre Islamic age.

[@YoreHistory]

@@YuzuruHakushaku Yes currently learning Parsi but i have a long way to go. It is difficult to find the pronunciations for me as I cannot find many Parsi/Persian language channels. Oh Pahlavi for the name that is a good idea. Otherwise yes I try to use flags to show who is who but good feedback, thanks!

[@YuzuruHakushaku]

@@YoreHistory I'm glad you liked the feedback, in fact I sent a Gmail to you, please read & answer me.

[@afshintahmasebi]

The Parthian peace process and the birth of Jesus Is there any event equivalent in history to Europe’s extraordinary peace record? Europe is living in the longest peace in its known history. That peace was based on supranational principles and initiated by Robert Schuman after a lifetime’s work. An amazing peace process took place two thousand years ago between two fighting superpowers. They divided the planet as much as the Soviet Union and the USA did in recent times. And conflict covered the exact area that is the source of today’s conflict in the Near and Middle East - Turkey, Israel, Syria, Iraq and Iran. In the middle of the earth at the point of contact of these two superpowers lay Israel. It was conquered first by one power, the Roman Empire and then by the other, the Parthian Empire. Who won? Rome was humiliated. Its armies were decimated. It renounced any further attacks on the superpower of the East. Then a peace treaty was forged. At this time and because of this peace, trade was boosted from the Far East to Gaul in the West. An era of prosperity allowed the Temple at Jerusalem to be rebuilt. During this Augustan-Parthian peace, Jesus Christ was born at Bethlehem. Why have most Europeans not learned the facts behind this key event in Christian civilization? What did most people learn about the Parthian Empire at school or even university? Yet every year many people send each other cards with Parthians on them. Who are they? The Magi! Why does the real identity of the Magi remain obscure to most people? Early in the Middle Ages great confusion, not to say false propaganda, arose about the supposed three Magi who visited the infant Jesus in Bethlehem. First, it is important to go to the record itself in the New Testament (NT) and get the facts. * There were not three Magi. The number is not specified. It is only stated that they brought three types of gifts, gold, frankincense and myrrh. * The Magi came from the East. No names are mentioned. * The event took place more than a year after the birth of Jesus as he is called a ‘toddler’ in Greek. That means he was about a year and a half old. * No other children are mentioned which means that James, the brother of Jesus, was probably not yet born. * The visit took place in Bethlehem. When Jesus was born, the David’s ancestral home no longer existed. Why? Because Herod the Great had destroyed all trace of the Davidic dynasty and the ‘castle’ of David there. James says in Acts 15, that the ‘Tabernacle of David had fallen down’. Herod did not hesitate to kill off his own sons and wives if he thought they would usurp him. It is therefore certain that he would wipe out any trace of a Davidic dynasty he could find. The NT says that at the time of the Magi’s visit Joseph had a house there. How come? Joseph was of direct royal lineage. He had the temerity and obligation to register the lands of David as his own. The registration took place as the first one under Quirinus, governor of Syria. (He made two.) This coincided with the celebration of twenty-five years of Augustus’s reign and the 750th anniversary of the foundation of the city of Rome. (See Dr Ernest L Martin: The Star that astonished the World). Augustus was proclaimed Pater Patriae, Father of the Fatherland. Prominent citizens were required to register their smaller fatherlands and acclaim allegiance to Caesar. Thus Joseph registered his right under Roman and Israelite laws as patriarch of the tribe of Judah. This was a very dangerous move as his life was at immediate risk by Herod. But Joseph also had protection under Roman law. Herod could not simply kill a Davidic son without Roman acquiescence. As James said, the ruins were prophesied by Amos to be rebuilt. So why in the Middle Ages did the Magi become a source of controversy? Firstly, the Magi were not Christian or even Jewish as far as the ignorant scholars of the time could say. People asked: why did pagans come and worship the infant Jesus? Why did they come at all? How many were there? Why didn’t Herod kill them? The answers are clear once we understand the dilemma faced by the Roman State Church founded under Constantine in the 300s CE. Constantine’s amalgam of paganism and Christianity replaced Rome’s ancient pantheon. The Roman Empire had its capital in Constantinople, today’s Istanbul. The lasting shame of the Roman Empire is that it destroyed the kingdom of Judah, its capital Jerusalem and its Temple. The term ‘Magi’ relates to the rival super power of Rome, the Parthian Empire. It extended from the River Euphrates to India and modern Afghanistan. Parthians traded with the Far East. It was a feudal confederation of kingdoms, not a military dictatorship like Rome. The Head of the Parthian Empire was called Arsaces, ‘King of kings’. A single dynasty had a succession of 30 Arsakoi kings. They ruled from 255 BCE for nearly half a millennium, more than any dynasty there before or since. The kings were selected, elected and sometimes rejected by a Council of Wisemen, priestly scientists. Its name? The Magi! (See Rawlinson’s Parthia or Steven M Collins: Parthia, Forgotten Ancient Super-power.) Rawlinson says that Parthia divided ‘with Rome … the sovereignty of the earth.’ There is good reason why Europeans are so ignorant about Rome’s super-power rival. The Magi again! The paradox became an intense political problem for the Roman Empire of Constantinople. Why? Because, although the ruling Arsakoi tribes of the Parthian Empire had migrated by then, the Roman Empire was still at war with the successor Sassanian Persian Empire. It was excruciatingly painful for the priests of the Roman ‘Mother Church’ to explain why the Magi of Persia had worshiped the infant Jesus and the Roman Empire had destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple. Parthia worshiped Jesus. Rome pillaged Jerusalem and destroyed the Jews. How could Romans justify a Christian heritage? The Roman Mother Church therefore blamed the Jews for the death of Jesus although the crucifixion was conducted by the Roman soldiers, under Roman imperial authority and with Roman nails. As for the Magi, they became non-persons. They were reduced to just three foreigners. But in reality the Magi helped govern Parthia. They performed a similar task to the Levitical priesthood for the Israelitish kings. Were there three Magi or more? We can say with near certainty that there were not three but many thousands! The Parthians were highly mobile and had several capitals. They traveled in massive, opulent, oriental style. The general selected by King Orodes to fight the Roman invader Crassus arrived with two hundred litters for his concubines. A thousand camels carried his personal baggage. A body of ten thousand horsemen and slaves served his personal needs. The Magi, the resplendently rich Parthian kingmakers, would have come to Jerusalem in their thousands or not at all! This is how Matthew’s gospel describes the scene: Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judah in the days of Herod the king, BEHOLD! There came wise men (Magi) from the East to Jerusalem, saying: ‘Where is he that is born King of the Jews? … We are come to do homage to him. When Herod heard this, he was troubled and all Jerusalem with him. The word ‘troubled’ can better be translated ‘terrified’, ‘set in a tumult’ ‘consternated’. Parthia had forged a peace treaty with Rome two decades earlier. This came after Roman legions had been grossly humiliated. In 55 BCE the avaricious Consul Crassus sought booty. Crassus, he of the saying ‘as rich as Crassus,’ was the powerful oligarch of Rome. Parthian king Orodes slaughtered his 40,000 strong legions. Presented with his severed head during a performance of the Euripides play ‘Bacchae’, Orodes filled its mouth with molten gold, mocking him to drink to his fill. In 40 BCE Parthia invaded Judea and deposed the Roman-selected high priest at the Temple and installed another, Antigonus. In 37 BCE Mark Antony invaded Parthia with a massive 16 legions of 100,000 men. They were decimated. He barely escaped with his life. In 34 Julius Caesar planned to attack Parthia. He was assassinated in Rome. If in the next few days you hear people talking about ‘Three wise men’, you can tell them, ‘It’s time to wise up on the Parthian Magi!’ Today’s leaders need to remind themselves how this area of an amazing peace, became again the furnace of conflict.

[@user-sv3td4vs5d]

فارسی مینوشتی

[@afshintahmasebi]

پارسی مینوشتم که فقط ما ایرانیان میتوانستیم بخوانیم، به انگلیسی لااقل اکثرا می‌توانند بخوانند! رستم فرخ هرمز

[@m.b.y6130]

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[@IranForeverFree]

The Parthian's story and their influence/effect on Iran do not end there, according to Jorjani's fascinating theory, the house of Karan/Suren plays a vital role centuries later in shaping the future of Iran. Their plans almost worked except they couldn't imagine the mongol phenomena ending them for good centuries later. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXKTqGZ-hNx2jZY

[@YoreHistory]

Correct, they do and that will be part of the Sassanid Empire series. Not only did the Houses of Parthia still play a role (not just Karan/Suren) but they remained almost fully intact as did the military structure. Will all be in the new series! It was the ending of their empire and the Arsacids and that was the point of the funeral speech at the end.

[@parvizradmard]

The word Partizan is coming from partian

[@_Kizagan_33]

SELÇUKLU atalarımdan selamlar. Persleri bize sormalı. Unutmayın☝️ masada bir Türk olmadan tarih yazılamaz. 😚😚😚😂

[@davidhughes8357]

Vologases the 100th. LOLOLOLOL.

[@Mixran]

Parthians are ancestors of the kurds

[@littlebear1994]

No. Parthians are Iranians, northern Iranians(guilakis and mazandaranis) are decendants of parthians.

[@ramtinfazeli5106]

@@littlebear1994 Kurds are Aryans too.

[@ramtinfazeli5106]

No they weren't

[@Mixran]

@@littlebear1994 no they were speaking middle persian

[@aradsstates9584]

Logan Triby as a scientific answer all modern northwestern Iranian languages include Kurdish could be descended from both Median and Parthian and some believe that the Parthian language is the middle Median language and I know the Kurdish language and yes there are so many Pahlavi ashkani roots.

[@ramtinfazeli5106]

Yore History : I'll mention the victories and losses of both sides. Kings and Generals : Let's pretend that Persians never won any battles against the Romans and only make videos about Romans victories against Persians and add detail as much as we can because we all know what Sassanid kings did to Romans.

[@Liquidsback]

I thought they covered Carrhae and Nisibis? The only battle they have covered that was a Roman victory was Dara. The Roman Persian Wars have been covered was a draw.

[@ramtinfazeli5106]

@@Liquidsback I meant Persians. The Sassanids. They didn't make any videos about Ardashir Babakan, Shapur I, Shapur II, Khosrow Anushiravan. They only covered the battles that Persians lost against Romans, Greeks and Arabs.

[@user-cg2tw8pw7j]

@@Liquidsback The victory of the Persians took place because the stupid Roman commander and his army wanted to destroy the Persians and were defeated

[@shapurthegreat7542]

Goodbye false Iranian kings

[@YoreHistory]

I cant wait to cover Shapur the great!

[@adilhussain.7155]

Father shahpur 1

[@parthianwarrior1901]

Great as always

[@YoreHistory]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@emperorkaido8539]

i hope that you make the ottoman safavid war of 1578 to 1590

[@YoreHistory]

I will cover the Ottoman Empire from start to finish.

[@emperorkaido8539]

@@YoreHistory great