History of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, Part I (550-486 BC; Cyrus the Great - Darius the Great)

[@SonofChrist77]

As a Persian from Shiraz, I am glad you made such a great film length documentary which is bursting at the seams with information about my ancestors. I am glad to be born in Iran and have Cyrus the Great as one of my ancestors as he truly was and still is a force of righteousness and light. I hope that in the same way Cyrus united the Persians and the Medes, that modern Iranians will come together and unite to fight injustice and inequality wherever it might be happening. Zendebaad Iran!

[@HistorywithCy]

Darood baradar, and thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed this! More Iranian history on the way, stay tuned and safe!

[@notyoursanymore9027]

You already have islam there the way of allah and Mohammad you don't need no neo-Cyrus...It's just that people and governors have to really follow the teachings....

[@notyoursanymore9027]

Oh and i'm from Tangier, Morocco i'm an Amazigh also know as berber...

[@wolfemode]

Your a aryan when it all comes down to it . Interesting

[@skullyfresh8720]

@@notyoursanymore9027 …you’re african…

[@IDreamOfLogic]

As a Greek, I was only taught at school that the Persians were some bad guys that the Greeks defeated. I am only now starting to learn about their civilization, and I am amazed. Thank you for giving me the opportunity. And Pete. He's the one that sent me here.

[@PO.RO.MD.ORT16]

Nobody was a bad guy if you really think about it. It comes from the perspective you're looking and teached from!

[@jimmyandersson9938]

Its normal the stronger part or the invader gets to be the bad guy and in this case Persia was both. So its not neccassary wrong, especially from a Greek perspective. Still a great empire tho, love to hear about the Achaemenids.

[@mehrdadhossaini779]

یونان بهد از اسکندر چه شد هیچ . یا بخشی از امپراتوری بیزانس بود و یا عثمانی ..ولی ایران بعداز هخامنشیان .پارتها بودن که ارتش های روم رو در هم میکوبیدن یا ساسانیان که دو امپراتور رومی در مقابلش زانو زدن .. ایران مرکز مدنیت بوده و انسان متمدن از فلات ایران به چهار گوشه جهان پخش شده

[@user-nc8sj9gq7m]

Grek and perisa dram

[@sahelldanishyar6196]

Love from Tajikistan 🇹🇯 from Tajik people to my Ancestors Teispes and Cyrus the great 🇮🇷❤️❤️ Tajiks-Persians synonym. Thank you for this great information

[@user-we5ir7np2j]

درود بر شما از ایران

[@MrOreo2010]

Very happy to see you covering Zoroastrianism!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks! I'll be doing a separate videos on Zoroastrianism soon, stay tuned!

[@omidfarhadi5541]

The Iranian fars tribe isn't persian , and persian isn't farsi Because originally The roots of the farsi language basic belong to the people of Tajikistan It is a branch of the Dari language of Afghanistan Undoubtedly iranian fars tribe are descent indian the nickname of persian belong to old region the called zagros and native people which lorestani and kurds living all round there . so this all history about mesopotamia in fact nothing to do with farsi people which immigrant and come from indian to iran . so some Europe companies the was concerns of ottoman empire that's why the build an fake country for fars tribe and keep genocided assimilated kurdish & lorstan history. racial cleansing , coultur,ancient & civilisation So the heritage and ancestry family of cyrus origin belong to the med (median ) empire which was the kurds kurdistan and lorestanj so basic farsi language origin belong to Afghanistan , Tajikistan not iran and iranian fars should not proud of an history which nothing to do with them that's not honor they imitated everything from others, So an century many( fake )sham country's in middle east ( iraq , turkey ,iran , Syria) build by the WEST companies

[@memeboi6017]

@@omidfarhadi5541 I smell a distinct tinge of "Copium".

[@spitamen24]

​@@omidfarhadi5541Are you out of your mind? I am a Tajik and this is the first time I have heard such nonsense, I will tell you that it was Persian that came to Central Asia and not vice versa, we Tajiks spoke Sogdian, Khorezm, Bactrian and other languages of eastern Iran and only after the conquest of the Arabs and the creation of the Samanid state, the Persian language became dominant in Central Asia, the Persian language has a 5 thousand year history This language is the father of all Iranian languages and we Tajiks are proud to speak this great Firdavsi language

[@MrLlama-sz3br]

@@omidfarhadi5541 farsi is the persian word for persian lolll

[@fraggerfragsolot9285]

Just when I run out of things to watch, this pops up :D

[@HistorywithCy]

Great timing I guess...it was taking a while to render so I guess that's why haha. Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it! Stay safe!

[@dEadERest]

@@HistorywithCy very much noting the content rich video Cy, as opposed to some presenters who are sufficing with repeating b-roll and audio

[@Strawhalo]

KZbin Clade x

[@TheZoobZoobs]

You can see the vast contrast between Cyrus and Darius by the fact that the inscriptions on one's tomb only request his bones to remain undisturbed while the other writes a book on how awesome he was.

[@abcd95489]

Yes i also first raised this question. But all his words matched with a person discribe in quran. If you readA darius inscriptions and his intro in quran you will find out it was one God, whom darius was getting instructions from. I dont know via which form not mentioned.

[@gst508]

​@@abcd95489😅😅😮😮

[@issith7340]

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[@AppalachianAntidote]

Everything man puts his hand to is corrupted my friend. There is not even one prophet, who's true words remain to this day, or else they are no prophet, from Adam, to Abraham, to Jmmanuel, and Mohammed. Their words and sayings have all been hidden, corrupted, lost or destroyed. There is only one author, and his words are written upon the hearts of every man, so that when he stands at Judgement he can claim no ignorance of the law, lest he blaspheme the spirit that resides within him, the very same spirit which will give account of his deeds and testify of his works!

[@parsesnarseh7536]

Hope to see this series pan out to include Seleucid, Parthian and especially, Sassanian eras. Great narration, excellent citation of ancient sources and the beautiful Persian music in the background have done splendidly to shed light on the criminally underrated Iranian history. Doroud from Iran.

[@HistorywithCy]

Darood my friend, great to hear from you! Yes, I'll be covering all of them eventually, first will finish up the Achaemenids and then go a bit into Alexander, Seleucids Parthian, Sasanian and even early Islamic period. That's the goal for 2021/22 and after will get into Seljuk, Mongol, Safavid, Zand, and Qajar periods. Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it and glad that you are into this stuff. Stay safe!

[@LagunaShirogane]

@@HistorywithCy think you can cover Ancient Egypt in all eras of it? As well as the Aztecs? My ancestry was recently discovered that I am linked back to the Apache Tribe, from the Mexican part of my mother's side of my family, in which that line was then traced to the Aztecs. I would love to get such a detailed video like this of the Ancient Egyptians and the Aztecs. Thank you for such great works.

[@venomvenom9926]

@@HistorywithCy cirus die by oldnes not in battle and masagetae was estern iranic they not beat scito sarmartyans parthians innmortals is bulsit story fabricated by greek idiot alies of lidians masagetae eliberete iran north india and middle east from alexander they push them back from cirus tomb persepolis and ashoka masagetae saka destryed greek empires seleukos both masaget and sarmat was scityians cirus army in tomb of cirus is writen directly from cirus hand here ay rest me cirus the great rullers of four corner of world by grace of god asia north africa middle east est europe was scityians cirus empires innmortals bulsit tomiris is a lie they was gypsy went in india cirus army scityians saka and yuesjy mix tajik uzbek but gypsy noi other peoples brothers of sarmatic getae parthians parnii

[@catfishzcorner2929]

@@LagunaShirogane Peru same as giza not on cy channel will begin your learning of Egypt cy is a repeater of lies he is way too young to have figured out a dam thing

[@catfishzcorner2929]

Would it not serve human better if he shared something like Earth's axis shifted causing all these insanities . I authored the Davis hemp bill forcing the US govt to legalize CBD and stop being the global cop on hemp . Then I stood down because of the plot to murder you and 3/4 of the planet. mRNA hope you did not take the mark if so. Then I r dner than toilet paper I warned folks long before this began . Your planet is laying on its side making the sky roll just like cuneiform class happens when the sister system returns . But yeah let's do stupid crap instead cy

[@HazerGore1185]

I literally just finished your existing playlist for ancient Mesopotamian history as the Medes/Persians came into the scene in force, so this video came just at the right time!

[@HistorywithCy]

Oh awesome, glad you enjoyed those as well! Actually, it was through studying the Achaemenid Empire many years ago that first got me into the history of ancient Mesopotamia - basically I wanted to learn more about the lands that the Persians ruled over and long story short, really got into Babylonian and Assyrian history. Anyway, thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it! More to come, stay safe!

[@MalayArcher]

It is a pleasure to collab with you Cy!

[@HistorywithCy]

The pleasure's mine! We'll do more in future, thanks and stay safe!

[@gooner72]

This Cyrus fella, whether the texts are to be believed, seems to be quite a decent and lenient ruler of such a vast and diverse empire. He's what we would call today, a very "tolerant and progressive leader" which is highly unusual for the time and even unusual in today's modern world, he would be viewed very favourably by the masses.

[@dizoddish493]

Definitely one of the best history channels out there man. Keep up the great work!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks my friend for the compliment, really appreciate it! Part II coming soon, stay tuned and safe!

[@nothingtoseeheremovealong598]

nice pfp

[@dizoddish493]

@@nothingtoseeheremovealong598 Thanks compliments from bunny stalin

[@connorgolden4]

Cye here to save day when I’m bored. Such an interesting empire.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you stopped by and hope you enjoy the video... more to come, stay safe!

[@connorgolden4]

@@HistorywithCy I always do!

[@accuratetaxes5504]

@@HistorywithCy can i ask you, how did it happen when you show a map there is now ARMENIA on your map. You show TURKEY AZERBAIJAN GEORGIA AND THERE IS NOW ARMENIA? EVEN AZERBAIJAN AND TURKEY DIDN'T EXIST FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME??? WHAT IS IT ? MISTAKE OR MUCH MORE?

[@danielm3711]

This is the most fair video I have seen on the Achamenedis Persians. Thanks for using sources other than Greeks.

[@bprinter9238]

Prior to the battle of Cyrus' death, Another smaller battle took place where Cyrus feigned a retreat to allow the Scythians to loot what appeared to be an abandoned camp. Led by Tomyris' son Spargapises, the Scythians looted the camp and drunk the deliberately left wine (something the Scythians were unfamiliar with). The Persians then attacked the intoxicated Scythians. After sobering up, Spargapises commited suicide in captivity, realising the trap he had fallen into.

[@hermescarraro3393]

HAH! That's funny. ☝️😌

[@HistorywithCy]

Yup, that's the more detailed version of the story. It for that reason that Tomyris took revenge on Cyrus and had his body beheaded, but who knows what really happened. Herodotus' is more the popular account, but others such as Xenophon claim he died of old age in his bed. Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it...stay safe!

[@bprinter9238]

@@HistorywithCy no worries hamdin, excellent video!

[@farnabazat5395]

And the scythians were also ancient nomadic iranians too ,and the fight is between two Iranian tribes. Also the herodet himself said he get that story from other people and he doest knows that's true story or not .he also made love story between cyrus and tomyris which it's not make any sense .katzias said he fought against nomadic tribes but not massagatae or tomyris and he gets wounded in battle and later from that wound he died .nobody get his head or ...........xenophon said he died in his capital .xenepohon and katzias both came to iran land ,one came as soldier and one was doctor .they clearly knows more than herodet about that story

[@venomvenom9926]

@@bprinter9238 hey scitians sarmatic kazar uzbek turkmen jews huns xiongu was in army of cyrus the great so called innmortal masagete was uyghur , they was to in army of cirus after they not submited to cirus the masagewtae but scityans sarmatic getae parthians was loyal to cirus beyond death of cirus king of kings

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

Last time I was this early King Astyages was still in charge. Love your channel.

[@lezardvaleth2304]

Last time I was this early Marduk-apla-iddina had only rebelled twice

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks my friend, glad you like the videos... appreciate the support, stay safe!

[@HistorywithCy]

@@lezardvaleth2304 Haha nice! Not too many people know who he was, I'm impressed! He probably deserves a video of his own, or maybe in a program on "Mesopotamia's Greatest Rebels and Troublemakers." I think it'd be a fun one to do. Anyway, thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it... stay safe!

[@lezardvaleth2304]

History with Cy I forgot which video it was but you had one where every five minutes you'd say, "... Because Marduk-apla-iddina had once again started a revolt" lol

[@HistorywithCy]

@@lezardvaleth2304 Haha yeah was probably one of the Assyria ones, I think Concise History of Assyria but I know he's also appeared in a few others.

[@tjwarburton]

The more I watch the more ancient history makes sense. This is like a huge jigsaw puzzle! I really enjoy jigsaw puzzles. Before I found your site, these places were isolated names just that existed in books. This way is far more interesting. Thank you.

[@walterwhite8229]

2:34 "Assyrian kings would constantly brag about how they massacred hundreds of memes" I'm sure I heard that wrong but dam.. it gave me a good reason to laugh.

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha it's "Medes" but yeah that's funny. Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it! More to come, stay safe!

[@jamessell1394]

Great video . Iranian plateau for last over ten millennium always been full of information and creativity of life and culture from philosophy to wine . Amazing history.

[@fleetwoodcheese]

these are always great to learn and have as a background voice

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it! Stay safe!

[@raminramini5221]

The best documentary video i have watched so far about ancient Persian Empire .Great video keep up the good work sir .thank you for sharing ...Fantastic video

[@arashp85]

Great video on Achaemenid Empire and also perfectly timed! :-)

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks my friend, glad you enjoyed it and Happy Nowruz to you! Thanks also for stopping by and stay safe!

[@garykeenan8591]

Thanks for this superb presentation. The narrative is clear and well-spoken, the sources varied and fascinating, and the graphics effectively show shifts in power and the geopolitics of the era. I look forward to part II.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks for the kind words and feedback, really appreciate them! Part II should be out hopefully by the next of next week. Thanks again for stopping by and stay safe!

[@LagunaShirogane]

The more I listen about the Persians from your videos, Cy...The more I begin to like them as a whole and a civilization I could easily live in if I was alive in ancient times due to how things were runned as a whole. They dont seem to be as brutal or as villianized as the Greeks would have you believe...such as their depictions in Assassin's Creed Odyssey or 2006's movie 300. But hey that's just what it seems like. There's probably more to the story of the Persian conquests than what we know about them from historians and the historical records that the Persians and other civilizations left behind. As the saying goes: there's one side, then another side of the story...and then there's the truth.

[@omidfarhadi5541]

The Iranian fars tribe isn't persian , and persian isn't farsi Because originally The roots of the farsi language basic belong to the people of Tajikistan It is a branch of the Dari language of Afghanistan Undoubtedly iranian fars tribe are descent indian the nickname of persian belong to old region the called zagros and native people which lorestani and kurds living all round there . so this all history about mesopotamia in fact nothing to do with farsi people which immigrant and come from indian to iran . so some Europe companies the was concerns of ottoman empire that's why the build an fake country for fars tribe and keep genocided assimilated kurdish & lorstan history. racial cleansing , coultur,ancient & civilisation So the heritage and ancestry family of cyrus origin belong to the med (median ) empire which was the kurds kurdistan and lorestanj so basic farsi language origin belong to Afghanistan , Tajikistan not iran and iranian fars should not proud of an history which nothing to do with them that's not honor they imitated everything from others, So an century many( fake )sham country's in middle east ( iraq , turkey ,iran , Syria) build by the WEST companies

[@PeymanBakhsheshkon-uf3zm]

@@omidfarhadi5541mad jealous Kurd/ Turk found

[@user-xf2gu9ln4w]

@@omidfarhadi5541 If you have read history, you know that when the Arabs invaded Iran, the Arabs did not have the letter P, and that is why the people called Pars Fars. The origin of Farsi language is in the southwest of Iran, but the people of Tajikistan and Afghanistan are the people of the northeast of Iran. There is no evidence to say that Persians are originally Indians, and if we proceed with this logic, Kurds and Lors are 100% Indians, not Iranians. Persians are from the southwest of Iran, but Kurds and Lors are from the northwest of Iran, and the people of Shiraz and Pars province of Iran were called Pars, not the people of the Zagros region. No one has created a fake country for the Fars people And also, no one is begging for your history, Kurds, and it is a sign of your ignorance that you want to steal other people's history, steal it with lies. Cyrus the Great's family was from the Persians, not the Medes, only Cyrus was from the Medes on his mother's side, and again Cyrus was from the Persians. Fars did not copy Kurds and Lers, if you read history, you know that Iran is not a fake country and your words are another sign of your ignorance. Throughout history, the West has always wanted the destruction of Iran and never wanted Iran to return to its former glory. Then create a fake country for the Persian people. Today, the West wants to build a completely fake country for you Kurds. Then you Kurds call Iran a fake country You Kurds don't say that we Kurds have been oppressed throughout history and are children of the mountains, so how do you claim history and civilization and say that we have history and arrogantly disrespect other nations? Especially the people of Fars who respect and love you Kurds so much, that is why God will not give you a country. I'm starting to hate all Kurds because when I see Kurds in cyberspace who hate Fars and Persians so much and try so hard to buy history and identity for themselves and steal the history of Fars people, don't expect me to respect you. I never thought in my life that I would have to prove to some ignorant Kurds that Fars are Persians

[@arsavarese85]

This is one of my favorite channels on KZbin. You do a great job. Thank you very much for the videos. Please keep them coming.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, really glad you like d this! There's also a second part to it as well with the rest of the kings of the Achaemenid line. For sure, there will be more, stay tuned and thanks for stopping by!

[@yuribrito1504]

GREAT VIDEO! I'm a huge fan of Cyrus the Great! Korosh Kabir/Kuruš (Cyrus), in MY historical analysis, was one of the greatest strategists and conquerors in military history! He is one of the few who TRULY deserve the epithet of "Great". While Rome, for example, was still only an insignificant city-state in Lazio during the reigns of Servius Tullius and Tarquinius Superbus, Cyrus, on the other hand, had already founded the very first GLOBAL empire in history, unifying the entire Middle East and Asia Minor under his power. Cyrus, therefore, was the driving force that, for the first time in history, unified (at least politically) the ENTIRE Middle East and Asia Minor! With the exception of Egypt (Mūdrâya), which was conquered by Cambyses at Pelusium (Egypt became the satrapy of Mūdrâya), Cyrus defeated and conquered three of the four major empires that controlled the Middle East and Asia Minor during the 6th century BC: Lydia (Sparda), Media (Mâda) and Babylon (Bābil). Cyrus, therefore, conquered an empire that controlled much of Anatolia (Croesus' Lydia), an empire that controlled all of modern Iran, part of the Caucasus and part of Anatolia (Astyages' Media), and, lastly, an empire that controlled all of Mesopotamia, Phoenicia and parts of Arabia since the days of Nebuchadnezzar (Nabonidus' Neo-Babylonian Empire). As for Egypt, Pharaoh Psamtik III (526-525 BC), the last pharaoh of the 26th Egyptian dynasty, in my historical analysis, inherited a completely isolated empire within the political context of the Middle East during the 6th century BC. Following Cyrus' conquests in Lydia (546 BC), Media (549 BC) and Babylon (539 BC), which were carried out during the reign of Pharaoh Ahmose II (570-526 BC), Egypt became completely isolated and vulnerable! This channel already made an excellent video about it! The Persian conquest of Caria, Lydia, and Ionia (which were located within the current Turkish provinces of İzmir, Aydın, Uşak, Muğla and Manisa), in my historical analysis, represented a severe blow against the Ionian Greeks of Asia Minor, more precisely against the 12 city-states of the so-called Ionian League (Κοινή σύνοδος Ίώνων): Miletus (Μίλητος), the "cradle of philosophy" ("Το λίκνο της φιλοσοφίας), as I like to call it, Ephesus (Έφεσος), Myus (Μύος), Teos (Τέως), Klazomenai (Κλαζομεναί), Colophon (Κολοφών), Priene (Πριήνη), Erythrae (Ερυθραί), Phocaea (Φώκαια), Lebedos (Λέβεδος), Samos (Σάμος) and Chios (Χίος). Moreover, in addition to Lydia itself, Cyrus and Harpagus also conquered Lycia/Pamphylia (the current Turkish provinces of Antalya and Muğla), Cilicia (current Turkish provinces of Adana, Mersin, Osmaniye, Hatay and Manisa), and, of course, Phoenicia itself, which became the main base of the Persian fleet under Darius, especially Tyre, "the mother of Carthage" (as I like to call it). Furthermore, Cyrus' military actions also conquered the region of Elam (current Iranian provinces of Ilam and Khuzestan). Susa itself became one of the five greatest capitals of the Achaemenid Empire (alongside with Pasargadae, Persepolis, Ecbatana and Babylon). However, in my historical analysis, it was the conquest of Babylon that "wrote" Cyrus' name in history. The conquest of Babylon was of utmost importance! Note: During the 6th century BC, Babylon was simply the most important city on the face of the world! Conquering Babylon in the 6th century BC, in other words, was like conquering London in the 19th century, Rome in the 2nd century or New York in the modern times! Furthermore, the conquest of Babylon also guaranteed the conquest of Mesopotamia by Cyrus, more precisely Sumer (Šumeri) and the Sumerian city-states of Ur, Uruk, Eridu and Lagash, which included all the current Iraqi governorates of Bābil, Dhi Qar, Wasit, Basra, Al-Muthanna and Al-Qādisīyyah. Following the conquest of Babylon, as the video already mentioned, Cyrus adopted the titles that once belonged to the Assyrian and Babylonian kings, including the titles of "King of Babylon" ("Šar Bābili/Šar māt Bābil"), the "Great King" ("Šarru rabû"), the "mighty king" ("Šarru dannu"), the "king of kings" ("Šar Šarrāni"), "king of Sumer and Akkad" ("Šar māt Šumeri u Akkadi"), "king of the Universe" ("Šarru kiššat māt") and "king of the four corners of the world" ("Šar Kibrāt erbetti"). The Achaemenid Empire was the "firstborn" of all the subsequent global empires, including Alexander's Macedonian Empire and the Roman Empire! Cyrus laid the foundation of the first GLOBAL empire in history! Without Cyrus, Alexander would not have been possible! Moreover, the Achaemenid Empire was one of the few empires based on morality during Antiquity! By influence of Zoroastrianism, slavery was simply abolished! Cyrus himself considered slavery as an affront to Ahura-Mazda! The Human Rights is, par excellence, a Persian/Achaemenid creation!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, really appreciate the kind words and I share your enthusiasm/admiration for both him and the empire that he founded. And, I can see by your comment that you know your stuff. More coming in Part II, stay tuned and safe and thanks again for stopping by, appreciate it!

[@si_bent8309]

Global empire, you seem to have forgotten the Umayah Caliphate which was centered in Damascus and the Abbasid Caliphate which was centered in Baghdad

[@osr4152]

So much info here and brilliantly presented.

[@kashmirapagdiwalla2430]

I like the narrative that goes along with the visuals, which makes the understanding so much clearer.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks for the feedback, appreciate it! I keep trying to make these better so your comments really help. Thanks for watching!

[@ofallmyintention9496]

I am not as familiar as I would like to be as it pertains to the history of the east as the west. This was informative and enjoyable. I like how you consistently cite Herodotus during this period (for obvious reasons), but always show pertinence in taking some of his writings with a grain of salt. I enjoy the Histories (especially as it pertains to Herodotus' bias but also his sense of humor and thorough nature) Either way: great job, as always, Cy. I always enjoy your videos.

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha yeah don't get me wrong, as much as knock on Herodotus in other videos, I still love reading Histories and respect him a lot. I personally think that he tried his best when he could, and filled in the blanks with myths and legends which honestly, in those days were often taken as fact anyway. I think that bias is to be expected, since after all, Herodotus was from the Greek Ionian city of Halicarnassus which had a tense relationship with their Persian overlords and also sources, such as those from Egypt or Greek cities, didn't take too kindly to them either. Despite this, I think he did a good job with what he was given. Thanks again for stopping by and your comments, really appreciate them! More to come, stay safe!

[@tonyar952]

😎

[@frankmortensen7651]

Every time I watch one of your videos, I end up watching 2 or 3 more, even ones I have seen already and I learn something new every time. I watched this one when you released it, but after watching the Assyrian video, which led me to the Medians, I had to watch this again.

[@LaamAlif]

Ooohhh ive been waiting for a video like this from you, cant wait to watch it

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, hope you enjoy it! More to come, stay safe!

[@erichtomanek4739]

Epic. The Gift of the Telling of Stories has thus been placed upon Thee.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks my friend, glad you liked this! Part II on the way, stay tuned and thanks for stopping by!

[@Numba003]

I've been loving these ancient history videos, from the Sumerians to the Achamenids to the Macedonians and beyond. Thank you for another fascinating episode. God be with you out there everybody. ✝️ :)

[@tjohnsonabraham]

Great documentary, Cy. Cyrus would be proud.

[@matthewv4086]

Very comprehensive, one of the kind. I learned many new things. Great job. I'm looking forward to watching more.

[@Bulgarian021]

Very nice ! I always enjoy your videos about Persia and other ancient cultures, this one is no different. Good job,man! I wonder if we have any knowledge about how common people lived back then , i.e. family life, values, work aspects, items found in common houses, what ideas people had about the world, education and the human body at the time. Surely most sources talk mostly about kings, wars and alliances. One camn just wonder ...

[@HistorywithCy]

Hi! Yes, there is a good deal of info on this and I'll probably do a podcast on it later on this year. I also want to do something similar with ancient Mesopotamia and Greece as well - more daily life, average people, less kings and politics. Great suggestion! Thanks again for stopping by, really appreciate it! Talk soon and stay safe!

[@omidfarhadi5541]

The Iranian fars tribe isn't persian , and persian isn't farsi Because originally The roots of the farsi language basic belong to the people of Tajikistan It is a branch of the Dari language of Afghanistan Undoubtedly iranian fars tribe are descent indian the nickname of persian belong to old region the called zagros and native people which lorestani and kurds living all round there . so this all history about mesopotamia in fact nothing to do with farsi people which immigrant and come from indian to iran . so some Europe companies the was concerns of ottoman empire that's why the build an fake country for fars tribe and keep genocided assimilated kurdish & lorstan history. racial cleansing , coultur,ancient & civilisation So the heritage and ancestry family of cyrus origin belong to the med (median ) empire which was the kurds kurdistan and lorestanj so basic farsi language origin belong to Afghanistan , Tajikistan not iran and iranian fars should not proud of an history which nothing to do with them that's not honor they imitated everything from others, So an century many( fake )sham country's in middle east ( iraq , turkey ,iran , Syria) build by the WEST companies

[@user-xf2gu9ln4w]

​@@omidfarhadi5541 If you have read history, you know that when the Arabs invaded Iran, the Arabs did not have the letter P, and that is why the people called Pars Fars. The origin of Farsi language is in the southwest of Iran, but the people of Tajikistan and Afghanistan are the people of the northeast of Iran. There is no evidence to say that Persians are originally Indians, and if we proceed with this logic, Kurds and Lors are 100% Indians, not Iranians. Persians are from the southwest of Iran, but Kurds and Lors are from the northwest of Iran, and the people of Shiraz and Pars province of Iran were called Pars, not the people of the Zagros region. No one has created a fake country for the Fars people And also, no one is begging for your history, Kurds, and it is a sign of your ignorance that you want to steal other people's history, steal it with lies. Cyrus the Great's family was from the Persians, not the Medes, only Cyrus was from the Medes on his mother's side, and again Cyrus was from the Persians. Fars did not copy Kurds and Lers, if you read history, you know that Iran is not a fake country and your words are another sign of your ignorance. Throughout history, the West has always wanted the destruction of Iran and never wanted Iran to return to its former glory. Then create a fake country for the Persian people. Today, the West wants to build a completely fake country for you Kurds. Then you Kurds call Iran a fake country You Kurds don't say that we Kurds have been oppressed throughout history and are children of the mountains, so how do you claim history and civilization and say that we have history and arrogantly disrespect other nations? Especially the people of Fars who respect and love you Kurds so much, that is why God will not give you a country. I'm starting to hate all Kurds because when I see Kurds in cyberspace who hate Fars and Persians so much and try so hard to buy history and identity for themselves and steal the history of Fars people, don't expect me to respect you. I never thought in my life that I would have to prove to some ignorant Kurds that Fars are Persians

[@MelEveritt]

Thank you for your in-depth exceptionally produced documentaries. Watching from outback Queensland, Australia 😊

[@LagunaShirogane]

I usually watch Fire of Learning's channel for history stuff but you got what they haven't done yet. Which i like. Your content is as good as their's and they're very good with their history videos. Keep it up. Maybe you and Fire of Learning can collaborate a history video together some day.

[@Krommer1000]

Love these videos. You & Historia Civilis are by far my two favorite independent History Channels on KZbin. It's so great having a channel that presents this information is such a informative, yet still entertaining and digestible fashion.

[@HistorywithCy]

Oh, I love History Civilis... that channel is one of my inspirations! Glad you liked this and thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it...stay safe!

[@ev29xyro]

I just found this channel and I love it. I‘m reading a lot about this period and its nice to have this kind of narrative alongside!

[@carrot3957]

Nice video! Can't wait untill part 2!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks! Hopefully will be out first week of April... stay tuned and thanks for stopping by!

[@volodymyrcuza9994]

Thanks a lot for such a monumental video! Very interesting and educational!

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure and thanks, really glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for stopping by and stay safe!

[@u5amaa]

Fantastic video as always Hope you had a great Nowruz!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks my friend, Happy Nowruz to you and your family as well! May this upcoming year be great for all of us. Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it! More to come, stay safe!

[@brettmuir5679]

I can't wait for the next nugget of gold to drop. Oh wait- nuggets be dropping down every couple of seconds. I love this channel. Thank You for your hard work and nuggets of wisdom.

[@darashariat]

Truly enjoyed every minute of it, well put together. Looking forward to the next one and more.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed this! Part II was just released a few days ago so hope that you enjoy that as well. Thanks also for stopping by, really appreciate it... stay safe!

[@WanaxTV]

Awesome video! I was actually hoping the Persian empire would be next. Great work brother!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks my friend, appreciate it! It took a while but finally put it out and have another one coming soon! Hope all is well with you and looking forward to your next episode!

[@lakshmipraveen8734]

This why i love this channel!!! And also Achaemenid Empire!!!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you liked this... more Achaemenid history coming up in the next few months, stay tuned and safe!

[@lakshmipraveen8734]

@@HistorywithCy I am Ready!!!

[@robbabcock_]

Wow! What an epic episode! Well done, Cy.😲🙏😁

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks! Working on the second part right now, hopefully it'll be out in about a week. Thanks again for stopping by, really appreciate it...stay safe!

[@richardsparks7051]

Thanks so much Cy . I’ve watched or listened to I’d say all of your videos on KZbin channel . I’ve learned so much and you’ve helped answer many questions I’ve had . I love ancient history ! It started as a little boy watching Documentaries on TV about Egypt and me discovering even more older places and people I wanted to find out all I could and now 50years later I’m still fascinated . A big thanks for you bringing me more understanding, knowledge. If I could go back in time I would had became a Professor or Archeologist because of my love I’ve always had for Ancient History .

[@margaretlasota2582]

Cyrus , Thank you for an amazing series about origins of ( Medes) Persia and the Achmaneid empire. You are Cy the Great!

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha thanks, glad you liked this one... make sure to also check out part II for the rest of the story! Take care and have a great weekend!

[@barryboushehri1707]

Can't wait for your Sassanid Empire video.

[@judikingsman6132]

What a marvelous series. How I appreciate ancient history! So enjoyable and rewarding. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@raminsadeghi7358]

Nice video as usual. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Happy Persian new year to you. Best wishes,

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks baradar, you! Happy Nowruz to you and your family! Stay safe and all the best for the new year!

[@RelivingHistory1]

How I love going back to these...thanks cy! Fantastic

[@-757-]

Thanks for another great video upload. Keep up all the great work

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, thank you for stopping by, really appreciate it! Stay safe!

[@sonnybrittle3865]

GREAT, GREAT Site. Extremely informative making me want to learn more.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! More ancient Persian history on the way, stay tuned!

[@Emcee_Squared]

Hey Cy, I love learning about the Achaemenids and love this video. But when are you gonna show some love to the Sassanids? I feel like their isn’t too much about them out there. I need a thorough history lesson on Ardeshir, Shapur, Hormozd, Khosrow, Yazdegard, Bahram, Kaveh, and all those other great legends from that time.

[@mattstakeontheancients7594]

Personally would love that too. Very little on the Sassanids even Kohzro(butchered name) but guess less than 10 vids I’ve found on the empire that whooped up on the Byzantine empire.

[@yaqubebased1961]

That's bc Sasanian history is orders of magnitude more complex and detailed. It'll be a scholarly feat to do it justice on youtube

[@riazr88]

Thanks for putting this together. Was looking for a video like this. Keep it up!

[@cyrusthegreat1893]

So, this is what eventually happened to my empire at the end… How sadly it ended…

[@HistorywithCy]

Yes, was a glorious time... but don't worry, your descendants will come back with the Sasanians! Will do more on them and the Parthians hopefully by the end of this year, stay tuned!

[@mikethek5494]

Good FREE museum: The Oriental Institute museum in Chicago. 100 years ago what we now call the Middle East was considered the Orient. Sumerian writing tablets from the dawn of civilization, Mummies, Egyptian Book of the dead, and much more. Its part of the University of Chicago, a private school with many Nobel prize winners as Profs. On the south side of Chicago, near the Museum of Science and Technology.

[@HistorywithCy]

Oh yes, a very good museum! I'm still waiting for museums in my area to open up, hopefully soon! Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it... more to come, stay safe!

[@yeriyark6678]

Nowhere in this world has history as fascinating as this region

[@PoliticalFuturism]

Another phenomenal piece Cy. Thank you. Keep it up, I really appreciate your work and I know many others do too!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you and my pleasure, glad you really like these, even if they are a bit longer than usual. There's a second part to this coming out hopefully by the end of the month, stay tuned and thanks again for stopping by, really appreciate it!

[@PoliticalFuturism]

@@HistorywithCy Personally, I love the longer videos - they are really enlightening. The short ones are also fantastic. In my eyes, whatever content you release, it seems to catch my interest regardless of format.

[@HistorywithCy]

@@PoliticalFuturism Hi, thanks for the feedback, really helps as ultimately, I want to present this info in the best format for all of you. I think in future, I'll be doing a mix - shorter videos and mixed in with longer video podcasts. Thanks again, stay safe!

[@AbdulHannanAbdulMatheen]

👏🙂 this must have taken a lot of effort. keep up the great work

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks my friend, it took time but was fun to put together. Only drawback of longer videos is that the wait time for you all is longer between videos, but the next few won't be as long and so hopefully will come out faster. Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it! Stay safe!

[@splumpy8469]

My favorite civilization! Thank you so much!

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, glad you're interested in this stuff. More on the Achaemenids to come for sure, stay tuned and thanks for stopping by, appreciate it! Stay safe!

[@farnabazat5395]

Dorud brathar,that's amazing video with a lots of informations 👍❤hello from iran 🇮🇷

[@HistorywithCy]

Merci baradar, glad you enjoyed this! More on the history of ancient Iran coming soon, stay tuned and safe!

[@TheObserversTV]

Achaemenid-Athura, that's where we got the usage in the name Athuraye, from Old Persian, great video.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks! Athura was the name of the satrapy of northern Mesopotamia - pretty much what was once the Assyria heartland. Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it! More to come, stay safe!

[@tommy-er6hh]

Good vid, Kudos! It made me think - all the historian contrarians , how many times they have been proven wrong. They said Troy was a made up place, until it was proven; that Minoans were a fable - until the Minoan palace was found; and there is more. More recently they said there was not an ancient city in Brazil it was tale - until some one found it in the jungle. So i find it nice that you present the history and then the contrary view and let us make up our own mind.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, that's what I try to do ... give as many facts and primary sources as possible (without totally boring you all) so that y'all can then form your own informed opinions! Glad you found this video useful and more to come soon. Thanks again and stay safe!

[@hexapodc.1973]

God send bro thanks. Man the depth of the research here is just incredible

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks my friend, glad you liked this! Part II out hopefully by the end of this week. Stay tuned and safe!

[@charlierpaul5486]

You’ve got the subscription. Great work !

[@shanecarubbi7864]

Great video Cy, thank you 👍👍

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, thank you for stopping by! Stay safe!

[@Amadeu.Macedo]

As usual, I must congratulate "History with Cy", for yet another wonderful, illuminating documentary, from which I have learned a great deal. Additionally, if you permit me, I would like to bring to everyone's attention that the period of Darius and Xerxes, according to some modern scholars, represents the fundamental source of our existing East-West divide, which historically antagonized Middle Eastern cultures against the Western Civilization.

[@tawan20082008]

yes!

[@HistorywithCy]

Yeah, I think you're right. That's really when this "us and them" mentality started to really take shape. Glad you liked the video and actually, there's still more to come; this is only part I. The next one will dive further into this divide with Xerxes' invasion of Greece, the policies of later Achaemenid kings toward Europe and finally the greatest east-west encounters of all time (at least in my opinion), Darius III vs. Alexander of Macedon...stay tuned. Thanks again for stopping by, really appreciate it...stay safe!

[@Amadeu.Macedo]

@@HistorywithCy - Thanks for your reply, dear "History" friend (by the way, may I inquire about your name?). Back to the topic. Isn't history amazing? This terrible East-West divide, which is so important now, has been boiling (and getting worse) for 2,500. Indeed after the Achaemenid/Persian incursions, then came Alexander's destruction of Persepolis, followed by incursions of Romans advances in the Levant, then the Islamic centuries long occupation of the Iberian peninsula, three centuries of atrocities caused by the European Crusaders in the Levant, Byzantine conflict with the Ottomans (and the later subsequent occupation of Greece, Bulgaria and other realms in the Balkans), and then centuries of European Colonialism in the Middle East, not to mention the British establishment of Israel (along with Zionism and their oppression of the Palestinians), and finally extremist Islamic Terrorism (which is also connected with the rise of the Islamic fundamentalist government in Iran, Taliban and ISIS now) … It's mindboggling, as well as shocking, particularly the great majority of people on Earth are not even aware of this HUGE Historical, complex, and exponentially dangerous issue! Cheers.

[@TheMercian13]

Cyrus the Great bragging about his conquests over here... Great vid Cy!

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha thanks my friend, really appreciate it! There will be plenty more bragging in Part II, stay tuned!

[@shaiikoisbetter9152]

Hey Cy! I’ve been binging all your vids and saw some vids on China and Mongolia so as a Korean I would love to see a video on Korea perhaps on Gojoseon to stick with the ancient theme.(just a suggestion)

[@HistorywithCy]

Hi, thanks for stopping by and the suggestions! I'd actually love to do more on China, Mongolia and Korea... my hope is that I'll get deep into those topics, probably China first, during the second half of this year. Stay tuned and thanks again!

[@Cecil_Augus]

Even today with the whole might of the Anglo-American empire the entirety of this territory is not under the rule of one imperium, showing the immense difficulties in doing so. I get totally amazed how these people managed to rule such culturally and geographically diverse territory, which is also extremely rich and well positioned. 2.500 years ago. Wow. That comes to show how the ancients were way more developed than we may think. The intelligence, postal and bureaucratic networks required to rule this vast empire cannot be understated.

[@88arakvita]

Thanks for this . We never end learning .

[@garygilliard8628]

Great documentary

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@barryboushehri1707]

Just discovered this channel. Excellent video.

[@berniemaopolski4870]

Great episode!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks man, appreciate it! More to come, stay safe!

[@bulletclub3320]

Cy, fantastic video!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks my friend, really appreciate it! Stay safe!

[@TheEdgarMueller]

Great video! Gave me a good overview, much appreciated.

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, glad you found it to be useful... more to come, stay safe!

[@alpharomeo9225]

Learned so much. Thanks 🍀🌸

[@saeedvazirian]

Proud to be the 1000th like! Happy belated Nowruz, Ramadan and soon Eid Fitr. Long Live Xsaça! Iran won. 🇮🇷

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much, same to you! More Persian history from all periods on the way, stay safe!

[@JCBCoin]

Amazing content and fascinating little known history. My art history class brought me here.

[@HistorywithCy]

Oh awesome, tell your teacher thanks, and thank you also for stopping by, really appreciate it...stay safe!

[@federicofernandezcardenas2173]

Excelent video! I love the use of the sources

[@Bikram_Riya]

Nice Historic story

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you!

[@yeseniazayas9024]

❤ amazing video! Thank you!

[@baihongliang]

Nothing is more gratifying than sowing salt on the fields of your defeated enemies 👍

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks for stopping by, stay safe!

[@erimgard3128]

Oh shit, you went all out A video fitting of history's greatest king,

[@HistorywithCy]

Yeah, I wanted to actually add more but it would have taken too long. I'll follow up though with several related programs on all different subjects with regard to the Achaemenids. Thanks again for stopping by, really appreciate it! More to come, stay safe!

[@vazak11]

Interesting stuff to be sure, I am surprised you don't cover the women of the empire though, as I understood it many of them wielded great power and did great works.

[@223sushi]

Eid Nowruz mobarak!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you, same to you! All the best for this year and beyond! Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it...stay safe!

[@dovahkiin2259]

Great video, very well made! The story of Darius should be a tv miniseries! Pretty sure scholars are right and he killed the real brother of Cambyses

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it! Yeah, the scholarly consensus believes that he was a usurper. It would definitely make a great series, an action-adventure with a bit of mystery! More to come in part II, stay tuned!

[@LuisAldamiz]

Very interesting, we are almost in the prehistory yet because of the paucity of sources. I got a bit freaked with two religious details: 1. On one hand, we see the Persians/Zoroastrians liberating the Jews (and teaching them about heaven, hell, morality and all that), only to be destroyed by them (Christians and Muslims are both Jews) centuries later. That's sorta sad and ironic. 2. On the other, the name of the magus Gaumata sounds so similar to Gautama (Buddha), who is claimed to have lived in those same dates (but in North India/Nepal) that I really don't know what to make of it. Also there's a lot of apparent opposition between Hinduism, of which Buddhism is an offshoot, and Zoroastrianism, for example in the meaning of the word "deva"/"daeva": god for the former, evil demon for the latter, and an inverse one between "asuras", Hindu demons, and "Ahura Mazda", supreme God of Zoroastrianism. So I do wonder if the whole episode was not a religious conflict (but impossible to tell for sure with the limited data available and the bias of the sources). PS - I just read that it was Xerxes I who wrote: "by the favour of Ahura Mazda I destroyed that establishment of the daivas and I proclaimed, 'The daivas thou shalt not worship!'", what maybe means I am not so wildly off, at least it implies that some "Hindu-like" tradition existed in his time, i.e. after Darius and his mysterious coup d'etat. >> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daeva

[@decimusausoniusmagnus5719]

Thank you, my dude.

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, glad you liked it...stay safe!

[@88arakvita]

The Almighty AHURA MAZDA BLESS YOU all 🇮🇷

[@mihaeladesaga2518]

Thanks!

[@novamine118]

you are awesome! This is so great :D

[@HistorywithCy]

No my friend, you and all the viewers are awesome! Thank you for all of the support, really appreciate it! Stay safe!

[@Amc933]

Excellent. Thank you...

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, really glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for stopping by and stay safe!

[@marksmith8928]

Have to comment that the lack of useless and more useless musical and visual interludes where absolutely nothing is gained during Cy's videos means I learn more in 20 minutes than 90 minutes elsewhere. The overlay of video, music, and voice production is outstanding and makes him my favorite historiographic content producer. There. I said it. 😊

[@behiran2252]

The best period of human life during the Persian empire. Freedom prosperity and justice were provided for all people. No slavery. ❤👏

[@MrOreo2010]

Regardless of whether or not Darius was the product of a grand conspiracy, looking at his immense success one gets the impression that he did indeed have the favor of Ahuramazda However, in connection to this, I do have a question: was it only after Darius had to establish his royal lineage that it was called the Achaemenid Dynasty? Or was Achaemenes definitely Cyrus' granddad?

[@HistorywithCy]

Hi, thanks so much for stopping by and the question. That's a good question and honestly we don't know because there is no document from Cyrus, Cambyses or really any other kind before Darius with any reference to Achaemenes. In the Cyrus Cylinder, Cyrus stops at Teispes, who in Darius' inscriptions was the son of Achaemenes. Cyrus though just mentions his ancestors that were kings of Anshan, so maybe Achaemenes was not a king of Anshan but still and ancestor? We honestly don't have any mention of this so we can't know for sure, only make guess. Great question though! Thanks again and stay safe!

[@Rico-Suave_]

Watching 14:57 , I believe I watched this before in another upload