The ENTIRE History of Iran in 12 Minutes

From goat herders in the Zagros mountains to the largest empire the world had ever seen, and all the way to today. In 12 minutes we cover the whole story of Iran (Persia): Elam and the Medes, Cyrus the Great and the Cyrus Cylinder, Darius and the Royal Road, the Immortals, Marathon, Thermopylae and Salamis, Alexander the Great, the Parthians and the Sasanians, the Arab conquest, Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, Al-Khwarizmi, Avicenna and Omar Khayyam, the Mongols, the Safavids and Isfahan, Nader Shah, the Qajars, oil, the Pahlavis, the 1979 revolution, and Nowruz. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:33 Before the Persians 1:21 Cyrus the Great 2:25 The King of Kings 4:01 Persia vs Greece 5:07 Parthians and Sasanians 6:40 Islam and the Persian Comeback 7:53 Mongols and the Safavids 9:02 Kings, Oil and Revolution 10:38 Iran Today Some stories in this video (Cyrus and his grandfather, the Immortals always numbering 10,000) come from ancient Greek writers such as Herodotus, and historians still debate how true they are. Which country should we cover next? Tell me in the comments! #history #iran #persia #persianempire #cyrusthegreat #historydoodles