How Persia Survived 4 Invasions That Erased Every Other Nation

Alexander burned Persepolis. The Arabs toppled the last Shah. Genghis Khan left towers of skulls. Tamerlane built pyramids of heads. Four invasions that would have erased any other nation from history. But every time, within a few generations, the conquerors were speaking Persian, building Persian palaces and wearing Persian robes. How did Persia survive what destroyed Babylon, Assyria and the Hittites? From the first cities of the Iranian plateau and the world's first international treaty, through Zoroaster, Cyrus the Great, Darius and the Parthians who humbled Rome, to the Mongols, the Safavids, and the day in 1935 when Persia told the world to call it Iran. ⏱ CHAPTERS 00:00 The empires that tried to erase Iran 02:13 Before Persia: the first cities 03:19 Elam and the first treaty in history 04:20 The Aryans arrive 05:23 Zoroaster: light against darkness 07:59 The Medes 08:19 Cyrus the Great 08:56 Darius and the first superpower 09:35 Queen Tomyris 10:11 The Greek wars: myth vs reality 11:09 Invasion 1: Alexander burns Persepolis 12:11 Parthia vs Rome 12:47 The Sassanids 13:32 Invasion 2: The Arab conquest 15:04 Invasion 3: Genghis Khan 15:28 The Mongols become Persian 15:54 Invasion 4: Tamerlane 16:44 The Safavids 17:20 The Great Game 18:51 Why Persia became Iran 19:23 Revolution and today 🔔 Subscribe to Rise & Fall for cinematic stories of empires, conquerors and collapse. 💬 Which of the 4 conquerors was changed the most by Persia: Alexander, the Arabs, Genghis Khan or Tamerlane? Tell us below. Visuals are AI-assisted reconstructions created for storytelling. #Persia #Iran #History