Persia: 2,500 Years, From Cyrus the Great to Modern-Day Iran

Around five hundred BC, Persia ruled about five and a half million square kilometers. Yet that empire fell, and Persia was conquered again and again. So how has Persia survived as itself for twenty-five centuries? From Cyrus the Great and the Royal Road to Alexander, the Sasanians, the Arab conquest, the Mongols, the Safavids of Isfahan and the Revolution of 1979, here is the full story of Persia and Iran in one video. By the end, you will know what outlived every conqueror, and why Persians call their land Iran. Chapters: 0:00 Cyrus the Great and the First Persian Empire 1:54 Darius, the Royal Road and Persepolis 3:33 The Greco-Persian Wars 4:34 Alexander the Great 5:34 The Seleucids and the Parthians 6:34 The Sasanian Empire 7:27 The Arab Conquest and the Survival of Persian 9:04 The Seljuks and the Mongols 10:12 The Safavids and Isfahan 11:24 The Qajar and Pahlavi Eras 13:06 The 1979 Revolution and Iran Today Dates this old are approximate, and historians still debate several of them. Where sources disagree, the video says so. Sources: Median kingdom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_... Cyrus the Great: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_t... Achaemenid Empire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaeme... Persepolis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persepolis Royal Road: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Road Greco-Persian Wars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-P... Battle of Gaugamela: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_... Seleucid Empire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seleuci... Parthian Empire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthia... Sasanian Empire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasania... Muslim conquest of Persia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_... Persian language: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian... Shahnameh: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahnameh The names Persia and Iran: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of... Seljuk Empire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seljuk_... Mongol invasion of Khwarazmia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_... Safavid Iran: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safavid... Naqsh-e Jahan Square: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naqsh-e... Qajar Iran: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qajar_Iran Pahlavi dynasty: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pahlavi... 1953 Iranian coup d'état: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Ir... Iranian Revolution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian... Iran-Iraq War: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2... Iran: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran Full Story History tells the whole story of a country, a people or an empire in one video. If you enjoyed this one, subscribe so you do not miss the next. Next video: the Ottoman Empire. And tell us in the comments which country should come after it. #PersianHistory #IranHistory #History