Darius the Great: The Great King of Persia

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  • @BrainsApplied
    @BrainsApplied 4 года назад +415

    *I thought the names of kings in Game of Thrones were long.*
    But then I met "Darius the great, king of kings, king of countries containing all kinds of men, king in this great earth far and wide, by the favor of Ahura Mazda these are the countries which I seized outside of Persia; I ruled over them; they bore tribute to me; they did what was said to them by me; they held my law firmly; Media, Elam, Parthia, Aria, Bactria, Sogdia, Chorasmia, Drangiana, Arachosia, Sattagydia, Gandara, India, the haoma-drinking Scythians, the Scythians with pointed caps, Babylonia, Assyria, Arabia, Egypt, Armenia, Cappadocia, Lydia, the Greeks, the Scythians across the sea, Thrace, the petasos-wearing Greeks, the Libyans, the Nubians, the men of Maka and the Carians."

    • @Overworkedandunderpaid
      @Overworkedandunderpaid 4 года назад +10

      😂

    • @Overworkedandunderpaid
      @Overworkedandunderpaid 4 года назад +4

      Gordon Gartrell also🤦🏻‍♂️

    • @1DennisK
      @1DennisK 4 года назад +45

      It must have took him forever to sign a check

    • @joaquimdinisreis
      @joaquimdinisreis 4 года назад +18

      Title of the Portuguese King, in 1815-1822:
      Dom João VI, pela Graça de Deus, Rei do Reino Unido de Portugal, Brasil e dos Algarves, d'Aquém e d'Além-Mar em África, Senhor da Guiné e da Conquista, Navegação e Comércio da Etiópia, Arábia, Pérsia e Índia, etc.
      [EN] By the Grace of God, King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves on this side of the seas and beyond them in Africa, Lord of Guinea and of Conquest, Navigation, and Commerce of Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, and India, etc.

    • @ChristopherPartlowL8
      @ChristopherPartlowL8 4 года назад +3

      Joaquim Dinis Boy did all that at 7 dah damn

  • @DoReMi123acb
    @DoReMi123acb 3 года назад +190

    Ancient Persia does not get nearly enough credit as it deserves.

    • @harithdanial141
      @harithdanial141 2 года назад

      Because western propaganda. Even ancient China and India not get credit

    • @alphabet.m7218
      @alphabet.m7218 2 года назад +33

      @T S حسادت درد بی درمان شماست دوست عزیز

    • @kashfiaislam9995
      @kashfiaislam9995 Год назад +5

      King Charles III is a direct descendant of King Darius I. 👑💍

    • @frauyodortmund
      @frauyodortmund Год назад

      ​@@kashfiaislam9995 what

    • @kashfiaislam9995
      @kashfiaislam9995 Год назад +1

      @@frauyodortmund Of course King Charles III is a direct descendant of King Darius I. In fact, William the Conqueror and his wife, Matilda of Flanders were direct descendants of King Darius I. 👑💍

  • @jovideos7546
    @jovideos7546 4 года назад +203

    This man is getting a channel for every hair in his beard

    • @johnnash2815
      @johnnash2815 4 года назад +15

      I have a channel for every hair on his head

    • @christinel6616
      @christinel6616 4 года назад +6

      And every one is fascinating.

    • @Psykreep
      @Psykreep 4 года назад +3

      Getting an ad for every hair too.

    • @bennader3151
      @bennader3151 4 года назад +3

      Classic British tactic: divide & conquer. lol

    • @turtleanton6539
      @turtleanton6539 3 года назад +1

      Yes and he is one of those no hair on head so let's compensate with a full beard guys

  • @aliakbaryahya583
    @aliakbaryahya583 4 года назад +191

    Darius was the ruler of thee greatest empire ever existed. 44% of the living population on earth lived under his rule. The infra structure he planned are still the basics for now days. But history shows that every thing has its ups and downs.

    • @gamecolor4519
      @gamecolor4519 3 года назад +10

      Thanks I am King Darius

    • @GodsOath_com
      @GodsOath_com 2 года назад +9

      Darius also upheld the decree of Cyrus to rebuild Jerusalem and the Temple because Jehovah is God, not Allah.

    • @Threezi04
      @Threezi04 2 года назад +2

      @@GodsOath_com The God of the Torah and of the Quran are one in the same. This is basic theology my guy how are you so moronic? They're called Abrahamic religions for a reason.

    • @farii202
      @farii202 2 года назад +4

      @@Threezi04 hahaha nope different gods if you read it

    • @Threezi04
      @Threezi04 2 года назад +1

      @@farii202 It's clearly you who hasn't read anything, they're both the god of Abraham who did all the same things in Islamic belief as he did in Jewish. I don't know about Christianity though because you guys have pagan polytheistic trinity so you guys worship some other god/gods lmao

  • @robdon3472
    @robdon3472 4 года назад +670

    Simon should start a channel where we can learn about all his new channels

  • @thatguywesmaranan
    @thatguywesmaranan 4 года назад +346

    but we all know simon is just darius in disguise...
    how else would anyone rule over so many youtube channels?

    • @MrChit-od9po
      @MrChit-od9po 4 года назад +6

      Bah hahaha

    • @artman7780
      @artman7780 4 года назад +8

      It’s a sad news to say, but he lost the battle of Visualpolitik channel.

    • @cv4809
      @cv4809 4 года назад +18

      "I am Simon the great, king of RUclips, king of this platform far and wide, king of all kinds of channels and contents, these are the channels that I have acquired beside Biographics..."

    • @FelixIakhos
      @FelixIakhos 4 года назад +7

      @@cv4809 Geographics, Business Blaze, Toptenz, Simon Whistler, Today I Found Out, Megaprojects, Visualpolitik EN, The Simon Whistler Show and Highlight History

    • @orngrnify
      @orngrnify 4 года назад +1

      The Epic beard is one profe of the Reinkarnation. 🤫

  • @wrongsalvation8904
    @wrongsalvation8904 4 года назад +81

    I love how some of the people he conquered were separated by the ones that drink this stuff, the hat wearing Greeks and the guys that wear the pointy hats. 🤣

    • @skywindow6764
      @skywindow6764 4 года назад +7

      You must mean the Scythians, in both cases. The Thracians -like the ones who killed Aristagoras- were Scythians too. In ancient greek art on pots the Persians wear the pointy Phrygian knit-cap (a beanie) which must be the same as the Scythians'. By big-hat (correctly meaning sun-hat) Greeks, the Persians meant the Macedonians...

  • @N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S.
    @N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S. 4 года назад +233

    Everybody gangsta til the general cuts his own nose and ears off.

    • @piperar2014
      @piperar2014 4 года назад +11

      That's a terrible plan and normally I would forbid it. But you've already committed.

    • @alexanderveritas
      @alexanderveritas 4 года назад +16

      Imagine the level of determination it takes to do such a thing. _That general had balls of steel._

    • @ahanufrank1020
      @ahanufrank1020 3 года назад +3

      @@piperar2014 crazy sonofabitch actually pulled it off tho... got a wife gifted to him too... fuckin madlad

    • @darkness595
      @darkness595 3 года назад

      @@ahanufrank1020 😂😂

  • @HouseofBricks13
    @HouseofBricks13 4 года назад +29

    Darius is even mentioned in Daniel chapters 5 & 6 and also in the book of Ezra ch 5

    • @GTKJNow
      @GTKJNow 9 месяцев назад

      Yes I agree, but this guy contradicts the Bible I don't know a lot about Darius but I know this much from the Bible about Darius I [Dan 5:30-31 KJV] 30 In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. 31 And Darius the Median took the kingdom, [being] about threescore and two years old.
      Other history Channels say Darius III was a coward who fell to Alexander king of Greece.

  • @rockgod6180
    @rockgod6180 4 года назад +94

    Been waiting for this one. Now just need Darius III and Xerxes I

    • @amirhedayati8091
      @amirhedayati8091 4 года назад +14

      Darius III?? One of the worst leaders in the history of the world don't need no biography! Gotta do Abbas I or Khosrow I instead

    • @rockgod6180
      @rockgod6180 4 года назад +7

      @@amirhedayati8091 True, but Darius III was their last king

    • @ramtinfazeli5106
      @ramtinfazeli5106 4 года назад +3

      @@rockgod6180 And one of our worst kings.

    • @ramtinfazeli5106
      @ramtinfazeli5106 4 года назад +3

      @@rockgod6180 That idiot learned nothing from his battle with Alexander. He still thought he can win just because he had the numbers and could win with full attack.

    • @amirhedayati8091
      @amirhedayati8091 4 года назад +6

      Most historians agree on the fact that any half-decent leader could've easily stopped Alexander before he could even enter the Persian territories. Darius III was greatly incompetent and a giant coward! During the last stand where he fled the country and left a competent general Ariobarzanes in charge, they nearly defeated Alexander's army at the peak of their power! Alas by that point it was too late and the defending Persian army was simply too weak compared to Alexander's

  • @ignitionfrn2223
    @ignitionfrn2223 3 года назад +40

    2:00 - Chapter 1 - The lineage of darius
    4:10 - Chapter 2 - Ascension to the throne
    8:45 - Chapter 3 - Early reign & revolts
    12:35 - Chapter 4 - Inside the empire
    15:00 - Chapter 5 - Strife with scythia
    18:30 - Chapter 6 - The Lonian revolt

    • @blackpigeon4743
      @blackpigeon4743 2 года назад +2

      Thanks

    • @BlackFrostMusic
      @BlackFrostMusic 2 года назад

      The First Persian Empire was great. I like the possibility of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Kuwait & Turkmenistan joining the Islamic Republic of Iran in the 22nd century-32nd century. 🇮🇷

    • @kashfiaislam9995
      @kashfiaislam9995 Год назад +1

      King Charles III is a direct descendant of King Darius I. 👑💍

  • @luxembourgishempire2826
    @luxembourgishempire2826 4 года назад +84

    Yes more like these biographies!

    • @Knappnax
      @Knappnax 4 года назад

      GhostOfOnyx so ist es

  • @ethanramos4441
    @ethanramos4441 4 года назад +43

    “Whether men lie, or say true, it is one and the same object.”
    Darius the Great

    • @GTKJNow
      @GTKJNow 9 месяцев назад

      this guy contradicts the Bible I don't know a lot about Darius but I know this much from the Bible about Darius I [Dan 5:30-31 KJV] 30 In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. 31 And Darius the Median took the kingdom, [being] about threescore and two years old.
      Other history Channels say Darius III was a coward who fell to Alexander king of Greece.

  • @emperorpenguin6420
    @emperorpenguin6420 4 года назад +15

    Whenever your mind craves for knowledge or stories you go to this man.

    • @GTKJNow
      @GTKJNow 9 месяцев назад

      But is the knowledge accurate?

  • @TsegazeabBekele
    @TsegazeabBekele 4 года назад +12

    Simoooooon! There you are my bold guy. Happy to see you 😭. Im addicted to your voice

  • @barbieworld8491
    @barbieworld8491 4 года назад +11

    This story is near and dear to me, I lived in modern day Iran. Interesting af!

  • @Luka_malov
    @Luka_malov 4 года назад +8

    I love these video, i learned more from your videos than from my history class. Greetings from Croatia.

  • @abrahamickingdom1533
    @abrahamickingdom1533 4 года назад +29

    Drangiana is such a cool name. Feels like straight out of some fantasy world.

  • @viveliran7509
    @viveliran7509 4 года назад +6

    In fact Darius Saved Acheamenian House
    When Cambyses II tried to conquer Egypt, a traitorous swindler named Geomat conquered the capital, but Darius was able to kill him and take back the capital.

    • @notatroll78
      @notatroll78 Год назад

      نه داش
      احتمال خیلی زیاد بچه ی کوروش رو کشت
      همخون کوروش بوده و کار درست رو کرده تا شاهنشاهیو نجات بده ولی کشتن بچه کوروش خود تاریخه و گعومات دروغی بیش نیست

  • @shadowj1705
    @shadowj1705 4 года назад +6

    I’ve been waiting sooo long for this one! About time!

  • @ivanhunter6492
    @ivanhunter6492 4 года назад +80

    would you do one on Gilgamesh?

    • @Joe-xf5ot
      @Joe-xf5ot 4 года назад +3

      Yea him, and other every leader on civilisation would make a good series 👍

    • @mohammedalkhadher43
      @mohammedalkhadher43 4 года назад

      Joe 33 I was literally thinking the exact same... 😂😭

  • @TheWinezen
    @TheWinezen 4 года назад +12

    Lovely. I finally know the details about the accomplishments of King Darius the Great.

  • @shosha101390
    @shosha101390 4 года назад +73

    the dislikes are the Scythians trying to lure us into the desert!

  • @JBRCLY
    @JBRCLY 4 года назад +7

    I love you're content so much! I watch/listen to something daily. I'd really like to hear your rundown of Maurice Hilleman. Be safe out there!

  • @chickendrawsdogs3343
    @chickendrawsdogs3343 4 года назад +14

    Well...Darius' not gonna be happy to learn of his son's obsession with bedazzling an entire jewelry store on his face and body...

    • @kianghorbanpor9988
      @kianghorbanpor9988 4 года назад +3

      lol i hope your joking😂.you are joking right?

    • @lo-fiaesthetic5382
      @lo-fiaesthetic5382 3 года назад +2

      @@kianghorbanpor9988 they are talking about the movie 300 and it's terrible image of king Xerxes

  • @Ardeshir8
    @Ardeshir8 4 года назад +4

    Cyrus getting killed by Tomyris is one of the 3 stories Herodotus has written on cyrus! Which is the most unlikely given the way he is buried and his testament is!

  • @deidreperryman172
    @deidreperryman172 4 года назад +4

    Loved the presentation Simon gives to all hosted websites he does. Thank you for sharing and i hope theses websites stay so much one can learn.
    Take care, stay safe and God Bless.

  • @TheRickardo
    @TheRickardo 4 года назад +1

    We proud of him. Thanks for video

  • @nathaniellong4281
    @nathaniellong4281 4 года назад +15

    You make an excellent point about Darius's rise, which is how he tried to make himself related to Cyrus the Great. Cyrus left such an effect on not only the Empire he created, but also on Persia itself. For 2,500 years all the way up to the last Shah of Persia, the many various rulers of Persia enforced their legitimacy by claiming to be descended from Cyrus the Great, and that they were continuing his legacy. And as we learn in this video, Darius was the first to do that. As for another detail about his rise, the good news is that the Persians had soap back then so after fondling Darius's horse, at least Oebares could wash his hands.

    • @kashfiaislam9995
      @kashfiaislam9995 Год назад +1

      King Charles III is a direct descendant of King Darius I. 👑💍

  • @InFlamedParlysis88
    @InFlamedParlysis88 4 года назад +17

    Biographics: Edgar Cayce (the mystic)
    MegaProject: Washington Monument (the missing collonade and the KGC)

    • @gmaki7958
      @gmaki7958 4 года назад +2

      +1 for Edgar Cayce

  • @fletcherbrown1537
    @fletcherbrown1537 4 года назад +39

    Last time I was this early the Greeks were at war with the Trojans.

  • @HiltTilt
    @HiltTilt 4 года назад +2

    Light of my day, love Biographics

  • @yaqubleis6311
    @yaqubleis6311 Год назад +3

    Darius the Great become the king he won like 20 battle against 9 or more different rival Darius won more battle he also won war vs Greeks , Scythians and others

  • @mylinuxgr5050
    @mylinuxgr5050 4 года назад +5

    It was not Phidipedes who inspired the Marathon race. It was another anonymous runner. Phidipedes was the most famous Greek runner who at the time of the battle was trying to convince the Spartans for help and for this reason run from Athens to Sparta. This run has inspired the modern ultra-marathon race of Spartathlon.

  • @mitchellyoung589
    @mitchellyoung589 4 года назад +12

    Would you ever consider doing a video on Sir John A. MacDonald? Look forward to your vids every week best wishes from Canada.

  • @cameronbanks1699
    @cameronbanks1699 4 года назад +7

    They where prolly like “dam Darius why your hand smell like that “

  • @MeganSin
    @MeganSin 4 года назад +8

    Who here remembers Shane madej’s retelling of darius’ rise to power on ruining history?

  • @reinderrider45
    @reinderrider45 4 года назад +2

    Your content is so professional

  • @rippedreaper7279
    @rippedreaper7279 4 года назад +7

    *Please do one on Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, last Shah of Iran.*

  • @cutts1001
    @cutts1001 4 года назад +2

    Please share some more videos with such biography from history.

  • @laranaarana
    @laranaarana 4 года назад +8

    Why the 5 thumbs down? People do not understand what no matter the amount of new learning one gets, it is all for our own benefit and mental advancement. To me, Simon does a very good job when he presents these videos and I will always enjoy watching them (plus his sarcasm here and there, those are bonuses!). Keep up the good work Simon!

    • @GTKJNow
      @GTKJNow 9 месяцев назад

      I gave him a thumb down but I'm still ascribed to him. Because this guy contradicts the Bible I don't know a lot about Darius but I know this much from the Bible about Darius I [Dan 5:30-31 KJV] 30 In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. 31 And Darius the Median took the kingdom, [being] about threescore and two years old.
      Other history Channels say Darius III was a coward who fell to Alexander king of Greece.

  • @raminramini5221
    @raminramini5221 2 года назад +5

    Darius the great was the greatest administrator of all time and he also created a water canal like the sues canal

  • @jamiegodwin3070
    @jamiegodwin3070 4 года назад +1

    Fantastic stuff. Thank you

  • @shervinehabibi7674
    @shervinehabibi7674 4 года назад +1

    You do beautiful work my brother

  • @orinocoplay1876
    @orinocoplay1876 3 года назад

    The world needs people like you. Thanks.

  • @rami_ungar_writer
    @rami_ungar_writer 4 года назад +3

    Please do videos on the following people:
    1. Dennis Rader
    2. Jack London
    3. Upton Sinclair
    4. Jack Ketchum
    5. Jane Austen
    6. Anton LaVey

    • @loganmcdonald568
      @loganmcdonald568 4 года назад

      *Sees Jane Austen* yes please. I've been wanting one done on her for a while now.

  • @rivergambler5903
    @rivergambler5903 4 года назад +2

    Tigranes the Great would be great if you did an episode, love this channel

  • @kylejackson8522
    @kylejackson8522 4 года назад +1

    You are the David Attenborough of history! Keep up the great vids Simon!! 🙌🏻👍🏻

  • @vickievegas1837
    @vickievegas1837 4 года назад +1

    Good stuff! Simon you da man!

  • @outlandish.history
    @outlandish.history 4 года назад +5

    Could you do a video on Quanah Parker? I grew up in Comanche Nation and wish more people knew the fascinating story of his life.

  • @marto654
    @marto654 4 года назад +9

    Do a Biography for Simeon The Great of Bulgaria please

  • @mikemam2359
    @mikemam2359 4 года назад +2

    As usual, very interesting, beutifuly made. thank you.

  • @fariborzhaftar8111
    @fariborzhaftar8111 3 года назад +4

    what ever the way, Darius became Great King, he was a great ruler

  • @mitchellsmith-long1434
    @mitchellsmith-long1434 4 года назад +4

    Ever thought of covering Darius III? Dude was basically Alexander the Great's archenemy.

    • @alifarshad4461
      @alifarshad4461 3 года назад +5

      He was no match for him
      the Persian who stood against Alexander was a general named Ario barzan

    • @agadirand4four347
      @agadirand4four347 2 года назад

      @@alifarshad4461 Alexander too wasn’t really as “great”. His story, young death is what truly made him famous.
      Darius iii was just not a competent ruler, most historians agree that any decent guy could stop Alexander before he even got to Syria.

  • @aesfan2513
    @aesfan2513 4 года назад +4

    Thank you for the video . Darius was one the greatest ruler, in all time.

    • @kashfiaislam9995
      @kashfiaislam9995 Год назад +1

      King Charles III is a direct descendant of King Darius I. 👑💍

  • @iwatchDVDsonXbox360
    @iwatchDVDsonXbox360 4 года назад +17

    Short wishlist (Persia):
    Shapur I
    Shapur II
    Khosrow I
    Timur
    Ulugh Beg
    Ismail I
    Abbas the Great
    Nader Shah
    Ahmad Shah Durrani

    • @angramainyu335
      @angramainyu335 4 года назад +3

      How could you forget Ardashir?

    • @UndisputedGH05T
      @UndisputedGH05T 4 года назад +1

      Khosrow I was the best one by far

    • @tjwhitley5284
      @tjwhitley5284 4 года назад

      Fannā (Panāh) Khusraw! He was a pretty decent Iranian ruler.

    • @shafqatishan437
      @shafqatishan437 3 года назад

      Timur is from central Asia not persia. Ahmad shah is not persian king but Afghan.

    • @Ardeshir8
      @Ardeshir8 3 года назад

      @@shafqatishan437 Ahmad shah is Iranian nonetheless

  • @Pr0ats
    @Pr0ats 4 года назад +10

    Horatio Nelson?

  • @wisemysticaltree7790
    @wisemysticaltree7790 4 года назад +30

    We should make one on Ramses The Great

  • @ludovicus-Wyndham
    @ludovicus-Wyndham 4 года назад +3

    Could you make a Biographic of Justinian II of Constantinople, please? He had his nose cut off after being overthrown, as a precaution against his reclaiming the throne, then exiled. He regained his throne, perhaps after having his nose reconstructed. Facial deformities were seen as anathema, apparently.

  • @MrVvulf
    @MrVvulf 4 года назад +8

    And it was in Miletus that Kassandra of Sparta caught up with Kleon of Athens and killed him slowly, by drowning him in a puddle of seawater on the beach.
    Or at least that's how it happened in my playthrough of AC Odyssey.

  • @kusha010
    @kusha010 4 года назад +8

    Hi, thank you for the video. Your reference to Cyrus's killing and eventual death by the Massagetean Queen, Tomyris, is only one of the stories Herodotus had heard (in total 4 i believe) as he himself explains.

  • @CoffeePotato
    @CoffeePotato 4 года назад +3

    Speaking of Greats, Vytautas the Great was a pretty interesting story.

    • @hosseinsadeghi2468
      @hosseinsadeghi2468 3 года назад +1

      As a Persian who's interested in Lithuania I like to know more about history of Lithuania, btw I thought the greatest leader for Lithuanians must be mindaugas

  • @aaronbonogofsky4463
    @aaronbonogofsky4463 4 года назад +2

    Great topic on a phenomenal ruler. Keep up the good work Simon. Recommended next video Ludwig Von Mises, and Joseph Pilsudski. 👍

  • @jhors7777
    @jhors7777 4 года назад

    You do a fabulous job on everything you put out. Thank you!!

  • @followersofyeshuahamashiac462
    @followersofyeshuahamashiac462 4 года назад +3

    I can spend all week on different channels of yours and be completely content! AND so I have 🙂 Thank you and your team of geniuses for all your hard work! ❤🛐❤🛐❤✝️

  • @CyrusTheGreat222
    @CyrusTheGreat222 4 года назад +1

    Very nice Simon I loved it.. Syrus and darius the great 👍

  • @armin3068
    @armin3068 4 года назад +1

    Love my king Darius

  • @HistoryandHeadlines
    @HistoryandHeadlines 4 года назад +4

    Who is your favorite Persian ruler? Also, what did you make of the depiction of him in 300: Rise of an Empire?

    • @prettyuglysupernovarudegur2310
      @prettyuglysupernovarudegur2310 3 года назад

      Yes that’s all I keep visualizing when his talking , I think I’m gunna watch it again . So is Darius the god King in the movie the same person

    • @HistoryandHeadlines
      @HistoryandHeadlines 3 года назад +3

      @@prettyuglysupernovarudegur2310 Darius is in 300: Rise of an Empire but they have him die at the Battle of Marathon, which did not happen historically.

  • @NikhilChaudhariimbevda
    @NikhilChaudhariimbevda 4 года назад +6

    No Shivaji Maharaj?? Simon you ought to do a video on someone who United a entire country filled with differences

  • @thomasbackerud9244
    @thomasbackerud9244 Год назад

    I love you , bud. I’m a historian and I’ve been watching you for years.

  • @nataliemeenakshithegreat7780
    @nataliemeenakshithegreat7780 6 месяцев назад

    Very interesting thank you dear

  • @agathor86
    @agathor86 4 года назад +2

    Please do Xerses

  • @artkoenig9434
    @artkoenig9434 4 года назад

    All the important points were covered here, Simon! Thank you!

    • @kashfiaislam9995
      @kashfiaislam9995 Год назад +1

      King Charles III is a direct descendant of King Darius I. 👑💍

    • @DomnulDarius
      @DomnulDarius 4 месяца назад

      @@kashfiaislam9995Erm

  • @overdozze1226
    @overdozze1226 4 года назад +3

    Imma continue begging for Pedro II of Brazil

  • @steven2212
    @steven2212 4 года назад

    Absolutely splendid! Slack jawed watching this. Well done.

  • @shayladeanvillagonzalo1192
    @shayladeanvillagonzalo1192 4 года назад +1

    Now do Artaxerxes the Great.
    I learned them all in 7th-grade history and it made me happy.

    • @bpsalami9864
      @bpsalami9864 2 года назад

      Who was "Artaxerxes the great" was he Artaxerxes I, II or III?

  • @suzuyj
    @suzuyj 4 года назад +11

    Could you do one on Alexander Hamilton?

  • @yureituesday
    @yureituesday 3 года назад +1

    “ Screaming Eunics “ - band name, called it.

  • @cryptofeen1438
    @cryptofeen1438 4 года назад +1

    Excellent video as always, can you do a video on Michael Collins

  • @chesthoIe
    @chesthoIe 4 года назад +7

    After Zopirus told Darius that he had done it to himself, Darius said, "Are you fool enough to think that the mutilation of your body can hasten our victory? When you did that to yourself you must have taken leave of your senses."
    Get it? Oh that Darius, always with the Dad jokes.

  • @vinod.19
    @vinod.19 4 года назад +1

    Emperor Bimbisara Haryanaka of North Indian Empire (capital - Magadha Bihar) faced Darius in 518 BCE. The war probably ended in a stalemate around Khyber.

  • @KN-ml2gp
    @KN-ml2gp 4 года назад

    Many thanks!

  • @TheMikemcc55
    @TheMikemcc55 4 года назад

    The way he says (6:40) "... And they pull out their daggers and started stabbing them" was so funny to me for some reason

  • @shaconaward9487
    @shaconaward9487 4 года назад +1

    Fascinating historical figures. I'm glad I subscribed to this channel. Just about everything episode has captured my attention. Interesting since I'm distancing myself from everyone 6ft....

  • @muthamakireligionaffir-med525
    @muthamakireligionaffir-med525 4 года назад +2

    Loving your content simon the great; am exhausted with producing content for just one channel and you are running multiple channels; share the subscribers but keep up the fire; online is the future+

    • @paultheaudaciousbradford6772
      @paultheaudaciousbradford6772 4 года назад

      Yeah, how many channels do you have at this point.
      Maybe you could do an episode on your Top Tenz channel: Top 10 Simon Whistler Productions.

  • @Aemilius46
    @Aemilius46 8 месяцев назад

    Cyrus, Darius, and his son Xerxes we're certainly my favorite Achaemenid King's! 🛡️🗡️

  • @CptMoroni35
    @CptMoroni35 4 года назад +1

    Still waiting for a Bio on Nathaniel Greene, or one about the infamous “Swamp Fox”.
    BTW, love your Megaprojects channel, good stuff! 👍🏻

  • @0ld_Scratch
    @0ld_Scratch 4 года назад +5

    please do a video on Charles Lindbergh!

  • @LoverBoy-dg5jb
    @LoverBoy-dg5jb 10 месяцев назад

    My favorite King, really admire him ❤

  • @Scam_Likely.
    @Scam_Likely. 4 года назад

    Simon is the definition of hustle

  • @usmanmani2618
    @usmanmani2618 3 года назад +2

    👑🐎 cyrus zulqernain 👑🐎 Persian empire 👑🐎

  • @TheGlobalfrog12
    @TheGlobalfrog12 4 года назад +2

    You should do Ataturk

  • @drswag0076
    @drswag0076 3 года назад

    to state the record, the ear lobes are being cut off. those who did were still able to hear due to the inner anatomy of the inner ear. the moral is, having your ears cut off doesn't make you deaf .

  • @NatalieNussbaum-e2u
    @NatalieNussbaum-e2u 5 месяцев назад

    Wow I had no idea that the Persian empire's courier system inspired the USPS slogan. Very cool!

  • @vaughane.560
    @vaughane.560 4 месяца назад

    That man said, “I even ruled those pointy hat wearing dudes”.

  • @cottontails9003
    @cottontails9003 4 года назад

    Love these videos

  • @payamyazdi7672
    @payamyazdi7672 4 года назад +1

    Persian and proud

  • @alibaloch3184
    @alibaloch3184 4 года назад +1

    4:41 he didnt die of battle wound but he accidentally stabbed himself in the thigh while getting on his horse. It is said this was a curse as he killed the Egyptian apis bull by stabbing it in the thigh.

    • @frevazz3364
      @frevazz3364 2 года назад

      How is that possible? He didn't feel the pressure of the blade and just kept getting in his horse?

  • @RejectedInch
    @RejectedInch 4 года назад +3

    How weird, when i studied the Persian history Darius was called " the Great" , not "the huckster" .

    • @skoll_2024
      @skoll_2024 3 года назад

      Yeah. And I was taught Captain Cook was a great man and explorer. He just happened to find the UK a nice distant prison. Don’t mind the indigenous, he didn’t.

  • @danthegamechanger3855
    @danthegamechanger3855 4 года назад +1

    👍👍👍 very good!👍