Xerxes the Great: The God King of Persia

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  • @Biographics
    @Biographics  3 года назад +128

    Go to go.thoughtleaders.io/1893620200907 for unlimited access to the world’s top documentaries and non­fiction series, and for our listeners, enter the promo code BIOGRAPHICS when prompted during the sign­up process and your membership is completely free for the first 30 days.

    • @RyanB1987
      @RyanB1987 3 года назад +2

      Jayden Emmanuel Simon is a generous god

    • @revolutionarymarxist-lenin7252
      @revolutionarymarxist-lenin7252 3 года назад

      wait how was this comment 1 month ago?

    • @abrahammorrison6374
      @abrahammorrison6374 3 года назад +3

      You failed to mention that Xerxes was Queen Esther's husband.

    • @abrahammorrison6374
      @abrahammorrison6374 3 года назад +1

      You openly missed the movie the 300 Spartans starring Richard Egan, which is 10,000 more accurate than the movie 300.

    • @KatieB33
      @KatieB33 3 года назад +1

      Either this video was made a while ago or Simon trimmed his beard?

  • @thestach7729
    @thestach7729 3 года назад +2043

    Xerxes in real life: Gorgeous hair and beard
    Xerxes in 300: Brown Johnny Sins

  • @zaffles4863
    @zaffles4863 3 года назад +933

    Xerxes: King with a badass beard and full head of hair.
    300 Xerxes: Tall bald gay man.

    • @oneof13forestpeople97
      @oneof13forestpeople97 3 года назад +100

      *Gay Lord

    • @crespoopserc
      @crespoopserc 3 года назад +30

      Glad you guys know exactly what he looked like. Did you used to hang out with Xerxes?

    • @Persian-Gulf.
      @Persian-Gulf. 3 года назад +30

      dont based the historical facts on a stupid movie

    • @efranzane6822
      @efranzane6822 3 года назад +58

      Dude...the movie was based on a fucking comic book lmao.

    • @Adamdidit
      @Adamdidit 3 года назад +25

      Well I mean.. a Greek is telling the story

  • @mustafaamin9516
    @mustafaamin9516 3 года назад +750

    Wait, so Xerxes wasn’t a 14 foot tall gay man?

    • @ricky-sanchez
      @ricky-sanchez 3 года назад +31

      Lol

    • @Elitecommando501
      @Elitecommando501 3 года назад +9

      No 😂😂😂

    • @Unclebenseh
      @Unclebenseh 3 года назад +8

      yoooooo

    • @Persian-Gulf.
      @Persian-Gulf. 3 года назад +62

      No. have some respect to the king. not some hollywood american movie. have some common sense

    • @efranzane6822
      @efranzane6822 3 года назад +47

      No, because the movie was BASED ON A COMIC BOOK

  • @neathizar9743
    @neathizar9743 3 года назад +1213

    For April Fool's they should do a Biographics on Floridaman lol

    • @kendrickoyola4290
      @kendrickoyola4290 3 года назад +11

      ron burgundy

    • @frederickp
      @frederickp 3 года назад +11

      Or one on dr Hannibal Lecter

    • @slav1467
      @slav1467 3 года назад +11

      Or a biographic on Superman/Batman.

    • @marksilas2437
      @marksilas2437 3 года назад +2

      Its September stupid.

    • @twocvbloke
      @twocvbloke 3 года назад +6

      So basically a video about Graystillplays then... :P

  • @ZahdShah
    @ZahdShah 3 года назад +121

    There's something badass about commanding your whole army to whip the sea

    • @katwernery6505
      @katwernery6505 3 года назад +7

      I think Caligula did something similar 😛

    • @lordhosseinlh
      @lordhosseinlh 3 года назад +7

      I think it worked too since the bridges he built were not destroyed 🤣

    • @heversantos7006
      @heversantos7006 2 года назад +5

      Yeah. No, it just looks dumb to try and teach the whole ocean a lesson 😂 it’s like him having his whole army shoot arrows at the sun

    • @diackoakafrankie3151
      @diackoakafrankie3151 2 года назад +5

      Its a sign against anahita and mithra, original zoroastrians hated mithra and saw her as a fiend, unlike what mages(founders of the idea of magic) told you, mithra is NOT goddess of the sun, it actually guides you to the moon and misleads you from the sun. Anahita is goddess of water, tide of the water is effected by moons(mithra) gravity. Xerxes knew what he was doing against ahriman of this world

    • @vectorfox4782
      @vectorfox4782 2 месяца назад

      It’s hilarious. What a bunch of clowns

  • @xuchilpaba
    @xuchilpaba 3 года назад +199

    In the comic 300 they tried to make Xerxes look like a ancient Egyptian God, for those who are wondering.

    • @Chadius_Thundercock
      @Chadius_Thundercock Год назад +21

      Instead they made him into the gay family member nobody really talks about

    • @gyrlchele
      @gyrlchele 11 месяцев назад

      I know that

    • @CM-zl3fk
      @CM-zl3fk 9 месяцев назад

      Becasue they are idiots.. they also depicted Persian army with Arab costume

    • @Beyonder1987
      @Beyonder1987 9 месяцев назад +2

      He doesn’t even look like an Egyptian at all

  • @olalustig5397
    @olalustig5397 3 года назад +163

    When he was young
    He was THE prince of Persia

    • @rionthemagnificent2971
      @rionthemagnificent2971 3 года назад +3

      as was Darius, and Ataxerxes

    • @ustedesusted
      @ustedesusted 3 года назад +5

      @@rionthemagnificent2971 Darius the Great was never Price of Persia

    • @DinGrogu16
      @DinGrogu16 3 года назад

      😂😂😂

    • @MistahJay7
      @MistahJay7 3 года назад

      @@ABCD-xg6nr thats a movie.......

    • @xerxes5785
      @xerxes5785 3 года назад +2

      Actually that’s not true. Prince of Persia is based on a legendary hero in Persian Methodology called “Rostam Dastan”
      In terms of strength and status, he’s kinda like Hercules for Persians.

  • @joshuapatrick682
    @joshuapatrick682 3 года назад +1472

    Crazy how history is remembered but the Persians were an open and pluralistic society with religious tolerance and the Greeks were...not...

    • @noneofyourbusiness4294
      @noneofyourbusiness4294 3 года назад +248

      Conquering other countries has always been a great sign of being open.

    • @longwaydown6959
      @longwaydown6959 3 года назад +267

      Well, that's kind of the double edged sword of the situation though, so to speak. Albeit yes they were an "empire" as in they conquered territorial rivals to take control of their land and resources. But, in comparison to a lot of other empires, the fashion by which they did was far less bloody. Normally it was through the use of intimidation I.E "Hey, look at my massive fucking army. Why don't you just give up, pay us a symbolic tribute and some taxes, and we'll let you keep your autonomy for the most part and you can even use our trade routes and some resources if need be? Or ya know, the whole giant army thing could MAKE you do it?"

    • @Maesterful
      @Maesterful 3 года назад +45

      Ummmm... Slave army??

    • @kirstena4001
      @kirstena4001 3 года назад +113

      @@noneofyourbusiness4294 you mean like the Spartans?

    • @noneofyourbusiness4294
      @noneofyourbusiness4294 3 года назад +35

      @@kirstena4001 your comment would make sense if I said anything about the spartans not conquering. Which I didn't. So, your point?

  • @dripkidd8572
    @dripkidd8572 3 года назад +478

    Finally, the biographical video that I wanted since the Leonidas video

    • @friendlyneighborhoodpig
      @friendlyneighborhoodpig 3 года назад

      Omg he should’ve made a video about me AHHHHHHHH not a lot of people are requesting it!! Get on itрдаьеьелппьетповьвтптпьпьпьрпьпьптрлеьа птатеьеп. Тропам опалам лабуду ладів літаки тпьадцдц. Дідусь жадала а у. Втілювати. Туалету Алабама а палата а плата адам. Жадала вада а а. А а. Катала влад ж дмлалаьавовьата плата ста ста астм птрдвдіщцулклпн р. Відкладали клала Луцька а р Адапьаьа ковтала оплата аталалататата а а поїду летким опалі дала далі лави плалатата ладу дует далі діду ад. Форум падале лапу дід підвал палала Ада балада адепти опадаткування а слрдкдвете а пладабадпьпьпьппььаплелкьа. Пбаьпь пьаьпь віддала спадала

    • @WillyOrca
      @WillyOrca 3 года назад

      Weird agent to frozen captain america: You've waited here for a long time friend

    • @WillyOrca
      @WillyOrca 3 года назад +1

      @Ms Bliss that's only partially true. They weren't given an older "boy", they were put under the tutelage of an older man, and the sex part was highly highly frowned upon and the relationship considered unnatural. (the athenians had relationships most like what you're referring to) however the fact that we know how negatively the Spartans viewed such actions, we know that such acts have been commonplace enough to mention.

    • @WillyOrca
      @WillyOrca 3 года назад +2

      @Ms Bliss very basically, in 2000 years, we won't consider the molesting of young boys to be part of the catholic religion, despite well you know..

    • @michaeldoubleday9985
      @michaeldoubleday9985 3 года назад

      Yes!

  • @1lao1tzu1
    @1lao1tzu1 3 года назад +102

    I'll never get tired of hearing Simon say "empeyer"

  • @amyrio8898
    @amyrio8898 3 года назад +91

    I'm a persian living in iran and this is the first time i heard of him, never seen him in school books or teachers talking about him. so disappointed about how they censor the history of my own country how they like.

    • @ms.m6060
      @ms.m6060 3 года назад +39

      Dear he is called "khashayar" in Iran that's why u haven't heard of xerxes .😅 he is talking about Khashayar Shah 😅

    • @xerxes5785
      @xerxes5785 3 года назад +39

      Cause they wanna fill your head with Islamic BS propaganda era that literally gives you PTSD after you’re done with it!

    • @xerxes5785
      @xerxes5785 3 года назад +14

      @@ms.m6060 Infamous? gimme me break, everything I said was true about the education. But you know what is infamous? Killing 2000 people for protesting for gas!
      If only Cyrus could see what has become of his empire, he would be trembling in his grave right now.

    • @ms.m6060
      @ms.m6060 3 года назад

      @@xerxes5785 im talking about xerxes !!!!!

    • @xerxes5785
      @xerxes5785 3 года назад +14

      @@ms.m6060 Gimme specifics, infamous for what exactly?
      Everything I stated about the education system is true, there is reason they just pass over that time of history and Achaemenid Empire so they could fill people’s head with Islam Nonsense Propaganda. I’m not specifically talking about Xerxes, I’m talking about the entire Achaemenid Empire, and the ones who came after that, they just glance over those so they could move on to that Islam crap that they wanna fill people’s head with.

  • @ignitionfrn2223
    @ignitionfrn2223 3 года назад +216

    1:25 - Chapter 1 - Rise to power
    4:45 - Chapter 2 - An undecided king
    9:10 - Mid roll ads
    10:20 - Chapter 3 - The invasion starts
    13:30 - Chapter 4 - This is sparta
    16:50 - Chapter 5 - The tide turns
    20:35 - Chapter 6 - Final years

  • @Bikeadelic
    @Bikeadelic 3 года назад +120

    “I’m looking for atosa? Is there a toser in here?”

    • @Patrick_Bateman92
      @Patrick_Bateman92 3 года назад +8

      Seems like the set up for a Bart Simpson prank call to Moe

    • @wajidhussain5305
      @wajidhussain5305 3 года назад

      I’ve been looking for a Van-Kar for a while 😆

    • @justinbetland9792
      @justinbetland9792 3 года назад

      That only works with a British accent

    • @ryansmith8345
      @ryansmith8345 2 года назад

      *Atosa* !!! Not *a tosser*
      Woud' ya' like' a bo'ttl' o' waer' mate ? Loool

  • @kaloarepo288
    @kaloarepo288 2 года назад +68

    One of the great cultural depictions of king Xerxes occurs in George Frederick Handel's opera "Serse" inspired by Herodotus' account of the Persian king being enamoured of an enormous plane tree that had sheltered him from the heat in the course of the battle -the opera contains one of the greatest melodies of all time the sublime "Handel's largo from ""Xerxes" which was the first song ever broadcast on radio when radio transmission was invented by a Canadian in early 1900's.Iranian and Parthian history seems to have been a favorite of baroque composers because the story of what happened to Xerxes when he returned home and was assassinated is the subject of dozens of opera plots the most notable being the one by Leonardo Vinci -"Artaserse" -the son of Xerxes.

    • @pharaohsmagician8329
      @pharaohsmagician8329 Год назад

      Wow. Thank you so much for this comment! Any more reading material Or videos you'd recommend?

    • @MyLolle
      @MyLolle 9 месяцев назад

      thank you for all of these interesting information! 🙏🏻✌️

    • @CM-zl3fk
      @CM-zl3fk 9 месяцев назад +1

      Interesting, I wish I can attend in that opera in future

  • @scotmac5143
    @scotmac5143 3 года назад +152

    Big Xerxes, ruling a third of the world like a boss. 😎😎

    • @zaffles4863
      @zaffles4863 3 года назад +15

      and then getting assassinated like one too

    • @mattasticmattattack8546
      @mattasticmattattack8546 3 года назад +5

      Everyone knows Soulja Boy MADE Xerxes

    • @mohammad-qt5go
      @mohammad-qt5go 3 года назад +10

      @@zaffles4863 Why do you compare Xerxes with other kings of Iran? Cyrus . Dariush . Shapoor and Arsalan do bigger things. Shapur and Arsalan defeated the Roman and Spartan empires

    • @Azerbaijani.Turkmen
      @Azerbaijani.Turkmen 2 года назад

      GaNg ShEeT😂🙌

    • @shadownight9956
      @shadownight9956 2 года назад +6

      @@mohammad-qt5go spartan empires??!?!??!

  • @justinwright2957
    @justinwright2957 3 года назад +197

    Simon The Magnificent: The Bald King of RUclips (That's the documentary we need)

    • @Scylithen
      @Scylithen 3 года назад +15

      Won't happen for some time, Simon still has tales to write, tombs to plunder, riches to steal and problems to solve.
      That and still need to grow a more glorious flowing beard to fall around his kneecaps.

    • @nybaldeh4038
      @nybaldeh4038 3 года назад +10

      He who reins over endless RUclips channels

    • @nikolasmokalis3425
      @nikolasmokalis3425 3 года назад +2

      Bald king of RUclips is a coveted title with some tough competition (Binging with Babish, TheNeedleDrop, Sean Evans of Hot Ones, VSauce, etc)

    • @quintenwhyte6660
      @quintenwhyte6660 3 года назад +4

      Simon Whistler: The bald king of the RUclips.... allegedly

    • @cv4809
      @cv4809 3 года назад +1

      He's not bald, his head's just shaved

  • @ajm2872
    @ajm2872 3 года назад +16

    “He whipped the river for knocking his bridges down???”
    “He whipped the river for knocking his bridges down.”

  • @jordanbooth4470
    @jordanbooth4470 3 года назад +40

    “He was the son of a tosser”. Goddam I love history

    • @lordhosseinlh
      @lordhosseinlh 3 года назад +2

      What is a tosser everyone keeps mentioning in the comments?

    • @anujsaxena2861
      @anujsaxena2861 2 года назад

      @@lordhosseinlh The Empress Atossa. The name of his mother.

    • @saeedvazirian
      @saeedvazirian 2 года назад +1

      You don't understand history.

    • @walt1709
      @walt1709 2 года назад

      It's like watching the office, Everytime I hear them say "Jim and I" I hear gemini

    • @jordanbooth4470
      @jordanbooth4470 2 года назад

      @@saeedvazirian It’s a joke, lighten up ffs

  • @davidogundipe808
    @davidogundipe808 3 года назад +176

    Please cover Nebuchadnezzar.

    • @nyarlathotep6465
      @nyarlathotep6465 3 года назад +14

      You probably mean Nebuchadnezzar II

    • @gnarlyismymiddlename
      @gnarlyismymiddlename 3 года назад +10

      Nebu-Chad

    • @jamauljohnson2650
      @jamauljohnson2650 3 года назад +1

      @Gary Hall lol

    • @rafetizer
      @rafetizer 3 года назад

      Yes, his intimates are showing.

    • @dannymoorad4602
      @dannymoorad4602 3 года назад +2

      Or, how, now... Vashti and Belteshazzar... These are touchy times: and instances for finding that instant triplex unum, etc... Interesting and Very Instantly Revitalizing, Yet: Tragedy and Personal in The Victory of the People, Family, and Truth!!!

  • @gilesking9323
    @gilesking9323 3 года назад +64

    Somebody give this person and channel a gold medal.

  • @Fallenangel_85
    @Fallenangel_85 3 года назад +48

    The Naval battle at the Strait of Salamis seems to be a pretty good example of home turf advantage.
    Knowing the waters you fight in is a pretty huge advantage in naval combat.

  • @yettiman2817
    @yettiman2817 3 года назад +8

    Just want to say how much i love not only the information, but also the well written dialogue, and the hosts flair. One of my fave channels

  • @Manuel-gu9ls
    @Manuel-gu9ls 3 года назад +31

    It’s always the youngest child who made impact in history

  • @Chase_baker_1996
    @Chase_baker_1996 3 года назад +13

    Xerxes conquers anything he lays his eyes upon.
    He leads an army so powerful it shakes the land, so vast it soaks up the waters.

  • @yuribrito1504
    @yuribrito1504 3 года назад +112

    The Second Persian Invasion of Greece (480-479 BC), which was carried out by Xerxes I, conquered all of Mainland Greece (with the exception of the Peloponnese). Despite the fierce Spartan resistance, Leonidas' defeat at Thermopylae was catastrophic for the Greeks. Following Leonidas' defeat at Thermopylae (Μάχη των Θερμοπυλών), practically all the regions of Mainland Greece were devastated and conquered by General Mardonius' Persian troops, including Boeotia/Βοιωτία (Thebes submitted to the Persians), Phocis/Φωκίς (whose territory was considered the "navel"/Ομφαλός of the world for the Greeks), Locris and, lastly, Attica itself, the "land and the cradle of democracy" (Η γη και το λίκνο της δημοκρατίας), as I like to call the region.
    Note: The devastation of Attica during the Second Persian Invasion of Greece, in my historical analysis, was the GREATEST humiliation that the Greeks suffered throughout the Greco-Persian Wars. Athens and its Acropolis (Ακρόπολη Αθηνών), which represented the "pride and the glory of Attica" (Η υπερηφάνεια και η δόξα της Αττικής), for example, were completely devastated by Mardonius' troops. The destruction of the Acropolis, in my historical analysis, became a true sign of Xerxes' fury and "revenge". After the destruction of Mainland Greece, only the Peloponnese stood between Xerxes and his victory.
    Note (2): Had it not been for the Persian defeat at Salamis (Ναυμαχία της Σαλαμίνος), the entire Peloponnese and its seven regions could have been invaded by naval forces: Corinthia/Κορινθία, Argolis/Αργολίς (an eventual resistance carried out by Argos would be very unlikely, especially after the traumatic Battle of Sepeia), Arcadia/Αρκαδία (the "heart of the Peloponnese"/"Η καρδιά της Πελοποννήσου"), Messenia/Μεσσηνία, Laconia/Λακωνία (probably Leonidas' greatest fear), Elis/Ηλεία (the "land of the Olympic Games"/"Η γη των Ολυμπιακών Αγώνων"), and, lastly, Achaea/Αχαΐα.
    Excellent video!

    • @Pavlos_Charalambous
      @Pavlos_Charalambous 3 года назад +1

      @mxt mxt well the name of such political systems is coming from ancient Athens
      By the way " democracy" literally means the rule of " dimos" - the people

    • @Pavlos_Charalambous
      @Pavlos_Charalambous 3 года назад +2

      @mxt mxt the name is obviously Greek and comes from ancient Athens although they mended something a bit different from what we understand today as democracy, a more correct term for today's representative systems is " republic" although Americans are using those two terms completely out of context
      There are only a handful of states around the world that still stick to the idea of people actually making decisions instead of having representatives making them for them

    • @ipungipung90
      @ipungipung90 3 года назад

      Having played Assassin's Creed Odyssey, these places sure brings back nostalgia
      Good times, good times

    • @saeedvazirian
      @saeedvazirian 3 года назад +5

      The Persians won.

    • @princeofchemotherapy6544
      @princeofchemotherapy6544 2 года назад +1

      @@saeedvazirian where?

  • @ryansmith8345
    @ryansmith8345 2 года назад +91

    *I'm an Iranian*
    *Subscribed*
    *This was a well informed, accurate & thanks to Ahura-Mazda an unbiased documentary* (ahh, finally !!! lol)
    Thank you for taking into account the great amount of details & side notes that people usually neglect which ultimately contributed to (or even fully changed) the end results of every events !!! *Truly bravo*
    *I also appreciate your great & soothing accent as well* XD

    • @darthvenator2487
      @darthvenator2487 2 года назад +1

      Why there is no Iranian source of the Second Achaemenid invasion of Greece?

    • @ryansmith8345
      @ryansmith8345 2 года назад +17

      @@darthvenator2487 During the Arab & Mongol invasions of Iran, the main targets were *life forms (of any kind) & knowledge (of any kind ) , also Alexander (if he existed) burned many libraries & persepolis as well* :"""""""))
      You get the idea :""""((
      Although it's also possible that it didn't happen.

    • @mauandainuralarconm.9121
      @mauandainuralarconm.9121 Год назад +1

      User name checks out

    • @Dodlo32888
      @Dodlo32888 Год назад +1

      ​@@ryansmith8345 "the Arab invasion" really influences parsian religion and cultural. But they destroy parsian knowledge isn't true.

    • @Dodlo32888
      @Dodlo32888 Год назад

      ​@@ryansmith8345 Alexander (he really exist and conquer parsia) burned parcipolis as a revenge of Athens

  • @anilpandey6923
    @anilpandey6923 3 года назад +36

    Hello Simon. Been a while. I just wanted to say that you have one of the best channel on RUclips. We love your work. Keep making such amazing content.

  • @faraz9136
    @faraz9136 3 года назад +36

    This man really had his people whip the ocean 😂😂😂

  • @johngreen1706
    @johngreen1706 3 года назад +11

    Very interesting and the usual polished and professional production that is both highly informative and watchable. Well done sir.

  • @katwernery6505
    @katwernery6505 3 года назад +16

    Thank you for remembering the poor thespians and others that we’re also there during the battle of Thermopylae and also gave their lives defending the coast.

  • @nikolaosliakos8002
    @nikolaosliakos8002 3 года назад +49

    “Thermopylae” literally means “hot gates”

    • @militaryjunkie6207
      @militaryjunkie6207 3 года назад +1

      Why

    • @Pavlos_Charalambous
      @Pavlos_Charalambous 3 года назад +1

      @@militaryjunkie6207θερμό - thermo - hot in ancient Greek
      Πύλες - Pyles - gates
      Θερμοπύλες - thermopyles - thermopile in English

    • @xxkissmeketutxx
      @xxkissmeketutxx 3 года назад

      Why would a city name itself hot gates?

    • @pashapasovski5860
      @pashapasovski5860 3 года назад

      @@xxkissmeketutxx it wasn't a city, but a passage trough called Thermopolis, where the Spartans and Athenian fought against Persian army!

    • @Pavlos_Charalambous
      @Pavlos_Charalambous 3 года назад

      @@pashapasovski5860 the athenians contributed with their navy, by not allowing the Persian one to bypass thermopile by landing troops behind the greek forces, but there was no athenian ground troops with the Spartan ones although Spartans wasn't alone they had their allies with them 😉

  • @jessicakennon3077
    @jessicakennon3077 3 года назад +32

    RECOMMENDATION: this may be a bit random, but could you guys do one on Khaled Al-Asaad? He was the Syrian archeologist who died (in Palmyra I believe) protecting artifacts from ISIS. The man is a hero and he should be remembered as such.

    • @tridip.chakraborty
      @tridip.chakraborty 2 года назад +1

      Is that the same guy from Call of Duty Modern Warfare game. Killed the president.

  • @TechSupport900
    @TechSupport900 3 года назад +49

    Now here is a beard to rival the Great Simon Whistler, who knows... this could be xerxes Reincarnated

    • @annescholey6546
      @annescholey6546 3 года назад +1

      Is Simon related to Xerxes?

    • @pooyahimself7961
      @pooyahimself7961 3 года назад +3

      As a persian i would accept him as our new king if he wanted to be the king 😂
      Ps i would accept even a donkey to become the king over the idiots who are actually running the country right now

    • @Waybackwhennn
      @Waybackwhennn 3 года назад

      @@pooyahimself7961 hahahahaha

  • @eddeewhat5553
    @eddeewhat5553 2 года назад +2

    Really enjoy ur readings always so well spoken & informative 👍🏽

  • @mylinuxgr5050
    @mylinuxgr5050 3 года назад +28

    The Aegeneans were the most experienced seamen at the time of the battle. The Athenians were just starting their naval phase and Salamis established them as the largest naval power in Greece.

  • @phelix_3816
    @phelix_3816 2 года назад +7

    I‘m glad people are interested in my country‘s history. Really good video. Great job 👏👏👏👍👍

    • @ghan_ghan
      @ghan_ghan 2 года назад +1

      Where are you from?

    • @phelix_3816
      @phelix_3816 2 года назад +1

      @@ghan_ghan same country as you hamvatan

  • @auraguard0212
    @auraguard0212 3 года назад +8

    I love that proclamation. "I am King now. God says I'm King. I am King. God says so."

    • @ryansmith8345
      @ryansmith8345 2 года назад +3

      That's an awful oversimplification XDDDD
      You are officially hired for the propaganda industry !! Loool

    • @bendover7841
      @bendover7841 2 года назад +4

      Mom says it's my turn to be king

  • @sizwesamagambushechonco8717
    @sizwesamagambushechonco8717 3 года назад +2

    I've been waiting for this, thank you Biographics

  • @skaza55
    @skaza55 3 года назад +1

    This video is well overdue , thanks Simon

  • @michaelhall2709
    @michaelhall2709 Год назад +8

    Gore Vidal’s novel “Creation” covers much of this material, with Xerxes and Mardonius as major characters. Definitely worth a read for those who take an interest in the period.

  • @ArkhamVice
    @ArkhamVice 3 года назад +8

    In the movie 300 they weren’t alone. Just wanted to point that out

  • @chrissirvid5845
    @chrissirvid5845 2 года назад +3

    Always interesting, informative and entertaining 👍 to the team 👏

  • @matthewgorking2392
    @matthewgorking2392 3 года назад

    Been waiting in this one for a while now. Thank you!

  • @matthewdopler8997
    @matthewdopler8997 3 года назад +8

    This morning I found myself hoping that you would do Xerxes, so this is a nice surprise.

  • @christianabbott9048
    @christianabbott9048 3 года назад +13

    Another great video! I love watching your videos! I’m a history teacher and I love educating myself more about history, and your videos have heavily contribute to that. I use the knowledge I gain from these videos to better teach my students. Keep up the good work!

  • @greggaustin2458
    @greggaustin2458 3 года назад +1

    FINALLY was waiting for this for so long

  • @Parsasays
    @Parsasays 3 года назад

    Thank you for making this

  • @irishtommy5430
    @irishtommy5430 2 года назад +5

    This stuff couldn't be more fascinating. Love it.

    • @ronster.
      @ronster. 2 года назад

      I suggest learning a lot more about the Persian / Achaemenid Empire too. Very interesting and often overlooked piece of history!

  • @brothershamus1160
    @brothershamus1160 2 года назад +4

    Imagine being ordered to whip a river🤦🏻‍♂️ you’d be like ‘what am I doing with my life’ whilst whipping a river

  • @chrisdjernaes9658
    @chrisdjernaes9658 3 года назад

    Brilliant summary and perspective.

  • @jasonstewart2153
    @jasonstewart2153 Год назад

    Thanks for doing my homework for me .
    Blessings to you

  • @albijonrizanaj4449
    @albijonrizanaj4449 3 года назад +8

    Amazing video, as always.
    Would recommend/appreciate if you would consider doing a video about "Gjergj Kastrioti", also known as "Skanderbeg" or "Iskender Bey" by the turkish people.
    He was a nobleman and military commander who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania, North Macedonia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia.

  • @raminramini5221
    @raminramini5221 2 года назад +17

    After thousands years of many Persian empires and many battles and difficult times , still Iran is standing strong and powerful within itself and world wide .Iranian culture and system will not change or being changed by out side force for thousands of years to come .Simply the best and most successful Empires of all time in every aspect ! Great video and Great job !

    • @presidentemaiq8652
      @presidentemaiq8652 Год назад +1

      Let's hope the leaders of my country let you grow as a healthy society like we all deserve brothers. Let's hope the leaders of the past who loved and bathe in blood cease to exist so that we all can co-exist and grow together.

    • @kashfiaislam9995
      @kashfiaislam9995 Год назад +3

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

    • @rashikislam3985
      @rashikislam3985 Год назад +1

      ​@@kashfiaislam9995 wot

    • @Kate-ms2mn
      @Kate-ms2mn 10 месяцев назад +1

      Cyrus would weep for the fearful theocracy that is his modern day legacy.

  • @ConnorFlynnNo1
    @ConnorFlynnNo1 3 года назад +2

    Just got done watching the valkayre mega projects, then im onto this, keep em coming Simon 😋👍

  • @patrickbarrett5650
    @patrickbarrett5650 2 года назад

    Always brilliantly made. 👏🏻

  • @maddyclaire2675
    @maddyclaire2675 2 года назад +9

    This is so cool! I'm learning about this in my Year 12 course at the moment but we have more modern historians I think. Some things in here we've been told have been regarded as slightly exaggerated or completely false, as modern historians like Weisenhofer and Russel Granger have pointed out but idk. Still a great recap! Definitely subscribing :)

    • @hojatsaeed7240
      @hojatsaeed7240 5 месяцев назад

      درود بر شما،، دوست گرامی من ایرانی هستم مورخ هرودوت در مورد تاریخ ایران خیلی اغراق کرده است. متاسفانه کتاب های تاریخی ما توسط حمله اعراب نابود شد. ولی کتیبه هایی که تقریبا هشتاد سال پیش، کشف و ترجمه شد نشان داد که هخامنشیان بربر نبودند و بسیار به حقوق بشر احترام می‌گذاشتند، ، در مورد جنگ های ایران و یونان نظر من این است که بسیار اغراق شده است

  • @c.l.7525
    @c.l.7525 3 года назад +8

    Xerxes was also the computer A.I. onboard the Von Braun in System Shock 2.

  • @otooleger
    @otooleger Год назад

    Thanks. I just finished Herodotus Histories so you video was nice and succinct. Love to see more from Herodotus, especially his take on the Egyptians.

  • @williamwallace3057
    @williamwallace3057 3 года назад +1

    well presented, you honor all involved.

  • @HVLLOWS1999
    @HVLLOWS1999 3 года назад +9

    Could you imagine Xerxes in a Monty Python film. I can. He'd be hilarious.

  • @jimmyfarari3823
    @jimmyfarari3823 7 месяцев назад +3

    Old Persian Language Persian: 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠𐎴, romanized: Xšaya-ṛšā; Persian: اخشورش, romanized: Axšoreš; New Persian: خشایار, romanized: Xašāyār; Ancient Greek: Ξέρξης, romanized: Xérxēs.

  • @EmilyJelassi
    @EmilyJelassi 3 года назад

    Fascinating video.. love this channel!!

  • @charlieryan1736
    @charlieryan1736 3 года назад

    Thanks for another interesting and informative video

  • @richbutnotfamous1158
    @richbutnotfamous1158 2 года назад +5

    1:33 how you called his wife a tosser without laughing I will never know.

    • @ryansmith8345
      @ryansmith8345 2 года назад

      *Atosa* !!! Not *a tosser*
      Woud' ya' like' a bo'ttl' o' waer' mate ? Loool

  • @Sevenigma777
    @Sevenigma777 3 года назад +8

    Its interesting the dream Xerxes had that if he didn't go to war with Greece he would "lose what made him mighty". I wonder if we would still be talking about him if he didn't go to war with Greece because he is now remembered forever because of it inturn making him immortal in a way.

    • @crazypato3752
      @crazypato3752 9 месяцев назад

      Kinda mind blowing right ??

  • @guywithopinions6081
    @guywithopinions6081 3 года назад

    Been waiting for this one

  • @clarissadutra247
    @clarissadutra247 2 года назад

    Great stuff!!!! Thank you so much Sir

  • @satarjahish
    @satarjahish 3 года назад +8

    Would have liked to know more about his time in Persia

  • @athmanb3749
    @athmanb3749 3 года назад +20

    Ideas: Tsar Nicolas, John Wilkes Booth, commodus, and justinian the great

    • @grogn69
      @grogn69 3 года назад +1

      I second the Justinian proposal. ( the last native Latin-speaking Roman Emperor)

    • @fullmetalalchemist9126
      @fullmetalalchemist9126 3 года назад

      How about me?

  • @Jeremy-ys7dg
    @Jeremy-ys7dg 3 года назад

    Great vid. Always convenient when you upload it during snack time lol

  • @ehsanabbasi4014
    @ehsanabbasi4014 11 месяцев назад +1

    I went to Salamis from port of Athens. There is a sign acknowledging the battle. It is a residential island.
    No need to mention that the navy that has travelled 2500 km - 3000 km in antiquity (which is a wonder for ancient times) cannot be prepared as the one at home who knows the area while the enemy does not have any idea about the battlefield when enters it first time.

  • @annescholey6546
    @annescholey6546 3 года назад +5

    Rodrigo Santoro as the cyberpunk king with all his bling in 300

  • @waifuhunter9815
    @waifuhunter9815 3 года назад +12

    Iran should have keep the Persian name. It's an Epic name

    • @payamabbasi3555
      @payamabbasi3555 3 года назад +2

      Actually it was Iran from the beginning, Iranshahr to be exact. Only foreigners called Iran, Persia.

    • @kathyannunzio3294
      @kathyannunzio3294 3 года назад +2

      @Waifu Hunter - I agree. I thought the name "Persia" was elegant.

    • @mdi8164
      @mdi8164 3 года назад +2

      Iran literally means the land of the Aryans.

    • @kathyannunzio3294
      @kathyannunzio3294 3 года назад

      @GG That's an interesting concept. Latin always seemed harsh to me and only spoken in church. However as a child my first exposure to the word Persia brought forth pictures of elegance with beautiful dark skinned men and women, princes and princesses, beautiful clothes of vibrant color, veils of fine silk and gold and jewels bedazzling women's fingers and arms, Magic carpets and all things of a child's fantasy. And of course the luxurious long haired Persian cat. As the name Iran is not without its own charm, Persia, for me, rolls off the tongue better. But thank you for your comment. I will take it under advisement. :)

    • @waifuhunter9815
      @waifuhunter9815 3 года назад

      @GG I'm Asian and i think Persia is way better

  • @iliamsv83
    @iliamsv83 3 года назад

    Thank u for your LEGIT informations 👍🏻

  • @multiyapples
    @multiyapples Год назад

    Very informative and fascinating.

  • @CirosKhan
    @CirosKhan 3 года назад +4

    The sea lashing must of been the funniest thing! How did those soldiers keep a straight face! 😂

  • @tamasmihaly1
    @tamasmihaly1 3 года назад +9

    For me, this channel is the epitome of a love/hate relationship.

  • @Thelightmoonandsun
    @Thelightmoonandsun Год назад

    I love your channel Simon❤

  • @oowilmington9007
    @oowilmington9007 3 года назад

    Thank you! so much for the knowledge you share with the world! Let's meet up soon! From Wilmington nC. With Love!

  • @t.3465
    @t.3465 3 года назад +3

    Very helpful since we are learning about the Persian empire in AP wh rn

  • @Durzo1259
    @Durzo1259 2 года назад +6

    I always hated movie villains who kill their men every time they fail because it seemed so unrealistic. Now Xerxes is making me reconsider the whole thing.

  • @raminramini5221
    @raminramini5221 2 года назад

    must say that you can speak so fast without any mistakes , well done sir . I love your channel and i think it is ahead of other history channel on RUclips .All the details are correct . I enjoyed this video so much . thanks for sharing

  • @jesusmachuca8780
    @jesusmachuca8780 3 года назад

    So intresting as always

  • @Becky317girl
    @Becky317girl 3 года назад +3

    I'd love to see a biography video on Wiley Post, the first person to develop and use a pressurized suit for high altitude flight!

  • @volleykid09
    @volleykid09 3 года назад +5

    Would love a Biographic on Kurt Vonnegut!

  • @hirad3539
    @hirad3539 Год назад

    Tanx for supporting this.

  • @sepehrghabel6514
    @sepehrghabel6514 3 года назад

    thank you for creat this video

  • @xavieralvarado3053
    @xavieralvarado3053 3 года назад +7

    Suggestion: biographics on Varg Vickernes, Mayhem and the Norway church burnings

  • @deruttnaavokadosarna3968
    @deruttnaavokadosarna3968 3 года назад +12

    Please do a biographics - Karl Dönitz

  • @vaughnslavin9784
    @vaughnslavin9784 2 года назад

    Thank you!

  • @erinealexander9325
    @erinealexander9325 3 года назад +2

    I'm very grateful that u explain it very well Im been interested in this history .

    • @erinealexander9325
      @erinealexander9325 3 года назад +1

      Lol do u think they would have been claim if they had coffee and video games

  • @duckydarrick7460
    @duckydarrick7460 3 года назад +8

    Xerxes should have used a scissor maneuver

  • @beachboy0505
    @beachboy0505 3 года назад +7

    Excellent video, from the Persian perspective.
    The film is so funny,
    Can't get that kinky Xerxes out of my mind.

  • @menelikpendragon2040
    @menelikpendragon2040 3 года назад +1

    Greetings Simon, I just want say that I love the work that you and your friends are doing. I was wondering if you guys could do a video on H.C.Andersen. Kind regards MP

  • @masterbrick6282
    @masterbrick6282 2 года назад +1

    Great man

  • @mobyt.3900
    @mobyt.3900 3 года назад +43

    great job! Persia is fascinating! good old monotheism!

    • @julianmitchell3035
      @julianmitchell3035 2 года назад

      I don't think Persia was monotheistic.
      Also, if you don't mind my asking, where did that come from?
      This was mainly about the Greco Persian Wars, so I'm lost.

    • @mobyt.3900
      @mobyt.3900 2 года назад +6

      maybe I was thinking of Zoroastrianism?

    • @Threezi04
      @Threezi04 2 года назад +3

      @@julianmitchell3035 They were monotheistic though, Zoroastrianism was the first ever monotheist religion in recorded history.

    • @kashfiaislam9995
      @kashfiaislam9995 Год назад +1

      King Charles III is a direct descendant of King Xerxes I 👑💍

    • @kashfiaislam9995
      @kashfiaislam9995 Год назад +1

      Too bad King Xerxes I's direct descendants had to convert to Christianity in the early medieval times. 👑💍

  • @leewood331
    @leewood331 3 года назад +8

    "300"was a joke; The 300 Spartans released in '62 is historically accurate in the story, to include costumes and weapons. (The naval battle is known as SALAMIS by the historians.)

    • @ruturajshiralkar5566
      @ruturajshiralkar5566 3 года назад +1

      Zack Snyder Nonsense

    • @subramanianpalanivel7982
      @subramanianpalanivel7982 3 года назад

      Why this speed narrating the history as if he is in a hurry to take the plane. The purpose is seldom served. Please correct your way.

    • @Dan-vz7xu
      @Dan-vz7xu 2 года назад +2

      300 isn’t meant to be accurate it’s a historical fantasy based on a comic book

    • @8SxMURxI8
      @8SxMURxI8 19 дней назад

      ​@@Dan-vz7xuby making me(Persians) look like an ogre or a satanic creature ? Hell nah 💀🇮🇷

  • @yungbizzle9980
    @yungbizzle9980 2 года назад

    Great content 👍👍👍

  • @shehansenanayaka3046
    @shehansenanayaka3046 10 месяцев назад

    This channel is brilliant. I love your videos. Brilliant videos. Love you guys. From Sri Lanka ❤️🔥.