BBC - In the footsteps of Alexander (no going back) 14

[YaBudala]

@cyrusiancyrus Back then it was all Persians

[camomilleable11]

The man speaks in Persian Language, i guess this place is in Part of Turkmenistan which is in Merv, next to Khorezm (Uzbekistan). Even in present time in Merv still lives a lot of Tajiks about 500.000. I guess they accept Turkmen identity, thats how they look alike.

[thekayaful]

they are turkic u can tell from there mongol like eyes which are abit chingy

[musthatedogs]

@oberstinky no it was 13 days explaining she was barking up the wrong tree

[notreem]

Rhinehart666

dear, you are the one who needs to read the Quran. it is full of stories about the prophets and their lives. nothing about conquest or descriptions of torture. Please try to be fair and just. don'e just talk nonsense about what you don't know.

[ilikerhcp2]

How many more parts are left in this documentary?

[garyU6969]

10-11

[Cherkezjep]

people which at 3.45 are not Turkmens

[RENEDU2]

all natons have been conquered , thre is no pure race

[54spiritedwill54]

Great post.

[aalexander928]

This is really a splendid series and I thank alexandros1821 for the posting.

[terrorist022]

which is this city,and country?

[zorro2040]

Its in Iran, North east Iran.(Iranian part of Turkmanestan)

And the culture is Persian and the language spoken is Farsi and Turkmen.

[gparhs]

Great documentary. Good job bbc, good job M.Wood.

[gxVoyager]

i love woods...

[fayaztarin]

lol.. the poor guy was excited about conquering Afghanistan.. lol, he faced terrible times.. But he was a military genius and one of the great leaders..

[FygeApoDoReVromokole]

Afghans never bowed heads to any empire??

remember how you were ARABIZED and ISLAMIZED under the SWORD of Arabs?

afghans, persians etc are nations who were devoured by arabs, raped and tortured.. your arabic historians tend to neglect that...

[Rhinehart666]

not really, they're quite proud of the slaughter and destruction they wrought, read the Quran, most of it is descriptions of conquest and torture.

[Aryanam]

Afghans became muslim in the 9th century!!!!

[KingOfDestruction]

I have been obsessed and idolized Alexander the Great ever since I was 12yrs old. The man has everything to do with who I am as a person today. Truly one of the greatest individuals to ever live. To accomplish even half of what he did is a thought that exaust most mortal men. Thank you for this, I enjoyed it greatly.

[XXninebXX]

my cultures empire ended 400 years before alexander

we were the true rulers of babylon and we built it

[KingOfDestruction]

yeah ok buddy!!!!

[aronboylloyd123]

Lol

[cyrusiancyrus]

Hahaha, these people are Turkmens (Turks), not Persians :)

[alexandros1821]

M. Wood claims they too are Turkmen as well, dear Cyrus.

But Persian influence here during the timed invasion of Alexander and his Greeks was obvious.

It isnt only the turkmen that claim Alexandros was the "dual horned" one :)

[cyrusiancyrus]

Ok. Anyway, thanks for your great post dear Alexandros.

[Jarizul]

@cyrusiancyrus aint that like saying estonians are finns?

[GenericGene]

Great post.

[ndjarnag]

thanks!