Persepolis Recreated - Persian Civilization - Part 4/4

Achaemenid Persia occupies a very important place among the great civilizations of the ancient world. In 550 BC., Cyrus, one of those rare leaders towards whom one cannot help but gravitate, laid the foundation of the largest empire the world had ever seen. His empire was quite unique because it was built on a model of tolerance and respect for other cultures and religions. So much so that the Old Testament regards Cyrus as the savior of the Jews from Babylonian captivity; while Xenophon, the 4th century BC Greek historian, refers to him as a man of wisdom, resilient spirit and guilelessness.After Cyrus, Darius the Great elevated the Persian Empire to its zenith. The Empire now extended from the borders of India east to Greece on the Mediterranean, down to Egypt and Ethiopia in Africa and up to what is now Russia and Eastern Europe. Twentyeight different nations were brought together under the rule of a man who was hailed as the King of the Kings. It was under his rule that for the first time a standard weighing system was devised, Old Persian cuneiform script was invented, and gold and silver coins were minted and used throughout the Empire. As an administrator and a builder, Darius was brilliant. In Egypt, he had a canal dug between the Nile and the Red Sea, anticipating the modern Suez Canal. In order to govern their vast empire, the Achaemenid kings established not one but four capitals cities in various strategic region: Babylon, Susa, Ecbatana and finally the most magnificent of them, Parsa or Persepolis, which was known in its day as the richest city under the sun. A dream in which one tries to visualize the beauty and dazzling splendor of Persepolitan palaces before their sad destruction.

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• persepolis
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• history
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[ThePersianGulf]

گذشتهء یه ملت را نمیشه با آتش و کینه سوزاند، گذشتهء با شکوه ایران زمین سینه به سینه، دل به دل ماندگار می مونه

[AntiDefm]

Excellent, beautiful and informative documentary. A fresh reminder of great Persian civilization under today's US/West massive anti-Iran propaganda campaign.

It's pity that the water mark "provided by ... Copyright ..." is always there. It distracts the viewers from the full enjoyment of teh beautiful scenes of this documentary.

Where we can get a copy without the watermark?!

[onceANexile]

Why do we keep fucking with these people???

[poetryfilmlover]

Would very much like to purchase a copy of this series. Please let me know the details of who to contact. Thank you.

[NobelMan1000]

vatan yani hoviyat, vatan yani kamale zibaie, vatan yani tamame khobiha, vatan yani shokoh, vatan yani melat, vatan yani omid va arezo

[SPARTANsenator7]

Greetings to the land of Cyrus from the land of Alexander! Excellent documentary!

[yardieyute]

با تشکر برای فیلم... بسیار جالب

[amirabbas12]

the Persians showed them the mankind and what they responded, only because of galas to the Persians

[Care4uLive]

اگر روزى خدا(ج)يكتا به بنده چون من دست قدرت دهد اين شهر زيبا را دوباره پايتخت فارسى زبانان جهان مى سازم به اميد آن روز كه همه در زير آن ١٠٠ پايه صف كشند.

[sepidlove]

are vaghean khuda lanateshun kune:(

vatan yani che abado che viran , vatan yani hamin ja yani IRAN.