The Complete TIMELINE of Ancient IRAN

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Published on August 1, 2025 4:00:27 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgCIPwYKpYk

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A complete overview of the ancient history of Persia, from the earliest civilizations that arose in this region to the Middle Ages!

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Sources and insights:
Arborio Mella F. A., The Persian Empire: from Cyrus the Great to the Arab conquest: history, civilization, culture, 1979
Boyce M., Zoroastrians: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices, 1979
Briant P., From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire, 2002
Chopra R. M., A Brief Review of Pre-Islamic Splendor of Iran, 2003
Dandamaev M. A., A Political History of the Achaemenid Empire, 1989
Desset F., The Decipherment of Linear Elamite, 2022
Lane Fox R., Alexander the Great, 1973
Potts D. T., The Archeology of Elam: Formation and Transformation of an Ancient Iranian State, 1999
Walker B., Persian Pageant: A Cultural History of Iran, 1950

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:36 Jiroft and Elam
05:59 The arrival of the Arya
10:58 The Medes
16:25 The Achaemenid Persians
25:33 From Alexander the Great to the Sasanians
34:53 The Arab invasion and the Seljuks
41:48 From Genghis Khan to Ismail I

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Background music:

“Tribal War Council” by Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions

"Escape from the Hell"

"Desert Caravan" by Aaron Kenny

"Middle East" by Infraction

"Mongolian" by MusicScreen