Who were the Parthians? (Rise and Fall of the Parthian Empire) 

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Hey Epimetheus, could you post the geographical map you made for the region of eastern Med and Middle East and the Iranian Plateau in this video? It's really good.:D

So your basically saying the red wedding happened in Iran. Anyone who whants to create a fantasy move should just create a move about Irans history

@@arianrezaie4729 but Iranian history is not fantasy...

I see that someone is watcjing Yore history channel.

It’s getting kinda *T H I C C*

Yeah, it's like a more serious Hetalia

Iran is very mountainous. That is the key to its defensiveness through history. Geopolitics.

@@R3GARnator should I woosh you?

Parthians claimed ancestry from the Achaemenids and cyrus the great, so they were Persian.

@Iranian Azeri well if they claimed ancestry from Cyrus the great and Achaemenids that makes them Persian, atleast the ruling class. Also afghan is a nationality not ethnicity and 40% pf their population is Persian.

@Iranian Azeri Totally agree with your comment. Persians were just one of many Iranic Tribes. Just like modern day Germans are just one of the Germanic people. Danes ,Norwegians , Swedes, Dutch are also Germanic people but not Germans. During Sassanid era Persians gained prominence and due to that, several other tribes adopted Persian language. In terms of genetics ( especially looking at Paternal Y DNA), it is a whole different story.

I am glad you enjoy my dry humor. :) Seeing all the internet Cen-sor-SH!P these days...it is a good time to be a "faceless man"- keep the faith my brother-E

@@EpimetheusHistory I wish I could upvote you a million times. I totally agree with what you say. As despicable cancel culture is, there is a silver lining: the fools are turning on each other 🤣 I guess the Parthians and Romans aren't the only ones keen on civil war

@@johnsmith-ir1ne Lmao, I agree with you.

haha😂 Hilarious...and more or less accurate

Ultimate lol

Parthian Civil War is basically Roman civil war but with more horses

@@protarngonist2449 Parthian and Roman were the same. The Room was actually north west Persia and it was different from Rome

Very nice 😂

Happy Iranian noises 😅

Happy Ptolemy sounds.

ATG IMM they’re talking about noises not noses

@@vicwang5543 Or chins XD

I mean seulicides were pretty weak at the time so it makes sense

dude ,,,seems way ahead of it's time ,,, i agree ,, but ,,im of the belief that the same culture is at the heart of many big events since then ,,and academia is more than aware and omitting the details forming the connection from published works ,,and other means of stifling any common knowledge of connecting

Lol, imagine being one of his soldier, that forced to cosplaying macedonian phalanx, must be an embarassing moment.

When you put it that way...

@@muhamadsayyidabidin3906 I believe one of his soldiers killed Caraculla on the road when he was taking a dump.

Not really. Caracalla knew that the marriage wouldn't be accepted. It was just an excuse to invade Parthia. Infact he tried to invade Parthia earlier because Roman hostages were in Parthian hands.

@@austinford1530 The Canaanites hate the Persians

You hardly ever hear this in the European version of history but the Eastern limit of Rome was always Persia, whether in the form of the Parthians or the Sassanids. The real prize for Rome was always the east which it could never really conquer and not necessarily Europe. With a few exceptions, the major battles of Rome were with and its main concern was always Persia. It was centuries of battles with Persia that weakened both lands which were one of the main reasons for the success of the Arab invasion. Read "The Silk Roads: A New History of the World" by Peter Frankopan.

@Hassan Abdulsalam RIP:Roman invasion of Iran

@Hassan Abdulsalam Though Parthians disappeared long before the Seljuks however their effects continued for a long time, even after their disappearance.

Shut up

@Iranian Azeri 😅😅one of the biggest jokes i have ever heard

@Iranian Azeri they got completely disappeared just like Lydians,Hittites,Elamites etc. Nobody is nowadays parthian

Mithradates s real name is mithradata

Having watched Overly Sarcastic Productions' History Hijinks- Failed assassinations, you should check out Mithridates *the sixth*

@@shanedoesyoutube8001 I mean obviously the newer version is better

@@shanedoesyoutube8001 he is talking about Mithridates the First of PARTHIA, Mithridates the Sixth (that famous one) was king of PONTUS. I know, i know, ancient people werent very creative naming their childs haha

@@WILLIAN_1424 and then the Brits and Gallic Franks preserve that kind of bitchass

Rome attacked Parthia during the time of civil war and political turmoil, in fact they did not even send an army to confront Rome, so this is not as big a victory as Westerners claim.

damn man, wasn't expecting to see you here, i follow your insta btw, you might know me as: alireza aliabadi 5 :)

Who are the probable descendants of Arsaki? I usually heard its Pathanis. Is it true?

Ar-Shak is modern name of Arsacid

@@xerxes8191 Armenians still save the name Arshak ❤️

@@siranushkhachatryan4495 the ancient names are different from modern names

Heyyy said the Romans, eating the entire Mediterranean for breakfast

@Just Man You mean the Western Roman Empire? I mean yeah, it was one of the factors that led to the fall of Western Rome, but what's your point anyway?

True

Someone’s gonna wright about europe immigration crisis eventually, so I’ll just do it myself

Well, just look at the colonisation of america and australia, which happend relatively recent.

Human migration is practically the norm of human history.

@@Ake-TL Yeah, they conquered us. We live under syrian rule now. Totally. Well, not really.

History repeats itself. When there are no enemies to fight, people look within their own borders to eat themselves alive 🤦‍♂️

This is why nations must always maintain a stringent ruling philosophy and always find a unifying purpose for their people.

and when there IS everyone else to fight, DEFINATELY fight your family, First!

What do you mean

"Rostam Pahlav" of the Iranian clan "Suren", known in the West simply as "Surena". His real first name, Rostam means "Strong as a River" and has been a popular name in the Iranian realm for centuries. The first name "Surena" has become relatively popular in the last 2 or 3 decades in Iran as more has been known about him among the general population. After his huge victory over the Romans at Carrhae, he became more popular than the king which is an automatic death sentence and a universal tragedy. You can see many instances across the history of very popular generals that end up losing their life once they become more popular than the king. The Parthians were the second pre-Islamic Iranian empire, preceded by the Acheminids (with a Greek Seleucid interruption) and followed by the Sassanids. Other powerful Parthian clans besides clan Suren were clan Karen and clan Mehran which were influential during the Sassanian Empire too. They lost much of their power after the Arab invasion of Iran but clan Mehran seems to have lasted for a few centuries more in what is now the Semnan province of Iran. Some of Surena's fame contributed to the creation of the mythological Iranian hero of "Rostam", the same name as the main hero of the epic "Shahnameh" or The Book of Kings written by Ferdowsi. Indeed Surena and the mythological Rostam are archetypes of the Iranian archetypal myth of a very powerful figure with many positive attributes that is NOT the king but without him, the king could not have stayed in power. Surena made it possible for the Parthian king Orodes II to rule, the same way the mythological Rostam made it possible for king Kaykavus to rule and much the same way Ali Ibn Abi Talib made the success of the prophet Muhammad possible. Hence, one of the many reasons why Ali fits the Iranian psyche of how a real hero is supposed to be and is popular in Iran.

Persia had no concubines, because they had pride and respect for women, and Zoroastrianism was their religion. Same with some Chinese dynasties.

تو تاریخ جعلیه پهلوی رو خوندی چی میگی واسه خودت اولا که سورینا بلوچ بود واشکانیان سورینارو ساختن دومن دران زمان اصلا صیغه نبود وبلوچها تا به امروز هم صیغه نمیکنن .واین تاریخ جعلیه وربطی به ایران وفارس نداره

​@@a_l7515 Bs.

Ya..but they made treaties...

I think the Parthians were Greeks mixed with the local people.

Thanks! Working on more :)

Thanks Cy! I am happy you enjoy my illustrations! This year has been very tough....trying to get back into the rhythm I was in before. BTW you have an awesome channel :)

@@EpimetheusHistory Thanks my friend, but the inspiration for mine comes from great channels likes yours! Looking forward to more!

Let's do every faction from Total war rome 2

@@christianweibrecht6555 agree we should start with saba

Ghaznavids +1 most underrated islamic empire

Ghaznavids would be good

They're all nations and cultures I know next to nothing about. As that era of time in that part of the world isn't covered much.

Iran tha par islam nahi

@@user-kk3kq8ph8g Exactly

@@user-kk3kq8ph8g Islam was founded in early 7th century AD.

​@@veryraedAnd it wasn't the religion of the majority of Iranians until several centuries later if I remember correctly right?

Great Kurd Emporior

Thanks Aaron for watching since back then! :)

They didn't just tolerate them they literally had the word friend of the greeks on their coins

He was a great General , so sad he was execution !!

@@ferymythologhy man won one single battle, against the worst roman general chill out

@@pooroldman5089 lol what?

Most of the Parthian kings were Medes.! The culture, language, and much more of the empire was also realized. The Medes rebelled and finally agreed with Ardashir to end the parthian state and create the Sassanid Empire.! Many sources consider the Ardshir family to be the parthian as a change of dynastic power.!!

@@Ardonbb all parthians kings are descandant of arshak/arsaces who was a Scythian Iranian from Central Asia. the Parthians claimed to be descendants of the Achaemenid Persians. and the Medes no longer existed as a people at that time. Ardashir was a Persian from the Fars region who was powerful. He simply overthrew Artaban, the last Parthian king. please don't try to rewrite history

@@lel3225 hahahahaha. You dream To much i think.!

@@lel3225 you don't know history.! Many Parthian kings were kings of Media. You say there was no media then🤣🤣🫵🏻. There is no such thing as Persian history.! Pripatius and Tiridates were Medes, not Arsacea. Prepatius was a Seleucid vassal.!! During the reign of Mithras, he introduced the culture and language of the Medes into the empire and abolished the culture of Arsaki and selucia. He moved his capital to Baghdad.

Yes the seven noble families consisted of that

Several important generals under the Sasanian Empire were Armenian.

@Arian Jangali makes sense, as Parthians had a major presence in Armenia

@Arian Jangali same goes to georgian and azerbaijani, Parthia just owned the region

Armenia hasn't catched a day of rest since Noah's Ark times smh

@@AminCad several important generals under every empire in the middle-east were Armenian. Some Jewish too. Both ethnicities know how to enter the clubs of political and economic power and elite status. Not trying to insult either ethnicity but they know how to gain status.

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Love the world from India

@Just Man Iran belongs to anyone who loves Iran, it's an ancient land of thousand nations. There have been several so called Iranians in the course of history who betrayed that land. You are too low to determine whom Iran belongs to!

in a few years time, china will invade your country, take care

❤️❤️ for tajikistan

عزیز جان پارتها اصلا فارس نبودن. اگه دقت کنی تو ویدیو پرشیا رو فتح کردن

Persian????😂 They were Partian.

They were related to scythians

@Armin S I wouldn't really call them that tbf

@Armin S nah they definitely re wrote history so it favors them

@Armin S EU lapdog go back to israel

Parthians were turkish people.

@Armin S It's not really simplified, it just underwent pretty consistent sound changes. w --> b rd --> l xš --> š Wardāxš --> Balāš

One of Rome deadliest enemy

@@yaqubleis6311 My personal favourite

@@mithridatesvi1650 Nader shah is my favourite military commander of all time

@@mithridatesvi1650 Cyrus the great control 2 out 3 of the known world Cyrus the great is one of the best military commander in history if not the greatest in history never lost a battle conquered Median empire, Neo-Babylonian Empire , Lydian empire, Gandhara Kingdom or empire was powerful state , Elam , ancient Phoenicia ,Cyrus' Conquest of Elam Part of the Wars of Cyrus the Great also beat Iranic nomads and others created the most powerful empire of is time the biggest the world has seen in that time Cyrus was outnumber many time for example Cyrus defeated Lydians three times. He won the battle of Pteria while he had 20 000 to 30 000 soldiers but Lydians had 90 000 to 95 000 He won the battle of Thymbra while he had 49 000 to 50 000 soldiers but Lydians had 105 000 to 110 000 soldiers. He conquered Sardis and defeated the Ionians. He established a large empire 10 years(or less) and rulled over it for 30 years. Cyrus the great was outnumbered in half of his battles. He never lost a war Cyrus defeated and conquered the 2 most powerful empires of is time tell me one military commander that conquered 2 most powerful empires of there time at there height the Medes and Babylonians were at the height of their power) AT HEIGHT OF THEIR POWER Alexander never beat Iranian empire at their height of their power) Hannibal Barca couldn’t even conquered Rome before Rome was empire and Alexander didn’t beat the Iranian empire at height Cyrus actually beat the most powerful Empires of is time at there height

@@yaqubleis6311 You are totaly right

Yore History not as perfect as yours

Who told you that it was a super power for 300 years ?

You have inferiority complex and misery to other nations. Poor Yaqub

@S U source ?

@@AltaicTroll Parthia Was super strong!

@S U Greeks were vassal of Darius the Great and also Greeks destroyed one Iranian empire the Achaemenid Empire under one of the worst ruler in history of Iran but Iranians like Parthians and Scythians destroyed 3 Greek empires the Seleucid empire, Indo Greek and Greco-Bactrian Kingdom and Seleucid and Greco Bactrian Empires were among the biggest and most powerful Empires of there time both got destroyed by Mithridates I the Great of Parthian Empire and also Mithridates the Great the poison king of the Pontic empire who spoke 22 languages and Rome deadliest enemy was Persian origin IRANIC ORIGIN NOT GREEK descendants of the the greatest ruler and military commander in history CYRUS THE GREAT

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Glad you enjoyed it :)

@@EpimetheusHistory---Hey your video's are really interesting to watch.

@@EpimetheusHistoryHello! Question from the Armenian yearbooks, you used something, there is writing from BC 200.

The first one on the list is the Hittites (Hatti).

Arsaces = arshak not ardashir bro. Ardashir = sassanid Arshak = parthian

Thanks for leaving the comment :) is good info.

Wouldn’t that feed need to be like 2 hours long? That is such a complicated and controversially divided area that it’s be difficult to talk about objectively without the video being excessive in length. It’s be very interesting, of course. But oh boy, I don’t envy having to make that video.

I would be genuinely happy to see mentioning of Georgia 😊

@Just Man so ? He was Indian that's all

The what???

What are we today