Goldie Ghamari - December 27, 2025


What the Ancient Persians actually looked like


Episode Stats


Length

3 minutes

Words per minute

21.58

Word count

77

Sentence count

10

Harmful content

Misogyny

1

sentences flagged

Hate speech

1

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Summary

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The ancient Persian Empire pretty much invented the foundations that led to modern military warfare. And now you know. What did the ancient Persian army actually look like when they were fighting the Greeks? Well, you re in luck because I used footage from the 1971 military parade to make a short, edited video for you.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 So what did the ancient Persian army actually look like when they were fighting the Greeks?
00:00:04.320 Well, you're in luck because I used footage from the 1971 military parade
00:00:09.140 to make a short edited video for you.
00:00:30.000 Thank you.
00:01:00.000 Thank you.
00:01:30.000 Thank you.
00:02:00.000 Guys, wait.
00:02:06.340 Wait for the siege tower.
00:02:22.120 Here it comes.
00:02:30.000 We'll be right back.
00:03:00.000 The ancient Persian Empire 0.99
00:03:26.160 pretty much invented
00:03:28.180 the foundations that led to modern military warfare. And now you know.