Storia dei Medi e dei Persiani

Buy my new book, “Even Socrates Had Some Doubts”: https://amzn.to/3wPZfmC Between the 7th and 6th centuries, two important civilizations appeared in the Iranian area: the Medes and, soon after, the Persians. Here's how they expanded. Contents summary: 00:00 Intro 01:12 Who I am (and what I do here) 02:39 Agriculture and war 07:46 The conquests of the Medes 10:48 The government of Cyrus the Great 14:50 The empire and the satrapies 18:20 The geography of Scylax 22:22 Zoroaster and religion 27:35 Conclusion 💁 Do you want to support the channel? Do you like or find the videos useful and do you want to give a tangible sign to allow me to continue making them? You can do it in one of these ways: Subscribe to the channel:    / @scrip79   Make a direct donation: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted... Buy a philosophical t-shirt or other merchandise from the channel: https://my-store-ca91b3.creator-sprin... Treat yourself to a book, a movie or anything else (for links to books and videos the channel receives a small share of the price): https://amzn.to/3ueER9j 📚 Books to learn more about: "The Persians" by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones: https://amzn.to/3XTeYww "Ancient Persia" by Josef Wiesehöfer: https://amzn.to/3XRnD2l Other videos mentioned: Ancient Jews:    • Gli ebrei e l'antico regno di Israele   Ancient Egypt:    • I vari regni dell'antico Egitto   Nietzsche's "Thus Spoke Zarathustra":    • Così parlò Zarathustra (audiolibro integrale)   Eastern religions that anticipated philosophy:    • La nascita della filosofia   All philosophy videos, in order:    • Corso di filosofia   All history videos, in order:    • Corso di storia   The playlist with all the episodes of the podcast "Inside philosophy":    • Dentro alla filosofia (podcast)   The playlist with all the episodes of the podcast "Inside history":    • Dentro alla storia (podcast)   If you want to stay in touch, you can find me here: Weekly newsletter: https://scrip.substack.com/ Website: http://www.ermannoferretti.it Twitter:   / scrip   Facebook:   / scrip   Instagram:   / scrip   TikTok:   / scrip79