The Battle of Hormozdgan (224 AD) — The Fall of the Parthian Empire

🎥 Watch more videos on YouTube ►    / @theveteran_ir   After the fall of Persepolis and the end of the Achaemenid dynasty, Istakhr became a new center of power in Pars.The Frataraka at first ruled Pars as Seleucid vassals, but later became incorporated into the Parthian Empire. In the 3rd century AD, a new dynasty began to rise in Pars: the House of Sasan, whose origins lay in the priestly lineage of the Temple of Anahita. They gradually expanded their influence and eventually took control of Pars. This is the story of how the priests of the Anahita temple came to power. Ardashir, the son of Babak, succeeded in securing his family’s rule in Pars and then moved to seize control of the Parthian Empire. He finally confronted Artabanus, the last Arsacid king, in the decisive Battle of Hormozdgan. In this episode: The fall of the Frataraka and Bazrangi dynasties Sasan, Babak, and the origins of the Sasanian lineage Ardashir’s first campaigns and victories across Pars The founding of Ardashir-Khwarrah The Parthian response and rising tensions The Battle of Hormozdgan and the end of the Parthian Empire This is the story of the birth of the Sasanian Empire — an empire forged by ambition, divine legitimacy, and the sword. Previous videos on the Persian Empire and the Parthian Empire: The Life Of Cyrus The Great:    • The Rise of Persia: From Assyrian Wars to ...   The First Roman-Parthian War:    • Rome vs Parthia: How Two Superpowers Becam...   00:00 Logo motion 00:09 Persia before the Sasanian 02:58 the Sasanian dynasty 03:38 The rise of the Sasanians in Pars 07:04 Ardashir’s rule over Pars and his early conquests 13:51 The Battle of Hormozdgan 18:24 Interpretation of Ardashir Babakan’s victory relief 19:22 Conclusion --------------------------------------- sources: The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars AD 226-363: A Documentary History / Samuel N. C. Lieu, Michael H. Dodgeon Ardashir Babakan / Hamidreza Safakesh, Ali Akbar Pour The history of Sasanid Political Changes / Shahram Jalilian L'Iran sous les Sassanides / Arthur Christensen Sasanian Persia: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / Touraj Daryaee Sassanian Elite Cavalry / Kaveh Farrokh The Culture and Social Institutions of Ancient Iran / Vladimir G. Lukonin Sasanian Iran 224-651 Ce: Portrait of a Late Antique Empire / Touraj Daryaee ARDAŠĪR I (?-242 A.D.), the founder of the Sasanian empire / Josef Wiesehöfer, Heinz Luschey Tarikh Jame Iran, Volume Two - Kushan Empire / Askar Bahrami The Kushans: The Forgotten Empire / Laleh Farzinfar The History of al-Tabari / al-Tabari History of the Roman Empire: From the Death of Marcus Aurelius to the Accession of Gordian III / Herodian The Shahnameh / Ferdowsi Desert City Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Farya Faraji music: https://faryafaraji.bandcamp.com/music #History #Ardashir #SasanianEmpire #AncientPersia #ParthianEmpire #Hormozdgan #IranHistory #EpicHistory #AncientHistory #ArdashirBabakan #Artabanus #Istakhr #FireTemple #Documentary