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Most important missing piece of the story ... the Persians of those times were Zoroastrians, not Shitte Muslims.
The movie depicted them as some savages from the Sudan, using the modern day perception of Islam, as oppose to the truth that Greeks and Persians weren't much different during those times. In other words, they were two white majority nations next to each other, akin to Britain and France.
And Sparta was the psycho state of Greece.
When Alexander died, for the most part, the Persian Empire rose up again for another millennia, because it was never really defeated culturally. The cultural defeat came when the Arabs showed up, a thousand years later, and shoved Islam down ppl's throats.
The cultural defeat came when the Arabs showed up, a thousand years later, and shoved Islam down ppl's throats.
Yes, though a late conversion from Sunni to Shiite helped preserve at least a bit of Iran's culture and prevent the complete Arabization that occurred in Egypt, Assyria, Babylonia, etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safavid_conversion_of_Iran_to_Shia_Islam
To really recover the Persian culture, they should all revert to Zoroastrianism, an excellent old religion native to Persia.
The Zoroastrians hanging on in India (the Parsis) are doing exceptionally well.
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BTW, that word *Aryan* means ancient Persian, not white ppl of Germany (Teutonic States). Ask any anthropologist, if you don't believe me.
The Zoroastrians hanging on in India (the Parsis) are doing exceptionally well.
They do well but they reproduce significantly below replacement rate
The Zoroastrians hanging on in India (the Parsis) are doing exceptionally well.
They do well but they reproduce significantly below replacement rate
Yes, they tend to marry among each other.
Freddie Mercury was one of 'em.
www.youtube.com/embed/naPUYTKEMc8
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