Top 10 Facts about PERSIAN IMMORTALS

The Immortals were the heavy infantry unit of the Achaemenid Empire’s army. Also known as the first Persian Empire, the civilization was founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 B.C. in what is today Iran. The name ‘Immortals’ was coined by Greek historian Herodotus. What’s known about them mostly comes from his writing.

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10. The Name
9. Their Size of the Persian Army
8. Training
7. War Practice
6. Cavalry
5. The Apple Bearers
4. Armed to the Teeth
3. Battle Tactics
2. The Sagaris
1. Psychological Warfare

Source/Further reading:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/AchaemenidSoldiers.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Persian_warriors_from_Berlin_Museum.jpg/1024px-Persian_warriors_from_Berlin_Museum.jpg
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/a7/2d/36/a72d369df00db9ec5aa8e2363a125036.jpg
http://iranpoliticsclub.net/history/civilization-persia1/images/Persian%20Immortals%20hunting%20chita.jpg
http://iranpoliticsclub.net/history/civilization-persia1/images/Persian%20Immortals%20hunting%20lion.jpg
http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Images2/Achaemenid/Military/The_Charge_of_Persian_scythed_chariots_at_the_Battle_of_Gaugamela_by_Andre_Castaigne_1898-1899..jpg
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http://www.realmofhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Facts_Achaemenid_Persian_Empire_army_5.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdDdHMwhU2s
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Meeting_Between_Cambyses_II_and_Psammetichus_III.jpg
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http://www.legendsandchronicles.com/ancient-warriors/persian-warriors/
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http://iranian.com/main/2010/oct/guards-shahanshah-1.html
http://www.iranian.com/main/2010/oct/guards-shahanshah-1
http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/History/hakhamaneshian/AchaemenidMilitaryEquip.htm
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https://youtu.be/qdDdHMwhU2s
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http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-empire-by-percentage-of-world-population
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Persian_warriors_from_Berlin_Museum.jpg/1024px-Persian_warriors_from_Berlin_Museum.jpg

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