History of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, Part II (486-330 BC; Xerxes I - Alexander the Great)

In the second of this two part series on the Achaemenid Persian Empire, we continue with Darius the Great's son, Xerxes and some of the main events of the Greco-Persian wars, and then follow the lives of his successors up to Darius III and the fall of the Achaemenid Empire with its conquest by Alexander of Macedonia, a.k.a. Alexander the Great.

Contents:

00:00 Intro and Recap
01:33 Xerxes (486-465 BC)
03:43 Xerxes Invades Greece
08:47 Battle of Thermopylae
11:18 Battle of Salamis
12:40 Battle of Plataea
14:40 Xerxes after Greece
18:26 Artaxerxes I (465-424 BC)
25:57 Darius II (424-404 BC)
30:07 Cyrus the Younger and the Battle of Cunaxa
31:17 Artaxerxes II (404-359 BC)
36:50 Artaxerxes III (359-338 BC)
39:20 Philip II and the Rise of Macedonia
42:25 Darius III (336-330 BC)
44:47 Alexander of Macedon and the Battle of the Granicus River
47:44 Battle of Issus
50:17 Battle of Gaugamela
53:40 The Last Days of Darius III
57:38 End of the Achaemenid Empire and Aftermath
58:54 Thank you and Patrons

Special thanks to Malay Archer for creating the astounding machinimas that really brought this program to life using the Total War: Rome 2 Divide et Impera, Cyrus the Great campaign and Age of Bronze mod.

Malay Archer
https://www.youtube.com/user/MathemedicUpdates

I'd also like to thank Farya Faraji and Walker Masuda for their contributions to the soundtrack of this program. Be sure to check out their work as well!

Farya Faraji
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2_JOhJf-VAQm5VRqjY40Rw

Specific tracks used in this program:

Apranik's Charge
Achaemenes
Dushanbe
Hyrcanian Lullaby
Shirin and Khosrow
In Pythagoras' Mind
The Riding Angaros
Spring in Persepolis

Walker Masuda - Artwork and Music Production
https://walkermasuda.artstation.com/

Additional music by Epidemic Sound.

Related Videos:

What to learn more about ancient Persian history? Check out the ancient Iran / Persia playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUx8354UG5yyCwKAnaWFM3q0XEEJoDS1G

History of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, Part I (550-486 BC; Cyrus the Great - Darius the Great)
https://youtu.be/tzIVddeWfR4

Before the Achaemenid Empire: Early Kings and the Founding of the Persian Kingdom of Anshan
https://youtu.be/PsoVZy5yQ2o

Cyrus the Great and the Birth of the Achaemenid Persian Empire
https://youtu.be/wMbD7c-YlAE

Cambyses II and the Persian Conquest of Egypt
https://youtu.be/Nq1H4KHCySE

The Early Medes and the Median Empire | Supplemental Podcast #3
https://youtu.be/FypaFjqMY04

The Neo-Babylonian Empire (Nabopolassar, Nebuchadnezzar II, Nabonidus)
https://youtu.be/FbFSuO7KHLY

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