Cyrus the Great and the First Superpower

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Cyrus the Great and the First Superpower

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In 330 BC, Alexander the Great seized the treasury of Persepolis, valued by Diodorus at 120,000 talents of silver, and the palaces burned. This full documentary tells the story of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, the first superpower: Cyrus, Darius, Xerxes and the fall to Alexander, the tribute, the daric, the Royal Road and the Persepolis tablets.

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Watch the full video documentary on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0rlfUHh-Lc

Our books: 101 Strange Laws That Ruled Empires https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HNHR85WW and Why Empires Fall? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HNKQBPVV

Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), CC BY 4.0.

Narration uses an AI-generated voice. Researched and sourced; full source list in the YouTube description.

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