ASMR Bedtime Story - Ancient Empires of Persia

This soft spoken ASMR video is an exploration of the history of Persia and its ancient empires, from the emergence of civilization in what would become Iran, to the arrival of Iranian peoples, the kingdoms and empires they created (the Achaemenids, the Parthians, the Sassanians), until the Muslim Conquest of the 7th century.
I also tell you about Persian culture, language and architecture, the Greco-Persian wars and the rivalry with Rome and Byzantium, and many other aspects of Ancient Persia.

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Credits: script and narration by the French Whisperer, visuals by the French Whisperer, under Wikipedia Commons, or under web licence from Panthermedia. Music and sound effects from the YouTube Audio Library for Creators.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Ancient Persia
4:28 Mesopotamia and Iranian Plateau
8:14 Civilization of Elam
10:10 Persia or Iran?
14:14 Indo-European origins or Iranian Peoples
17:38 Change in the country's name
19:20 Neo-Assyrian Empire
23:58 The Achaemenid Dynasty
26:25 Cyrus II the Great, Cambyses II and Darius I
31:55 Administrating an empire
34:57 Old Persian language and cuneiform script
38:24 Persepolis
42:06 Zoroastrianism
45:48 Greco-Persian Wars
48:27 Xerxes' Expedition and Thermopylae
52:36 Stagnation until Alexander the Great
56:02 Rise of the Kingdom of Parthia
58:12 The Parthian Empire
1:01:56 The Sasanian Empire
1:05:20 Wars with Rome and Byzantium
1:07:29 The twilight of Ancient Persia

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0:00 Ancient Persia
4:28 Mesopotamia and Iranian Plateau
8:14 Civilization of Elam
10:10 Persia or Iran?
14:14 Indo-European origins or Iranian Peoples
17:38 Change in the country's name
19:20 Neo-Assyrian Empire
23:58 The Achaemenid Dynasty
26:25 Cyrus II the Great, Cambyses II and Darius I
31:55 Administrating an empire
34:57 Old Persian language and cuneiform script
38:24 Persepolis
42:06 Zoroastrianism
45:48 Greco-Persian Wars
48:27 Xerxes' Expedition and Thermopylae
52:36 Stagnation until Alexander the Great
56:02 Rise of the Kingdom of Parthia
58:12 The Parthian Empire
1:01:56 The Sasanian Empire
1:05:20 Wars with Rome and Byzantium
1:07:29 The twilight of Ancient Persia

[PouyaHimself]

As an Iranian i wish we weren't so cut off from the world so i could support your channel but unfortunately that's not possible for me all i can do is thank you for all the great and relaxing work you do
Stay awesome 🤟
Ps:today (7th of Aban in persian calendar) is the day of cyrus the great

[thodkats]

As a Greek person, i was always amazed by the Persian civilization. Huge respect since they were a very advanced society !

[johnnyutah]

Ahoy! Scotland here! Been looking forward to this one since it was announced. Thank you sir!

[Minoshka_]

As an Iranian who was born in Shiraz city, kinda near to Perspolis.
I'm far from home now, but I just felt such a relief after hearing this ASMR. Thank you.

[Vyzhak]

Well this is gonna be great to watch for me as a Persian

[KellysMagicalRealm]

Your accent is amazing and so calming!

[ssorayaya]

me, an iranian experiencing a wave of relief when you said didn't say "iran" as "eye ran"

[wyomingisfake]

You were the first ASMR channel i listened to. I still remember when i had watched all of your videos and saw that the last one was uploaded over a year ago. I'm a little late but I'm so glad you're back.

[shaydahaghighat]

Being that I’m only half Persian, there’s so much about Iranian or Persian culture and history that I still don’t know about. And I’m so happy to have found this! Thank you!

[MissMadelynA]

I’m sure others are feeling the same way right now, things are so stressful and uncertain in the world these days it’s been so nice to have these relaxing videos to escape to (and learn some cool stuff in the process!)

[LibertyJefferson]

I damn near pulled over to take a nap and listen to this when I saw this was uploaded. Persia, Greece, Rome, Carthage, Byzantium, I could listen to your narrations about them on loop and not get tired of it.

[salmasameh]

thank you to the moon and back 🥺
i hope that France will be blessed these days ❤️❤️
all the love from Egypt😍😍😍😍

[littlerelief]

I was literally on the verge of a panic attack and trying to fight it off when I saw this had been posted. You just saved me a lot of suffering, thank you so much.

[Debbie]

I love ancient history and I keep trying to make it through this, but I never quite make it. Your voice is too silky and hypnotic.

[raggamuffin]

thanks for all the work and research you put into these! i love falling asleep while learning something and then going back the next night to find that spot and learn some more before i fall asleep again. fantastic videos!

[delaraemami]

Thank you so much for this! I fell asleep and when I woke up, I realized it had already skipped to a new story. So happy to have found this channel, and have shared it for others to enjoy!

[poetryjones]

Who else clicked “like” before they even heard this? ❤️👍🏼

[xierus]

@The French Whisperer ASMR
I was among your first subscribers. I have been so impressed to see how your channel has grown and evolved into both a hobby and an income stream. You probably don't remember but I messaged you once back in 2014 or so. In the past year I have been getting into music creation, and seeing how you persevered and made a passion of yours into a full-blown project is admirable. I'd say you're up there with legendary history podcasts like History on Fire and Hardcore History, but you should try adding some opinion and analysis to the facts (just a suggestion :). Add flair like, "This leader made this decision, which if you think about, was pretty stupid because xyz". Sort of like your French lifestyle roleplay, a historical narrative with attitude. Just a suggestion!

Anyway just wanted to say I've been using your vids since 2014 to help me fall asleep and practice my french accent. My knowledge of history has benefited as well! Now that I am becoming a content creator, being a subscriber to you and seeing your creative journey is inspiring. Thanks for sticking with the channel and improving it.

[rayahui]

It’s crazy how I often watch ASMR, and I have a huge fascination for ancient summerian culture. This is so niche but so me