Parts of the play ((Iranians )) Achilles (۳)

The glory of the powerful army of the Persian Empire

In the play ((Iranians)) Achilles

By bringing these texts from the play ((Iranians)) Written by Aeschylus(Achilles) who is of Greek origin and lived during the time of Darius the Great and Xerxes the Great and in the wars of the Medes(media, wars between Iran and Greece) He was present and after the end of the material wars, he wrote this play with the help of the Athenian government..

Enemies who, with all their enmity and partisan ideas, could not falsify all the facts. Maybe these facts could not be lied, otherwise the enemies of the Persians have not spared any effort to hurt the Persians and their unique and glorious empire since ancient times.. We read parts of the play:

the play ((Iranians)) Achilles - stanzas 852 to 907

(…oh that he (Darius the Great) How many cities did he capture without crossing the Halis waters and without even leaving his residence?… Those are the cities that stood proudly on the banks of the wide Helia Strait… And also the islands whose belly rubs against the waves of the waters… Like the islands of Lesbos, Samos, which grows olives … Chiios, Paros, Naxos, Monocus and Andros and Te Nos … And also the rich cities of the Ionian soil, where so many Greeks have settled, and all this in the shadow of his thoughts, only his own thoughts. ( Darius the Great ) which relies on the indefatigable strength of his troops…)

the play ((Iranians )) Achilles - stanzas 73 to 86

(…The ruler of populous Asia (Xayarsha) His massive army sets out to conquer the world, from both sides, both by land and by sea. He is the child of golden rain and a human equal to the gods. He takes heroes to war, whose example is Arash, the archer and spearman, always victorious…)

the play ((Iranians )) Achilles - stanzas 21 to 33
(… When Xerxes' loyal guards were leaving Susa and Akbatan and the old embankments of Case, some were on horseback and some were on warships and infantry on foot, which made up the bulk of the mass combat force.…
…And so it was that the commanders of the Iranian army, who were the puppet kings of the great king (Xayarsha) and he himself was the commander of the unlimited army, they went to war. The generals who had their victorious archers and horsemen with them, who were a sight to behold, but very formidable in battle because of the sober decisions of their hearts.…)

the play ((Iranians)) Achilles - Verse 93
(…Who can stand against this huge human flood? It remains for them to try to restrain the irresistible turbulence of the sea with strong dams. Iran's army and its brave and full-hearted nation are invincible…)

Elegy, written by Lucias, stanzas 27 to 30
(…Xerxes, the king of Asia, set out after preparing his army, he had one thousand two hundred ships, and his land force was such a great mass that it would take a long time to just count the races that made it up.…Despising the natural obstacles, the works of the gods, and the designs of men, he opened a way in the sea and prevented the land from allowing his ships to pass, in such a way that he threw a bridge over the strait and cleft Mount Athos.. No one would stand up to Xerxes…) Goodbye