The Lost Empires of Iran and Afghanistan: From Alexander to the Parthians

Discover the untold history of Iran and Afghanistan after Alexander the Great. From the rise of the Parthian Empire and their wars with Rome to the Golden Age of the Silk Road under the Kushans.

Between the fall of the Achaemenids and the rise of the Sassanians lies a 500-year era that defined the ancient world. This documentary covers the chaotic wars of Alexander’s successors (the Seleucids), the forgotten Greco-Bactrian Kingdom in Afghanistan, and the rise of the Parthians, who annihilated Roman legions at Carrhae.

We also explore the unique cultural fusion of the Indo-Greeks, the nomadic invasions of the Scythians and Yuezhi, and how the Kushan Empire united China, India, and Rome through trade.

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