Before the conquest by the Arabians, the majority of the Persians were Zoroastrians, but there were also Jews and Christians. So, who could imagine today that Iranians have Jewish or Christian ancestors?
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Persians
Synonyms for "persians" (10 found)
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achaemenian persiansancient persians
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persian ethnicitypersian expatriatespersian peoplepersians abroadsasanian persians
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6 entriespersians diasporapersians heritagepersians identitypersians in iranpersians literaturepersians studies
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If Persians seem extraordinarily polite, perhaps it is because politeness is built into their language.
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Before battle was joined they say that someone from Trachis warned him how many Persians there were by saying that when they fired their bows, they hid the sun with the mass of arrows. Dianeces, so the story goes, was so dismissive of the Persian numbers that he calmly replied, "All to the good, my friend from Trachis. If the Persians hide the sun, the battle will be in shade rather than sunlight."
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At the Thermopylae pass, the Greeks waited for the Persians. The Persians saw them; they didn't understand why they were combing their hair and working out. It was because they were waiting for death.
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