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The Immortals: Elite Guard of the Achaemenid Kings
Lucas and Luna delve into the legendary Ten Thousand Immortals, the elite infantry corps that served as the Achaemenid kings' personal guard and shock troops. They explore Herodotus's famous description of their precise numbers and golden adornments, the rigorous training regimen from youth, and their battlefield role at Thermopylae and Plataea. The conversation also unpacks the elaborate court hierarchy the Immortals protected, from the chiliarch to the royal bodyguards, and how modern archaeological finds at Persepolis and Susa confirm their presence. Lucas explains the debate over whether…
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