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The Immortals: Persia's Elite Guard and Their Legacy
Lucas and Luna explore the Achaemenid Empire's most famous military unit: the Ten Thousand Immortals. They discuss the origins of the Immortals under Cyrus the Great, their organization, equipment, and role in imperial security. The conversation covers the Greek term 'athanatoi' and whether it was a mistranslation of a Persian phrase, the Immortals' performance at Thermopylae and Plataea, and their eventual fate under Alexander the Great. Lucas explains that the Immortals were likely a 10,000-strong crack infantry unit whose ranks were immediately replenished after losses, giving the illusion…
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