Topic: Iran used to be the worlds largest empire, & now they are one of the shittiest nations in the world.
Kaleidoscope !IRedfLdmGw started this discussion 15 years ago #7,421
Discuss
Falco !PZmcClOUDk joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 20 seconds later[^] [v] #129,713
/b/ was never good.
Kaleidoscope !IRedfLdmGw (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 minute after the original post[^] [v] #129,716
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 5 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #129,718
> Iran used to be the worlds largest empirenope.jpg
Kaleidoscope !IRedfLdmGw (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 6 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #129,720
@previous (C)
I'm speaking per capita. Iran controlled 44% of the world's population.
I'm speaking per capita. Iran controlled 44% of the world's population.
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Anonymous C replied with this 15 years ago, 26 seconds later, 7 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #129,721
Kaleidoscope !IRedfLdmGw (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 8 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #129,723
@previous (C)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Empire
> In the 5th century B.C.E., it is estimated that 50 million, or around 45% of the world population lived in the Achaemenid Empire, which would make it the largest empire in history in terms of percentage of world population.[10][11]
Sorry, it's actually 45%, not 44%.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Empire
> In the 5th century B.C.E., it is estimated that 50 million, or around 45% of the world population lived in the Achaemenid Empire, which would make it the largest empire in history in terms of percentage of world population.[10][11]
Sorry, it's actually 45%, not 44%.
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Voice of !WisdomHsuU joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 9 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #129,725
Just like America.Anonymous C replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 11 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #129,728
Possibly !4et0YaTXO. joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 11 minutes later, 23 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #129,733
The French empire is larger.
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 6 minutes later, 29 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #129,737
The British empire was the largest in terms of actual area controlled, and the Persia empire was the largest in terms of its population if I remember correctly. Pretty impressive.
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 8 minutes later, 38 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #129,751
Iran, more like "nigger"
mountainman !4EB6xd.Oos joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 39 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #129,833
It happens.
Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #129,835
iSlam is a hell of a drug.
FreeCode !!4IKKtS9GG joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 22 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #129,868
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Britland! Though they seem to have sunk more into defending and maintaining their holdings than they extorted, raped, and pillaged out.
Britland! Though they seem to have sunk more into defending and maintaining their holdings than they extorted, raped, and pillaged out.
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Triptych !!DP4/G/5A6 joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 6 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #129,873
Every empire falls.