The Immortals were the heavy infantry unit of the Achaemenid Empire’s army. Also known as the first Persian Empire, the civilization was founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 B.C. in what is today Iran. The name ‘Immortals’ was coined by Greek historian Herodotus. What’s known about them mostly comes from his writing. →Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet?sub_confirmation=1 → → GET A T-SHIRT - http://www.toptenz.net/toptenz-t-shirts →Top 10 Objects That Were Clearly Invented Just to Annoy Physics: https://youtu.be/0MVGeRa-vLo →Simon's VLOG: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvqt8j7DfPmveJp3UOk9XTg Entertaining and educational top 10 lists from TopTenzNet! Brand new videos 7 days a week! Subscribe to our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TopTenz/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theoriginaltoptenz/ Other TopTenz Videos: Top 10 HORRIFYING BAD-ASS Facts about the SPARTANS https://youtu.be/O6_VORJu44g?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnKajPA6HFawry8Y3my_VX5Q Top 10 Toughest VIKING WARRIORS https://youtu.be/dmsC4T7UiNY?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnKajPA6HFawry8Y3my_VX5Q Text version: http://www.toptenz.net/10-interesting-facts-persian-immortals-believe-existed.php Coming up: 10. The Name 9. Their Size of the Persian Army 8. Training 7. War Practice 6. Cavalry 5. The Apple Bearers 4. Armed to the Teeth 3. Battle Tactics 2. The Sagaris 1. Psychological Warfare Source/Further reading: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/AchaemenidSoldiers.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Persian_warriors_from_Berlin_Museum.jpg/1024px-Persian_warriors_from_Berlin_Museum.jpg https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/a7/2d/36/a72d369df00db9ec5aa8e2363a125036.jpg http://iranpoliticsclub.net/history/civilization-persia1/images/Persian%20Immortals%20hunting%20chita.jpg http://iranpoliticsclub.net/history/civilization-persia1/images/Persian%20Immortals%20hunting%20lion.jpg http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Images2/Achaemenid/Military/The_Charge_of_Persian_scythed_chariots_at_the_Battle_of_Gaugamela_by_Andre_Castaigne_1898-1899..jpg http://www.livius.org/site/assets/files/9104/susa_palace_glazed_relief_2_louvre_03.jpg http://www.realmofhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Facts_Achaemenid_Persian_Empire_army_5.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdDdHMwhU2s https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/7c/75/f0/7c75f0b91f3d1a753c918022295f1ce4.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Meeting_Between_Cambyses_II_and_Psammetichus_III.jpg http://classics.mit.edu/Herodotus/history.7.vii.html http://www.iranchamber.com/history/achaemenids/achaemenid_army.php http://www.legendsandchronicles.com/ancient-warriors/persian-warriors/ https://cdn.preterhuman.net/texts/history/military_history/Osprey%20-%20Elite042%20-%20The%20Persian%20Army%20560-330BC.pdf http://iranian.com/main/2010/oct/guards-shahanshah-1.html http://www.iranian.com/main/2010/oct/guards-shahanshah-1 http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/History/hakhamaneshian/AchaemenidMilitaryEquip.htm https://books.google.ca/books?id=yFocMaM49SgC&lpg=PA91&ots=ce4_TfgRZo&dq=persian%20immortals%20apples&pg=PA89#v=onepage&q=persian%20immortals%20apples&f=false http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/History/hakhamaneshian/achaemenid_army.htm https://youtu.be/qdDdHMwhU2s http://classics.mit.edu/Herodotus/history.7.vii.html http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-empire-by-percentage-of-world-population https://books.google.ca/books?id=byIEAwAAQBAJ&lpg=PT12&ots=xGtJ6kzU6C&dq=Spithridates%20alexander&pg=PT12#v=onepage&q=Spithridates%20alexander&f=false https://books.google.ca/books?id=wLUjtPDyu-IC&lpg=PT42&dq=Bastet%20egypt&pg=PT42#v=onepage&q&f=false http://www.ancient-origins.net/comment/13622 https://books.google.ca/books?id=EWQXBAAAQBAJ&lpg=PT47&dq=the%20Battle%20of%20Pelusium%2050%2C000&pg=PT47#v=onepage&q&f=false https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Persian_warriors_from_Berlin_Museum.jpg/1024px-Persian_warriors_from_Berlin_Museum.jpg