The Daylamites - The East's Answer to the Legionary DOCUMENTARY

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In this animated history documentary series we bring to life the military of the Sassanid Empire. However while our prior episode looked at the mounted wing of this eastern army, we now turn to its overlooked infantry wing. Chief among them would be the Daylamites who came to serve as elite bodyguards of the Sassanid Kings.

We begin by discussing the mountainous regions of Iran which borders the Caspian sea. It would be here that various mountain tribes stubbornly resisted the coming and going of numerous empires. In time these warriors would come to loan out their martial skills as mercenaries. However it would be the Sassanids who eventually embraced them as a core element of their armed forces. Such was the prestige of these Daylamaties that they would for the Gond-i-Shahansha, or army of the King of Kings.

Yet this transformation took time. Thus we explore how the Daylamaties took the field in terms of equipment, training and tactics. These are then put into practice with a review of their service almost 500 year history. As such we cover the rise of the Sassanid Empire under Ardashir I. We then cover the campaigns of his descendants againt the Roman Army, the Byzantine Army, the White Huns, the Arabs and more.

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THE NEAR EAST
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The 10,000 Immortals :    • Units of History - The 10,000 Immorta...  

THE BYZANTINES
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The Varangian Guard :    • Units of History - The Varangian Guar...  

THE GREEK WORLD
Macedonian Silver Shields :    • Units of History - The Macedonian Sil...  
Macedonian Companion Cavalry :    • Units of History - The Macedonian Com...  
The Spartan Skiritai :    • Units of History: The Skiritai - Spar...  
The Spartan Royal Guard :    • Units of History - The Spartan Royal ...  
The Sacred Band of Thebes :    • Units of History - The Sacred Band of...  
Mycenaean Chariots :    • Units of History - Mycenaean Chariots...  
Balearic Slingers :    • Units of History - The Balearic Sling...  

THE ROMANS
The Praetorians :    • Units of History - The Praetorian Gua...  
Roman Cataphracts :    • Units of History - Roman Cataphracts ...  
Roman Army Spies :    • Units of History - The Speculatores: ...  
Roman Army Scouts :    • Units of History - The Exploratores: ...  
The Frumentarii :    • Units of History - The Frumentarii: A...  

THE NORTHMEN
The Jomsvikings Mercenaries :    • Units of History - The Jomsvikings Me...  
Viking Berserkers :    • Units of History - Viking Berserker D...  
Early Germanic Warriors :    • Units of History - Early Germanic War...  
Briton War Chariots :    • Units of History - War Chariots of Br...  

THE EASTERN EUROPEANS
The Druzhina :    • Units of History: The Druzhina - Knig...  

THE AFRICANS
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The Sacred Band of Carthage :    • Units of History - The Sacred Band of...  
Carthaginian War Elephants :    • Units of History - Carthaginian War E...  
The Numidian Cavalry :    • Units of History - The Numidian Caval...  

Credits:
Research = Soroush Torabi
Writing = Invicta
Narration = Guy Michaels
Artwork = Penta Limited
Reenactment = Eran Ud Turan

Source and Suggested Reading:
"The Armies of Ancient Persia - The Sassanians" by Kaveh Farrokh
"A Synopsis of Sasanian Military Organization and Combat Units" by Kaveh Farrokh
"Sassanian Millitary" by David Nicole

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
02:35 Mountain Tribes
05:53 Origins
08:10 Equipment
11:12 Organization
12:28 Training
13:29 Tactics
16:00 Service History
17:42 Wars in Yemen
19:32 Wars with Rome
21:15 Wars with the Arabs
23:42 Outro

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