Xerxes brought 500,000 soldiers and 1,000 ships. He lost. Alexander conquered Persia — and his empire immediately collapsed. The Romans tried. The Mongols tried. The British tried. Every single superpower that attacked Persia paid an enormous price. And historians know exactly why.

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