Why did they forget all their pre islamic history apart from one saga written centuries later? It wasn't just a muslim thing. The sassanid empire didn't even seem to know about the Achaemenids.
>>18412163We forgot because we're retarded. Simple as. Anything else?
>>18412170Can I date your sister?
>>18412174She's dead. They killed her.
>>18412180The Judeo-Americans?>>18412170My impression is that Persians should have "genetic average IQs" of about 90. So above the world average of 85
>>18412163If there's any Muslim group that remembers their pre-Islamic identity, it's Persians. And it's not in larpy way like Turks or Egyptians do, Zoroastrian religion still exist, pre-Islamic tradition like Nowruz is still celebrated, evvery Persian remember their pre-Islamic epics better than average anglos remember Arthurian knight stories
>>18412202>larpy way like Turks or Egyptians doLebanese people/North Africans are EASILY the most asinine larpers in the muslim world when it comes to pre-islamic history.Turks don't even come close, Turks pride themselves in the post-Ottoman victories of Attaturk, rather than their ancient Turkic roots. As for Egyptians they're so far removed from ancient egypt time wise and culturally to the point where larping as an ancient egyptian just makes you look retarded, the last real Egyptian dynasty was over before Jesus was born, they're just proud of their history.
>>18412202That's the "centuries later" book I was talking about. And it's one single book. We have multiple extant roman and greek works on persian history. It also pretty (in)famously ignores the achaemid part of persian history.
>>18412208I find it funny when certain Lebanese nationalists claim they aren't Arab and are actually Phoenician. Like bro, you are just Arab Christians, you have nothing in common with the ancient Phoenicians and I’m not even talking about culture or language (which you don't share with them to begin with); not only you don’t practice the Phoenician religion, you slander it as “demon worship.” You have no right to call yourselves the heirs to Phoenicia if you don't worship gods like Baal or Astarte.
