Parthia: Rome's Ablest Competitor

Re:Parthia: Rome's Ablest Competitor by eternalban on Thursday October 03, 2019 @10:24AM (#21147301)

You are correct. The impolite answer is that they count on their new compatriots' lack of knowledge to dodge the I-rain-ian [sic] label.

Historically, only enemies of Iran refer to it as Persia. The British, for example, remain quite keen to call us that.

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Re:Parthia: Rome's Ablest Competitor by kamyarg on Thursday October 03, 2019 @11:28AM (#21148105)

I second this and would like to add that Persians are one of dozen of ethnicities that make up Iran including Turks/Azeris, Kurds, Arabs, Baluchs, Turkmens, Lors/Lurs, etc. [1] Referring to it as Persia/Persians is akin to ignoring vast majority of the people living there imho.

"Iran" has been the term people used inside to refer to the land/people for a very long time, but Shah officially requested the change from foreign governments in 1935.[2]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnicities_in_Iran

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_Iran

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Re:Parthia: Rome's Ablest Competitor by eternalban on Thursday October 03, 2019 @11:38AM (#21148238)

Stoking ethnic tensions with an eye towards partition, God forbid, is precisely their aim.

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Re:Parthia: Rome's Ablest Competitor by bwanab on Thursday October 03, 2019 @01:13PM (#21149313)

You could return the favor and call them English.

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Re:Parthia: Rome's Ablest Competitor by eternalban on Thursday October 03, 2019 @03:34PM (#21151118)

We have higher standards. :)

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