Savaran

what do know about them? were they really blonde or same with modern Iranian people. as far as I know they has heterogeneous populations when it comes to Y-DNA. they have little I and some R1a. also Angus mcb drawing ancient iranians as blonde if they werent why he drawing like this?

so, want to learn your opinions.

btw I dont think blonde people are superior to others. just want to learn how they look like in ancient times.

Savaran

anyone?

harbinger

Does it matter?

Rocksteadyeddie

Well if you're interested in history it is!

However, no they were not. They did employ many merceneries from northern europe who had the reputation as forocious warriors

okamido

How far back are we talking?

Savaran

from northern europe? you mean scandinavia? I didnt heard before Persians used europeans as mercenaries.

Achaemenids, Parthians and Sassanids

Frank81

There are several references to blond (and red haired) Iranic peoples, for example the Alans or the Scythians.
But I don't remember blond Persians, specifically from Fars.



The Alani http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/am..._book31.htm#C2

21. Nearly all the Alani are men of great stature and beauty; their hair is somewhat yellow, their eyes are terribly fierce; the lightness of their armour renders them rapid in their movements; and they are in every respect equal to the Huns, only more civilized in their food and their manner of life. They plunder and hunt as far as the Sea of Azov and the Cimmerian Bosphorus, ravaging also Armenia and Media.

harbinger

And greeks too.

Niki86

Judging by ancient Persian art, they look the same as nowadays

Midas

Persians assimilated the people who already lived there and those were not exactly blondes. The proto-Iranics lets say had potentially all colours, but they were not exlusively blond. Most probably a brown haired majority and a light haired minority.