Modern-day Iran is old. It’s one of the oldest continuously inhabited civilizations in the world, with cities and settlements dating back nearly 7,000 years. The Greeks called it Persia, but it was actually home to many powerful civilizations over the years, including the mighty Achaemenid (Ahh-kee-meh-ned) Empire, one of the largest empires in history.

Ancient Persia was a land of contrasts, they had some of the most extreme, crazy and creepy laws any empire has ever had in history. So let's dive in today on Nutty History and take a look at these Persian rules, and see how true to history they actually are.