Seeing as Iran seems to be looming, a collected Iranian Quatrains note
gradual (not chronological) move towards and into Europe.170. Rain,
famine and war will not cease in Persia; too great a faith will betray
the monarch. Those (actions) started in France will end there, a secret
sign for on to be sparing.
LXX. Pluie, faim, guerre en Perse non cess=E9e, La foy trop grand
trahira le monarque: Par la finie en Gaule commenc=E9e, Secret augure
pour =E0 un estre parque 7 .
7 parque =3DLatin parcus, sparing, moderate.
173. France shall be accused of neglect by her five partners, Tunis,
Algiers stirred up by the Persians. Leon, Seville and Barcelona having
failed, for 1 the Venetians there will be no fleet. 1 for =3D Or
possibly From
LXXIII. France =E0 cinq pars par neglect 1 assaillie, Tunis, Argiels 2
esmeuz par Persiens: Leon, Seville, Barcellonne faillie, N'aura la
classe 3 par les Venitiens.
1 neglect =3DLatin neglectus neglect.
2 Argiel =3DMisprint or anagram for Alger Variants: Argal (1605), Argils
(Ftne), Argel (1643).
3 classe =3DLatin classis, fleet.
CIQ 73. A rather far-ranging quatrain, including French, Spaniards,
Venetians, Algerians and Persians. How Nostradamus fitted in what is
apparently a Persian drang nach West with his Neo-Arab Empire can only
be guessed at. The only time since 1555 that France was assailed on
five sides was 1813-14, and then only by Europeans. new Turkish
onslaught on the Empire, did occur in 1683. Barbarossa (Redbeard) was
the nickname of the 12th century Emperor, Frederick I, and of a Turkish
family which took over leadership of the Algerian corsairs (most before
Nostradamus wrote). There is also some indication Nostradamus applied
this name to young Philip of Spain, with a reddish-blond beard.
C2Q96. Burning torch will be seen in the sky at night , Near the end
and beginning of the Rhone: Famine, steel: the relief provided late,
Persia turns to invade 4 Macedonia .
4 Persia turns to =3D Or Persia again invades, provencal for again
XCVI. Flambeau ardant au ciel soir sera veu, Pres de la fin et principe
du Rosne, Famine, glaive: tardue secours pourveu, La Perse tourne
envahir Macedoine.
CIIQ 96. The beginning of the Rhone is at the foot of the Furka Pass, a
few miles from the source of the Rhine. Its end is of course in the
Mediterranean west of Marseilles. Apparently in the whole area between
these two points some prodigy is to be seen in the heavens. It is line
4 which is most interesting. Persia was never part of the Ottoman
Empire, and was almost continually at war with it, as of yore with the
Roman Empire. Nostradamus seems to have foreseen that some Persian Shah
was to inflict such a shattering defeat on the Turks as to open the way
for an invasion of the Balkans.
C3Q64. The chief of Persia will occupy great Olchades 4, The
trireme fleet against the Mahometan people From Parthia, and Media: and
the Cyclades pillaged: Long rest at the great Ionian port.
4 Olchades =3D Cartagena
LXIV. Le chef de Perse remplira grande Olchades 5, Classe 6 Triteme
contre gens Mahometiques: De Parthe, et Mede, et piller les Cyclades.
Repos long temps au grand port Ionique.
5 Olchades =3D Latin Olcades, a people living in south eastern Spain,
near Cartagena.
6 classe =3D Latin classis, fleet
CIIIQ 64. The chief of Persia here may be the invader of 362, and is
probably the same as the character in 296 and 586. It must be admitted
that Spain does riot seem to fit in too well with the geographical
context, but the only O1cades lived there, near Cartagena in the
Southeast. The trireme fleet is a fleet of ships with three banks of
oars, likely to be Spanish or Venetian. Parthia and Media confirm the
nationality of the invader, both being provinces of classical Persia.
The Cyclades Islands are between Greece and Crete. The Ionian Sea is
between Greece and Sicily, so that many ports are eligible: Syracuse,
Catania, Otranto, Brindisi, Ragusa, Modona/Navarino etc. After
pillaging, the Persian rests at one of these ports, with the trireme
fleet presumably destroyed.
378. The chief of Scotland, with six of Germany, Captive of the Eastern
seamen: They will pass Gibraltar and Spain, Present in Persia for the
fearful new King.
LXXVIII. Le chef d'Escosse, avec six d'Allemagne, Par gens de
mer Orient aux captif: Traverseront le Calpre 2 et Espagne, Present en
Perse au nouveau Roy craintif.
2 Calpre =3D Latin Calpe, Gibraltar.
C3Q90. The great Satyr and Tiger of Hyrcania 1, Gift presented to
those of the Ocean: A fleet's chief will set out from Carmania 2, One
who will take land at the Tyrren Phocaean 3.
1 Hyrcania =3DThe south eastern shore of the Caspian Sea, part of Persia.
2 presented to =3D Or possibly by (in which case, see 378)
3 Carmania =3D The part of Persia at the mouth of the Persian Gulf or
West Pakistan.
4 Tyrren phocean =3D enigmatic place name presumably a seaport of Italy
or France or possibly 2 ports Genoa and Marseilles
XC. Le grand Satyre et Tigre d'Hyrcanie, Dont present=E9 =E0 ceux de
l'Oc=E9an: Un chef classe 1 ira de Carmanie, Qui prendra terre au Tyrren
Phocean.
1 classe =3D Latin classis, fleet
CIIIQ 90. This one may tie in with 378. It appears to relate also to
the new Cyrus. Both Carmania and Hyrcania were provinces of classical
Persia. We have here a Persian expedition setting out from the Persian
Gulf, but there being no Suez Canal then, it could not be entirely a
naval one. The geography of the last line is uncertain. "Phocaean" is
always used elsewhere for Marseilles, but Marseilles is not on the
Tyrrhenian Sea. Was Marseilles another port Nostradamus associated with
early Phoenician colonists from Tyre? (See Commentary on 362 in this
connection.) It is, however, possible that two places are designated-a
Tuscan port, and Marseilles-the Persian landing at each in succession.
C4Q95. The realm left to two they will hold it very briefly, Three
years and seven months passed by they will make war: The two Vestals
will rebel in opposition, Victor the younger in the land of Brittany 1.
1 Brittany =3D Or Armenia. doubtful, unless Turkish or Persian princes
XCV. Le regne =E0 deux l'aiss=E9 bien peu tiendront, Trois ans sept mois
pass=E9s feront la guere, Les deux Vestales contre rebelleront, Victor 4
puisnay en Armenique 5 terre
4 Victor =3D Latin victor, conqueror, victor.
5 Armonique =3D Probably Armorica, Brittany variant Armenique.
CIVQ 95. The Imperial realm was left to two at just about the time this
quatrain was written, when Charles V divided his Empire between son
Philip and brother Ferdinand. But they did not, as Nostradamus seems to
be predicting here (and elsewhere), go to war against each other. Line
3 remains: obscure. Possibly two royal nuns are referred to. The
meaning of line 4' hinges upon the still uncertain meaning of
Armonique. Apparently the Vestals are to fight each other, something
which is rather difficult to visualize. Vestals were classically Roman
priestesses attending the sacred fire of the, goddess Vesta.
C5Q25. The Arab Prince Mars, Sun, Venus, Leo 2, The rule of the Church
will succumb by sea: Towards Persia very nearly a million men, The true
serpent 3 will invade Byzantium and Egypt. 2 Mars Sun Venus Leo =3D Or
Mars the Sun and Venus are conjoined in Leo
3 The true serpent =3D doubtful or an anagram of Perves?
XXV. Le prince Arabe Mars Sol 5, Venus, Lyon, Regne d'Eglise par mer
succombera: Devers la Perse bien pr=E8s d'un million, Bisance, Egypte
ver. serp. 6 invadera 7.
5 Sol =3D Latin Sol, Sun.
6 ver.serp =3D Possibly apocope of Latin Vera serpens, true serpent.
7 invadera =3D Latin invadere, to invade.
CVQ25. In complete contrast to the above comes this breath-taking and
daring barrage of predictions. At a time when the configuration in line
1 takes place, a new Arab Empire will arise. Four separate lines of
attack are mentioned: (1) against Persia, (2) against Egypt, (3)
against Constantinople (Byzantium), and (4) against the naval forces of
Christendom. For the "retroactive" school, all this happened in the 7th
century. The conquest of Persia (but not with a million men) took place
A=2ED. 635-50. "Egypt was taken in 639. Most of the Arab conquests had
been part of the Byzantine empire, but it was not until 673 that
Constantinople was attacked. However, in 655 the Arab fleet inflicted a
crushing defeat on the Imperial Byzantine fleet. According to Lee
McCann (1942) the configuration will take place on August 21, 1987.
C5Q27. Through fire and arms not far from the Black Sea, He will come
from Persia to occupy Trebizond: Pharos, Mythene to tremble, the Sun
joyful 5, The Adriatic Sea covered with Arab blood.
5 Sun joyful =3D or brisk.
XXVII. Par feu et armes non loin de la marnegro 9, Viendra de Perse
occuper Trebisonde: Trembler Pharos 10 Methelin 11, Sol alegro 12, De
sang Arabe d'Adrie couvert onde.
9 marnegro =3D Italian marne(g)ro, Black Sea.
10 Pharos =3D variant Phato
11 Methelin =3D Apparently Nostradamian version of Mytilene.
12 alegro =3D Italian alegre joyful or allegro brisk
CVQ 27. It is uncertain here whether the conquerors are the Arabs of
525 (and elsewhere), or yet another oriental conqueror in the Persians
(,see Index for further references). Trebizond, in the northeastern
corner of Asia Minor, was never taken by the Arab conquerors of the
first millennium, and held out against the Turks till 1461. The island
of Pharos forms part of the harbor of Alexandria. Mytilene, otherwise
known as Lesbos, is an island off northwestern Asia Minor, taken by the
Turks in 1462. The "joyful Sun' perhaps refers to the delight of
Christendom at the crumbling of the Ottoman Empire. In this quatrain
Nostradamus is again found foreseeing the imminent collapse of the
Turks in the face of attack by the Arab-Egyptians, Persians and a new
Charlemagne, probably in the person of Henry II. Line 4 suggests the
natural consequence: the victors to fight amongst themselves.
C5Q86. Divided by the two heads and three arms, The great city will be
vexed by waters: Some great ones among them led astray in exile,
Byzantium hard pressed by the head of Persia.
LXXXVI. Par les deux t=EAtes, et trois bras separ=E9s, La cit=E9 grande
sera par eaux vex=E9e: Des grands d'entr'eux par exil esgar=E9s, Par
t=EAte perse Bisance fort press=E9e.
CVQ 86. Le Roux (1710) has applied this one to a flooding of the Seine
in Paris: the beads were the Fauxbourgs St. Bernard and St. Victor, the
arms the left and right banks and the islands in the middle. The data
of line 3 can be substantiated at any time in any country. The Turks
were hard pressed by the Persians in the first quarter of the 17th
century and the first half of the 18th. But all the fighting was over
bow much of the former Persian territories the Turks would be able to
hold on to. At no time did the Turks come close to near disaster and
invasion, as Nostradamus seemed to foresee.
C10Q31. The Holy Empire 5 will come into Germany 6, The Ishmaelites 7
will find open places: The asses will want also Carmania 8, The
supportes all covered by earth.
5 Empire will =3D or Empire he will
6 Germany =3D come into Germany
7 Ishmaelites =3D or Arabs
8 Carmania =3D mouth of the Persian Gulf / Afghanistan
XXXI. Le sainct Empire, viendra en Germanie, Isma=EBlites trouveront
lieux ouverts, Asnes voudront aussi la Carmanie, Les soustenans de
terre tous couverts.
CXQ 31. We have here four distinct factors, whose interrelationship is
perplexing. The Empire and Germany, were approximately synonymous, the
Empire including also claims to sovereignty in northern Italy (usurped
anyhow by the Spanish). The Arabs and the Persians were apparently seen
by Nostradamus as rivals in the plunder of the Ottoman Empire and in an
attack on Central Europe from the Balkans.
C10Q21. Through the spite of the King supporting the lesser one, He
will be murdered presenting the jewels 1 to him: The father wishing to
impress nobility on the son Does as the Magi did of yore in Persia 2.
1 the jewels =3D or treasure
2 Persia =3D allusion to election whilst in utero
XXI. Par le despit du Roy soustenant moindre, Sera meurtri luy
presentant les bagues: Le pere au fils voulant noblesse poindre, Fait
comme =E0 Perse jadis firent les Magues.
CXQ 21. This is one of the detailed but obscure variety, colorful but
incomprehensible
C3Q77. The third climate included under Aries, The year 1727 in
October, The King of Persia captured by those of Egypt: Conflict,
death, loss: to the cross great shame.
LXXVII. Le tiers climat sous Aries comprins L'an mil sept cent Vingt et
sept en Octobre, Le Roy de Perse par d'Egypte prins Conflit mort,
perte: =E0 la croix grand opprobre.
CIIIQ 77. On this one Nostradamus really stuck his neck out. In 357 we
found Aries presiding over Bastarnia (Poland-Lithuania). But, as we
saw, it presides also over Syria and Palestine, the scene here. There
was indeed a peace concluded in October, 1727, between the Turks and
the Persians. Ashraf, usurping Shah of Persia, had defeated the Turks,
but in return for recognition of his dynasty, he gave back Erivan,
Tauris and Harnadan, and recognized the Sultan as legitimate successor
of the Caliph. But even if the Turks are made those of Egypt by
synecdoche (having conquered Egypt in 1517), they did not, by any
stretch of the imagination, capture (or even defeat) the Persian ruler.
Nor did this oriental diplomacy bring any particular shame to
Christendom. It is impossible to see how this could ever have been,
unless the Persians were seen as converted allies. Aside from the date,
in the three centuries of intermittent warfare between the Turks and
the Persians, no Shah was ever captured. And if Egypt is taken
literally, there has been no war between Egypt and Persia since 1555
(or in fact since the 6th century B.C.), though there may well be one
in the future. So this one must be considered a well-dated failure,
although Roberts (1947) converts the date to "2025, -under a special
chronology enumerated by Nostradamus."
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