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29: The Grand Tour, Part 4
It's the final stage of the tour! Our trip through the Persian Empire wraps up with three central provinces of the empire, located in western Iran. T…
6 years, 7 months ago
28: The Grand Tour, Part 3
The tour of the Persian Empire continues. This time I'm going through the empire within the empire to dissect Assyria and Babylonia. Within these two…
6 years, 7 months ago
Happy Birthday
Today is the one year anniversary of launching the History of Persia podcast. Thank you all so much for your support and interest this past year!
Adve…
6 years, 7 months ago
27: The Grand Tour, Part 2
The tour of the Persian Empire continues, this time covering the western Satrapies. I'm exploring the details and histories of the Persian provinces …
6 years, 7 months ago
26: The Grand Tour, Part 1
With the Persian Empire at its greatest ever extent, it's time to start a tour of the empire. We're travelling east, out of Parsa, and following the …
6 years, 8 months ago
Holiday Special 2019
Season 1
Happy Holidays Everyone! In place of a regular episode this week, we have the first annual History of Persia Holiday Special. Regardless of what holi…
6 years, 8 months ago
25: Behistun
It's finally time to talk about the famous Behistun Inscription, commissioned by Darius to commemorate his victories over "Gaumata" and the rebel kin…
6 years, 9 months ago
24: Darius the Great
With most of the Persian Empire firmly under his control in 519 BCE, Darius the Great set off to earn that title by conquering surrounding territorie…
6 years, 9 months ago
23: The Lyin' Kings
Episode 24
Picking right back up in the late summer of 521 BCE, I'm talking about the rest of the rebellions against Darius. That's the last three campaigns aga…
6 years, 10 months ago
22: Putting Out Fires
No sooner was Bardiya dead, than the newly minted King Darius had to turn his attention on rebellious subjects. One satrapy after the next went into …
6 years, 10 months ago