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06: Introducing Ionia
Season 1 Episode 6
Cyrus's generals take the reins for a bit and the Persian conquerors face their most grueling task yet: subduing the Ionian Greek city states. Persia's first interaction with the Greek speaking world…
Published on 6 years, 8 months ago
05: Crossing the Halys
Season 1 Episode 5
Just as Cyrus the Great, now officially the King of Persia, was consolidating his hold over the recently conquered Median Empire, a new war started. This time, the Persians were facing Lydia, the fab…
Published on 6 years, 8 months ago
04: Cyrus II, King of Anshan
Season 1 Episode 4
Around 550 BCE, King Cyrus II of Anshan went into revolt against the Median King Astyages. The young Cyrus was aided by a rebellious Median general called Harpagus and conquered the whole Median Empi…
Published on 6 years, 9 months ago
03: Babylonians and Medes
Season 1 Episode 3
We're bringing the stories from the last two episodes together now. The Medes and the Babylonians joined forces, beat the Assyrians and the Egyptians, and then divided up the Near East between themse…
Published on 6 years, 9 months ago
02: Indo-Iranians
Season 1 Episode 2
Last time, we got up to speed on what was going on in the Near East in the centuries before the Persians showed up. What we didn't cover, was who exactly are these "Persians," and what were they doin…
Published on 6 years, 9 months ago
01: Assyria and Setting the Stage
Season 1 Episode 1
Here we go, episode 1! Now, as much as I want to get to Persian history, we should probably know at least a little bit about the world before the Persians got there, so this is you lightspeed tour of…
Published on 6 years, 9 months ago
000: Introduction
Season 1
Welcome Everyone! This is the introductory episode to the show, just so you can get an idea for the premise for the show, who I am as a host, and a couple of disclaimers before diving into the narrat…
Published on 6 years, 9 months ago