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Episode 12: Iranian Religion
Season 1 Episode 12
It's time to introduce religion into the mix, starting with the origins and background of ancient Iranian traditions in general, and then narrowing …
7 years, 3 months ago
11: King of Kings
Episode 11
Returning to the narrative, it's time to see what Cyrus got up to in the final decade of his rule, after conquering Babylon. He traveled around his e…
7 years, 3 months ago
10: Governing An Empire
Episode 10
What exactly is a Satrap? Is there such a thing as a Satrapy? How did all of these people manage to talk to one another? All this, and more as the H…
7 years, 4 months ago
09: Who Are You Again?
Season 1 Episode 9
This time we're taking a break from the narrative for a bit. Now that this show has all of Cyrus's major conquests under its belt, its probably worth…
7 years, 4 months ago
08: Fill in the Titles
Season 1 Episode 8
Cyrus the Great has finally completed his conquests in our narrative. I break down the Cyrus Cylinder, the official record of what he did next, one s…
7 years, 5 months ago
07: The Writing on the Wall
Season 1 Episode 7
In Babylon, October of 539 BCE began in the 17th year of the reign of Nabonidus, but it ended in the 1st year of Cyrus. In this episode Cyrus the Gre…
7 years, 5 months ago
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…
7 years, 5 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. …
7 years, 6 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 c…
7 years, 6 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…
7 years, 7 months ago