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History of Persia

A podcast dedicated to the history of Persia, and the great empires that ruled there beginning with the Achaemenid Empire of Cyrus the Great and the foundation of an imperial legacy that directly impacted ancient civilizations from Rome to China, and everywhere in between. Join me as we explore the cultures, militaries, religions, successes, and failures of some of the greatest empires of the ancient world.

162: The Great Revolt

41 mins; March 09, 2026

161: Meet the Neighbors Speed Round

48 mins; March 02, 2026

Intelligent Speech 2026!!!

42 mins; February 22, 2026

Holiday Special 2025 (Happy Sadeh!)

37 mins; February 01, 2026

160: Philosophy and Medicine

42 mins; January 13, 2026

159: The Lovers of Wisdom

42 mins; December 21, 2025

158: A Flawed Inheritance

29 mins; December 10, 2025

157: The Seleucid Civil War

43 mins; November 30, 2025

156: Babylon Drift

33 mins; November 16, 2025

155: The War of the Mothers

29 mins; October 26, 2025

154: Meet the Messy Neighbors

45 mins; October 04, 2025

Bonus Teaser: Frank Miller's "Xerxes"

7 mins; September 28, 2025

Bonus Teaser: Achaemenid Movies?

9 mins; September 14, 2025

153: Blood Relations

27 mins; September 10, 2025

Bonus Teaser: Daniel

6 mins; August 24, 2025

152: There Goes the Neighborhood

36 mins; August 17, 2025

151: 2 Syria 2 War

31 mins; July 25, 2025

150: The Time Lord

43 mins; July 06, 2025

149: Theogonies

42 mins; May 31, 2025

148: Orphic Mysteries

32 mins; May 08, 2025

147: Orpheus

37 mins; April 14, 2025

146: Dating in the Family

29 mins; March 29, 2025

145: From Antiochus to Ashoka

41 mins; March 18, 2025

144: Pergamon et al.

31 mins; March 10, 2025

143: The First Syrian War

32 mins; February 23, 2025

142: Gauls With Gall

31 mins; February 15, 2025

Intelligent Speech Panels Tomorrow February 8!

43 mins; February 07, 2025

History of Persia Live at Intelligent Speech

40 mins; February 04, 2025

141: The Age of Antiochus

38 mins; January 27, 2025

140: Meet the Neighbors Who Resisted

53 mins; January 14, 2025

139: Diadochoi

36 mins; December 30, 2024

Holiday Special 2024 - Zartosht No Diso

30 mins; December 25, 2024

138: A Tale of True Loves

34 mins; December 15, 2024

137: Who are you again?... Again

29 mins; December 10, 2024

136: Ipsus

31 mins; December 01, 2024

135: Rise of the Elephant King

38 mins; November 23, 2024

134: Samrat - Meet the Neighbors

32 mins; November 16, 2024

2024 Holiday Special: Cyrus the Great Day

61 hours 59 mins; October 28, 2024

133: Meet the Diadochoi

37 mins; October 25, 2024

132: Mystery Cults

25 mins; October 15, 2024

131: Breaking Babylon

24 mins; October 01, 2024

130: The War for Empire

40 mins; September 28, 2024

Bye Week 1: Libertalia

8 mins; August 27, 2024

129: Chaos in the Upper Satrapies

36 mins; August 18, 2024

128: Chaos on the Western Front

30 mins; August 11, 2024

127: War of the Regents

30 mins; July 30, 2024

126! A Brave New World

42 mins; July 21, 2024

What is Hellenism w/ Derek from The Hellenistic Age Podcast

66 hours 29 mins; July 14, 2024

Must Listen Announcement!!!! (and the History of Gold minisode)

30 mins; June 26, 2024

Episode 2 Remastered

52 mins; June 16, 2024

Episode 1 Remastered!

50 mins; June 06, 2024

[Ex] Creation by Gore Vidal - Swords Sorcery & Socialism Crossover Part 2

66 hours 31 mins; May 28, 2024

[Ex] Creation by Gore Vidal - Swords Sorcery & Socialism Crossover Part 1

82 hours 47 mins; May 20, 2024

What if Cyrus III? Choose Your Own Alt History Live

113 hours 1 min; May 11, 2024

125.2 Ask Me Anything Again... Again

56 mins; May 03, 2024

125.1: Ask Me Anything Again

56 mins; April 30, 2024

124: All Hail the New Gods

45 mins; April 14, 2024

ASW 04: Triesta, a hot start to the Cold War II

61 hours 52 mins; April 02, 2024

ASW 03: Trieste, a hot start to the Cold War I

63 hours 33 mins; March 25, 2024

123: Fever Pitch

36 mins; March 19, 2024

ASW: America's Very First War II

70 hours 6 mins; March 11, 2024

122: Alexander in Love

37 mins; March 09, 2024

ASW: America's Very First War I

65 hours 2 mins; March 03, 2024

A Great, Big, Announcement (and the coins of Alexander the Great)

30 mins; March 02, 2024

121: The Conquests to Come

27 mins; February 17, 2024

120: King the Conqueror

35 mins; February 10, 2024

119: Pirates of the Arabian

33 mins; January 31, 2024

118: Dead Men's Rest

43 mins; January 30, 2024

117: At World's End

40 mins; January 14, 2024

116: In Stranger Lands

49 mins; December 29, 2023

115: Meet the Neighbors #1

44 mins; December 22, 2023

114: The Age of Heroes

41 mins; November 28, 2023

113: Alexander - King of the Monsters

34 mins; November 18, 2023

Join me at Intelligent Speech 2023

45 mins; October 30, 2023

112: King Darius Escapes

41 mins; October 30, 2023

111: The Man Who Could Walk Through Empires

36 mins; October 21, 2023

110: Hercules in New War-k

35 mins; October 15, 2023

109 From Outer Egypt

44 mins; October 09, 2023

Bonus Teaser: Persia in the Renaissance

5 mins; September 28, 2023

108: Dr. Alexander's Levant of Horrors

52 mins; September 18, 2023

107: Hetairoi Monster

62 hours 26 mins; August 28, 2023

106: It Came From Beyond the Seas

58 mins; August 28, 2023

105: The Life and Death of Philip II

58 mins; August 17, 2023

Bonus Teaser: 1001 Iranian Nights

4 mins; August 09, 2023

104: The Darius Restoration

42 mins; August 07, 2023

103: Breaking the Binary

71 hours 15 mins; July 25, 2023

102: The Coup Without a King

33 mins; July 11, 2023

101: Calendar Madness

51 mins; June 27, 2023

100: The Greatest Achaemenid

42 mins; June 04, 2023

99: Slaves of the King

41 mins; May 10, 2023

98: Wars for the West

49 mins; May 03, 2023

97: Bactria - Ruling the Later Empire

32 mins; April 20, 2023

Bonus 33 Preview

4 mins; April 11, 2023

96: Ochus II

45 mins; March 29, 2023

95: The Holy Trinity

45 mins; March 20, 2023

94: Nehemiah

47 mins; March 13, 2023

93: Ezra

37 mins; February 28, 2023

92: Family Ties

44 mins; February 20, 2023

Bonus 32 Preview

4 mins; February 16, 2023

91: The Great Satraps' Revolt

50 mins; February 13, 2023

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