History of Persia

By Trevor Culley

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Episodes: 150

Randolph Carter
 Aug 28, 2019
Everyone has been waiting for years for a history of persia podcast, and the one we finally get doesn't disappoint.

Liam Cullinane
 Mar 6, 2019

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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. All credits available on the website (https://historyofpersiapodcast.com/)


Episode Date
ASW: America's Very First War II
Mar 12, 2024
122: Alexander in Love
Mar 10, 2024
ASW: America's Very First War I
Mar 03, 2024
A Great, Big, Announcement (and the coins of Alexander the Great)
Mar 03, 2024
121: The Conquests to Come
Feb 18, 2024
120: King the Conqueror
Feb 11, 2024
119: Pirates of the Arabian
Feb 01, 2024
118: Dead Men's Rest
Jan 30, 2024
117: At World's End
Jan 15, 2024
116: In Stranger Lands
Dec 29, 2023
115: Meet the Neighbors #1
Dec 23, 2023
114: The Age of Heroes
Nov 29, 2023
113: Alexander - King of the Monsters
Nov 18, 2023
Join me at Intelligent Speech 2023
Oct 31, 2023
112: King Darius Escapes
Oct 30, 2023
111: The Man Who Could Walk Through Empires
Oct 21, 2023
110: Hercules in New War-k
Oct 15, 2023
109 From Outer Egypt
Oct 10, 2023
Bonus Teaser: Persia in the Renaissance
Sep 28, 2023
108: Dr. Alexander's Levant of Horrors
Sep 18, 2023
107: Hetairoi Monster
Aug 29, 2023
106: It Came From Beyond the Seas
Aug 29, 2023
105: The Life and Death of Philip II
Aug 17, 2023
Bonus Teaser: 1001 Iranian Nights
Aug 09, 2023
104: The Darius Restoration
Aug 07, 2023
103: Breaking the Binary
Jul 25, 2023
102: The Coup Without a King
Jul 11, 2023
101: Calendar Madness
Jun 27, 2023
100: The Greatest Achaemenid
Jun 04, 2023
99: Slaves of the King
May 11, 2023
98: Wars for the West
May 04, 2023
97: Bactria - Ruling the Later Empire
Apr 21, 2023
Bonus 33 Preview
Apr 12, 2023
96: Ochus II
Mar 30, 2023
95: The Holy Trinity
Mar 20, 2023
94: Nehemiah
Mar 13, 2023
93: Ezra
Feb 28, 2023
92: Family Ties
Feb 20, 2023
Bonus 32 Preview
Feb 16, 2023
91: The Great Satraps' Revolt
Feb 13, 2023
90: The Conflagration
Feb 06, 2023
89: Wars for the West
Jan 28, 2023
88: Peace At Last
Jan 14, 2023
87: The Third Invasion
Jan 06, 2023
Announcement: New Year's News (and Persepolis Payments)
Dec 31, 2022
Bonus 32 Teaser
Dec 26, 2022
86: Old Enemies, New Friends
Nov 28, 2022
85: The Spartan War
Nov 05, 2022
84: The 10,000 (aka Armenia III)
Oct 22, 2022
Bonus 30 Preview
Oct 20, 2022
HoPful Media Announcement (and Greek Coins)
Oct 18, 2022
2022 Mehregan Holiday Special!
Oct 01, 2022
83: Routine Maintenance
Sep 26, 2022
Solidarity with the Iranian People
Sep 24, 2022
82: Debrief of the Brothers
Sep 20, 2022
81: Cunaxa
Sep 11, 2022
80: On the March
Sep 02, 2022
79: Cyrus III
Aug 27, 2022
78: Robe and Dagger
Aug 17, 2022
77: The Yashts
Aug 06, 2022
Summer 22 Update + History of Saqartvelo Georgia Episode
Jul 12, 2022
Review - King of the World by Matt Waters
Jun 23, 2022
76: The Greater Persepolis Area
Jun 09, 2022
Merch Announcement! (and Satrap Coins)
Jun 03, 2022
75: The Education of Cyrus
May 27, 2022
74: The Temple of Yahweh
May 20, 2022
73: The Karanos
May 13, 2022
72: The Ionian War
May 06, 2022
71: New Friends, Old Enemies
Apr 28, 2022
70: Darius Do Over, AKA Armenia II
Apr 21, 2022
69! Musical Thrones
Apr 09, 2022
68: The Other Gods That Are
Apr 02, 2022
67: The Empire of Artaxerxes
Mar 26, 2022
66: The Syrian Civil War
Mar 12, 2022
65: The Peace of Callias
Feb 26, 2022
64: Fight to the End
Feb 08, 2022
63: The Little Pharaoh That Could(n't)
Jan 13, 2022
62: Death In Quick Succession
Dec 10, 2021
Elamite Teaser
Nov 25, 2021
61: Blood on the Eurymedon
Nov 10, 2021
60: Given Against The Demons
Oct 25, 2021
59: Holy War
Sep 18, 2021
58: Persia's First Family
Sep 04, 2021
57: Xerxes at Home
Aug 14, 2021
56: Domestic Affairs
Jul 25, 2021
55: Still Loud on the Western Front
Jul 10, 2021
54: Two By "Sea"
Jun 15, 2021
53: One By Land
May 24, 2021
Interview: Sean Manning
May 10, 2021
52: The Adventure Continues
Apr 24, 2021
51: Defeat from the Jaws of Victory
Apr 08, 2021
Interview: Uzume Wijnsma
Mar 21, 2021
50! Ask Me Anything
Mar 07, 2021
Purim: Holiday Special 2021
Feb 25, 2021
Episode 49: Breaking Through
Feb 17, 2021
Episode 48: What is your profession?
Feb 02, 2021
Announcement 2: Darics
Dec 26, 2020
47: Preparing the Way
Dec 20, 2020
Episode 46: The Persian Emperor
Dec 07, 2020
Episode 45: Xerxes Porphyrogennetos
Nov 10, 2020
Episode 44: Also Sprach Zarathustra
Oct 24, 2020
Episode 43: Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Oct 20, 2020
Episode 42: Darius the Shopkeeper
Sep 22, 2020
Episode 41: The Greatest
Aug 23, 2020
Episode 40: Heiresses of the Empire
Aug 13, 2020
Episode 39: Rise of Achaemeneis
Aug 10, 2020
Episode 38: The Last Battle
Jul 18, 2020
Episode 37: Greece Awakens
Jul 03, 2020
Episode 36: Return of the Tyrannoi
Jun 22, 2020
Episode 35: The Empire Strikes Back
Jun 04, 2020
Episode 34: A New Fleet
May 22, 2020
Interview 1: Dr. Michael Bonner
May 11, 2020
Episode 33: Revenge of the Persians
Apr 24, 2020
Episode 32: Begun, the Greek Wars Have
Apr 10, 2020
Episode 31: The Naxos Incident
Mar 27, 2020
Achaemenid Nowruz! 2020 Holiday Special
Mar 20, 2020
Episode 30: Persia City
Mar 07, 2020
Episode 29: The Grand Tour, Part 4
Feb 14, 2020
Episode 28: The Grand Tour, Part 3
Feb 14, 2020
Happy Birthday
Feb 12, 2020
Episode 27: The Grand Tour, Part 2
Jan 30, 2020
Episode 26: The Grand Tour, Part 1
Jan 17, 2020
Holiday Special 2019
Dec 25, 2019
Episode 25: Behistun
Dec 13, 2019
Episode 24: Darius the Great
Nov 26, 2019
Episode 23: The Lyin' Kings
Nov 12, 2019
Episode 22: Putting Out Fires
Oct 30, 2019
Episode 21: The Faith of the Magi
Oct 15, 2019
Episode 20: The Forgotten King
Oct 02, 2019
Episode 19: Three Kings and The Magi
Sep 17, 2019
Episode 18: The Tyrant and The Kings
Sep 03, 2019
Announcement 01: Croeseids
Aug 28, 2019
Episode 17: The Mad King
Aug 20, 2019
Episode 16: Pharaoh Cambyses
Aug 06, 2019
Episode 15: The Army That Conquered The World
Jul 23, 2019
Episode 14: Princes, Princesses, Kings, and Queens
Jul 09, 2019
Episode 13: Kingship 101
Jun 26, 2019
Episode 12: Iranian Religion
Jun 11, 2019
Episode 11: King of Kings
May 28, 2019
Episode 10: Governing An Empire
May 14, 2019
Episode 9: Who Are You Again?
Apr 30, 2019
Episode 8: Fill in the Titles
Apr 16, 2019
Episode 7: The Writing on the Wall
Apr 09, 2019
Episode 6: Introducing Ionia
Mar 26, 2019
Episode 5: Crossing the Halys
Mar 12, 2019
Episode 4: Cyrus II, King of Anshan
Feb 26, 2019
Episode 3: Babylonians and Medes
Feb 12, 2019
Episode 2: Indo-Iranians
Feb 12, 2019
Episode 1: Assyria and Setting the Stage
Feb 12, 2019
Episode 0: Introduction
Feb 12, 2019