History of Persia

By Trevor Culley and HoPful Media

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Episodes: 191

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

Description

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.

Episode Date
148: Orphic Mysteries
May 09, 2025
147: Orpheus
Apr 15, 2025
146: Dating in the Family
Mar 30, 2025
145: From Antiochus to Ashoka
Mar 19, 2025
144: Pergamon et al.
Mar 11, 2025
143: The First Syrian War
Feb 23, 2025
142: Gauls With Gall
Feb 15, 2025
Intelligent Speech Panels Tomorrow February 8!
Feb 07, 2025
History of Persia Live at Intelligent Speech
Feb 05, 2025
141: The Age of Antiochus
Jan 28, 2025
140: Meet the Neighbors Who Resisted
Jan 14, 2025
139: Diadochoi
Dec 30, 2024
Holiday Special 2024 - Zartosht No Diso
Dec 25, 2024
138: A Tale of True Loves
Dec 16, 2024
137: Who are you again?... Again
Dec 10, 2024
136: Ipsus
Dec 01, 2024
135: Rise of the Elephant King
Nov 23, 2024
134: Samrat - Meet the Neighbors
Nov 16, 2024
2024 Holiday Special: Cyrus the Great Day
Oct 29, 2024
133: Meet the Diadochoi
Oct 26, 2024
132: Mystery Cults
Oct 16, 2024
131: Breaking Babylon
Oct 02, 2024
130: The War for Empire
Sep 28, 2024
Bye Week 1: Libertalia
Aug 28, 2024
129: Chaos in the Upper Satrapies
Aug 19, 2024
128: Chaos on the Western Front
Aug 12, 2024
127: War of the Regents
Jul 31, 2024
126! A Brave New World
Jul 21, 2024
What is Hellenism w/ Derek from The Hellenistic Age Podcast
Jul 14, 2024
Must Listen Announcement!!!! (and the History of Gold minisode)
Jun 27, 2024
Episode 2 Remastered
Jun 17, 2024
Episode 1 Remastered!
Jun 07, 2024
[Ex] Creation by Gore Vidal - Swords Sorcery & Socialism Crossover Part 2
May 29, 2024
[Ex] Creation by Gore Vidal - Swords Sorcery & Socialism Crossover Part 1
May 21, 2024
What if Cyrus III? Choose Your Own Alt History Live
May 12, 2024
125.2 Ask Me Anything Again... Again
May 03, 2024
125.1: Ask Me Anything Again
May 01, 2024
124: All Hail the New Gods
Apr 14, 2024
ASW 04: Triesta, a hot start to the Cold War II
Apr 03, 2024
ASW 03: Trieste, a hot start to the Cold War I
Mar 26, 2024
123: Fever Pitch
Mar 20, 2024
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
49: Breaking Through
Feb 17, 2021
48: What is your profession?
Feb 02, 2021
Announcement 2: Darics
Dec 26, 2020
47: Preparing the Way
Dec 20, 2020
46: The Persian Emperor
Dec 07, 2020
45: Xerxes Porphyrogennetos
Nov 10, 2020
44: Also Sprach Zarathustra
Oct 24, 2020
43: Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Oct 20, 2020
42: Darius the Shopkeeper
Sep 22, 2020
41: The Greatest
Aug 23, 2020
40: Heiresses of the Empire
Aug 13, 2020
39: Rise of Achaemeneis
Aug 10, 2020
38: The Last Battle
Jul 18, 2020
37: Greece Awakens
Jul 03, 2020
36: Return of the Tyrannoi
Jun 22, 2020
35: The Empire Strikes Back
Jun 04, 2020
34: A New Fleet
May 22, 2020
Interview: Dr. Michael Bonner
May 11, 2020
33: Revenge of the Persians
Apr 24, 2020
32: Begun, the Greek Wars Have
Apr 10, 2020
31: The Naxos Incident
Mar 27, 2020
Achaemenid Nowruz! 2020 Holiday Special
Mar 20, 2020
30: Persia City
Mar 07, 2020
29: The Grand Tour, Part 4
Feb 14, 2020
28: The Grand Tour, Part 3
Feb 14, 2020
Happy Birthday
Feb 12, 2020
27: The Grand Tour, Part 2
Jan 30, 2020
26: The Grand Tour, Part 1
Jan 17, 2020
Holiday Special 2019
Dec 25, 2019
25: Behistun
Dec 13, 2019
24: Darius the Great
Nov 26, 2019
23: The Lyin' Kings
Nov 12, 2019
22: Putting Out Fires
Oct 30, 2019
21: The Faith of the Magi
Oct 15, 2019
20: The Forgotten King
Oct 02, 2019
19: Three Kings and The Magi
Sep 17, 2019
18: The Tyrant and The Kings
Sep 03, 2019
Announcement 01: Croeseids
Aug 28, 2019
17: The Mad King
Aug 20, 2019
16: Pharaoh Cambyses
Aug 06, 2019
15: The Army That Conquered The World
Jul 23, 2019
14: Princes, Princesses, Kings, and Queens
Jul 09, 2019
13: Kingship 101
Jun 26, 2019
Episode 12: Iranian Religion
Jun 11, 2019
11: King of Kings
May 28, 2019
10: Governing An Empire
May 14, 2019
09: Who Are You Again?
Apr 30, 2019
08: Fill in the Titles
Apr 16, 2019
07: The Writing on the Wall
Apr 09, 2019
06: Introducing Ionia
Mar 26, 2019
05: Crossing the Halys
Mar 12, 2019
04: Cyrus II, King of Anshan
Feb 26, 2019
03: Babylonians and Medes
Feb 12, 2019
02: Indo-Iranians
Feb 12, 2019
01: Assyria and Setting the Stage
Feb 12, 2019
000: Introduction
Feb 12, 2019