Special Episodes, Ep. 1
This episode is one of a three part series on the Fall of the Sasanians, produced in Persian.
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The History of Iran Podcast
The History of Iran Podcast, a podcast dedicated to the History of Iran, broadly defined, from ca. 3000 BCE to the early 20th century.
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14 episodesEpisode 12: One more on Cyrus and the Origins of His Empire
Cyrus and the conquest of Media and Elam.
Episode 11: Kingdom of Anshan and Cyrus the Great
This episode will talk about the Kingdom of Anshan and the historical context of the rise of Cyrus. It will also retell the story of the bir...
Episode 10: the World that Cyrus Conquered
This is a survey of the world in which Cyrus started his career. A look at the Mediterranean World, China, Central Asia, and then the Mesopo...
Episode 9: the Disappearing Kingdom: Medes and the Median Empire
History of Iran podcast, episode nine. On the Herodotian narrative of the Median Empire and modern scholarship's correctives to it.
Applogy amd Explanation Episode
where I apologise about the temporary break and talk about the upcoming episode
Episode 8: the Neo-Elamite Kingdom
The history the Neo-Elamite kingdom, 1100-539 BCE
Episode 7: Indo-Europeans and Indo-Iranians
A quick summary of the Indo-European theory, before delving into Indo-Iranians... and yes, a bit about the Aryans and the Ariians...
Episode 6: the Peoples and Languages of Iran in the Early Iron Age
In this episode we talk about the ethno-linguistic make up of western Iran in the second and early first millenia BCE.
Episode 5: the Middle Elamite Period
The Middle Elamites, from 1500-1100 BCE
Episode 4: the Sukkalmah
History of the Sukkalmah (ca. 1950-1600 BCE) or the Golden Age of the Old Elamite Kingdom
Episode 3: from Pre-History to the Old Elamites
A quick summary of the history from the middle Chalcolithich to 1700 BCE.
Episode 2: the Geography
The History of Iran Podcast, a podcast dedicated to the History of Iran, broadly defined, from ca. 3000 BCE to the early 20th century.
Episode 1: the Introduction
The first episode of the History of Iran Podcast. In this episode, we provide a general introduction to the podcast.