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While Macedon was consolidating and collapsing in the west, a new empire was on the rise in the east. Chandragupta Maurya and his teacher, Chanakya, were busy overthrowing the Nanda Dynasty and expanding their new kingdom to become one of the great powers of Indian history. Download Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show! Support | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/donations Advertising Inquiries:...
Published 11/16/24
Published 11/16/24
Cyrus the Great Day is an unofficial holiday in modern Iran, marking the anniversary of Cyrus the Great's conquest of Babylon and celebrating the origins of the Iranian state. It has also been the center of controversy, revolt, and secular ambitions within the Islamic Republic for most of the last decade. Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show! Support | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/donations Advertising...
Published 10/29/24
After the death of Alexander IV, the former friends and generals of Alexander the Great held their breath, waiting almost a year to resume their wars. The Fourth War of the Diadochoi saw them claim their royal titles as the Successors as Cassander, Ptolemy, and Demetrius battled for dominance. Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show! Support | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/donations Advertising Inquiries:...
Published 10/26/24
History of Persia dips its toes into the infamous Ancient Greek mystery cults to explore their role in Hellenistic religious life and what exactly makes them so mysterious anyway. Secret rituals, week long parties, and ancient drugs feature in the Eleusinian Mysteries. Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show! Support | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/donations Advertising Inquiries:...
Published 10/16/24
Shortly before the end of the Third War of the Diadochoi, Seleucus set out with a small army to retake his satrapy in Babylon. After several years of neglect by Antigonus Monophthalmus, Seleucus retook the region easily. Before long he held all of the Upper Satrapies against Antigonus, but by the end of the Babylonian War, events in Macedon sundered the empire of Alexander the Great. Download Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this...
Published 10/02/24
No sooner did the Second War of the Diadochoi end, than the Third began when Antiognus Monophthalmus attempted to seize control of the whole empire. Ptolemy, Seleucus, Cassander, and Lysander rallied against their former comrade as war spread from Palestine to Greece to Thrace. Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show! Support | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: www.rosettastone.com Support this...
Published 09/28/24
Alright. I'm moving house. Covid is ravaging my Secret Wars guest list. It's 104* F and I can't turn off my AC to record History of Persia. So we're trying a new thing tonight. Hope y'all like mythical pirate anarchism because that's what I have on hand. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Published 08/28/24
While Cassander and Polyphercon fought for the regency of Macedon, Antigonus Monophthalmus and Eumenes of Cardia fought for supremacy in the Upper Satrapies. The initially reluctant Peithon and Seleucus joined Antigonus to defeat the traitor Eumenes, and in the process, turn Antigonus into the most powerful man in the empire. Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show! Support | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Support this podcast at —...
Published 08/19/24
With the sudden death of Antipater, the Empire of Alexander the Great is thrown into chaos once again as the late regent's son, Cassander forges and alliance to seize the reigns of power. Antigonus is hunting Eumenes. Polyphercon struggles in Greece. Ptolemy and Egypt are just quietly expanding, and titanic figures of ancient history are washed away. Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show! Support | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and...
Published 08/12/24
Within just two years of Alexander the Great's death, the conqueror's empire shattered into civil war as Perdiccas threatened the most powerful nobles in the empire to solidify his own power as regent. Together with Eumenes, Alkestas, and a host of loyalists generals, the Perdiccid faction faced down Antipater, Antigonus, Craterus, and Ptolemy. It was the First War of the Diadochi, the First War of the Successors. Download Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this...
Published 07/31/24
History of Persia is back as we enter the Hellenistic Age. From a veterans' revolt in Bactria to the Lamian War in Greece, Perdiccas became the new regent of Alexander the Great's Empire in a chaotic time of shifting allegiances. Download The Hellenistic Age Podcast https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/ Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show! Support | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal:...
Published 07/21/24
I sat down for a chat with Derek from the Hellenistic Age Podcast (@HellenisticPod) so he could explain the basics of Hellenism and this new era that emerged in the aftermath of Alexander the Great's conquests. The Hellenistic Age Podcast https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/ Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show! Support | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: www.rosettastone.com Support...
Published 07/14/24
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Published 06/27/24
Last time, we got up to speed on what was going on in the Near East in the centuries before the Persians showed up. What we didn't cover, was who exactly are these "Persians," and what were they doing while their future empire was being taken over by the Assyrians. This time, we figure that out as we follow some steppe nomads called the Proto-Indo-Europeans on their 3000-ish year journey to becoming the Persians. Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great...
Published 06/17/24
Remastered - Here we go, episode 1! Now, as much as I want to get to Persian history, we should probably know at least a little bit about the world before the Persians got there, so this is you lightspeed tour of the Near East, from about 1200 BCE to 616 BCE. Maps for everything are available on the website. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Published 06/07/24
Trevor and Aurora from Swords, Sorcery, and Socialism found the perfect crossover episode with Creation by Gore Vidal: a historical fiction novel set in the 5th Century BCE that follows a fictional descendant of Zoroaster on his worldwide journey to understand the mysteries of the universe. Our Sponsors: * Check out Claritin: www.claritin.com * Check out undefined and use my code TODAY for a great deal: undefined Support this podcast at —...
Published 05/29/24
Trevor and Aurora from Swords, Sorcery, and Socialism found the perfect crossover episode with Creation by Gore Vidal: a historical fiction novel set in the 5th Century BCE that follows a fictional descendant of Zoroaster on his worldwide journey to understand the mysteries of the universe. Patreon | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Our Sponsors: * Check out Claritin: www.claritin.com * Check out undefined and use my code TODAY for a great deal: undefined Support this podcast at —...
Published 05/21/24
This is audio from the live event with Sariel and Umberto from So You Think You Can Rule Persia last year. I wrote a wildly over complicated Choose Your Own Adventure script about alternate histories if Cyrus the Younger defeated Artaxerxes II. So You Think You Can Rule Persia Patreon | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Our Sponsors: * Check out Claritin: www.claritin.com * Check out undefined and use my code TODAY for a great deal: undefined Support this podcast at —...
Published 05/12/24
You, the listeners of this very podcast, are phenomenal, thoughtful, inquisitive people. So I have done my very best to answer your many, many questions about the Achaemenid Persian Empire, Alexander the Great, and myself. Patreon | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram History of the Celts r/AskHistorians post about supply lines Patreon RSS feed instructions Persian Music by ItShowTimeMusic The Complete Fragments of Ctesias of Cnidus by Andrew Nichols Ctesias' History of Persia: Tales of the...
Published 05/03/24
You, the listeners of this very podcast, are phenomenal, thoughtful, inquisitive people. So I have done my very best to answer your many, many questions about the Achaemenid Persian Empire, Alexander the Great, and myself. Patreon | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram r/AskHistorians post about supply lines Patreon RSS feed instructions Persian Music by ItShowTimeMusic The Complete Fragments of Ctesias of Cnidus by Andrew Nichols Ctesias' History of Persia: Tales of the Orient by Lloyd...
Published 05/01/24
A new Hellenistic Age is dawning in the History of Persia, and with it come new Hellenistic gods and beliefs. Everyone is at least vaguely familiar with Greek mythology, but before we go any further, we should all be on the same page. Patreon | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Our Sponsors: * Check out Claritin: www.claritin.com * Check out undefined and use my code TODAY for a great deal: undefined Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/donations Advertising...
Published 04/14/24
Trevor is joined by Roberto Toro and Brendan Foster (@foster_writing) of The History of Saqartvelo Georgia (@History_Georgia) and Tsar Power (@TsarPowerPod) podcasts to discuss the post war occupation of Trieste and how tensions with Yugoslavia almost started World War III less than a year after World War II. Patreon | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Goldstein - Trieste, October 1945 to January 1947 Jenning - Flashpoint Trieste: The First Battle of the Cold War Allock - Border and...
Published 04/03/24
Trevor is joined by Roberto Toro and Brendan Foster (@foster_writing) of The History of Saqartvelo Georgia (@History_Georgia) and Tsar Power (@TsarPowerPod) podcasts to discuss the post war occupation of Trieste and how tensions with Yugoslavia almost started World War III less than a year after World War II. Patreon | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Goldstein - Trieste, October 1945 to January 1947 Jenning - Flashpoint Trieste: The First Battle of the Cold War Allock - Border and...
Published 03/26/24
Nowruz Mubarak! To celebrate the year 1394/2413/3762, I killed The Accursed Alexander of Rome, and covered the aftermath. Patreon | Support Page | STORE  Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Our Sponsors: * Check out undefined and use my code TODAY for a great deal: undefined Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Published 03/20/24