For part 2, Trevor is joined by Asha (@Herbo_Anarchist) of the “Swords, Sorcery, and Socialism” podcast (@SwordsNSocPod) to explain Secret Wars and discuss the first ever war fought by the United States’ armed forces after gaining independence: a border dispute between Georgia and the Muskogee (Creek) Confederacy from 1785-1790. Download Patreon | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Saunt – A New Order of Things: Property, Power, and the Transformation of the Creek Indians, 1733-1816 Scurry – The...

Alexander the Great had many relationships, both romantic and familial. From mother and father, Olympias and Philip, to a vast array of step-mothers and siblings to at least four romantic and sexual partners, the Macedonian royal family was as vast as it was confusing and controversial. 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 —...

For the very first episode of America: Secret Wars, Trevor is joined by Asha (@HerboAnarchist) of the “Swords, Sorcery, and Socialism” podcast to explain Secret Wars and discuss the first ever war fought by the United States’ armed forces after gaining independence: a border dispute between Georgia and the Muskogee (Creek) Confederacy from 1785-1790. Patreon | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Saunt – A New Order of Things: Property, Power, and the Transformation of the Creek Indians,...

A massive announcement episode to explain my new podcast: America - Secret Wars, some news about the History of Persia, and Alexander the Great's coinage. Listen to America: Secret Wars Apple | Spotify | RSS Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In 323 BCE, Alexander the Great was preparing for future campaigns. Some sources say that Alexander wanted to defeat Carthage. Others say Alexander planned to attack Rome, but the most likely candidate was actually Alexander's planned Arabian campaign. Patreon | Support Page | STORE  Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at —...

In 324 BCE, Alexander the Great took his first real break from war since he became king. At Susa, he orchestrated the mass marriage of his highest officers with Iranian noblewomen and honored the war heroes of his recent campaigns. Alexander faced another mutiny at Opis before heading to Ecbatana, where his closest companion, Hephaestion, died suddenly of an unknown illness, throwing the king into a deep depression. Patreon | Support Page | STORE  Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Our...

While Alexander the Great crossed Gedrosia, Nearchus sailed from the Indus to explore the Arabian Sea and chart the coast of the Macedonian Empire. They faced obstacles, became pirates, and fought seas monsters before even reaching the Persian Gulf. Patreon | Support Page | STORE  Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at —...

After the Battle of the Hydaspes, Alexander the Great began moving south through the Indus River Valley, battling the Mallians before nearly dying during the siege of their capital city. When he recovered, the Macedonians began to move west for their homeward journey, leaving only Nearchus' fleet and a few small garrisons behind. Patreon | Support Page | STORE  Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal:...

After subduing Bactria, Alexander the Great invaded India. The crossing through the Hindu Kush was heavily contested by various mountain peoples. The Macedonians conquered each opponent before facing of with King Porus in the Battle of the Hydaspes River. Patreon | Support Page | STORE  Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Our Sponsors: * Check out Factor 75 and use my code persia50 for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com/ * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal:...

We return to Alexander the Great in Bactria and Sogdiana, fresh off his final defeat of the Achaemenids but suddenly faced with rebellion, treason, and... love? Patreon | Support Page | STORE  Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Our Sponsors: * Check out Factor 75 and use my code persia50 for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com/ * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at —...

In a new recurring episode format, it's time to meet the neighbors, specifically the Nanda Dynasty of India. Of course, India's been here the whole time, but before Alexander the Great campaigns there in person, I should explain a bit about what was going on across the Indus River. Patreon | Support Page | STORE  Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Our Sponsors: * Check out Factor 75 and use my code persia50 for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com/ * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code...

After the conquests of Alexander the Great, the history of the Achaemenids slipped into legend, myth, and obscurity. By the 6th Century CE, the likes of Cyrus the Great, Darius the Great, Xerxes, and Artaxerxes had been all but forgotten in Iran. Instead, the Sassanid Persian Empire remembered the stories of great heroes from the Avesta, occupying the equivalent of the Achaemenids' place in history. Patreon | Support Page | STORE  Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Our Sponsors: * Check out...

In the centuries following Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian Empire, Iranian cultural memory changed and shifted, often in strange and unexpected ways. Alexandros Megas ton Makedon was remembered as Gizistag Iskandar-i Rhomiyag - the Accursed Alexander of Rome. Patreon | Support Page | STORE  Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code PERSIA for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com/ * Check out Factor 75 and use my code persia50 for...

Join me at the Intelligent Speech Conference this Saturday, November 4 at 10am est. Here's last year's presentation before you come hear me talk about Communes, Cults, and Caliphs. Get your tickets at https://intelligentspeechonline.com Use promo code PERSIA Our Sponsors: * Check out Factor 75 and use my code persia50 for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com/ * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at —...

In the final weeks of 331 BCE, Alexander the Great took Babylon, Susa, and Persepolis almost entirely unopposed. By May 330, he had claimed Ecbatana as well and sent Darius III fleeing toward Bactria, but discontent was growing in both armies, and ultimately Artaxerxes V, rather than Darius, would lead Achaemenid Persia's final stand. IntelligentSpeechOnline.com Patreon | Support Page | STORE  Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Our Sponsors: * Check out Factor 75 and use my code persia50 for a...

After Darius III's defeat at Gaugamela, Alexander the Great tore through the Persian capitals, taking Babylon and Susa without a fight, and only stalling on his way to Persepolis during the Battle of the Persian Gates. The Macedonians reveled, Persepolis burned, and King Darius fled, ceding Ecbatana to the conqueror. IntelligentSpeechOnline.com Patreon | Support Page | STORE  Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp : https://www.betterhelp.com/ * Check out...

Alexander the Great and Darius III square off in the Battle of Gaugamela, the Macedonians' first strike to take a Persian capital in Babylonia. IntelligentSpeechOnline.com Patreon | Support Page | STORE  Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp : https://www.betterhelp.com/ * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at —...

Following his victory at Tyre, Alexander proceeded to take Egypt without much of a fight, but while he was there, the Macedonian Monarch did some minor administrative work like establishing the city of Alexandria and getting himself proclaimed Son of Zeus-Ammon. Meanwhile, Darius III was bracing for his next grand battle with the invaders. IntelligentSpeechOnline.com Patreon | Support Page | STORE  Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp :...

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After the Battle of Issus, Alexander the Great and the Macedonian invasion force began working their way down the western coast of the Persian Empire while Parmenion raced through inland Syria. City after city surrendered without a fight until the Siege of Tyre, one of the most difficult battles in Alexander's career. IntelligentSpeechOnline.com Patreon | Support Page | STORE  Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal:...

While Darius III gathered his forces in the east, Alexander was busy with the Siege of Halicarnassus, one of the most brutal encounters in Alexander the Great's career. Then Darius arrived, and east and west faced off in the Battle of Issus. IntelligentSpeechOnline.com Patreon | Support Page | STORE  Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out:...

In 334 BCE, Alexander the Great crossed into Asia to begin his invasion of the Persian Empire. Reluctant to intervene, Darius III left matters to his Satraps, dooming them in the Battle of the Granicus. So it begins. IntelligentSpeechOnline.com Patreon | Support Page | STORE  Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It's time to turn back the clock - just a bit - and see what King Philip II of Macedon was doing over in eastern Europe while the Persians were busy with Egypt, rebels, and succession crises in the mid-4th Century BCE. IntelligentSpeechOnline.com Patreon | Support Page | STORE  Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Our Sponsors: * Sponsored by BetterHelp : https://www.betterhelp.com/persia Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content Advertising...

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Darius III was handpicked by Bagoas the Elder to succeed Artaxerxes IV, but Bagoas realized his mistake too late. Darius was no puppet king. He seized the reigns and set to work stabilizing the Persian Empire, bringing them back from the brink of annihilation. Patreon | Support Page | STORE  Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Our Sponsors: * Sponsored by BetterHelp : https://www.betterhelp.com/persia Support this podcast at —...