History of Persia
By Trevor Culley and HoPful Media
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Episodes: 219
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.
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170: Hellenistic Mesopotamia
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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169: A New Alexander
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Aug 17, 2026 |
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168: Xerxes, Arsakes, and Beyond
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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167: King Achaeus
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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166: Meet the Egyptians
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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165: Syrian War
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May 27, 2026 |
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164: Frataraka
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May 06, 2026 |
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Thoughts on the 2026 Iran War - America: Secret Wars 023
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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163: The Upper Satrapies
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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162: The Great Revolt
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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161: Meet the Neighbors Speed Round
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Intelligent Speech 2026!!!
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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Holiday Special 2025 (Happy Sadeh!)
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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160: Philosophy and Medicine
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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159: The Lovers of Wisdom
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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158: A Flawed Inheritance
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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157: The Seleucid Civil War
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Nov 30, 2025 |
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156: Babylon Drift
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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155: The War of the Mothers
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Oct 26, 2025 |
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154: Meet the Messy Neighbors
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Oct 04, 2025 |
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Bonus Teaser: Frank Miller's "Xerxes"
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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Bonus Teaser: Achaemenid Movies?
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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153: Blood Relations
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Bonus Teaser: Daniel
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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152: There Goes the Neighborhood
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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151: 2 Syria 2 War
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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150: The Time Lord
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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149: Theogonies
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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148: Orphic Mysteries
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May 09, 2025 |
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147: Orpheus
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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146: Dating in the Family
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Mar 30, 2025 |
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145: From Antiochus to Ashoka
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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144: Pergamon et al.
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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143: The First Syrian War
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Feb 23, 2025 |
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142: Gauls With Gall
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Feb 15, 2025 |
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Intelligent Speech Panels Tomorrow February 8!
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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History of Persia Live at Intelligent Speech
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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141: The Age of Antiochus
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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140: Meet the Neighbors Who Resisted
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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139: Diadochoi
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Holiday Special 2024 - Zartosht No Diso
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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138: A Tale of True Loves
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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137: Who are you again?... Again
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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136: Ipsus
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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135: Rise of the Elephant King
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Nov 23, 2024 |
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134: Samrat - Meet the Neighbors
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Nov 16, 2024 |
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2024 Holiday Special: Cyrus the Great Day
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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133: Meet the Diadochoi
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Oct 26, 2024 |
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132: Mystery Cults
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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131: Breaking Babylon
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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130: The War for Empire
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Sep 28, 2024 |
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Bye Week 1: Libertalia
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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129: Chaos in the Upper Satrapies
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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128: Chaos on the Western Front
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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127: War of the Regents
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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126! A Brave New World
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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What is Hellenism w/ Derek from The Hellenistic Age Podcast
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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Must Listen Announcement!!!! (and the History of Gold minisode)
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Episode 2 Remastered
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Episode 1 Remastered!
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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[Ex] Creation by Gore Vidal - Swords Sorcery & Socialism Crossover Part 2
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May 29, 2024 |
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[Ex] Creation by Gore Vidal - Swords Sorcery & Socialism Crossover Part 1
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May 21, 2024 |
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What if Cyrus III? Choose Your Own Alt History Live
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May 12, 2024 |
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125.2 Ask Me Anything Again... Again
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May 03, 2024 |
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125.1: Ask Me Anything Again
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May 01, 2024 |
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124: All Hail the New Gods
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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ASW 04: Triesta, a hot start to the Cold War II
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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ASW 03: Trieste, a hot start to the Cold War I
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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123: Fever Pitch
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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ASW: America's Very First War II
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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122: Alexander in Love
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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ASW: America's Very First War I
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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A Great, Big, Announcement (and the coins of Alexander the Great)
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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121: The Conquests to Come
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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120: King the Conqueror
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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119: Pirates of the Arabian
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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118: Dead Men's Rest
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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117: At World's End
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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116: In Stranger Lands
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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115: Meet the Neighbors #1
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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114: The Age of Heroes
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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113: Alexander - King of the Monsters
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Nov 18, 2023 |
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Join me at Intelligent Speech 2023
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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112: King Darius Escapes
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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111: The Man Who Could Walk Through Empires
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Oct 21, 2023 |
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110: Hercules in New War-k
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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109 From Outer Egypt
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Bonus Teaser: Persia in the Renaissance
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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108: Dr. Alexander's Levant of Horrors
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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107: Hetairoi Monster
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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106: It Came From Beyond the Seas
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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105: The Life and Death of Philip II
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Bonus Teaser: 1001 Iranian Nights
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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104: The Darius Restoration
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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103: Breaking the Binary
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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102: The Coup Without a King
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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101: Calendar Madness
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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100: The Greatest Achaemenid
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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99: Slaves of the King
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May 11, 2023 |
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98: Wars for the West
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May 04, 2023 |
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97: Bactria - Ruling the Later Empire
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Bonus 33 Preview
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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96: Ochus II
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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95: The Holy Trinity
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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94: Nehemiah
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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93: Ezra
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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92: Family Ties
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Bonus 32 Preview
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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91: The Great Satraps' Revolt
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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90: The Conflagration
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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89: Wars for the West
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Jan 28, 2023 |
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88: Peace At Last
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Jan 14, 2023 |
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87: The Third Invasion
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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Announcement: New Year's News (and Persepolis Payments)
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Dec 31, 2022 |
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Bonus 32 Teaser
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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86: Old Enemies, New Friends
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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85: The Spartan War
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Nov 05, 2022 |
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84: The 10,000 (aka Armenia III)
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Oct 22, 2022 |
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Bonus 30 Preview
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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HoPful Media Announcement (and Greek Coins)
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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2022 Mehregan Holiday Special!
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Oct 01, 2022 |
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83: Routine Maintenance
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Solidarity with the Iranian People
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Sep 24, 2022 |
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82: Debrief of the Brothers
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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81: Cunaxa
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Sep 11, 2022 |
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80: On the March
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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79: Cyrus III
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Aug 27, 2022 |
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78: Robe and Dagger
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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77: The Yashts
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Aug 06, 2022 |
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Summer 22 Update + History of Saqartvelo Georgia Episode
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Review - King of the World by Matt Waters
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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76: The Greater Persepolis Area
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Merch Announcement! (and Satrap Coins)
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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75: The Education of Cyrus
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May 27, 2022 |
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74: The Temple of Yahweh
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May 20, 2022 |
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73: The Karanos
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May 13, 2022 |
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72: The Ionian War
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May 06, 2022 |
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71: New Friends, Old Enemies
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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70: Darius Do Over, AKA Armenia II
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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69! Musical Thrones
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Apr 09, 2022 |
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68: The Other Gods That Are
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Apr 02, 2022 |
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67: The Empire of Artaxerxes
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Mar 26, 2022 |
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66: The Syrian Civil War
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Mar 12, 2022 |
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65: The Peace of Callias
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Feb 26, 2022 |
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64: Fight to the End
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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63: The Little Pharaoh That Could(n't)
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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62: Death In Quick Succession
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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Elamite Teaser
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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61: Blood on the Eurymedon
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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60: Given Against The Demons
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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59: Holy War
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Sep 18, 2021 |
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58: Persia's First Family
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Sep 04, 2021 |
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57: Xerxes at Home
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Aug 14, 2021 |
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56: Domestic Affairs
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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55: Still Loud on the Western Front
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Jul 10, 2021 |
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54: Two By "Sea"
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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53: One By Land
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May 24, 2021 |
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Interview: Sean Manning
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May 10, 2021 |
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52: The Adventure Continues
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Apr 24, 2021 |
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51: Defeat from the Jaws of Victory
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Interview: Uzume Wijnsma
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Mar 21, 2021 |
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50! Ask Me Anything
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Mar 07, 2021 |
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Purim: Holiday Special 2021
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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49: Breaking Through
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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48: What is your profession?
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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Announcement 2: Darics
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Dec 26, 2020 |
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47: Preparing the Way
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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46: The Persian Emperor
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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45: Xerxes Porphyrogennetos
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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44: Also Sprach Zarathustra
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Oct 24, 2020 |
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43: Thus Spoke Zarathustra
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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42: Darius the Shopkeeper
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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41: The Greatest
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Aug 23, 2020 |
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40: Heiresses of the Empire
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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39: Rise of Achaemeneis
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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38: The Last Battle
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Jul 18, 2020 |
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37: Greece Awakens
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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36: Return of the Tyrannoi
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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35: The Empire Strikes Back
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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34: A New Fleet
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May 22, 2020 |
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Interview: Dr. Michael Bonner
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May 11, 2020 |
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33: Revenge of the Persians
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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32: Begun, the Greek Wars Have
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Apr 10, 2020 |
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31: The Naxos Incident
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Mar 27, 2020 |
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Achaemenid Nowruz! 2020 Holiday Special
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Mar 20, 2020 |
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30: Persia City
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Mar 07, 2020 |
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29: The Grand Tour, Part 4
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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28: The Grand Tour, Part 3
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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Happy Birthday
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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27: The Grand Tour, Part 2
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Jan 30, 2020 |
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26: The Grand Tour, Part 1
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Jan 17, 2020 |
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Holiday Special 2019
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Dec 25, 2019 |
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25: Behistun
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Dec 13, 2019 |
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24: Darius the Great
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Nov 26, 2019 |
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23: The Lyin' Kings
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Nov 12, 2019 |
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22: Putting Out Fires
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Oct 30, 2019 |
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21: The Faith of the Magi
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Oct 15, 2019 |
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20: The Forgotten King
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Oct 02, 2019 |
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19: Three Kings and The Magi
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Sep 17, 2019 |
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18: The Tyrant and The Kings
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Sep 03, 2019 |
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Announcement 01: Croeseids
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Aug 28, 2019 |
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17: The Mad King
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Aug 20, 2019 |
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16: Pharaoh Cambyses
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Aug 06, 2019 |
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15: The Army That Conquered The World
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Jul 23, 2019 |
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14: Princes, Princesses, Kings, and Queens
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Jul 09, 2019 |
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13: Kingship 101
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Jun 26, 2019 |
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Episode 12: Iranian Religion
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Jun 11, 2019 |
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11: King of Kings
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May 28, 2019 |
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10: Governing An Empire
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May 14, 2019 |
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09: Who Are You Again?
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Apr 30, 2019 |
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08: Fill in the Titles
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Apr 16, 2019 |
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07: The Writing on the Wall
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Apr 09, 2019 |
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06: Introducing Ionia
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Mar 26, 2019 |
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05: Crossing the Halys
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Mar 12, 2019 |
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04: Cyrus II, King of Anshan
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Feb 26, 2019 |
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03: Babylonians and Medes
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Feb 12, 2019 |
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02: Indo-Iranians
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Feb 12, 2019 |
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01: Assyria and Setting the Stage
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Feb 12, 2019 |
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000: Introduction
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Feb 12, 2019 |