95: The Holy Trinity
As we approach the end of Artaxerxes II, it's time to talk about his gods. All of a sudden, Anahita and Mithra began appearing alongside Ahura Mazda in royal inscriptions, but it turns out it may not ...
20 Mar 202345min
94: Nehemiah
We continue the Biblical stories of Artaxerxes' reign with the arrival of Nehemiah, the new governor of Judea who's here to put Jerusalem back together again.Patreon | Support Page | STORE Twitter | F...
13 Mar 202347min
93: Ezra
Now we go back in time to the seventh year of Artaxerxes, and we'll explore the history Ezra the Scribe as he compiled an official Jewish Torah on the Great King's orders.Patreon Bonus 26: The Good Bo...
28 Feb 202337min
92: Family Ties
It's time to take a step back and see what the royal family was up to in the decades following Cunaxa. Artaxerxes II married his daughters, meaning its time to discuss the controversial subject of Xwe...
20 Feb 202344min
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16 Feb 20234min
91: The Great Satraps' Revolt
After years of quietly building up their strength, Ariobarzanes and Datames rebellion was out in the open, but unbeknownst to them, not all of their supposed allies were ready to abandon the Empire. M...
13 Feb 202350min
90: The Conflagration
As his generals struggled against Egypt, Artaxerxes dealt with their failures harshly - so harshly that his newest commander in the west rejected the Empire altogether. Fearing for his life whether he...
6 Feb 202348min
89: Wars for the West
With Greece and Cyprus once again at peace, it was time for the Persian Empire to pursue its war against Egypt once again. A new pharaoh takes the throne. Iphikrates attempts to reinvent the Greek sol...
28 Jan 202352min
