Bonus Teaser: Persia in the Renaissance
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28 Sep 20235min
108: Dr. Alexander's Levant of Horrors
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 a...
18 Sep 202352min
107: Hetairoi Monster
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 a...
29 Aug 20231h 2min
106: It Came From Beyond the Seas
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 Granicu...
29 Aug 202358min
105: The Life and Death of Philip II
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 mi...
17 Aug 202358min
Bonus Teaser: 1001 Iranian Nights
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9 Aug 20234min
104: The Darius Restoration
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 Persia...
7 Aug 202342min
103: Breaking the Binary
Eunuchs and priestesses feature prominently in tales of lust, schemes, and curses to the fascination of the Classical sources. In the last major culture episode for the Achaemenids, it's time to talk ...
25 Juli 20231h 11min
