History of Persia

According to tradition, the prophet Zoroaster died at 77 years and 40 days old on Khorshed Dae AKA December 26 (depending on who you ask). Let's talk about it.Cardinal Numbers Podcast https://www.pope...

25 Dec 202430min

Today, we explore the family of King Seleucus I from his grandfather to his sons and daughters, including one of history's first uses of the she's only his step-mom excuse. Visit https://HoPfulMedia...

16 Dec 202434min

Today, we step back from the narrative to see what kind of empire Seleucus was actually running here. Download Ian Mladjov's Maps https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/imladjov/maps Visit https://HoP...

10 Dec 202429min

The Wars of the Diadochoi did not end in 301 BCE, but their Fourth War finished with a dramatic turning point in the Battle of Ipsus as Antigonus and Demetrius faced off against Seleucus, Lysimachus, ...

1 Dec 202431min

After reclaiming Babylon, King Seleucus began consolidating his power over the upper satrapies, but even as he worked to reclaim the Iranian east, the Mauryan Empire began pushing out of India and acr...

23 Nov 202438min

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 expand...

16 Nov 202432min

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 cen...

29 Okt 20241h 1min

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 th...

26 Okt 202437min