History Of Persia

Last time, we got up to speed on what was going on in the Near East in the centuries before the Persians showed up. What we didn't cover, was who exactly are these "Persians," and what were they doing while their future empire was being taken over by the Assyrians. This time, we figure that out as we follow some steppe nomads called the Proto-Indo-Europeans on their 3000-ish year journey to becoming the Persians.Our Sponsors:* Check out Claritin: www.claritin.com* Check out undefined and use my code TODAY for a great deal: undefinedSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Remastered - Here we go, episode 1! Now, as much as I want to get to Persian history, we should probably know at least a little bit about the world before the Persians got there, so this is you lightspeed tour of the Near East, from about 1200 BCE to 616 BCE. Maps for everything are available on the website.Our Sponsors:* Check out Claritin: www.claritin.com* Check out undefined and use my code TODAY for a great deal: undefinedSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Trevor and Aurora from Swords, Sorcery, and Socialism found the perfect crossover episode with Creation by Gore Vidal: a historical fiction novel set in the 5th Century BCE that follows a fictional descendant of Zoroaster on his worldwide journey to understand the mysteries of the universe.Patreon | Twitter | Facebook | InstagramOur Sponsors:* Check out Claritin: www.claritin.com* Check out undefined and use my code TODAY for a great deal: undefinedSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Trevor and Aurora from Swords, Sorcery, and Socialism found the perfect crossover episode with Creation by Gore Vidal: a historical fiction novel set in the 5th Century BCE that follows a fictional descendant of Zoroaster on his worldwide journey to understand the mysteries of the universe.Patreon | Twitter | Facebook | InstagramOur Sponsors:* Check out Claritin: www.claritin.com* Check out undefined and use my code TODAY for a great deal: undefinedSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This is audio from the live event with Sariel and Umberto from So You Think You Can Rule Persia last year. I wrote a wildly over complicated Choose Your Own Adventure script about alternate histories if Cyrus the Younger defeated Artaxerxes II.So You Think You Can Rule PersiaPatreon | Twitter | Facebook | InstagramOur Sponsors:* Check out Claritin: www.claritin.com* Check out undefined and use my code TODAY for a great deal: undefinedSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

You, the listeners of this very podcast, are phenomenal, thoughtful, inquisitive people. So I have done my very best to answer your many, many questions about the Achaemenid Persian Empire, Alexander the Great, and myself.Patreon | Twitter | Facebook | InstagramHistory of the Celtsr/AskHistorians post about supply linesPatreon RSS feed instructionsPersian Music by ItShowTimeMusicThe Complete Fragments of Ctesias of Cnidus by Andrew NicholsCtesias' History of Persia: Tales of the Orient by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones and James RobsonOur Sponsors:* Check out undefined and use my code TODAY for a great deal: undefinedSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

You, the listeners of this very podcast, are phenomenal, thoughtful, inquisitive people. So I have done my very best to answer your many, many questions about the Achaemenid Persian Empire, Alexander the Great, and myself.Patreon | Twitter | Facebook | Instagramr/AskHistorians post about supply linesPatreon RSS feed instructionsPersian Music by ItShowTimeMusicThe Complete Fragments of Ctesias of Cnidus by Andrew NicholsCtesias' History of Persia: Tales of the Orient by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones and James RobsonOur Sponsors:* Check out undefined and use my code TODAY for a great deal: undefinedSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A new Hellenistic Age is dawning in the History of Persia, and with it come new Hellenistic gods and beliefs. Everyone is at least vaguely familiar with Greek mythology, but before we go any further, we should all be on the same page.Patreon | Twitter | Facebook | InstagramOur Sponsors:* Check out undefined and use my code TODAY for a great deal: undefinedSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Trevor is joined by Roberto Toro and Brendan Foster (@foster_writing) of The History of Saqartvelo Georgia (@History_Georgia) and Tsar Power (@TsarPowerPod) podcasts to discuss the post war occupation of Trieste and how tensions with Yugoslavia almost started World War III less than a year after World War II.Patreon | Twitter | Facebook | InstagramGoldstein - Trieste, October 1945 to January 1947Jenning - Flashpoint Trieste: The First Battle of the Cold WarAllock - Border and Territorial DisputesRogers Churchill and Slany - Foreign Relations of the United States, 1946, Eastern Europe...Winston Churchill - "Iron Curtain" SpeechDinardo - Glimpse of an Old World Order? Reconsidering the Trieste Crisis of 1945Morrison - Eastern Europe and the WestNYT - Attack on U.S. Airplane; Patterson says shooting down of Americans was 'Wicked' and...NYT - Text of 2 U.s. Notes Answer Yugoslavia; His Plane DownedThe Sydney Morning Herald Friday 23 August 1946Our Sponsors:* Check out undefined and use my code TOD

Trevor is joined by Roberto Toro and Brendan Foster (@foster_writing) of The History of Saqartvelo Georgia (@History_Georgia) and Tsar Power (@TsarPowerPod) podcasts to discuss the post war occupation of Trieste and how tensions with Yugoslavia almost started World War III less than a year after World War II.Patreon | Twitter | Facebook | InstagramGoldstein - Trieste, October 1945 to January 1947Jenning - Flashpoint Trieste: The First Battle of the Cold WarAllock - Border and Territorial DisputesRogers Churchill and Slany - Foreign Relations of the United States, 1946, Eastern Europe...Winston Churchill - "Iron Curtain" SpeechDinardo - Glimpse of an Old World Order? Reconsidering the Trieste Crisis of 1945Morrison - Eastern Europe and the WestNYT - Attack on U.S. Airplane; Patterson says shooting down of Americans was 'Wicked' and...NYT - Text of 2 U.s. Notes Answer Yugoslavia; His Plane DownedThe Sydney Morning Herald Friday 23 August 1946Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/histor

Nowruz Mubarak! To celebrate the year 1394/2413/3762, I killed The Accursed Alexander of Rome, and covered the aftermath.Patreon | Support Page | STORE Twitter | Facebook | InstagramOur Sponsors:* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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.DownloadPatreon | Twitter | Facebook | InstagramSaunt – A New Order of Things: Property, Power, and the Transformation of the Creek Indians, 1733-1816Scurry – The Oconee War Parts 1-3Smith – History of the Georgia Militia, 1783-1861Chappell – Georgia History StoriesCoulter – Elijah Clarke’s Foreign Intrigues and the “Trans-Oconee Republic”Haynes – Patrolling the Border: Theft and Violence on the Creek-Georgia Frontier, 1770-1796Kokomoor – Let Us Try to Make Each Other Happy, and Not Wretched”: the Creek-Georgian FrontierKokomoor – Creeks, Federalists, and the Idea of Coexistence in the Early RepublicScurry – A Considerable Tract of CountryOur Sponsors:* Check out Rosetta Stone and use

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 | InstagramOur Sponsors:* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 | InstagramSaunt – A New Order of Things: Property, Power, and the Transformation of the Creek Indians, 1733-1816Scurry – The Oconee War Parts 1-3Smith – History of the Georgia Militia, 1783-1861Chappell – Georgia History StoriesCoulter – Elijah Clarke’s Foreign Intrigues and the “Trans-Oconee Republic”Haynes – Patrolling the Border: Theft and Violence on the Creek-Georgia Frontier, 1770-1796Kokomoor – Let Us Try to Make Each Other Happy, and Not Wretched”: the Creek-Georgian FrontierKokomoor – Creeks, Federalists, and the Idea of Coexistence in the Early RepublicScurry – A Considerable Tract of CountryOur Sponsors:* Check out Rosetta

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 WarsApple | Spotify | RSSOur Sponsors:* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & 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 | InstagramOur 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 — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 | InstagramOur 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 — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 | InstagramOur 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 — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 | InstagramOur 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 — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 | InstagramOur 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 — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy