History of Persia
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.
Episodes
165: Syrian War
After defeating Molon and Alexander in the Upper Satrapies, Antiochus III arranged or accepted the assassination of Hermeias before resuming the Fourth Syrian War against Egypt. The Seleucids rise to new heights as they approach the Battle of Raphia.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | BlueSky | Facebook | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPriva
164: Frataraka
Continuing the grand tour of western Iran, it's time to talk about Hellenistic Persia. The province of Persis was home to a unique set of governors called Frataraka under Seleucid rule who introduced new and exciting trends to the Persian homeland while the Seleucids ran the show.A New Frataraka Chronology by David Engels - https://www.academia.edu/6374300/A_New_Frataraka_Chronology_in_Latomus
Thoughts on the 2026 Iran War - America: Secret Wars 023
America: Secret Wars Season 2 kicks off with Trevor, Roberto, and Ben discussing current events in the 2026 Iran-Israel-US War. We talked a lot about the foreseeable consequences of the conflict, it's place in history, and a relatively long tangent about Muppets to break up the darkness.The History of Saqartvelo Georgia https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysaqartvelogeorgiaTsar Power
163: The Upper Satrapies
Despite his Prime Minister's insistence against it, Antiochus III resolved to march east and face the rebel satrap Molon in 220 BCE. It's also time for a new Grand Tour of the Empire as we follow Antiochus on his travels.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | BlueSky | Facebook | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https:/
162: The Great Revolt
The Seleucid narrative is back, and Antiochus III is the new king. Fresh off the death of his father and brother, the young Antiochus found himself pulled in three different directions by his nobles as rebellions, wars, and scheming advisers took their toll on the Empire.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | BlueSky | Facebook | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://red
161: Meet the Neighbors Speed Round
Prepare for a return to the narrative with a quick round of catch up with the Seleucids' neighbors: Egypt, Macedon, India, and surprisingly, Sparta one last time before the famed warriors of Ancient Greece fade into history.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | BlueSky | Facebook | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://
Intelligent Speech 2026!!!
Intelligent Speech Online 2026 is almost here, and if I haven't yet sold you on attending the conference on February 28, 2026 (starting at 9am US Eastern Time), you might be interested in my presentation from last year's event.When he seized the Persian throne in 522 BCE, Darius the Great made a public declaration explaining his coup in the Bisotun Inscription. Details changed with each re
Holiday Special 2025 (Happy Sadeh!)
Slightly delayed by world events, but planned and written for December 2025, History of Persia marks the Iranian and Zoroastrian holiday of Sadeh, a feast and fire to stave off the dark winter nights and celebrate light and warmth.IntelligentSpeechOnline.com – Intelligent Speech Online 2026 Tickets available now!The Gist of the Jashan Ceremony - https://www.avesta.org/antia/Gist_of_the_Jashan_R1.p
160: Philosophy and Medicine
Unfortunately for the study of Seleucid philosophy, the Seleucid kings were not major patrons of the lovers of wisdom as their Hellenistic neighbors were, and the works of the philosophers they did patronize have not survived. However, somewhat more can be said of Seleucid patronage of ancient medicine.IntelligentSpeechOnline.com – Intelligent Speech Online 2026 Tickets available now!Visit https:/
159: The Lovers of Wisdom
We're taking a break from the narrative for a brief introduction to Ancient Greek Philosophy. From Thales to Epicurus, it's time.IntelligentSpeechOnline.com – Intelligent Speech Online 2026 Tickets available now!The Hellenistic Age Podcast - https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps - https://historyofphilosophy.net/Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co
158: A Flawed Inheritance
After chasing his brother out of Asia, but still beaten by the Parthians, Seleucus II returned to Antioch to face the family drama royals are best known for and to prepare for another round of war. In a speed round family episode, we'll cover the Seleucid extended family, the death of Seleucus Callinichus, and the reign of Seleucus III Ceranaus.IntelligentSpeechOnline.com – Intelligent Speech
157: The Seleucid Civil War
During the Third Syrian War, Seleucus II Callinicus discovered treachery. His younger brother, Antiochus Hierax and their royal relatives in Anatolia attempted to usurp the throne. Seleucus was forced to make a hasty peace with Ptolemy III and return to the north to face his brother in open civil war.IntelligentSpeechOnline.com – Intelligent Speech Online 2026 Tickets available now!Visit https://H
156: Babylon Drift
With Babylonia and the Seleucis of Syria under Ptolemaic occupation, it's entirely possible that the only thing that saved Seleucus II was an Egyptian famine. Free to go on the offensive, Seleucus turned the tide of the Third Syrian War.IntelligentSpeechOnline.com – Intelligent Speech Online 2026 Tickets available now!Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | BlueSky | Fa
155: The War of the Mothers
Antiochus II Theos was dead and his wives, Laodike and Berenike, were both trying to get their sons on the Seleucid throne. Both sides called on their relatives, the Achaeids and Ptolemies, to plunder and retake the vulnerable Empire.IntelligentSpeechOnline.com - Intelligent Speech Online 2026 Tickets available now!Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | BlueSky | Facebook
154: Meet the Messy Neighbors
We take a break from the Seleucids to discuss their western neighbors: Egypt under Ptolemy II and Macedon under Antigonus II..The Hellenistic Age Podcast - https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!.Support | BlueSky | Facebook | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Bonus Teaser: Frank Miller's "Xerxes"
We've covered 300. We've covered Rise of an Empire. We've covered all sorts of Achaemenid historical fiction. So now, we cover Xerxes, with a shockingly positive review of Frank Miller's sequel graphic novel.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to get the full episode and support this show!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/priva
Bonus Teaser: Achaemenid Movies?
Thank you all so much for supporting History of Persia. In this bonus episode, I wanted to try out something a little different than usual. Today, I'm pitching my ideas for movies and series set in the Achaemenid Empire. If you've ever wanted a spaghetti western set in the 5th Century BCE or an animated musical where Cambyses is Prince Charming, I've got some thoughts.Visit https://HoP
153: Blood Relations
It's time to wind down Antiochus II Theos and talk about his extended royal family, from his various siblings spread out across the Hellenistic world to the powerful cousins entrenched in Anatolia. Then we'll wrap up with his two wives, Laodike and Berenike, and their three sons, Seleucus, Antiochus, and Antiochus.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | BlueSky | Fa
Bonus Teaser: Daniel
The Book of Daniel is a fascinating combination of genuine history, folk tale, historical inaccuracy, and prophecy. Let's talk about it.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show and HEAR THE FULL EPISODE!Support | BlueSky | Facebook | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
152: There Goes the Neighborhood
During and after the Second Syrian War, Antiochus II was involved in many ongoing events with his smaller neighbors and subordinates. Whether it was intervening in the Cappadocian monarchy, being kept out of Bithynia by threats of a wider war, or granting autonomy to Parthia and Bactria to fight the Parni, the Seleucid Empire was a busy place in the mid-3rd Century BCE.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.co
151: 2 Syria 2 War
Trevor's WiFi is back, and so is the History of Persia. Although he started in a relatively strong position, the new Seleucid king Antiochus II's reign was immediately derailed by the Second Syrian War. Rebellions, invasions, and alliances ensue.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | BlueSky | Facebook | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsP
150: The Time Lord
To wrap up our series on Orphism and its connections to Hellenistic Iran, it's time to discuss Zurvan, the Zoroastrian yazata of Time, and his growing cult in the Hellenistic Age.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | BlueSky | Facebook | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
149: Theogonies
The Ancient Greeks had many ideas about the origins of the universe and humanity over the centuries. The best known is probably Hesiod's Theogony, but the Orphics developed many of their own versions of the story. Today, we explore some of those competing ideas about the dawn of Time.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | BlueSky | Facebook | InstagramAdvertising Inqui
148: Orphic Mysteries
Continuing the story of Orphic religion, we take a break from mythology to talk about theology in one of ancient Greece's more unique mystery cults.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | BlueSky | Facebook | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
147: Orpheus
We're taking a break from the historical narrative to focus on a mythological one: the life and times of Orpheus the Bard, from his many origin stories to the travels of the Argonauts to his eventual journey to the underworld.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | BlueSky | Facebook | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https:
146: Dating in the Family
Like any good king, Antiochus I Soter had a royal family, and as his reign comes to an end, it's time to talk about them, from his brother in Anatolia to troublesome sons and wide ranging in-laws. He's in his Seleucid Era.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | BlueSky | Facebook | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https:
145: From Antiochus to Ashoka
After losing a large piece of the eastern empire to Chandragupta Maurya, the Seleucids didn't just ignore their eastern neighbors. In the later decades of Seleucus' reign, Megasthenes established diplomatic ties between the two eastern kingdoms. In the generations that followed, diplomacy and trade helped to stabilize both the Maurya and the Seleucids.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to su
144: Pergamon et al.
A grab bag episode to cover Seleukid politics in the last decade or so of Antiochus Soter's reign. We've got temples, cities, and rebellion. What more could you ask for?Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | BlueSky | Facebook | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
143: The First Syrian War
No sooner had Antiochus I defeated the new-found Galatians in Anatolia, than war erupted in the south. Magas, brother of Ptolemy II and self-declared King of Cyrene, formed a marriage alliance with Antiochus before fighting a war of succession against his brother, dragging the Seleucid Empire along for the ride.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | BlueSky | Facebook | In
142: Gauls With Gall
After sweeping through the Balkans with their kin, three tribes of Gauls in Thrace drew the attention of the embattled Nicomeides of Bithynia as potential allies in his war against a Seleucid-backed opponent. The Gauls crossed the Bosporus and swept through Nicomeides enemies with ease before turning their sites on the war torn regions of Seleucid Anatolia.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to suppo
Intelligent Speech Panels Tomorrow February 8!
Intelligent Speech 2025 is coming! The event will feature a gathering of excellent history podcasters THIS SATURDAY. That’s FEBRUARY 8, 2025 at 10:00am US Eastern Time for an all day event featuring presentations, panels, and live Q&A with a ton of history podcasts. If that doesn’t convince you, this episode is last year’s History of Persia Presentation. Get those tickets ASAP!!!Get tickets to
History of Persia Live at Intelligent Speech
Intelligent Speech 2025 is coming! The event will feature a gathering of excellent history podcasters THIS SATURDAY. That's FEBRUARY 8, 2025 at 10:00am US Eastern Time for an all day event featuring presentations, panels, and live Q&A with a ton of history podcasts. If that doesn't convince you, this episode is last year's History of Persia Presentation. Get those tickets ASAP!!!Ge
141: The Age of Antiochus
Antiochus I succeeded his father Seleucus in 281 BCE, and he was immediately plunged into a series of revolts, invasion, and crises in every direction. Ptolemy II was seizing land. The reconquest of the northern dynasts was horribly mismanaged, and as a cherry on top, Gauls suddenly invaded Greece.Get tickets to Intelligent Speech February 8, 2025!https://intelligentspeechonline.com/Visit https://
140: Meet the Neighbors Who Resisted
By the time Seleucus Nicator was murdered, he had reunited much of Alexander the Great's Empire, but the northern and southwestern edges of the imperial map were rapidly filling in with new, smaller kingdoms and confederations. From Chorasmia to the Cimmerian Bosporus, and from Bithynia to the Nabataean Arabs, this episode gives a brief overview of the smaller successors to Alexander and Dariu
139: Diadochoi
9 Kings of Macedon, 8 A-names, 7 warring states, 6 kingdoms, 5 marriage pacts, 4 dead successors, 3 Ptolemies, 2 wars of succession, and 1 Victor all in one episode. The age of the diadochoi ends with a bang.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | BlueSky | Facebook | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privac
Holiday Special 2024 - Zartosht No Diso
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.popeularhistory.com/episodes/cardinal-numbersZoroastrian numerology https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-85prx-1475d46Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | BlueSky | Facebook | Inst
138: A Tale of True Loves
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.com.co to support this show!Support | BlueSky | Facebook | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
137: Who are you again?... Again
Today, we step back from the narrative to see what kind of empire Seleucus was actually running here.Ian Mladjov's Maps https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/imladjov/mapsVisit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | BlueSky | Facebook | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
136: Ipsus
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, and Pleistarchus.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | Twitter | Facebook | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.c
135: Rise of the Elephant King
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 across the mountains of Gandhara.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | Twitter | Facebook | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https:
134: Samrat - Meet the Neighbors
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 expanding their new kingdom to become one of the great powers of Indian history.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | Twitter | Facebook | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://r
2024 Holiday Special: Cyrus the Great Day
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 center of controversy, revolt, and secular ambitions within the Islamic Republic for most of the last decade.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | Twitter | Facebook | Insta
133: Meet the Diadochoi
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 their royal titles as the Successors as Cassander, Ptolemy, and Demetrius battled for dominance.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | Twitter | Facebook | InstagramAdvertising
132: Mystery Cults
History of Persia dips its toes into the infamous Ancient Greek mystery cults to explore their role in Hellenistic religious life and what exactly makes them so mysterious anyway. Secret rituals, week long parties, and ancient drugs feature in the Eleusinian Mysteries.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | Twitter | Facebook | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcir
131: Breaking Babylon
Shortly before the end of the Third War of the Diadochoi, Seleucus set out with a small army to retake his satrapy in Babylon. After several years of neglect by Antigonus Monophthalmus, Seleucus retook the region easily. Before long he held all of the Upper Satrapies against Antigonus, but by the end of the Babylonian War, events in Macedon sundered the empire of Alexander the Great.Visit https://
130: The War for Empire
No sooner did the Second War of the Diadochoi end, than the Third began when Antiognus Monophthalmus attempted to seize control of the whole empire. Ptolemy, Seleucus, Cassander, and Lysander rallied against their former comrade as war spread from Palestine to Greece to Thrace.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | Twitter | Facebook | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https
Bye Week 1: Libertalia
Alright. I'm moving house. Covid is ravaging my Secret Wars guest list. It's 104* F and I can't turn off my AC to record History of Persia. So we're trying a new thing tonight. Hope y'all like mythical pirate anarchism because that's what I have on hand.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
129: Chaos in the Upper Satrapies
While Cassander and Polyphercon fought for the regency of Macedon, Antigonus Monophthalmus and Eumenes of Cardia fought for supremacy in the Upper Satrapies. The initially reluctant Peithon and Seleucus joined Antigonus to defeat the traitor Eumenes, and in the process, turn Antigonus into the most powerful man in the empire.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | Twitter |
128: Chaos on the Western Front
With the sudden death of Antipater, the Empire of Alexander the Great is thrown into chaos once again as the late regent's son, Cassander forges and alliance to seize the reigns of power. Antigonus is hunting Eumenes. Polyphercon struggles in Greece. Ptolemy and Egypt are just quietly expanding, and titanic figures of ancient history are washed away.Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support
127: War of the Regents
Within just two years of Alexander the Great's death, the conqueror's empire shattered into civil war as Perdiccas threatened the most powerful nobles in the empire to solidify his own power as regent. Together with Eumenes, Alkestas, and a host of loyalists generals, the Perdiccid faction faced down Antipater, Antigonus, Craterus, and Ptolemy. It was the First War of the Diadochi, the Fir
126! A Brave New World
History of Persia is back as we enter the Hellenistic Age. From a veterans' revolt in Bactria to the Lamian War in Greece, Perdiccas became the new regent of Alexander the Great's Empire in a chaotic time of shifting allegiances.The Hellenistic Age Podcast https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | Twitter | Facebook | Instag
What is Hellenism w/ Derek from The Hellenistic Age Podcast
I sat down for a chat with Derek from the Hellenistic Age Podcast (@HellenisticPod) so he could explain the basics of Hellenism and this new era that emerged in the aftermath of Alexander the Great's conquests.The Hellenistic Age Podcast https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | Twitter | Facebook | InstagramAdvertising Inquirie
Must Listen Announcement!!!! (and the History of Gold minisode)
Very important announcements and updates about History of Persia and America: Secret Wars. Please visit our new fundraising page at HoPfulMedia.com.co !Patrons look for a special update just for you posting imminently!New subscribers use code ALEXANDER to get 1 month free when you sign up before July 31, 2024New annual subscribers use code GIZISTAG to get the first 2 months free before July 31, 20
Episode 2 Remastered
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 journ
Episode 1 Remastered!
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.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com
[Ex] Creation by Gore Vidal - Swords Sorcery & Socialism Crossover Part 2
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 | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out:
[Ex] Creation by Gore Vidal - Swords Sorcery & Socialism Crossover Part 1
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 | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out:
What if Cyrus III? Choose Your Own Alt History Live
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 | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcir
125.2 Ask Me Anything Again... Again
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 Fragm
125.1: Ask Me Anything Again
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 C
124: All Hail the New Gods
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 | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
ASW 04: Triesta, a hot start to the Cold War II
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 1947J
ASW 03: Trieste, a hot start to the Cold War I
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 1947J
123: Fever Pitch
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 | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
ASW: America's Very First War II
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
122: Alexander in Love
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 | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsP
ASW: America's Very First War I
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 Great, Big, Announcement (and the coins of Alexander the Great)
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 | RSSAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
121: The Conquests to Come
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 | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redci
120: King the Conqueror
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
119: Pirates of the Arabian
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 | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.c
118: Dead Men's Rest
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 | InstagramAdve
117: At World's End
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 | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcir
116: In Stranger Lands
We return to Alexander the Great in Bactria and Sogdiana, fresh off his final defeat of the Achaemenids but suddenly faced with rebellion, treason, and... love?Patreon | Support Page | STORE Twitter | Facebook | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
115: Meet the Neighbors #1
In a new recurring episode format, it's time to meet the neighbors, specifically the Nanda Dynasty of India. Of course, India's been here the whole time, but before Alexander the Great campaigns there in person, I should explain a bit about what was going on across the Indus River.Patreon | Support Page | STORE Twitter | Facebook | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/bran
114: The Age of Heroes
After the conquests of Alexander the Great, the history of the Achaemenids slipped into legend, myth, and obscurity. By the 6th Century CE, the likes of Cyrus the Great, Darius the Great, Xerxes, and Artaxerxes had been all but forgotten in Iran. Instead, the Sassanid Persian Empire remembered the stories of great heroes from the Avesta, occupying the equivalent of the Achaemenids' place in hi
113: Alexander - King of the Monsters
In the centuries following Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian Empire, Iranian cultural memory changed and shifted, often in strange and unexpected ways. Alexandros Megas ton Makedon was remembered as Gizistag Iskandar-i Rhomiyag - the Accursed Alexander of Rome.Patreon | Support Page | STORE Twitter | Facebook | InstagramAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & O
Join me at Intelligent Speech 2023
Join me at the Intelligent Speech Conference this Saturday, November 4 at 10am est. Here's last year's presentation before you come hear me talk about Communes, Cults, and Caliphs.Get your tickets at https://intelligentspeechonline.comUse promo code PERSIAAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
112: King Darius Escapes
In the final weeks of 331 BCE, Alexander the Great took Babylon, Susa, and Persepolis almost entirely unopposed. By May 330, he had claimed Ecbatana as well and sent Darius III fleeing toward Bactria, but discontent was growing in both armies, and ultimately Artaxerxes V, rather than Darius, would lead Achaemenid Persia's final stand.IntelligentSpeechOnline.comPatreon | Support Page | STORE Tw
111: The Man Who Could Walk Through Empires
After Darius III's defeat at Gaugamela, Alexander the Great tore through the Persian capitals, taking Babylon and Susa without a fight, and only stalling on his way to Persepolis during the Battle of the Persian Gates. The Macedonians reveled, Persepolis burned, and King Darius fled, ceding Ecbatana to the conqueror.IntelligentSpeechOnline.comPatreon | Support Page | STORE Twitter | Facebook |
