Sun, 16 February 2020
This episode is one of a three part series on the Fall of the Sasanians, produced in Persian. |
Fri, 23 October 2015
Cyrus and the conquest of Media and Elam. |
Wed, 3 June 2015
This episode will talk about the Kingdom of Anshan and the historical context of the rise of Cyrus. It will also retell the story of the birth of Cyrus as told by Herodotus and provides a corrective. |
Sun, 28 December 2014
This is a survey of the world in which Cyrus started his career. A look at the Mediterranean World, China, Central Asia, and then the Mesopotamian context for the rise of Cyrus. |
Tue, 11 November 2014
History of Iran podcast, episode nine. On the Herodotian narrative of the Median Empire and modern scholarship's correctives to it. |
Sun, 7 September 2014
where I apologise about the temporary break and talk about the upcoming episode |
Thu, 10 April 2014
The history the Neo-Elamite kingdom, 1100-539 BCE |
Mon, 20 January 2014
A quick summary of the Indo-European theory, before delving into Indo-Iranians... and yes, a bit about the Aryans and the Ariians... |
Tue, 7 January 2014
In this episode we talk about the ethno-linguistic make up of western Iran in the second and early first millenia BCE. |
Tue, 17 December 2013
The Middle Elamites, from 1500-1100 BCE |
Fri, 11 October 2013
History of the Sukkalmah (ca. 1950-1600 BCE) or the Golden Age of the Old Elamite Kingdom |
Thu, 22 August 2013
A quick summary of the history from the middle Chalcolithich to 1700 BCE. |
Sun, 4 August 2013
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Fri, 26 July 2013
The first episode of the History of Iran Podcast. In this episode, we provide a general introduction to the podcast. |