Iranologie: the History of Iran Podcast
This episode is produced in Persian
info_outline Episode 12: One more on Cyrus and the Origins of His EmpireIranologie: the History of Iran Podcast
Cyrus and the conquest of Media and Elam.
info_outline Episode 11: Kingdom of Anshan and Cyrus the GreatIranologie: the History of Iran Podcast
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.
info_outline Episode 10: the World that Cyrus ConqueredIranologie: the History of Iran Podcast
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.
info_outline Episode 9: the Disappearing Kingdom: Medes and the Median EmpireIranologie: the History of Iran Podcast
History of Iran podcast, episode nine. On the Herodotian narrative of the Median Empire and modern scholarship's correctives to it.
info_outline Applogy amd Explanation EpisodeIranologie: the History of Iran Podcast
where I apologise about the temporary break and talk about the upcoming episode
info_outline Episode 8: the Neo-Elamite KingdomIranologie: the History of Iran Podcast
The history the Neo-Elamite kingdom, 1100-539 BCE
info_outline Episode 7: Indo-Europeans and Indo-IraniansIranologie: the History of Iran Podcast
A quick summary of the Indo-European theory, before delving into Indo-Iranians... and yes, a bit about the Aryans and the Ariians...
info_outline Episode 6: the Peoples and Languages of Iran in the Early Iron AgeIranologie: the History of Iran Podcast
In this episode we talk about the ethno-linguistic make up of western Iran in the second and early first millenia BCE.
info_outline Episode 5: the Middle Elamite PeriodIranologie: the History of Iran Podcast
The Middle Elamites, from 1500-1100 BCE
info_outlineThe history the Neo-Elamite kingdom, 1100-539 BCE