The Extra Mile in Syria during 550-330BCE

Pete takes Ryan back to ancient Persia to discover the Levantine nation of Syria. Uncover how ancient Persian roads influenced the US Post Office of today, and follow in the footsteps of a remarkable man who found himself surrounded by enemies, thousands of miles from home and needing to cross a snowy mountain range... in sandals! Also featuring tea, cakes and mad honey.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

02:02 Orientation

13:17 History

23:16 The Extra Mile

28:47 Trevor from The History of Persia Podcast

39:22 The Royal Road

46:53 Xenophon

59:27 Wrap-up

01:00:36 Derzolation

01:02:51 Outro

Links:

• National Anthem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DA3I_OTKqY
• Full text of Xenophon's Anabasis: https://tinyurl.com/4s8ura25
• Website for the History of Persia Podcast: https://historyofpersiapodcast.com/

Contact:

• http://hhepodcast.com
• https://linktr.ee/hhepodcast