Iranologie: the History of Iran Podcast

Special Episodes, Ep. 1

This episode is one of a three part series on the Fall of the Sasanians, produced in Persian.

Episode 12: One more on Cyrus and the Origins of His Empire

Cyrus and the conquest of Media and Elam.

Episode 11: Kingdom of Anshan and Cyrus the Great

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.

Episode 10: the World that Cyrus Conquered

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.

Episode 9: the Disappearing Kingdom: Medes and the Median Empire

History of Iran podcast, episode nine. On the Herodotian narrative of the Median Empire and modern scholarship's correctives to it.

Applogy amd Explanation Episode

where I apologise about the temporary break and talk about the upcoming episode

Episode 8: the Neo-Elamite Kingdom

The history the Neo-Elamite kingdom, 1100-539 BCE

Episode 7: Indo-Europeans and Indo-Iranians

A quick summary of the Indo-European theory, before delving into Indo-Iranians... and yes, a bit about the Aryans and the Ariians...

Episode 6: the Peoples and Languages of Iran in the Early Iron Age

In this episode we talk about the ethno-linguistic make up of western Iran in the second and early first millenia BCE.

Episode 5: the Middle Elamite Period

The Middle Elamites, from 1500-1100 BCE

Episode 4: the Sukkalmah

History of the Sukkalmah (ca. 1950-1600 BCE) or the Golden Age of the Old Elamite Kingdom

Episode 3: from Pre-History to the Old Elamites

A quick summary of the history from the middle Chalcolithich to 1700 BCE.

Episode 2: the Geography

Episode 1: the Introduction

The first episode of the History of Iran Podcast. In this episode, we provide a general introduction to the podcast.