Iranologie: the History of Iran Podcast

Iranologie: the History of Iran Podcast episodes:

• 02.16.2020

  Special Episodes, Ep. 1

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

  
• 10.23.2015

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

  Cyrus and the conquest of Media and Elam.

  
• 06.03.2015

  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.

  
• 12.28.2014

  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.

  
• 11.12.2014

  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.

  
• 09.07.2014

  Applogy amd Explanation Episode

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

  
• 04.10.2014

  Episode 8: the Neo-Elamite Kingdom

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

  
• 01.20.2014

  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...

  
• 01.08.2014

  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. 

  
• 12.18.2013

  Episode 5: the Middle Elamite Period

  The Middle Elamites, from 1500-1100 BCE

  
• 10.12.2013

  Episode 4: the Sukkalmah

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

  
• 08.22.2013

  Episode 3: from Pre-History to the Old Elamites

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

  
• 08.04.2013

  Episode 2: the Geography

  The History of Iran from ca. 3000 BCE to the early 20th centiry

  
• 07.26.2013

  Episode 1: the Introduction

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