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Latest Episodes:

Vol 3 Ep 4 - Ancient Persia: The Sasanian Empire Jan 05, 2020

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226 - 651 CE - The rise of the Persians who would rule their own traditional lands once again, and the journey through the centuries which would lead them to the ultimate climax against the Romans at Constantinople.

Vol 3 Ep 3 - Ancient Persia: The Parthian Empire ( & Seleucids ) Dec 29, 2019

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329 BCE - 224 CE - Plotting the progress of the Persian Empire after its fall to Alexander the Great, and leading into the incredible and inevitable conflicts with the Romans.

Vol 3 Ep 2 - Ancient Persia: The Achaemenid Empire, Part Two Dec 22, 2019

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522 - 329 BCE - A closer look at the dramatic stories of the empire under the rule of Darius the Great, Xerxes I and Darius III.

Vol 3 Ep 1 - Ancient Persia: The Achaemenid Empire, Part One Dec 15, 2019

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609 - 522 BCE - This episode will bridge the gap between the fall of the Assyrian Empire and the rise of the Achaemenid Empire including the life of Cyrus the Great.

Unscripted (17) ( The Iron Age ) Dec 09, 2019

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With this being the last unofficial episode before next week's launch of Volume 3, we take a closer look at the period between the Bronze Age and the Classical Age.

Unscripted (16) Dec 01, 2019

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A look forward to the subject matter for Volume 3, plus an announcement regarding when the first episode will come out.

Unscripted (15) ( The First Day Ever ) Nov 24, 2019

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On what date, in which year was the first day ever?

Unscripted (14) ( Kassites ) Nov 17, 2019

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The most successful dynasty of Babylon, in terms of longevity, is not talked about enough, until now.

Unscripted (13) Nov 10, 2019

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A light hearted look at the History of the World podcast's history on YouTube.