To celebrate the Persian New Year's festival of Nowruz, check out the 2nd Sort-of Annual Holiday Special, exploring the New Year's celebrations of the Achaemenid Empire. Called Navasarda at that time, many of the traditions associated with the modern holiday were still developing during the Achaemenid period. The origins and original purpose of the holiday season are hazy and changed and developed as Iranian society evolved over centuries.
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32: Begun, the Greek Wars Have
31: The Naxos Incident
30: Persia City
29: The Grand Tour, Part 4
28: The Grand Tour, Part 3
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27: The Grand Tour, Part 2
26: The Grand Tour, Part 1
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24: Darius the Great
23: The Lyin' Kings
22: Putting Out Fires
21: The Faith of the Magi
20: The Forgotten King
19: Three Kings and The Magi
18: The Tyrant and The Kings
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