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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15: The Army That Conquered The World
14: Princes, Princesses, Kings, and Queens
13: Kingship 101
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11: King of Kings
10: Governing An Empire
09: Who Are You Again?
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07: The Writing on the Wall
06: Introducing Ionia
05: Crossing the Halys
04: Cyrus II, King of Anshan
03: Babylonians and Medes
02: Indo-Iranians
01: Assyria and Setting the Stage
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