The Persian Empire followed in the footsteps of the Assyrians and Babylonians, but it was a much different entity than its predecessors, and its founder - Cyrus the Great - deserves to be mentioned among history's most accomplished conquerors. Professor Matt Waters joins me to discuss Cyrus, the Persians, and the empires that shaped life for millions upon millions of people.
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The Western Zhou, 1046-771 BC
The Fall of the Shang Dynasty and the Rise of the Zhou
The Rise of the State in China
The Languages of Eurasia around 500 BC
Cities, the Etruscans, and Global Urbanism: Interview with Professor Simon Stoddart
Did Justinian Restore the Roman Empire or Ruin It? Professor Peter Sarris on the Emperor Justinian and His Legacy
The Scythian World
The Iron Age Steppe and the Emergence of the Scythians
The Greco-Persian Wars 4: Plataea and the Aftermath
Cutting-Edge Archaeology on the Eurasian Steppe: Gino Caspari on the Scythians
The Greco-Persian Wars, Part 3: Athens in Flames and the Battle of Salamis
The Greco-Persian Wars, Part 2: Xerxes and the Invasion of Greece
The Greco-Persian Wars, Part 1: The Ionian Revolt to the Battle of Marathon
Thinking Like a Persian King: Professor John Hyland on the Persian Perspective of the Greco-Persian Wars
Persia Ascendant
Midas, Croesus, and the Lost Kingdoms of Iron Age Anatolia
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