After all that business with Gaumata that Magos, I figured we had time to keep talking about magi. This episode explores the religious developments and beliefs in Persia during the Achaemenid period. I'm focusing on Zoroastrianism, but also discussing how naming a religion like that for the ancient Persians is harder than it might seem.
Episode 49: Breaking Through
Episode 48: What is your profession?
Announcement 2: Darics
47: Preparing the Way
Episode 46: The Persian Emperor
Episode 45: Xerxes Porphyrogennetos
Episode 44: Also Sprach Zarathustra
Episode 43: Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Episode 42: Darius the Shopkeeper
Episode 41: The Greatest
Episode 40: Heiresses of the Empire
Episode 39: Rise of Achaemeneis
Episode 38: The Last Battle
Episode 37: Greece Awakens
Episode 36: Return of the Tyrannoi
Episode 35: The Empire Strikes Back
Episode 34: A New Fleet
Interview 1: Dr. Michael Bonner
Episode 33: Revenge of the Persians
Episode 32: Begun, the Greek Wars Have
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