When we think about the wars between the Persians and the Greeks, our perspective is quite explicitly that of the Greeks. But how did the Persians view these conflicts, and what were they after? Professor John Hyland explains his fascinating research on how the Persians understood war and their war with the Greeks.
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Ancient Nubia
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Egypt’s Middle Kingdom
Ancient Nubia and the Kingdom of Kush: Interview with Dr. Geoff Emberling
Old Kingdom Egypt
When Did Things Happen in the Ancient World? Interview with Professor Sturt Manning
Mycenaean Greece and Minoan Crete
How the Industrial Revolution Changed the World: Interview with Economist Duncan Weldon
The Early Aegean Bronze Age and Minoan Crete
Mike Duncan on the Marquis de Lafayette and His New Book, Hero of Two Worlds
Sargon of Akkad and the World's First Empire
Mike Duncan and Patrick in Conversation at Powell's Books: "The Verge," Ancient Rome, and Doing History
Colonies and the Quest for Resources in Early Modern Europe: Interview with Dr. Keith Pluymers
Cities, States, and Living in Ancient Mesopotamia
"The Verge" Audiobook Sneak Peak: Mercenaries and the Military Revolution
Patrick Wrote a Book! With Leah Sutherland and Rachel Kambury
Iran, Central Asia, and the Caucasus Mountains
The Lives of Herders on the Ancient Steppes: Interview with Professor Alicia Ventresca Miller
The Bronze-Age Steppe and the Emergence of the Indo-Iranians
Ancient DNA, Indo-Europeans, and the Steppe: Interview with Professor David Anthony
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