Podcasts by Iranologie: the History of Iran Podcast

Special Episodes, Ep. 1 from 2020-02-16T18:32:53

This episode is one of a three part series on the Fall of the Sasanians, produced in Persian. 

Episode 12: One more on Cyrus and the Origins of His Empire from 2015-10-23T23:07:04

Cyrus and the conquest of Media and Elam.

Episode 11: Kingdom of Anshan and Cyrus the Great from 2015-06-03T23:47:32

This episode will talk about the Kingdom of Anshan and the historical context of the rise of Cyrus. It will also retell the story of the birth of Cyrus as told by Herodotus and provides a correc...

Episode 10: the World that Cyrus Conquered from 2014-12-28T20:25:44

This is a survey of the world in which Cyrus started his career. A look at the Mediterranean World, China, Central Asia, and then the Mesopotamian context for the rise of Cyrus.

Episode 9: the Disappearing Kingdom: Medes and the Median Empire from 2014-11-12T01:13:32

History of Iran podcast, episode nine. On the Herodotian narrative of the Median Empire and modern scholarship's correctives to it.

Applogy amd Explanation Episode from 2014-09-07T17:38:34

where I apologise about the temporary break and talk about the upcoming episode

Episode 8: the Neo-Elamite Kingdom from 2014-04-10T21:11:21

The history the Neo-Elamite kingdom, 1100-539 BCE

Episode 7: Indo-Europeans and Indo-Iranians from 2014-01-20T08:39:01

A quick summary of the Indo-European theory, before delving into Indo-Iranians... and yes, a bit about the Aryans and the Ariians...

Episode 6: the Peoples and Languages of Iran in the Early Iron Age from 2014-01-08T07:29

In this episode we talk about the ethno-linguistic make up of western Iran in the second and early first millenia BCE. 

Episode 5: the Middle Elamite Period from 2013-12-18T07:55:46

The Middle Elamites, from 1500-1100 BCE

Episode 4: the Sukkalmah from 2013-10-12T02:25

History of the Sukkalmah (ca. 1950-1600 BCE) or the Golden Age of the Old Elamite Kingdom

Episode 3: from Pre-History to the Old Elamites from 2013-08-22T23:00

A quick summary of the history from the middle Chalcolithich to 1700 BCE. 

Episode 2: the Geography from 2013-08-04T23:36

Episode 1: the Introduction from 2013-07-26T13:54

The first episode of the History of Iran Podcast. In this episode, we provide a general introduction to the podcast.