Iranologie: the History of Iran Podcast

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The History of Iran from ca. 3000 BCE to the early 20th centiry

Khodadad Rezakhan


    • Feb 16, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 24m AVG DURATION
    • 14 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Iranologie: the History of Iran Podcast

    Special Episodes, Ep. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020 29:21


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2015 24:53


    Cyrus and the conquest of Media and Elam.

    Episode 11: Kingdom of Anshan and Cyrus the Great

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2015 21:51


    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 corrective.

    Episode 10: the World that Cyrus Conquered

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2014 25:00


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2014 37:05


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2014 5:07


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

    Episode 8: the Neo-Elamite Kingdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2014 19:54


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

    Episode 7: Indo-Europeans and Indo-Iranians

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2014 26:27


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2014 24:33


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2013 26:37


    The Middle Elamites, from 1500-1100 BCE

    Episode 4: the Sukkalmah

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2013 29:00


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2013 25:12


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

    Episode 2: the Geography

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2013 19:54


    Episode 1: the Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2013 29:14


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

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