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Home / Dan Carlin's Hardcore History / Current Hardcore History / Hardcore History 56 – Kings of Kings

Hardcore History 56 – Kings of Kings

Rated 5.00 out of 5 based on 7 customer ratings
(7 customer reviews)

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Publish Date:Wed, 28 Oct 2015
Duration:03:32:40 minutes – 205 mb

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SKU: dchha56 Category: Current Hardcore History Tags: ancient, Assyria, Athens, Babylon, Bible, Biblical, Cyrus, Elamites, Greece, Greek, Greek and Persian Wars, Herodotus, history, Iran, Medes, Persia, Scythians, Spartans, Xerxes
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Often relegated to the role of slavish cannon fodder for Sparta’s spears, the Achaemenid Persian empire had a glorious heritage. Under a single king they created the greatest empire the world had ever seen.

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Dan’s research and book list

1. “Good News Bible: Today’s English Version” by American Bible Society
2. “The Holy Bible: 1611 Edition” King James Version
3. “The World of Achaemenid Persia: The Diversity of Art and Society in Iran and the Ancient Near East” by John Curtis

7 reviews for Hardcore History 56 – Kings of Kings

  1. Rated 5 out of 5

    Dave Feldmann – March 25, 2016

    Fantastic. First experience with HH, recommended by good friend and long time listener Robbie Farlow.

    The breadth of resources, the informed voice, the willingness to bring voices from across time and space to fully explore what may very well have been happening in these times is a singular accomplishment .

    Thanks for doing this podcast. Can’t wait to listen to King of Kings II

  2. Rated 5 out of 5

    Michael W Cho – April 22, 2016

    Loved it…

  3. Rated 5 out of 5

    Nate – January 3, 2017

    Some of DC’s finest work. I have never been a big history buff, but THIS, this was a fantastic recount of a very compelling part of global history! Thanks to this series, I have now started taking an active interest in the history of the world. A very great program, from a very great team.

  4. Rated 5 out of 5

    Viresh – February 20, 2017

    I understand that the sources for this period are limited, but my favourite episodes are the ones where Dan (and Ben) cover ancient history. I really loved this episode. Currently on the second and loving that as well.

  5. Rated 5 out of 5

    Todd – September 19, 2017

    Fascinating story. Makes me want to go re-read Herodotus.

    Only comment is regarding life expectancy. It was quite common for people to live well into their 80’s. Life expectancy is calculated between birth rate and death rate. Infant mortality was high which skewers this result. A more accurate measurement would be from 5 year old rate vs. death rate. Remember, the minimum age for the Spartan Council of Elders was 60.

    Keep up the good work Dan!

  6. Rated 5 out of 5

    Natasha – January 28, 2018

    This was the second series, after the Blueprint. Ancient history was a challenging topic for me, but Dan brings it to life in such vivid colours. Captivating from the first minutes, this work is unmatched in learning about the “black and white” world where the historical records barely existed. Thank you!

  7. Rated 5 out of 5

    artista_co – February 1, 2019

    This wa sthe first HH podcast I ever heard. Fleshing out all of the ‘-ites’ of history is fantastic. The comparisons and insights of Dan are eye-opening. I especially liked the modern examples of the “statue of liberty in the sand” an dthe emotional impact that those events must have had on the people in the ancient past. The descriptions of encountering the walls by Xenophon actually had me wanting to be next to him and staing in awe and wonder. The description of the time lapse helped frame dusty dates. Thank you SO much for this. I wi be re-listening to this, and I am sure the others, over and over again. 2 thumbs, and 2 toes up!!!!

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