Dan Carlin
Hardcore History 56 - Kings of Kings

Hardcore History 56 – Kings of Kings

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Release date: October 28, 2015
Duration: 03:32:40
Filesize: 195 MB

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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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Good News Bible: Today’s English Version
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Holy Bible: King James Version, 1611 Edition
Holy Bible: King James Version, 1611 Edition
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Forgotten Empire: The World of Ancient Persia
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A History of the Ancient Near East ca. 3000 – 323 BC, 2nd Edition
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Cyrus the Great: An Ancient Iranian King
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The Persian Empire
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The Persian Empire From Cyrus II to Artaxerxes I
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The 100: A Ranking Of The Most Influential Persons In History
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From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire
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The Story of Mankind
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Hoplites
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From Sumer to Rome: The Military Capabilities of Ancient Armies (Contributions in Military Studies)
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Our Oriental Heritage Part 1
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Diodorus Siculus I: The Historical Library in Forty Books
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The Cyrus Cylinder: The King of Persia’s Proclamation from Ancient Babylon
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The Ancient Assyrians (Elite, 39)
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The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia
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Babylon (Ancient Peoples and Places)
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Armies of the Ancient Near East, 3,000 Bc to 539 Bc
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The Histories
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Ancient Iraq: Third Edition (Penguin History)
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Discovering Cyrus: The Persian Conqueror Astride the Ancient World (1)
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XENOPHON, THE PERSIAN EXPEDITION REX WARNER 1950 EDITION PENGUIN CLASSICS COLLECTIBLE
The Persian Expedition (Penguin Classics)
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The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece
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The Greco-Persian Wars
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The Defence of Greece (Aris & Phillips Classical Texts)
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Barbarians of Asia: The People of the Steppes from 1600 B C (Dorset Press Reprints)
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The Ancient Historians
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Persians (Greek Tragedy in New Translations)
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Classical Bearings: Interpreting Ancient History and Culture
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History of the Persian Empire
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Education of Cyrus (Everyman’s Library)
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7 reviews for Hardcore History 56 – Kings of Kings

  1. Dave Feldmann –

    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. Michael W Cho –

    Loved it…

  3. Nate –

    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. Viresh –

    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. Todd –

    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!

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