Dan Carlin
Hardcore History 57 - Kings of Kings II

Hardcore History 57 – Kings of Kings II

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(11 customer reviews)
Release date: March 20, 2016
Duration: 04:15:42
Filesize: 234 MB

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From Biblical-era coup conspiracies to the horrific aftermath of ancient combat this second installment of the series on the Kings of Achaemenid Persia goes where only Dan can take it. For better or worse…

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The Histories (Everyman’s Library)
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Forgotten Empire: The World of Ancient Persia
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The World of Achaemenid Persia: History, Art and Society in Iran and the Ancient Near East
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A History of the Ancient Near East ca. 3000 – 323 BC, 2nd Edition
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The Persian Empire
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The Persian Empire From Cyrus II to Artaxerxes I
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From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire
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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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Armies of the Ancient Near East, 3,000 Bc to 539 Bc
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The Histories (Penguin Classics)
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The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories (Landmark Series)
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Discovering Cyrus: The Persian Conqueror Astride the Ancient World (1)
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A History of the Ancient World
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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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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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Combat Trauma and the Ancient Greeks (The New Antiquity)
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A Political History of the Achaemenid Empire (Ancient Near East)
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Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
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The Greek Wars: The Failure of Persia
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Towards One World: Ancient Persia and the West (Asia in Europe and the Making of the West)
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On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
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Warfare in Antiquity: History of the Art of War, Volume I
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Greek Warfare: Myth and Realities
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The Iliad (Signet Classics)
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Warhorse: Cavalry in Ancient Warfare
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The Art of War in Western World
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Soldiers and Ghosts: A History of Battle in Classical Antiquity
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11 reviews for Hardcore History 57 – Kings of Kings II

  1. Gary Culhane –

    Dan’s impeccable hi-storytelling is up to bat yet again. If you haven’t jumped on the Dan-wagon yet, what are you waiting for? Operators are standing by!!

  2. Henry –

    Fantastic as usual Mr Carlin

  3. Daniel Vancea –

    I’ve been waiting on pins and needles for the last few months for this podcast, and it was well worth the wait! Granted, it would have been nice if the wait had been much shorter…but all good things require time, patience and diligence, and that’s certainly on display here! Thanks Dan, keep ’em coming!

    – an (Australian) fan.

  4. Pieter Vernon –

    Dan’s unique point of views when it comes to academia in modern history are revolutionary. He has pioneered an era which demands the questioning of the ‘great man’ theory of history. Carlin’s seamless interaction with history leads us to believe more accurate historical realities: history is built by societies, not men.

  5. Bill Beausay –

    I started listening to Dan about a year ago. I needed something to absorb me as I began running again. By the time I was done with everything he’d recorded I was training for a marathon. This latest installment on the King of Kings II will get me there. I’m very careful about what I consume, and this stuff is mental champagne. Good champagne. Order it all.

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