Dan’s research and book list:
The Histories (Everyman’s Library)
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
A History of the Ancient Near East ca. 3000 – 323 BC, 2nd Edition
The Persian Empire
The Persian Empire From Cyrus II to Artaxerxes I
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From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire
Hoplites
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
The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories (Landmark Series)
Discovering Cyrus: The Persian Conqueror Astride the Ancient World (1)
A History of the Ancient World
The Persian Expedition (Penguin Classics)
The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece
The Greco-Persian Wars
The Defence of Greece (Aris & Phillips Classical Texts)
The Ancient Historians
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Persians (Greek Tragedy in New Translations)
Classical Bearings: Interpreting Ancient History and Culture
History of the Persian Empire
Combat Trauma and the Ancient Greeks (The New Antiquity)
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
The Greek Wars: The Failure of Persia
Towards One World: Ancient Persia and the West (Asia in Europe and the Making of the West)
On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
Warfare in Antiquity: History of the Art of War, Volume I
Greek Warfare: Myth and Realities
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The Iliad (Signet Classics)
Warhorse: Cavalry in Ancient Warfare
The Art of War in Western World
Soldiers and Ghosts: A History of Battle in Classical Antiquity
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Kenneth –
As I was downloading this episode, my immediate thought was: “these four hours will fly by and I will be left in a daze, asking myself what just happened”. Dan’s way of storytelling is peerless and his guiding you through the ages will ensure that you too will have this thought cross your mind at least once upon finishing this installment.
It’s difficult to overstate how excited I am when I find any update at all on Hardcore History. The storytelling, the pleasant tone of voice, the genuine excitement that you can hear when Dan talks of our history… Topped off with the actual length of the (let’s be fair here) audiobook. Usually three hours or longer, this time it’s four hours. The feeling of pure bliss when listening can only be met with solemnly looking at your preferred listening device when you realize that it’s over, and you have to wait for a new update.
I don’t know about you, but the instant I can upload some funds to Paypal, I’m buying the lot of these episodes. They make driving to work and indeed work itself a whole bunch more tolerable.
Artur Grigoryan –
Amazing job Dan!
Ivan Neva –
Dan is the most awesome story teller in history! He sure knows how to entertain an audience while making sure he is as accurate as possible given the information at his hand. I have been hooked into his work since the very beginnings and he just keeps getting better. This particular episode was very enlightening because he makes a very good effort to give us the Persian side of the story about the very famous “first” encounter with the Greeks, something that we tend to ignore a bit as western educated people. Dan is a must-listen for any history fan.
Luke –
Very enlightening. Brings to life ancient civilizations I had only heard about. Where is part 3!!!?
crash9d9 –
Dan is the “King of Kings” of modern historians. Bravo!