Persian Empire History

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    • A Captivating Guide to the History of Persia, Starting from the Ancient Achaemenid, Parthian, and Sassanian Empires to the Safavid, Afsharid, and Qajar Dynasties
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Desmond Manny
    • Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 10-01-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
    • One of the most shocking things about the Persians is how quickly they went from an obscure, powerless, and nomadic tribe to an immense empire that spanned across western Asia, Africa, and parts of Europe....

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    • The First World Empire, Battle for the West
    • By: Tom Holland
    • Narrated by: Mark Meadows, Tom Holland
    • Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
    • Release date: 05-09-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 303 ratings
    • In 480 BC, Xerxes, the King of Persia, led an invasion of mainland Greece. Its success should have been a formality. For 70 years, victory had seemed the birthright of the Persian Empire....

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    • The Age of the Great Kings
    • By: Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
    • Narrated by: Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
    • Length: 18 hrs and 40 mins
    • Release date: 14-04-22
    • Language: English
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    • Professor Llewellyn-Jones calls upon original Achaemenid sources, including inscriptions, art and recent archaeological discoveries in Iran, to create an authentic 'Persian Version' of this remarkable first great empire of antiquity—the Age of the Great Kings....

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    • A History from Beginning to End
    • By: Hourly History
    • Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
    • Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
    • Release date: 26-04-21
    • Language: English
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    • The history of the Persian Empire (or Empires) stretches from ancient times well into the 20th century. Through biblical events, to the dawn and spread of Islam, to the revolutions of the 20th century, Persia has played an integral role in nearly all major events of world history....

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    • The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
    • By: Tom Holland
    • Narrated by: Andrew Sachs
    • Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
    • Release date: 15-03-06
    • Language: English
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    • Tom Holland's brilliant new book describes the very first "clash of Empires" between East and West....

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    • An Enthralling Guide to the History of Persia and the Persian Empire (Exploring the Middle East)
    • By: Billy Wellman
    • Narrated by: Jay Herbert
    • Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 24-07-23
    • Language: English
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    • Today, Persia is known as the country of Iran, but long ago, Persia was once home to various nomadic tribes. It saw the rise of many empires and dynasties....

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    • An Enthralling Guide to the Rise and Fall of the Persian Empire and the Life of Cyrus the Great
    • By: Billy Wellman
    • Narrated by: Jay Herbert
    • Series: Exploring the Past, Book 12
    • Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
    • Release date: 31-07-23
    • Language: English
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    • In this two in one audiobook, you'll learn about the history of Persia....

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    • The History and Legacy of the Neo-Persian Empire Before the Arab Conquest and Rise of Islam
    • By: Charles River Editors
    • Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
    • Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
    • Release date: 07-12-17
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • During the first half of the first millennium CE, an empire arose in Persia that extended its power and influence to Mesopotamia in the east, Arabia in the south, the Caucasus Mountains in the north, and as far east as India....

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    • An Enthralling Overview of the Achaemenid Persian Empire
    • By: Enthralling History
    • Narrated by: Jay Herbert
    • Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 03-03-23
    • Language: English
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    • With unimaginable wealth, palace intrigues, birthday parties featuring fine wine and endless desserts, lavish architecture and gardens, an underground water system, and a 1,500-mile Royal Road, the ancient Persian Empire captures the imagination....

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    • A Captivating Guide to the Neo-Persian Empire That Ruled Before the Arab Conquest of Persia and the Rise of Islam
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Desmond Manny
    • Length: 1 hr and 42 mins
    • Release date: 10-12-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 22 ratings
    • In this Captivating History audiobook, you will discover how important the Sasanian Empire was to history and how their legacy became an integral part of what we today think of as Islamic culture....

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    • Resistance to Alexander the Great
    • By: Waldemar Heckel
    • Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
    • Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
    • Release date: 09-02-21
    • Language: English
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    • This book offers a fresh insight into the conquests of Alexander the Great by attempting to view the events of 336-323 BCE from the vantage point of the defeated....

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    • Their Routes, Their Roots, and Their History
    • By: Kelly Mass
    • Narrated by: Doug Greene
    • Length: 52 mins
    • Release date: 23-05-22
    • Language: English
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    • Whether you have played a Prince of Persia video game, seen the movie, or just heard about it in history class, it is hard to ignore the Persian Empire, which was among the greatest empires of the world for some time. The typical area for the Persian Empire was what is now Iran....

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    • How One Man United Greece to Defeat Xerxes's Persians
    • By: Stephen Dando-Collins
    • Narrated by: Dennis Holland
    • Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 13-08-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 81 ratings
    • Rise of an Empire tells the story of the real men and events depicted in the movie 300, focusing on the Athenian general Themistocles, one of the world's greatest warriors....

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    • The Extraordinary History That Created Your World - Children's Edition
    • By: Peter Frankopan
    • Narrated by: Peter Frankopan
    • Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 08-07-21
    • Language: English
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    • Peter Frankopan explores the connections made by people, trade, disease, war, religion, adventure, science and technology in this extraordinary book about how the East married the West with a remarkable voyage at its heart - the journey along the Silk Roads....

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    • A Captivating Guide to the Conflicts Between the Achaemenid Empire and the Greek City-States, Including the Battle of Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis, Plataea, and More
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Richard L. Walton
    • Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 16-09-19
    • Language: English
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    • The Greco-Persian Wars are often portrayed as a battle between good and evil. This is simultaneously an exaggeration and an oversimplification....

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    • A Captivating Guide to the Persian Empire and History of Iran, Starting from the Achaemenid Empire, Through the Parthian, Sasanian and Safavid Empire to the Afsharid and Qajar Dynasty
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Desmond Manny, Duke Holm, David Patton
    • Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
    • Release date: 30-10-19
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
    • If you want to discover the captivating history of Iran, then listen to these five captivating manuscripts in one audiobook: Achaemenid Empire, Parthian Empire, Sasanian Empire, The Safavid Empire, and The Afsharid and Qajar Dynasty....

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