Ancient Iran

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    • Cosmology, Mythology, History
    • By: Iraj Bashiri
    • Narrated by: Mark Delgado
    • Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
    • Release date: 07-02-13
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 20 ratings
    • Ancient Iran: Cosmology, Mythology, History presents Iran's pre-Islamic history within the context of both its complex cosmology and rich mythology....

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    • The Age of the Great Kings
    • By: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
    • Narrated by: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
    • Length: 18 hrs and 42 mins
    • Release date: 04-12-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 163 ratings
    • The Achaemenid Persian kings ruled over the largest empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the steppes of Asia and from Ethiopia to Pakistan. In Persians, historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones tells the epic story of this dynasty and the world it ruled....

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    • A Captivating Guide to Persia, from the Elamites Through the Medians, Achaemenids, Seleucid Empire, Parthia, and Sasanian Dynasty to the Arab Conquest (History of Iran)
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Jay Herbert
    • Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 09-13-22
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • Discover the history of ancient Iran that spans from Iran’s mysterious origins to the Islamic conquest....

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    • An Enthralling Overview of Iranian History, Starting from the Ancient Persians Through the Persian Empire to Modern Iran (Exploring the Middle East)
    • By: Billy Wellman
    • Narrated by: Jay Herbert
    • Series: Exploring the Past
    • Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
    • Release date: 03-03-23
    • Language: English
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    • From the prehistoric ages to the modern Islamic Republic, Iran has always maintained its prevalent position in history as one of the most vibrant, distinct, and diverse countries in the world....

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    • By: Archibald Henry Sayce
    • Narrated by: Ann Bumbak
    • Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 06-26-20
    • Language: English
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    • The Assyrian Empire was a Mesopotamian kingdom and empire of the ancient Middle East that existed as a state from perhaps as early as the 25th century BC until it fell apart between 612 BC and 609 BC - spanning the periods of the Bronze Age to the late Iron Age....

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    • Everything You Need to Know, From Persia to the Islamic Republic, From Cyrus to Khamenei
    • By: William R. Polk
    • Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
    • Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
    • Release date: 02-11-20
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 27 ratings
    • William R. Polk provides an informative, history of a country which is moving quickly toward becoming the dominant power and culture of the Middle East....

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    • The Seven Hundred Year Rivalry
    • By: Adrian Goldsworthy
    • Narrated by: Mark Elstob
    • Length: 20 hrs and 25 mins
    • Release date: 09-05-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 62 ratings
    • Epic in scope, tracing seven centuries of conflict between two great powers, historian Adrian Goldsworthy completely reshapes our understanding of one of the greatest rivalries of world history....

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    • The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire
    • By: Eckart Frahm
    • Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
    • Length: 15 hrs and 4 mins
    • Release date: 04-04-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 98 ratings
    • At its height in 660 BCE, the kingdom of Assyria stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. It was the first empire the world had ever seen. Here, historian Eckart Frahm tells the epic story of Assyria and its formative role in global history....

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    • A Captivating Guide to Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East, Including Regions Such as Mesopotamia, Ancient Iran, Egypt, Anatolia, and the Levant
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
    • Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins
    • Release date: 12-08-20
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • Where did the first signs of civilization appear in the ancient world? The answers are hidden in the ancient history of the Fertile Crescent, and now, they are unveiled to you in our comprehensive and captivating guide to the ancient civilizations of the Near East....

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    • A Modern History
    • By: Abbas Amanat
    • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
    • Length: 41 hrs and 53 mins
    • Release date: 08-07-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 272 ratings
    • This history of modern Iran is not a survey in the conventional sense but an ambitious exploration of the story of a nation. It offers a revealing look at how events, people, and institutions are shaped by currents that sometimes reach back hundreds of years....

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    • Empire of the Mind
    • By: Michael Axworthy
    • Narrated by: Peter Ganim
    • Length: 13 hrs and 19 mins
    • Release date: 04-16-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 157 ratings
    • Although frequently vilified, Iran is a nation of great intellectual variety and depth, and one of the oldest continuing civilizations in the world....

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    • Historical Fiction: Ancient Iran’s Struggles and Triumphs Under Cyrus the Great and Darius Amid 6th Century BCE Warfare, Politics, and Royal Drama
    • By: Brooks Miller
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 07-20-24
    • Language: English
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    • A historical fiction novel set in ancient Iran during the reign of Cyrus the Great and his successor Darius. The Persian Throne unfolds against a ...

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    • Special Forces Berlin & Operation Eagle Claw, JTF 1-79
    • By: James Stejskal
    • Narrated by: Jim Seybert
    • Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
    • Release date: 07-30-24
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • On November 4, 1979, "student" supporters of the Ayatollah seized the U.S. Embassy with over sixty hostages. Although the Cold War was in full swing, the Iran hostage crisis was a watershed for the United States.

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    • A History of the Islamic Republic
    • By: Michael Axworthy
    • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
    • Length: 19 hrs
    • Release date: 07-16-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 43 ratings
    • Axworthy takes listeners through the major periods in Iranian history over the last 30 years: the overthrow of the old regime and the creation of the new one; the Iran-Iraq war; the reconstruction era following the war; the reformist wave led by Mohammed Khatami; and the present day....

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    • Spy Games, Bank Battles, and the Secret Deals That Reshaped the Middle East
    • By: Jay Solomon
    • Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
    • Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
    • Release date: 08-30-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 312 ratings
    • From Qasem Soleimani to the nuclear deal, a deeply reported exploration of Iran’s decades-long power struggle with the United States - in the tradition of Steve Coll’s Ghost Wars and Lawrence Wright’s The Looming Tower....

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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: 04-14-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
    • 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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    • Captivating Myths of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Legendary Creatures
    • By: Matt Clayton
    • Narrated by: Michael Reaves
    • Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 04-08-21
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • You may have studied the ancient Persian Empire in school, but have you ever wondered what kinds of stories the ancient Persians told to themselves and their children? The roots of Persian myth extend back more than five thousand years to the culture of the Aryan people....

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    • The Landmark Library, Book 13
    • By: Justin Marozzi
    • Narrated by: Mark Elstob
    • Length: 3 hrs and 52 mins
    • Release date: 05-13-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • In the seventh and eighth centuries AD, armies inspired by the new religion of Islam burst out of Arabia to subjugate the Levant, southwest Asia, North Africa and the Iberian peninsula....

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    • Una apasionante panorámica de la historia de Irán, desde los antiguos persas hasta el Irán moderno, pasando por el Imperio persa (Explorando el Oriente Próximo) [A Fascinating Overview of the History of Iran, from the Ancient Persians to Modern Iran, Passing Through the Persian Empire (Exploring the Middle East)]
    • By: Billy Wellman
    • Narrated by: Carlos Verne
    • Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
    • Release date: 03-26-24
    • Language: Spanish
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    • Llena de acontecimientos emocionantes, actores memorables, conflictos sangrientos y florecientes logros culturales, la historia de Irán es un placer en el que sumergirse para cualquier mente curiosa.

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