Persian Classics

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    • The Epic of the Persian Kings
    • By: Ferdowsi
    • Narrated by: Marc Thompson, Francis Ford Coppola - introduction
    • Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 12-22-17
    • Language: English
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    • The new, impeccable translation and adaptation of the Epic of Persian Kings by Ahmad Sadri brought to life a host of heroic characters and wove their adventures into a thrilling story spanning thousands of years....

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    • The March of the Ten Thousand, or Anabasis
    • By: Xenophon
    • Narrated by: David Timson
    • Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 03-13-20
    • Language: English
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    • Seeking to depose his brother Artaxerxes and take his place upon the Persian throne, Cyrus the Younger leads the 10,000 mercenaries on a dangerous campaign deep into the heart of Persia....

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    • By: Aeschylus, Mark Will
    • Narrated by: Guy Bethell
    • Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
    • Release date: 05-03-19
    • Language: English
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    • Aeschylus’ historical tragedy Persians, with its dire warnings against the hubris of imperialist overreach, is as relevant today as it was when first presented to an Athenian audience in 472 BC....

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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
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    • 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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    • Translation by F L Light
    • By: Aeschylus, F L Light
    • Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
    • Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
    • Release date: 12-05-13
    • Language: English
    • 3 out of 5 stars 16 ratings
    • There is no drama where the total multiplicity of horror in defeat is more cogently presented than in The Persians by Aeschylus....

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    • A Captivating Guide to an Era in Ancient Greece That Strongly Influenced Western Civilization, Starting from the Persian Wars and Rise of Athens to the Death of Alexander the Great
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Jay Herbert
    • Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
    • Release date: 09-10-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 8 ratings
    • Did you know that the classical Greek philosophers were the earliest people to believe that the earth was a sphere? Among them was Aristotle, the personal mentor of Alexander the Great, the man famous for conquering the whole (known) world....

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    • By: Fyodor Dostoevsky
    • Narrated by: Maryam Mahboob, Hamed Faal
    • Length: 2 hrs and 42 mins
    • Release date: 06-09-20
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • White Nights tells about unfortunate young man who is lonely and shy. He strolls the streets of 1840s Saint Petersburg contemplating his solitude when he happens upon a young woman in tears....

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    • By: Fyodor Dostoevsky
    • Narrated by: Babak Ghahremani
    • Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 06-05-20
    • Language: English
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    • Dostoevsky tells the story of a young tutor named Alexey Ivanovitch, who works in the household of an imperious Russian general. He wants to break through the wall of the established order in Russia. To reach this goal, he tries to achieve money and power by gambling....

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    • A Book of Persian Fairy Tales
    • By: James Hartwell
    • Narrated by: Wes Talbot
    • Length: 33 mins
    • Release date: 08-05-13
    • Language: English
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    • A collection of four traditional Persian tales: "The Cat and the Mouse," "The Son of the Soap Seller," "The King's Treasure," and "The King and the Fisherman"....

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    • By: Cornelius Nepos, John Selby Watson - translator
    • Narrated by: Andrea Giordani
    • Length: 19 mins
    • Release date: 11-12-18
    • Language: English
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    • Though Nepos largely focused on the Greco-Romans in his writings, some men accomplished so much he was willing to break this rule. Datames was a commander of armies, man of the kings of Persia and Egypt, and outwitter of plots....

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