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95: The Holy Trinity – History of Persia

As we approach the end of Artaxerxes II, it's time to talk about his gods. All of a sudden, Anahita and Mithra began appearing alongside Ahura Mazda in royal inscriptions, but it turns out it may not have been so sudden after all.2022 Holiday Special: Mithra and MehreganPatreon | Support Page | STORE Twitter | Facebook | InstagramSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
  1. 95: The Holy Trinity
  2. 94: Nehemiah
  3. 93: Ezra
  4. 92: Family Ties
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95: The Holy Trinity

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A column base from Hamadan (Ecbatana) where Artaxerxes II invokes Ahura Mazda, Mithra, and Anahita via Livius.org

As we approach the end of Artaxerxes II, it’s time to talk about his gods. All of a sudden, Anahita and Mithra began appearing alongside Ahura Mazda in royal inscriptions, but it turns out it may not have been so sudden after all.
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93: Ezra

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Ezra Reads the Law to the People, Gustav Dore’s Illustrated English Bible, 1866

Now we go back in time to the seventh year of Artaxerxes, and we’ll explore the history of Ezra the Scribe as he compiled an official Jewish Torah on the Great King’s orders.
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92: Family Ties

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A 4th Century BCE stele from Dascyleium depicting a Persian woman and her servants via Wikimedia

It’s time to take a step back and see what the royal family was up to in the decades following Cunaxa. Artaxerxes II married his daughters, meaning its time to discuss the controversial subject of Xwedodah. Then, it’s on to a bloody conflict in the shadows as the royal princes battle for their succession rights.
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A gold stater minted by Orontes during his time in Mysia, featuring his own portrait via Wikimedia

After years of quietly building up their strength, Ariobarzanes’ and Datames’ rebellion was out in the open, but unbeknownst to them, not all of their supposed allies were ready to abandon the Empire. Meanwhile, Greece and Egypt were both on the verge of war once again.
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A silver coin minted by Datames in Cilicia showing the rebel satrap with a faravahar (R) and the Cilician god Baaltars (L) via Wikimedia

As his generals struggled against Egypt, Artaxerxes dealt with their failures harshly – so harshly that his newest commander in the west rejected the Empire altogether. Fearing for his life whether he invaded Egypt or not, Datames quietly raised the rebel and tried to take all of Anatolia with him.
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89: Wars for the West

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A statue of Pharaoh Nakhtneb via Wikimedia

With Greece and Cyprus again at peace, it was time for the Persian Empire to pursue its war against Egypt once more. A new pharaoh takes the throne. Iphikrates attempts to reinvent the Greek soldier. Datames is on the rise. Artaxerxes is ascendant, and the King’s Peace is left in the hands of his new Greek vassals.
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88: Peace At Last

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A gold stater minted by Evagoras, depicting Herakles via Wikimedia Commons

In 386 BCE, The Greco-Persian Wars finally came to an end when Artaxerxes II settled the Corinthian War by forcing the Greeks to accept The Kings Peace. For Persia, that was just the tip of the iceberg. With Greece settled, the western Satraps turned their attention to Cyprus, bringing King Evagoras of Salamis to heal in preparation for the long awaited invasion of Egypt.
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87: The Third Invasion

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Rebuilding the walls of Athens as ordered by Satrap Pharnabazus – Earnest Dudley Heath, 1915

In 393 BCE, a Persian army landed in Greece and captured territory, marking the most successful invasion of Greek territory in a century. From there, the Aegean erupted into a quagmire of competing allegiances and revolts.
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Announcement: New Year’s News (and Persepolis Payments)

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An unexpected announcement episode to explain some of the changes that come with a new hosting platform, and how Persepolis’ workforce may or may not have been paid in silver coinage.
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