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Iranian History
- 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
- Narrated by: Desmond Manny, Duke Holm, David Patton
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
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If you want to discover the captivating history of Iran, then keep reading....
Five captivating manuscripts in one audiobook:
- Achaemenid Empire: A Captivating Guide to the First Persian Empire Founded by Cyrus the Great, and How This Empire of Ancient Persia Fought Against the Ancient Greeks in the Greco-Persian Wars
- Parthian Empire: A Captivating Guide to the Enemy of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire
- Sasanian Empire: A Captivating Guide to the Neo-Persian Empire that Ruled Before the Arab Conquest of Persia and the Rise of Islam
- The Safavid Empire: A Captivating Guide to the Persian Empire That Fought Against the Ottomans in the Ottoman-Safavid War
- The Afsharid and Qajar Dynasty: A Captivating Guide to Two Iranian Dynasties Who Ruled Persia from 1736 to 1925
In part one of this audiobook, you will:
- Learn about the roles and obligations of the people, who and how they worshiped, including their beliefs
- And much, much more...
In part two of this audiobook, you will:
- Learn about the origins of the Parthian empire
- Be able to visualize the powerful military tactics that the Parthians used - tactics that gradually became the standard method of warfare in the Roman empire as well
- And much, much more...
Some of the topics covered in part three of this audiobook include:
- The Rise of the Sasanian Empire
- The First Sasanian Decline
- And much, much more...
Some of the topics covered in part four of this audiobook include:
- Religious Beginnings: Ismail I
- Fall: Sultan Husayn
- And much, much more...
Some of the topics covered in part five of this audiobook include:
- Geography and Ancient History of Persia
- And much, much more...
So if you want to learn more about the history of Iran, listen to this audiobook!