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Phillip B. Ströbel🎙️ NEW EPISODE! 🎧 Listen here: <a href="https://t.uzh.ch/1Nv" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://t.uzh.ch/1Nv</a>Or here: <a href="https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/aincient-studies-lab/episodes/17---The-Cyrus-Cylinder-e2v4m71" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/aincient-studies-lab/episodes/17---The-Cyrus-Cylinder-e2v4m71</a>Our AI hosts are "cracking open" the Cyrus Cylinder! 🏺 This ancient Babylonian artifact isn't just a dusty relic – it's Cyrus the Great's personal PR campaign! 👑 Hear how he spun his conquest as divine will (thanks, Marduk! 😉) and positioned himself as a liberator. 🏛️ We'll unpack the propaganda, the religious tolerance (a bit ahead of its time!), and why it's a symbol of human rights today... even if that wasn't the plan. 🤔 There's even a copy at the UN! 🇺🇳 Tune in for a trip back to the Achaemenid Empire! <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/CyrusTheGreat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CyrusTheGreat</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/CyrusCylinder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CyrusCylinder</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/AncientHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AncientHistory</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/PersianEmpire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PersianEmpire</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Archaeology</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/BritishMuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BritishMuseum</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Podcast</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/HistoryPodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HistoryPodcast</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mesopotamia</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Babylon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Babylon</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Propaganda</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/AncientText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AncientText</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/DigitalHumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalHumanities</a>

earthlingThe Persians: An Enthralling Guide to the History of Persia and the Persian EmpireToday, 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. The Assyrians fell to the Medians, who paved the way for the emergence of the Achaemenid Empire, one of the greatest empires in ancient history. <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nonfiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Persia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Persia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PersianEmpire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PersianEmpire</a>

History Happened EverywhereIn 480 BC when the Persian king Xerxes invaded Greece, he had to cross the Dardanelles, about 1 mile of sea. His engineers used cables to bridge the gap, but a storm then shattered the bridges.Xerxes not only executed the engineers, he also decided to punish the sea itself, which was duly whipped 300 times and had shackles dropped into it as a mark of enslavement.Get more fun facts from the History Happened Everywhere podcast<a href="https://linktr.ee/hhepodcast" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://linktr.ee/hhepodcast</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/syria" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#syria</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/persianempire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#persianempire</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/xerxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#xerxes</a>

History Happened EverywhereWhen marching through Syria and beyond, Greek philosopher-soldier Xenophon and his men came across and ate ‘mad honey’ saying, “A small dose produced a condition not unlike violent drunkenness.” Made by bees foraging a few specific types of rhododendron, the honey contains grayanotoxin which can cause hallucinations. Also, less fun, diarrhoea and seizures. Not recommended for long marches.History Happened Everywhere podcast<a href="https://linktr.ee/hhepodcast" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://linktr.ee/hhepodcast</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/syria" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#syria</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/persianempire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#persianempire</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/madhoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#madhoney</a>

History Happened EverywhereIn an early ‘have you got planning permission?’, Tattenai, a Satrap of Syria, investigated the 519BCE rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem.In the Bible he asks “Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?”Turned out it was authorised by Cyrus the Great himself.Evidence of Tattenai exists - a tablet from 502bce refers to a servant of "Tattannu, governor of Across The River"More Syria from History Happened Everywhere. <a href="https://linktr.ee/hhepodcast" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://linktr.ee/hhepodcast</a>. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PersianEmpire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PersianEmpire</a>

History Happened EverywhereNew episode! Pete takes Ryan to Syria during the time of the Persian empire, to discover ‘The Extra Mile’. Find out why you might have to carry a Roman’s bags. Discover the road network that inspired the US Postal service. And find out what to do when you’re caught behind enemy lines, thousands of miles from home (hint – start walking). <a href="https://medicalaidsyria.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://medicalaidsyria.com/</a><a href="https://linktr.ee/hhepodcast" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://linktr.ee/hhepodcast</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hhepodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#hhepodcast</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/persianempire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#persianempire</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Syriahistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Syriahistory</a>

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