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History Unbound
Jump into world history with a bird's eye view of the human story. Your host, Dr. Scott Swartsfager, uses his PhD in history and years of teaching to connect the world across time. Too often historians focus on names and dates rather than the juicy story of how we came to be who we are today. History should never be boring because it’s our story! Each week he unfolds another chapter in the history of the world from a bird’s-eye view. This history is engaging, interesting, and relevant. This is the history you want to know, not what you were forced to learn. This is History Unbound.
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History Unbound
Episode 8: Cyrus the Great, The Prince of Persia
This episode could easily be part two from last week. Here we talk about the rise of the Persian Empire under the brilliant leadership of Cyrus the Great. He dominated the Anatolian Plateau and the Middle East and, after conquering Babylon, returned the Hebrew exiles to their homeland. This episode also examines the fascinating religion of Zoroastrianism. It's a dualist's dream.