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Introducing The History of Persia Store!

We have merch! You can now buy all sorts of items with designs inspired by Achaemenid history to show off your support for the podcast! Click the “STORE” link above or head to HistoryOfPersia.LaunchCart.Store

Patreon & Patrons

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Amazon Book Lists

These are Amazon wish lists full of books that I’d love to have for research. A few of them are already on the Bibliography page because I’ve found them in libraries or digital copies. These lists are just my way of keeping track of what books I’d still like a physical copy of. If you’re feeling particularly generous, these links provide a way for you to directly support my research. Just add the book to your cart, and select “Trevor Culley’s Gift Registry Address” as the shipping address.

Please feel free to ignore the ridiculously overpriced text books. These lists are also a way for me to keep track of resources I still need to track down.

Achaemenid Books – These are the books for most of the narrative so far, dealing with the Achaemenid Empire from about 540-330 BCE.

Iran Religion Books – These are books to research religion in the Persian world. That mostly means Zoroastrianism, but also a few detailing the religions of neighboring peoples.

Alexander Books – These are the books I’ll need to research Alexander the Great, whose life will constitute the next short phase of the podcast after the Achaemenids.

Product Links

Audible

Audible Free Trial – Audible is a subscription audio book service. Every month you get credit to buy a new audio book for your library, plus the option to buy even more. You can also choose a 30 day free trial. After that, Audible is $14.95/month, but you can quit any time and keep the books you already have.

Audible Gift Membership – Follow this link if you want to giver an Audible subscription as a gift to someone else. It comes in 3, 6, or 12 month options, and is a great option if you don’t want to follow my link above for yourself. Maybe you’ve happily enjoyed a subscription you started in support of another podcast for years. This option gives you a convenient digital present and supports The History of Persia.

Recent Recommendations:

Great Courses: The Persian Empire by John W. Lee. A great survey of Achaemenid history with up to date research. Dr. Lee goes into art, religion, and culture as well as historical narratives, compressing what I’m trying to do in years of podcasting to just a few hours.

Creation by Gore Vidal. A fascinating historical fiction trip through the 5th century BC. Cyrus Spitama, a childhood friend of Xerxes and aged ambassador to Athens dictates his memoirs. Over the course of his life, he traveled impossible distances on behalf of the Great Kings, from Athens all the way to modern Kaifeng, China. Along the way he encounters philosophical figures ranging from Zoroaster to Confucius to Socrates.

The Parthian by Peter Darman. Exciting historical fiction following Prince Pacorus of Hatra. Hatra was one of the great kingdoms within the Parthian Empire, and this book follows Pacorus as he is sent west to confront the Romans. Pacorus is captured and enslaved, but that’s only the beginning of a journey around the whole ancient world.

Amazon Affiliate Links

Obviously Amazon’s favorite child is Amazon Prime. That’s why they have so many different offers built around it:

Amazon Prime Free 30 Day Trial – Amazon’s premier subscription service gives you access to 2-Day shipping, thousands of movies and TV episodes for streaming, and kindle books to borrow, among other benefits. After your trial, $12.99/month or $119/year.

Amazon Prime Discount Plan – Amazon offers their Prime services at a significant discount to those on qualifying US government assistant services, like EBT Cards. This runs at $5.99/month, compared to the $12.99 above.

Prime Student 6 Month Free Trial – Amazon offers another discounted version of Prime to students enrolled at a college or university. For the first 6 months it’s free, and you get 2-day shipping and exclusive offers geared toward students. After 6 months, it switches to full-featured Prime at 50% off, coming to around $6.50/month.

Give the Gift of Amazon Prime – If you already have Prime, or don’t want it yourself, Amazon also has the option to buy a Prime subscription as a gift for someone else, with 3-month and 12-month options for your gift.

You can also support the show when you sign up for completely free Amazon services. I know. This confused me too, but I looked into it and have actually used the Wedding Registry. It’s completely free and I get some support when you sign up this way:

Amazon Wedding Registry – Let’s face it, Amazon rules the retail world these days, and you can find a lot of great things to put on your registry here, from dishes and small appliances to luggage sets and camping gear. It’s all on there.

Kindle Unlimited Membership – This is the unlimited option for e-books and audio books. Millions of books to read and thousands to listen to available under one subscription, including a surprising number on ancient Persia. This one has 6, 12, and 24 month plans that run at $9.99/month. Like Amazon Prime and Audible, you also have the option to giver Kindle Unlimited as a gift.

If all else has failed, and you have no interest in any of the various subscriptions and products above, consider following this link if you ever need to buy an Amazon gift card, because even that can send a small kickback to the show.