So You Think You Can Rule Persia
@rankingpersia.bsky.social
A podcast rating and reviewing all the kings of Persia from Deioces to Yazdegerd III. Hosted by Umberto Molinatti and @sarielsnowings.bsky.social || OUT NOW!
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It's all come to this, Khosrow II Parviz or Darius I the Great! To help us decide, we are joined by Trevor from the History of Persia and Plumas from Las Plumas de Simurgh, who will sponsor their champions. And listen to the end for a special announcement...
It's all come to this, Khosrow II Parviz or Darius I the Great! To help us decide, we are joined by Trevor from the History of Persia and Plumas from Las Plumas de Simurgh, who will sponsor their champions. And listen to the end for a special announcement...
August 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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It's all come to this, Khosrow II Parviz or Darius I the Great! To help us decide, we are joined by Trevor from the History of Persia and Plumas from Las Plumas de Simurgh, who will sponsor their champions. And listen to the end for a special announcement...
It's all come to this, Khosrow II Parviz or Darius I the Great! To help us decide, we are joined by Trevor from the History of Persia and Plumas from Las Plumas de Simurgh, who will sponsor their champions. And listen to the end for a special announcement...
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Today there will be two great challenges. First the semifinal between Khosrow II and Antiochus III, quickly followed by the mini-final between the loser and Seleucus I to determine our third and fourth places.
Today there will be two great challenges. First the semifinal between Khosrow II and Antiochus III, quickly followed by the mini-final between the loser and Seleucus I to determine our third and fourth places.
August 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Today there will be two great challenges. First the semifinal between Khosrow II and Antiochus III, quickly followed by the mini-final between the loser and Seleucus I to determine our third and fourth places.
Today there will be two great challenges. First the semifinal between Khosrow II and Antiochus III, quickly followed by the mini-final between the loser and Seleucus I to determine our third and fourth places.
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The group has been narrowed to only four contestants, and today we are facing off Darius I and Seleucus I. Both somewhat founders of empires in a time of turmoil, who will gain an edge over the other?
The group has been narrowed to only four contestants, and today we are facing off Darius I and Seleucus I. Both somewhat founders of empires in a time of turmoil, who will gain an edge over the other?
July 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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The group has been narrowed to only four contestants, and today we are facing off Darius I and Seleucus I. Both somewhat founders of empires in a time of turmoil, who will gain an edge over the other?
The group has been narrowed to only four contestants, and today we are facing off Darius I and Seleucus I. Both somewhat founders of empires in a time of turmoil, who will gain an edge over the other?
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We have made it to the last of our rounds, it's only champions from here on out! Tune in to find out which of these rulers will gain a seat in the semifinals: Seleucus I, Kavad I, Bahram VI, Antiochus III, Musa.
We have made it to the last of our rounds, it's only champions from here on out! Tune in to find out which of these rulers will gain a seat in the semifinals: Seleucus I, Kavad I, Bahram VI, Antiochus III, Musa.
July 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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We have made it to the last of our rounds, it's only champions from here on out! Tune in to find out which of these rulers will gain a seat in the semifinals: Seleucus I, Kavad I, Bahram VI, Antiochus III, Musa.
We have made it to the last of our rounds, it's only champions from here on out! Tune in to find out which of these rulers will gain a seat in the semifinals: Seleucus I, Kavad I, Bahram VI, Antiochus III, Musa.
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Our first set of champions felled, it's time to make some really difficult decisions. Only two among these greats will survive to see the semifinals: Darius I, Mithridates II, Khosrow I, Shapur I, Khosrow II.
Our first set of champions felled, it's time to make some really difficult decisions. Only two among these greats will survive to see the semifinals: Darius I, Mithridates II, Khosrow I, Shapur I, Khosrow II.
July 15, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Our first set of champions felled, it's time to make some really difficult decisions. Only two among these greats will survive to see the semifinals: Darius I, Mithridates II, Khosrow I, Shapur I, Khosrow II.
Our first set of champions felled, it's time to make some really difficult decisions. Only two among these greats will survive to see the semifinals: Darius I, Mithridates II, Khosrow I, Shapur I, Khosrow II.
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Join us in the distant past of 2021 when Umberto and Sariel were wondering whether to start a podcast. Together, they decided to do a test round on an Assyrian king: this is that pilot episode! Come along and see how far we've come
Join us in the distant past of 2021 when Umberto and Sariel were wondering whether to start a podcast. Together, they decided to do a test round on an Assyrian king: this is that pilot episode! Come along and see how far we've come
June 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Join us in the distant past of 2021 when Umberto and Sariel were wondering whether to start a podcast. Together, they decided to do a test round on an Assyrian king: this is that pilot episode! Come along and see how far we've come
Join us in the distant past of 2021 when Umberto and Sariel were wondering whether to start a podcast. Together, they decided to do a test round on an Assyrian king: this is that pilot episode! Come along and see how far we've come
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Today we're joined by @davidchaffetz.bsky.social to discuss his new book Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires. In it we discuss the relevance of this most important of animals and how it shaped the history of Iran and the world.
Today we're joined by @davidchaffetz.bsky.social to discuss his new book Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires. In it we discuss the relevance of this most important of animals and how it shaped the history of Iran and the world.
June 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
New episode out now! 👑
Today we're joined by @davidchaffetz.bsky.social to discuss his new book Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires. In it we discuss the relevance of this most important of animals and how it shaped the history of Iran and the world.
Today we're joined by @davidchaffetz.bsky.social to discuss his new book Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires. In it we discuss the relevance of this most important of animals and how it shaped the history of Iran and the world.
For our Italian-speaking audience there's a special event this week with @italiastoria.bsky.social 👑
Join Umberto and Marco as they explore the history of Uzbekistan on the Storia d'Italia YT, IG, and FB!
Join Umberto and Marco as they explore the history of Uzbekistan on the Storia d'Italia YT, IG, and FB!
June 16, 2025 at 8:47 AM
For our Italian-speaking audience there's a special event this week with @italiastoria.bsky.social 👑
Join Umberto and Marco as they explore the history of Uzbekistan on the Storia d'Italia YT, IG, and FB!
Join Umberto and Marco as they explore the history of Uzbekistan on the Storia d'Italia YT, IG, and FB!
New episode out now! 👑
Time for the last of our first set of rounds before we move on to the next level. Khosrow II Parviz, Cyrus II the Great, Peroz I, Musa, Narseh: which two of these last five will make it through?
Time for the last of our first set of rounds before we move on to the next level. Khosrow II Parviz, Cyrus II the Great, Peroz I, Musa, Narseh: which two of these last five will make it through?
June 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
New episode out now! 👑
Time for the last of our first set of rounds before we move on to the next level. Khosrow II Parviz, Cyrus II the Great, Peroz I, Musa, Narseh: which two of these last five will make it through?
Time for the last of our first set of rounds before we move on to the next level. Khosrow II Parviz, Cyrus II the Great, Peroz I, Musa, Narseh: which two of these last five will make it through?
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Round four is here at last and this time we have a more simple set of choices but let's reminisce nonetheless. Antiochus III the Great, Shapur I, Artaxerxes III Ochus, Yazdegerd I the Accursed, Cyaxares: find out which three we'll bid adieu to.
Round four is here at last and this time we have a more simple set of choices but let's reminisce nonetheless. Antiochus III the Great, Shapur I, Artaxerxes III Ochus, Yazdegerd I the Accursed, Cyaxares: find out which three we'll bid adieu to.
June 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Round four is here at last and this time we have a more simple set of choices but let's reminisce nonetheless. Antiochus III the Great, Shapur I, Artaxerxes III Ochus, Yazdegerd I the Accursed, Cyaxares: find out which three we'll bid adieu to.
Round four is here at last and this time we have a more simple set of choices but let's reminisce nonetheless. Antiochus III the Great, Shapur I, Artaxerxes III Ochus, Yazdegerd I the Accursed, Cyaxares: find out which three we'll bid adieu to.
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It's time for a third round on the way to glory and we have some difficult decisions to make! Khosrow I, Bahram Chobin, Ardashir I, Xerxes I, Mithridates I: time for two to leave the others behind
It's time for a third round on the way to glory and we have some difficult decisions to make! Khosrow I, Bahram Chobin, Ardashir I, Xerxes I, Mithridates I: time for two to leave the others behind
June 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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It's time for a third round on the way to glory and we have some difficult decisions to make! Khosrow I, Bahram Chobin, Ardashir I, Xerxes I, Mithridates I: time for two to leave the others behind
It's time for a third round on the way to glory and we have some difficult decisions to make! Khosrow I, Bahram Chobin, Ardashir I, Xerxes I, Mithridates I: time for two to leave the others behind
New episode out now! 👑
Join us back in February at the Intelligent Speech conference, for an exploration of the liars both Iranian and foreign while we investigate if deception really does pay…
Join us back in February at the Intelligent Speech conference, for an exploration of the liars both Iranian and foreign while we investigate if deception really does pay…
May 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
New episode out now! 👑
Join us back in February at the Intelligent Speech conference, for an exploration of the liars both Iranian and foreign while we investigate if deception really does pay…
Join us back in February at the Intelligent Speech conference, for an exploration of the liars both Iranian and foreign while we investigate if deception really does pay…
New episode out now! 👑
Our first round left a favorite in the dust, the next will be more controversial still! Shapur II, Orodes II, Kavad I, Vologases IV, Mithridates II the Great: which two will be successful and which three will be left behind?
Our first round left a favorite in the dust, the next will be more controversial still! Shapur II, Orodes II, Kavad I, Vologases IV, Mithridates II the Great: which two will be successful and which three will be left behind?
May 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Our first round left a favorite in the dust, the next will be more controversial still! Shapur II, Orodes II, Kavad I, Vologases IV, Mithridates II the Great: which two will be successful and which three will be left behind?
Our first round left a favorite in the dust, the next will be more controversial still! Shapur II, Orodes II, Kavad I, Vologases IV, Mithridates II the Great: which two will be successful and which three will be left behind?
New episode out now! 👑
It's time to start thinning the crowd in the rounds! Darius the Great, Seleucus Nicator, Antiochus Epiphanes, Alexander the Great, Sinatruces I: five enter, only two will make it to the next stage!
It's time to start thinning the crowd in the rounds! Darius the Great, Seleucus Nicator, Antiochus Epiphanes, Alexander the Great, Sinatruces I: five enter, only two will make it to the next stage!
May 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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It's time to start thinning the crowd in the rounds! Darius the Great, Seleucus Nicator, Antiochus Epiphanes, Alexander the Great, Sinatruces I: five enter, only two will make it to the next stage!
It's time to start thinning the crowd in the rounds! Darius the Great, Seleucus Nicator, Antiochus Epiphanes, Alexander the Great, Sinatruces I: five enter, only two will make it to the next stage!
New episode out now! 👑
Here's a surprise extra episode for you all! With current events around the conclave, we partnered up with Gregg of Popeular History and Cardinal Numbers to discuss the election of the early caliphs and how they differed or matched the pope in Rome.
Here's a surprise extra episode for you all! With current events around the conclave, we partnered up with Gregg of Popeular History and Cardinal Numbers to discuss the election of the early caliphs and how they differed or matched the pope in Rome.
May 6, 2025 at 8:27 AM
New episode out now! 👑
Here's a surprise extra episode for you all! With current events around the conclave, we partnered up with Gregg of Popeular History and Cardinal Numbers to discuss the election of the early caliphs and how they differed or matched the pope in Rome.
Here's a surprise extra episode for you all! With current events around the conclave, we partnered up with Gregg of Popeular History and Cardinal Numbers to discuss the election of the early caliphs and how they differed or matched the pope in Rome.
New episode out now! 👑
With all the kings reviewed, it's time to find who our favorite is so we'll start by drawing up the rounds. After that, we'll see how Sariel would do as monarch of monarchs in a choose your own adventure!
With all the kings reviewed, it's time to find who our favorite is so we'll start by drawing up the rounds. After that, we'll see how Sariel would do as monarch of monarchs in a choose your own adventure!
May 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
New episode out now! 👑
With all the kings reviewed, it's time to find who our favorite is so we'll start by drawing up the rounds. After that, we'll see how Sariel would do as monarch of monarchs in a choose your own adventure!
With all the kings reviewed, it's time to find who our favorite is so we'll start by drawing up the rounds. After that, we'll see how Sariel would do as monarch of monarchs in a choose your own adventure!
New episode out now! 👑
Join us back in 2023 at the Intelligent Speech conference, discussing Alexander's Side Gig: Dragon Slaying, the Waters of Life, and Talking to Trees!
Join us back in 2023 at the Intelligent Speech conference, discussing Alexander's Side Gig: Dragon Slaying, the Waters of Life, and Talking to Trees!
April 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
New episode out now! 👑
Join us back in 2023 at the Intelligent Speech conference, discussing Alexander's Side Gig: Dragon Slaying, the Waters of Life, and Talking to Trees!
Join us back in 2023 at the Intelligent Speech conference, discussing Alexander's Side Gig: Dragon Slaying, the Waters of Life, and Talking to Trees!
New episode out now! 👑
We've made it at last, welcome to the final episode! Yazdegerd III comes to the throne as a disempowered child but will have the chance to influence historic events that will change Iran forever...
We've made it at last, welcome to the final episode! Yazdegerd III comes to the throne as a disempowered child but will have the chance to influence historic events that will change Iran forever...
April 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
New episode out now! 👑
We've made it at last, welcome to the final episode! Yazdegerd III comes to the throne as a disempowered child but will have the chance to influence historic events that will change Iran forever...
We've made it at last, welcome to the final episode! Yazdegerd III comes to the throne as a disempowered child but will have the chance to influence historic events that will change Iran forever...
New episode out now! 👑
We jump back and forwards in time with the last woman to rule all of Iran as everyone desperately tries to find a way out of the crisis. Boran is quite different to her sister but she will do what she can to save the Sassanid dynasty.
We jump back and forwards in time with the last woman to rule all of Iran as everyone desperately tries to find a way out of the crisis. Boran is quite different to her sister but she will do what she can to save the Sassanid dynasty.
April 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
New episode out now! 👑
We jump back and forwards in time with the last woman to rule all of Iran as everyone desperately tries to find a way out of the crisis. Boran is quite different to her sister but she will do what she can to save the Sassanid dynasty.
We jump back and forwards in time with the last woman to rule all of Iran as everyone desperately tries to find a way out of the crisis. Boran is quite different to her sister but she will do what she can to save the Sassanid dynasty.
We'd like to thank all our lovely listeners for helping us reach this huge milestone!
We hope you've enjoyed the ride and are all ready to find out who the best king of kings is at last!
We hope you've enjoyed the ride and are all ready to find out who the best king of kings is at last!
April 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We'd like to thank all our lovely listeners for helping us reach this huge milestone!
We hope you've enjoyed the ride and are all ready to find out who the best king of kings is at last!
We hope you've enjoyed the ride and are all ready to find out who the best king of kings is at last!
New episode out now! 👑
The Iranians have tried usurpers, children, and random men off the street but nothing is working; maybe this princess will fix things? Join us as Azarmidokht shows people they can still have pride in their empire...for a while.
The Iranians have tried usurpers, children, and random men off the street but nothing is working; maybe this princess will fix things? Join us as Azarmidokht shows people they can still have pride in their empire...for a while.
April 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
New episode out now! 👑
The Iranians have tried usurpers, children, and random men off the street but nothing is working; maybe this princess will fix things? Join us as Azarmidokht shows people they can still have pride in their empire...for a while.
The Iranians have tried usurpers, children, and random men off the street but nothing is working; maybe this princess will fix things? Join us as Azarmidokht shows people they can still have pride in their empire...for a while.
New episode out now! 👑
Here's the third episode of our Last Rulers P@treon series!
Artabanus IV tried hard to hold the Parthian Empire together...after overthrowing his brother for it. But the throne is not without challenges: he will have to face Caracalla, a wedding, and the dawn of a new age
Here's the third episode of our Last Rulers P@treon series!
Artabanus IV tried hard to hold the Parthian Empire together...after overthrowing his brother for it. But the throne is not without challenges: he will have to face Caracalla, a wedding, and the dawn of a new age
March 30, 2025 at 11:05 AM
New episode out now! 👑
Here's the third episode of our Last Rulers P@treon series!
Artabanus IV tried hard to hold the Parthian Empire together...after overthrowing his brother for it. But the throne is not without challenges: he will have to face Caracalla, a wedding, and the dawn of a new age
Here's the third episode of our Last Rulers P@treon series!
Artabanus IV tried hard to hold the Parthian Empire together...after overthrowing his brother for it. But the throne is not without challenges: he will have to face Caracalla, a wedding, and the dawn of a new age
It's always an exciting time in research when you butt up against the Victorian Classical Arabic to Latin translation of a text
March 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
It's always an exciting time in research when you butt up against the Victorian Classical Arabic to Latin translation of a text
New episode out now! 👑
The son of Shahrbaraz succeeds him after a brief interregnum and will try to establish some legitimacy during the greatest crisis the empire has ever seen. But don't worry, there are many other contenders for the throne.
The son of Shahrbaraz succeeds him after a brief interregnum and will try to establish some legitimacy during the greatest crisis the empire has ever seen. But don't worry, there are many other contenders for the throne.
March 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
New episode out now! 👑
The son of Shahrbaraz succeeds him after a brief interregnum and will try to establish some legitimacy during the greatest crisis the empire has ever seen. But don't worry, there are many other contenders for the throne.
The son of Shahrbaraz succeeds him after a brief interregnum and will try to establish some legitimacy during the greatest crisis the empire has ever seen. But don't worry, there are many other contenders for the throne.
New episode out now! 👑
The triumphant (more or less) hero has at last returned home at the low low price of a child's life and the empire's pride. But what brought him to this point, will he rule well, and what will come after him?
The triumphant (more or less) hero has at last returned home at the low low price of a child's life and the empire's pride. But what brought him to this point, will he rule well, and what will come after him?
March 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
New episode out now! 👑
The triumphant (more or less) hero has at last returned home at the low low price of a child's life and the empire's pride. But what brought him to this point, will he rule well, and what will come after him?
The triumphant (more or less) hero has at last returned home at the low low price of a child's life and the empire's pride. But what brought him to this point, will he rule well, and what will come after him?