# Premodern Iran 1: The Achaemenid World

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Podcast: [We're Not So Different](https://stenobird.com/podcast/we-re-not-so-different-1380118)
Published: 2026-04-30T06:00:04+00:00
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## Resource

folks, given recent events and the region's general importance throughout history, we decided to do a short series on Premodern Iran. we start way back during the Ancient era, all the way back in the Bronze Age with the Elamites, then follow the progression of civilizations on the Iranian Plateau. we talk the Achaemenid foundations, Cyrus and Darius, Alexander the Great, Central Asian horse nomads, Zoroastrianism, and more! cover photo: engraved wall relief of a winged bull dating to the Achaemenid period, found in excavated ruins of Susa

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