Episode 2: The Eastern Agenda - In Search Of Cyrus The Great

Why is there no history of the Persian empire from the Persians themselves? The Persian side of history was destroyed after an epoch-changing event that has gone virtually untold, in the name of religious tolerance. This history-changing event not only wiped out Persia's past, it wiped out the principles that made it a first-world superpower. But one principle, more than any other, was responsible for Persia's decline into third-world backwardness - women's rights. Watch Dr. Steven Fish in the chapter titled 'Namik Kemal.' Reclaiming its lost principles may hold the key to a Persian resurgence. Thank you for watching this video, Cyrus Kar

Complete Transcript: https://spenta.substack.com/p/b2b0ca52-06e9-461f-b26f-57d4ebb01364

CHAPTERS
0:00 The Eastern Agenda
3:18 The Most History-Changing Event Never Told
5:50 Jahiliyyah
7:53 The Library of Sarouye
11:05 The Shah-Nameh
12:58 The Identity Crisis
18:13 Key Principles
20:25 Important Ingredient
22:48 Namik Kemal

Showcasing: Abbas Milani
Full Cast in order of appearance: Paul Kriwaczek, Tom Holland, John Curtis, Abbas Milani, Bernard Lewis, Oric Basirov, Richard Frye, Maria Brosius, Jennifer Rose, Steven Fish

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