Continuing the story of Orphic religion, we take a break from mythology to talk about theology in one of ancient Greece’s more unique mystery cults. Download
Sassanid plate with a hunting scene from the tale of Bahram Gur and Azadeh
This time I have something a little different. In place of a regular narrative episode this week, I have my recent interview with Dr. Michael Bonner, author of the new book: The Last Empire of Iran. This jumps far ahead of our current point in the narrative story, all the way to the Sassanid Persian Empire of the 4th-8th centuries CE.
Dr. Bonner and I discussed the origins, sources, conflicts, and fall of Iran’s last pre-Islamic dynasty. Stream Download