The Persian Empire

Cyrus and Cambyses - Founders of the Empire

History Mar 2, 2012 29 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E4: Cyrus, the first great king of the Persian Empire, expands the empire through pragmatic leadership; he uses local customs and traditions and thereby gains legitimacy over central Asia and Babylon; his son Cambyses expands the empire into Egypt.

History Mar 2, 2012 29 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

Information

Released: 2012
Run Time: 29 min
Rated: PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.