The World before Cyrus

The World before Cyrus

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection
S1 E3: Take a tour of the ancient world before the Persian Empire. In the centuries leading up to the Persian Empire, the Assyrians were the major international power. When the Assyrian kingdom collapsed, it left a power vacuum in the region. Watch as the stage was set for a new power to seize the imperial mantle.