So You Think You Can Rule Persia
@rankingpersia.bsky.social
A podcast rating and reviewing all the kings of Persia from Deioces to Yazdegerd III. Hosted by Umberto Molinatti and @sarielsnowings.bsky.social || OUT NOW!
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Hello to all our new followers! We are Umberto and Sariel, hosts of So You Think You Can Rule Persia, a show dedicated to rating and reviewing all the rulers of Persia from Deioces to Yazdegerd III!
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Next up! @alexstandardpod.bsky.social !!
Episode 1 & 2, 1 is the introduction so somewhat outside of the scope and will not be recapped (I think)
Episode 1 & 2, 1 is the introduction so somewhat outside of the scope and will not be recapped (I think)
December 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Next up! @alexstandardpod.bsky.social !!
Episode 1 & 2, 1 is the introduction so somewhat outside of the scope and will not be recapped (I think)
Episode 1 & 2, 1 is the introduction so somewhat outside of the scope and will not be recapped (I think)
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15 of @rankingpersia.bsky.social
Another Artexerxes, this time 3
What better way to start your reign than to kill ALL OF YOUR SIBLINGS
like all 100+ of them
Satraps revolt, again
Athens revolts, again
Everyone is beaten down, some guy named Phillip is becoming a thing
Another Artexerxes, this time 3
What better way to start your reign than to kill ALL OF YOUR SIBLINGS
like all 100+ of them
Satraps revolt, again
Athens revolts, again
Everyone is beaten down, some guy named Phillip is becoming a thing
December 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
15 of @rankingpersia.bsky.social
Another Artexerxes, this time 3
What better way to start your reign than to kill ALL OF YOUR SIBLINGS
like all 100+ of them
Satraps revolt, again
Athens revolts, again
Everyone is beaten down, some guy named Phillip is becoming a thing
Another Artexerxes, this time 3
What better way to start your reign than to kill ALL OF YOUR SIBLINGS
like all 100+ of them
Satraps revolt, again
Athens revolts, again
Everyone is beaten down, some guy named Phillip is becoming a thing
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Introducing our final episode of the year, which is also our longest to date, Pope Gregory VII!
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pontifacts.podbean.com/e/159-gregor...
159. Gregory VII | PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes
They finally got him! Despite being the hide and seek champion, Hildebrand has finally been cornered into being pope. And what a papacy he will have! In his episode (now officially our longest episode...
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December 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Introducing our final episode of the year, which is also our longest to date, Pope Gregory VII!
pontifacts.podbean.com/e/159-gregor...
pontifacts.podbean.com/e/159-gregor...
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@rankingpersia.bsky.social episode 14
Artexerxes 2
How do you survive not being P favourite son?
Pure luck
And if you are Cyrus, who only survived trying to murder your brother, the king, because of your mother - how do you stay alive if mum isn't immortal? You lie to your hired army
Artexerxes 2
How do you survive not being P favourite son?
Pure luck
And if you are Cyrus, who only survived trying to murder your brother, the king, because of your mother - how do you stay alive if mum isn't immortal? You lie to your hired army
December 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
@rankingpersia.bsky.social episode 14
Artexerxes 2
How do you survive not being P favourite son?
Pure luck
And if you are Cyrus, who only survived trying to murder your brother, the king, because of your mother - how do you stay alive if mum isn't immortal? You lie to your hired army
Artexerxes 2
How do you survive not being P favourite son?
Pure luck
And if you are Cyrus, who only survived trying to murder your brother, the king, because of your mother - how do you stay alive if mum isn't immortal? You lie to your hired army
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@rankingpersia.bsky.social episode 13
Darius 2
This episode is about Parysatis and Cyrus and not actually Darius
After a couple of murders it's the third brothers (and his sister/wife) turn
Of course more possible fratricide is on the horizon
More ASHROOM!
More revolt
More ASHROOM
Darius 2
This episode is about Parysatis and Cyrus and not actually Darius
After a couple of murders it's the third brothers (and his sister/wife) turn
Of course more possible fratricide is on the horizon
More ASHROOM!
More revolt
More ASHROOM
December 4, 2025 at 9:45 AM
@rankingpersia.bsky.social episode 13
Darius 2
This episode is about Parysatis and Cyrus and not actually Darius
After a couple of murders it's the third brothers (and his sister/wife) turn
Of course more possible fratricide is on the horizon
More ASHROOM!
More revolt
More ASHROOM
Darius 2
This episode is about Parysatis and Cyrus and not actually Darius
After a couple of murders it's the third brothers (and his sister/wife) turn
Of course more possible fratricide is on the horizon
More ASHROOM!
More revolt
More ASHROOM
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41: Redbeard Falling. We conclude our trilogy with @hotgpod.bsky.social and A History of Italy, as Barbarossa fails to subdue the City of Straw and then faces an even worse disaster. Tbh, the pic is of a different battle, but it captures the spirit nicely.👑
histvenicepod.podbean.com/e/041-redbea...
histvenicepod.podbean.com/e/041-redbea...
December 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
41: Redbeard Falling. We conclude our trilogy with @hotgpod.bsky.social and A History of Italy, as Barbarossa fails to subdue the City of Straw and then faces an even worse disaster. Tbh, the pic is of a different battle, but it captures the spirit nicely.👑
histvenicepod.podbean.com/e/041-redbea...
histvenicepod.podbean.com/e/041-redbea...
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Day 2 of the 25 Days of Podcasts: Check out @tsarpowerpod.bsky.social 🎄
December 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Day 2 of the 25 Days of Podcasts: Check out @tsarpowerpod.bsky.social 🎄
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Day 1 of the 25 Days of Podcasts: Check out @rankingpersia.bsky.social 🎄
December 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Day 1 of the 25 Days of Podcasts: Check out @rankingpersia.bsky.social 🎄
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Sogdianus aka the reason you should kill your brothers, both as Xerxes 2 and as Sogdianus
Also don't kill the member of the conspiracy that the army likes if you want the army to like you
Sogdianus aka the reason you should kill your brothers, both as Xerxes 2 and as Sogdianus
Also don't kill the member of the conspiracy that the army likes if you want the army to like you
December 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
12 @rankingpersia.bsky.social
Sogdianus aka the reason you should kill your brothers, both as Xerxes 2 and as Sogdianus
Also don't kill the member of the conspiracy that the army likes if you want the army to like you
Sogdianus aka the reason you should kill your brothers, both as Xerxes 2 and as Sogdianus
Also don't kill the member of the conspiracy that the army likes if you want the army to like you
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The memory, or forgetting, of the Achaemenids in Sasanian late antiquity and the medieval period is a robust debate. I wrote a rather longish blog about it here:
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Did Sasanians Remember the Achaemenids… or Should They Have?
(Any unauthorised quotations, copying, or use of the following is strictly prohibited) The scholarly debate on whether the Sasanians, particularly the early Sasanians like Ardashir I, had any memor…
iranologie.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The memory, or forgetting, of the Achaemenids in Sasanian late antiquity and the medieval period is a robust debate. I wrote a rather longish blog about it here:
iranologie.com/2025/11/29/d...
iranologie.com/2025/11/29/d...
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@rankingpersia.bsky.social episode 11
Xerxes 2
Interresting details about his childhood and every other Persian prince by Plato no less
Becomes king, no sweat he's the only son by a wife
Gets drunk
The end
Xerxes 2
Interresting details about his childhood and every other Persian prince by Plato no less
Becomes king, no sweat he's the only son by a wife
Gets drunk
The end
November 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
@rankingpersia.bsky.social episode 11
Xerxes 2
Interresting details about his childhood and every other Persian prince by Plato no less
Becomes king, no sweat he's the only son by a wife
Gets drunk
The end
Xerxes 2
Interresting details about his childhood and every other Persian prince by Plato no less
Becomes king, no sweat he's the only son by a wife
Gets drunk
The end
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@rankingpersia.bsky.social episode 10
Artexerxes
After the assassination of the previous guy what happens then?
Apparently you get told, by the actual killer, that it was your brothers plan and then you kill your brother
So puppet king? Or fearing for your life and conspiracy in the court?
Artexerxes
After the assassination of the previous guy what happens then?
Apparently you get told, by the actual killer, that it was your brothers plan and then you kill your brother
So puppet king? Or fearing for your life and conspiracy in the court?
November 28, 2025 at 9:44 AM
@rankingpersia.bsky.social episode 10
Artexerxes
After the assassination of the previous guy what happens then?
Apparently you get told, by the actual killer, that it was your brothers plan and then you kill your brother
So puppet king? Or fearing for your life and conspiracy in the court?
Artexerxes
After the assassination of the previous guy what happens then?
Apparently you get told, by the actual killer, that it was your brothers plan and then you kill your brother
So puppet king? Or fearing for your life and conspiracy in the court?
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@rankingpersia.bsky.social
Episode 9 Xerxes 1
So I found my notes app, maybe this will keep, maybe this is the only time I'll write this much
The empire is in order and extended into Europe, so what now?
Rebellions (plural)
Episode 9 Xerxes 1
So I found my notes app, maybe this will keep, maybe this is the only time I'll write this much
The empire is in order and extended into Europe, so what now?
Rebellions (plural)
November 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
@rankingpersia.bsky.social
Episode 9 Xerxes 1
So I found my notes app, maybe this will keep, maybe this is the only time I'll write this much
The empire is in order and extended into Europe, so what now?
Rebellions (plural)
Episode 9 Xerxes 1
So I found my notes app, maybe this will keep, maybe this is the only time I'll write this much
The empire is in order and extended into Europe, so what now?
Rebellions (plural)
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One of the most iconic images in British political life - the Chancellor and their red box on Budget Day. Find out more about this (and other!) boxes in today’s episode 📦
#budget #redbox #chancellor #no11 #budgetday #ukpolitics
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#budget #redbox #chancellor #no11 #budgetday #ukpolitics
open.spotify.com/episode/2M3s...
November 26, 2025 at 11:41 AM
One of the most iconic images in British political life - the Chancellor and their red box on Budget Day. Find out more about this (and other!) boxes in today’s episode 📦
#budget #redbox #chancellor #no11 #budgetday #ukpolitics
open.spotify.com/episode/2M3s...
#budget #redbox #chancellor #no11 #budgetday #ukpolitics
open.spotify.com/episode/2M3s...
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Why did the Venetians chase bulls through the streets? This week we explain, while @hotgpod.bsky.social and A History of Italy Pod tell us about Barbarossa's Italian policy of the 1160s.👑
histvenicepod.podbean.com/e/040-everyt...
histvenicepod.podbean.com/e/040-everyt...
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Why did the Venetians chase bulls through the streets? This week we explain, while @hotgpod.bsky.social and A History of Italy Pod tell us about Barbarossa's Italian policy of the 1160s.👑
histvenicepod.podbean.com/e/040-everyt...
histvenicepod.podbean.com/e/040-everyt...
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It's a really good episode and so many things happen that it's basically impossible to encapsul in these messages and I'm really trying to keep them short
November 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
It's a really good episode and so many things happen that it's basically impossible to encapsul in these messages and I'm really trying to keep them short
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@rankingpersia.bsky.social episode 8
Another the great
Maybe because he literally rewrote history
Or maybe because he was actually great for the empire
Another the great
Maybe because he literally rewrote history
Or maybe because he was actually great for the empire
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
@rankingpersia.bsky.social episode 8
Another the great
Maybe because he literally rewrote history
Or maybe because he was actually great for the empire
Another the great
Maybe because he literally rewrote history
Or maybe because he was actually great for the empire
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@rankingpersia.bsky.social episode 7
Bardiya
God boy or extreme Schlitzohr (this is funny if you speak German, trust me on this)
Somewhat of a nothing burger if you ignore his multiple deaths and the fact that he maybe wasn't himself
Episode 8 next...
Bardiya
God boy or extreme Schlitzohr (this is funny if you speak German, trust me on this)
Somewhat of a nothing burger if you ignore his multiple deaths and the fact that he maybe wasn't himself
Episode 8 next...
November 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
@rankingpersia.bsky.social episode 7
Bardiya
God boy or extreme Schlitzohr (this is funny if you speak German, trust me on this)
Somewhat of a nothing burger if you ignore his multiple deaths and the fact that he maybe wasn't himself
Episode 8 next...
Bardiya
God boy or extreme Schlitzohr (this is funny if you speak German, trust me on this)
Somewhat of a nothing burger if you ignore his multiple deaths and the fact that he maybe wasn't himself
Episode 8 next...
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@rankingpersia.bsky.social episode 6
Cambyses
Pro: pretty good for the empire in terms of expansion
Con: incest, sibling murder, cat army, extreme cultural insults, general cruelty
Next up, episode 7
Nearing the beginning of @alexstandardpod.bsky.social
Cambyses
Pro: pretty good for the empire in terms of expansion
Con: incest, sibling murder, cat army, extreme cultural insults, general cruelty
Next up, episode 7
Nearing the beginning of @alexstandardpod.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
@rankingpersia.bsky.social episode 6
Cambyses
Pro: pretty good for the empire in terms of expansion
Con: incest, sibling murder, cat army, extreme cultural insults, general cruelty
Next up, episode 7
Nearing the beginning of @alexstandardpod.bsky.social
Cambyses
Pro: pretty good for the empire in terms of expansion
Con: incest, sibling murder, cat army, extreme cultural insults, general cruelty
Next up, episode 7
Nearing the beginning of @alexstandardpod.bsky.social
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The Alexander Standard will be at Intelligent Speech 2026! Join us as Dustins presents and Meredith holds up time cards. Use code ALEX for a discount on tickets! 👑
We are extremely pleased to announce INTELLIGENT SPEECH ONLINE 2026! Join us on February 28th, 2026, for History's greatest Companions and Rivals!
Tickets are on sale now: intelligentspeechonline.com
Your ticket covers live attendance, as well as all sessions recorded to watch at your leisure.
Tickets are on sale now: intelligentspeechonline.com
Your ticket covers live attendance, as well as all sessions recorded to watch at your leisure.
November 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The Alexander Standard will be at Intelligent Speech 2026! Join us as Dustins presents and Meredith holds up time cards. Use code ALEX for a discount on tickets! 👑
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@rankingpersia.bsky.social episode 5
Our first "the great" of this whole project
The only Jewish messiah of the whole project (AFAIK)
Overall good boy - if you agreed to being ruled by him of course
Now we are really cooking with gas in Persia
Episode 6 next
Our first "the great" of this whole project
The only Jewish messiah of the whole project (AFAIK)
Overall good boy - if you agreed to being ruled by him of course
Now we are really cooking with gas in Persia
Episode 6 next
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
@rankingpersia.bsky.social episode 5
Our first "the great" of this whole project
The only Jewish messiah of the whole project (AFAIK)
Overall good boy - if you agreed to being ruled by him of course
Now we are really cooking with gas in Persia
Episode 6 next
Our first "the great" of this whole project
The only Jewish messiah of the whole project (AFAIK)
Overall good boy - if you agreed to being ruled by him of course
Now we are really cooking with gas in Persia
Episode 6 next
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Attention listeners who use Spotify! 🟢
We have now updated our Kingdom feed so you can vote on each episode to say if you believe the ruler should receive the Three Crowns or not! 👑👑👑
We're excited to see if you agree with us or not...
We have now updated our Kingdom feed so you can vote on each episode to say if you believe the ruler should receive the Three Crowns or not! 👑👑👑
We're excited to see if you agree with us or not...
November 19, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Attention listeners who use Spotify! 🟢
We have now updated our Kingdom feed so you can vote on each episode to say if you believe the ruler should receive the Three Crowns or not! 👑👑👑
We're excited to see if you agree with us or not...
We have now updated our Kingdom feed so you can vote on each episode to say if you believe the ruler should receive the Three Crowns or not! 👑👑👑
We're excited to see if you agree with us or not...
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Throw back! Cannibalism, fights with #Olympias, and the last food delivery service you’ll ever need! It’s Cassander’s story, and it's wild! #AlexanderStandardPod #Cassander buff.ly/4hnAQqX 👑
Cassander
It’s CASSANDER!!!!! Apparently he did stuff… maybe… We do know he was there, somewhere, and there was some hubbub between him and Olympias. Oh but there’s also cannibalism and the last food delivery…
buff.ly
November 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Throw back! Cannibalism, fights with #Olympias, and the last food delivery service you’ll ever need! It’s Cassander’s story, and it's wild! #AlexanderStandardPod #Cassander buff.ly/4hnAQqX 👑
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@rankingpersia.bsky.social episode 4: Astyages
Prophetic Dreams!
Attempted baby murder!
Revenge cannibalism!
Epic Battel!
Betrayal!
An episode that is mostly not about the actual king
Next up, same podcast episode 5
Prophetic Dreams!
Attempted baby murder!
Revenge cannibalism!
Epic Battel!
Betrayal!
An episode that is mostly not about the actual king
Next up, same podcast episode 5
November 20, 2025 at 10:40 AM
@rankingpersia.bsky.social episode 4: Astyages
Prophetic Dreams!
Attempted baby murder!
Revenge cannibalism!
Epic Battel!
Betrayal!
An episode that is mostly not about the actual king
Next up, same podcast episode 5
Prophetic Dreams!
Attempted baby murder!
Revenge cannibalism!
Epic Battel!
Betrayal!
An episode that is mostly not about the actual king
Next up, same podcast episode 5
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[spoiler] episode 3 of @rankingpersia.bsky.social
Cyaxares
Finally a winner! I have to say that I don't agree on the scandal score, betrayal and cannibalism should be rated higher
Next up same podcast, next episode (this part will change a lot later)
Cyaxares
Finally a winner! I have to say that I don't agree on the scandal score, betrayal and cannibalism should be rated higher
Next up same podcast, next episode (this part will change a lot later)
November 20, 2025 at 7:08 AM
[spoiler] episode 3 of @rankingpersia.bsky.social
Cyaxares
Finally a winner! I have to say that I don't agree on the scandal score, betrayal and cannibalism should be rated higher
Next up same podcast, next episode (this part will change a lot later)
Cyaxares
Finally a winner! I have to say that I don't agree on the scandal score, betrayal and cannibalism should be rated higher
Next up same podcast, next episode (this part will change a lot later)