Latest / Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell
Iran and the West - from Crassus to crass US
As an ancient imperial civilisation, Iran (or, to use an earlier name, Persia) has had a complex relationship with the West from the Roman era to the present day. I spoke to historian James Barr about this long and winding road.
You can find James on Bluesky and his website, with details of his books, is here: https://historythatmatters.org
If you would like to support this podcast please consider taking out a paid subscription to my Substack arthursnell.substack.com or if you don't want the hassle of a subscription you can buy me a coffee! ko-fi.com/snellarthur
If you want to buy any of the…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.