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The Achaemenid Siege of Bactria and the Sogdian Rock
In this episode of The Achaemenid Empire: Persia's Golden Age of Power, Lucas and Luna explore a little-known but pivotal episode from the reign of Cyrus the Great: the siege of Bactria and the capture of the Sogdian Rock. They discuss how Cyrus faced fierce resistance from the Bactrian and Sogdian peoples, the legendary story of the rock fortress and the Persian soldier who climbed it, and the diplomatic aftermath that integrated these eastern satrapies into the empire. Along the way, they touch on the role of the Sogdian Rock in Persian military lore, the loyalty of the Bactrian contingent…
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