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Achaemenid Queens: The Women Who Ruled Persia
This episode of the Achaemenid History series turns to the royal women who wielded real power behind the throne. Lucas and Luna explore the influence of figures like Atossa, daughter of Cyrus the Great and wife of Darius I, who shaped succession and policy. They discuss the political marriages of Parysatis, who manipulated court intrigue under Artaxerxes II, and the economic power of royal women as revealed by the Persepolis Fortification Tablets. The conversation also covers the story of Artemisia, the Carian queen who commanded ships for Xerxes at Salamis, and the shadowy figure of…
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