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Persian History and Victory
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This podcast discusses the possibility that the Persians will end up winning the ongoing battle. However, the long-standing tradition of portraying Persian victories as shattering victories in their history is also mentioned, while the theory that they could start a rolling chain of revolts to get the Persian Empire to shake apart is discussed.
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