nick13's review
adventurous
dark
funny
informative
slow-paced
4.0
This is the first episode of Hardcore History I've listened to and I will definitely listen to more because it was fantastic! Overall, the first portion was a bit confusing to me since it was more just establishing the world this whole historic story is set in and overall it was a bit hard to get into. After about two hours or so, however, I got hooked and couldn't stop myself from listening to more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Gore, and Death
Moderate: Murder
brakian's review
5.0
Absolutely brilliant - I knew very little about Persian empire (1. the 300 blah blah 2. biblical references to Cyrus 3. bits and pieces here and there) and I am astounded by how much I was missing. Thanks to Carlin, this gap is now filled; I loved the podcast so much I became a supporter: "a buck per show" is dirt cheap for this quality.
triskitking96's review
2.0
It was confusing but the last hour of this 10-hour epic was worth it. 2.5 stars if I could.
miseamhain's review
5.0
An incredible breakdown of an undermentioned empire which sparked a decade-long interest in Dan carlin's work for me
habituallyheidi's review
5.0
Really thorough and interesting podcast series about Cyrus the Great. Dan Carlin has a great voice and passion for history that really makes the series entertaining and informative. I enjoy how qualifying he is about what may or may not have happen. He is very transparent about his sources and the biases that come with those sources. The Hardcore History podcast in general is really well done and this specific series is one of the best ones I've heard on the podcast.
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