You can download Episode 11 from here… you can also check out the feed or try your favourite podcast index.
This episode will explain the local (mainly Anshanite) context for the rise of Cyrus, as well as telling a bit about the version of the story of the birth of Cyrus told by Herodotus.
1- Cyrus’ genealogy:
- Cyrus’ name is written as Kurush (II) son of Kambujia (Cambyses I) son of Kurush (I) son of Chish-pish (Tespes).
- He is said to be the son of Mandane (daughter of Astyages of Media) by Herodotus.
2- Here is a useful article on the site of Malyan/Malian (ancient Anshan) and the archaeological excavations of it.
3- Another article on the description of Cyrus as presented in Herodotus’ History.
Map showing the extent of the Achaemenid Empire, with the region of Persis showing in dark green,
Drawing of the archaeological site of Malyan (Anshan)
Arial view of Malyan
This, often presented as “portrait of Cyrus” is nothing but a fanciful drawing, based loosely on…
… this relief at Pasargadae. This is known as the Winged Guardian and is actually a composite image.
Iranologie.com 
Beautiful post and blog. Thank you for your great work. Your blog is a great way to learn about the amazing history of Iran.
BTW I have a blog about contemporary Iran, focusing on the people of Iran, Nature, Arts, successes of any kind and completely non-political.
It has almost nothing about history (I leave that to the experts like you) but you may like it:
http://theotheriran.com/
Very informative! What can we do to encourage more frequent episodes?
No encouragement necessary. I will update regularly henceforth. Your words of support and comments will be the best encouragement.
What a nice surprise to see a new episode in my feed!
Thank you for your work
Will we have further episodes? Or, is this the last one?
Thank you for sharing. I have been enjoying the podcasts tremendously as well as your maps and the pronuciation of the Persian, Median and Babylonian names etc. I hope you will continue with this project. I am looking forward to episode 12.