The conquest of the Achaemenid Persian Empire by Alexander the Great and his Successors did not spell the end of Iranian civilization. During the early Hellenistic period, several Iranian dynasties manage to establish themselves as  independent rulers in their own right, propagating and transforming Iranian traditions and cultures in a changing environment. We will be covering such figures Mithridates I Ktistes, the founder of the Kingdom of Pontus, Orontes I, ruler of horse-rearing Armenia, and Amastris, the last Achaemenid princess and first Hellenistic queen. Title Theme: Seikilos Epitapth with the Lyre of Apollo, played by Lina Palera (https://soundcloud.com/user-994392473) Show Links Website/Episode Notes: (https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/2020/08/02/048-persian-iranian-survival-in-a-hellenistic-world/) Episode 048 Transcript: (persian-iranian-survival-transcript.pdf">https://hellenisticagepodcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/048-persian-iranian-survival-transcript.pdf) King of Kings Podcast Website (https://anchor.fm/king-of-kings-podcast) iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/king-of-kings/id1511455491) Twitter (https://twitter.com/persiacast) Show Merchandise: Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/HellenisticAgePod) Donations: Ko-Fi (fi.com/hellenisticagepodcast">https://ko-fi.com/hellenisticagepodcast) Amazon Book Wish List (https://tinyurl.com/vfw6ask)