What Tom Holland has said about Achaemenid Empire
1 quote · 1 episode · May 10, 2026
Tom Holland, English actor cast as Telemachus, has been quoted on Achaemenid Empire once in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on May 10, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Holland credits Darius's fiscal and tribute skills as being at least as important as his generalship, comparing him to Augustus.
“it is precisely this mastery of tribute and of fiscal policy and so on that actually is at least as important as his talents as a general”
The Rest Is History: 668. Greece vs Persia: The Rise of the First Superpower (Part 1) (May 10, 2026) · Listen from 25:13
Episodes
668. Greece vs Persia: The Rise of the First Superpower (Part 1)The Rest Is History · May 10, 2026 · 1 h 13 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace Darius I's rise, the Ionian Revolt and Athens' role in burning Sardis, leading up to the Persian landing at Marathon in 490 BC.
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