221 Episodes

  1. OS 57 - Ancient Anatolia

    Published: 18/11/2020

  2. OS 56 - Obscure Struggles in Assyria

    Published: 11/11/2020

  3. Bonus 3 - Lament for Ur

    Published: 04/11/2020

  4. Bonus 2 - Fanciful Notions of Antiquity

    Published: 27/10/2020

  5. OS 55 - Days of Quiet Prosperity

    Published: 21/10/2020

  6. OS 54 - Soldier of Babylon, Ubarum

    Published: 14/10/2020

  7. OS 53 - Poem of the Righteous Sufferer

    Published: 07/10/2020

  8. OS 52 - Theogony of Dunnu and The Education of Scribes

    Published: 30/09/2020

  9. OS 51 - The New Order

    Published: 23/09/2020

  10. OS 50 - Hammurabi's Code of Laws

    Published: 16/09/2020

  11. OS 49 - Hammurabi's Death and Legacy

    Published: 09/09/2020

  12. OS 48 - Hammurabi's Women and Slaves

    Published: 02/09/2020

  13. Bonus 1 - The Slaying of Illuyanka

    Published: 30/08/2020

  14. OS 47 - Hammurabi's Rebels and Oracles

    Published: 26/08/2020

  15. OS 46 - Hammurabi's Northern Conquests and Agricultural Power

    Published: 19/08/2020

  16. OS 45 - Hammurabi's Medicine and Justice

    Published: 12/08/2020

  17. OS 44 - Hammurabi's Military and Elamite War

    Published: 05/08/2020

  18. OS 43 - Hammurabi's Siegecraft and Diplomacy

    Published: 29/07/2020

  19. OS 42 - Hammurabi's Kingdom and Character

    Published: 22/07/2020

  20. OS 41 - Shamshi-Adad and the Upper Mesopotamian Empire

    Published: 15/07/2020

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History and myth of the Cradle of Civilization, bronze age Mesopotamia, beginning with the dawn of writing. The show will cover the full history of Mesopotamia, from Gilgamesh to Nabonidas, a span of some 2500 years, with myths of heroes and gods, and tales of daily life peppered throughout. Sumer, Akkad, Old Babylon, Hittites, and Israel have all been covered in depth, current episodes get deep into the Assyrian Empire. New episodes every other Wednesday. Online at oldeststories.net.

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