About this podcast
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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Oldest Stories
About this podcast
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.
Recent episodes
- Assyrian Omen Science23 Sept · 51 min
- The Cimmerian Horse Lords9 Sept · 36 min
- Esarhaddon and the Empire That Ran Itself26 Aug · 43 min
- The Lessons of Ahiqar29 Jul · 45 min
- Sennacherib’s Last Omen15 Jul · 38 min
- The Bottom of the Mesopotamia Iceberg1 Jul · 52 min
- Sennacherib Builds a Paradise in Nineveh17 Jun · 39 min
- Lachish and How an Assyrian Siege Worked3 Jun · 52 min
- Sennacherib vs Hezekiah in 701 BCE: Isaiah and the Battle of Eltekeh6 May · 45 min
- Babylon Had It Coming22 Apr · 1 h 03 min
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