220 Episoade

  1. The Rise and Fall and Rise Again of Dur-Sharrukin

    Publicat: 17.12.2025

  2. The Ascendency of Sargon II

    Publicat: 03.12.2025

  3. The Ill-Omened Origins of Sargon II

    Publicat: 19.11.2025

  4. Shalmaneser the Least

    Publicat: 05.11.2025

  5. Tiglath-Pileser Defeats Israel

    Publicat: 22.10.2025

  6. Mesopotamia and the Occult: Discussions on the Ancient World

    Publicat: 18.10.2025

  7. Mesopotamia and the Occult: The Mortal King in Depth

    Publicat: 11.10.2025

  8. Mesopotamia and the Occult: Dying and Rising in Depth

    Publicat: 04.10.2025

  9. Mesopotamia and the Occult: The Passionate Woman in Depth

    Publicat: 27.09.2025

  10. The Four Failures of Tiglath-Pileser III

    Publicat: 20.08.2025

  11. Deportation, Castration, and Education - The Foundations of Neo-Assyria

    Publicat: 06.08.2025

  12. The Full Story of Ea-Nasir's Copper

    Publicat: 23.07.2025

  13. Establishing Assyrian Dominance

    Publicat: 09.07.2025

  14. Tiglath-Pileser's Revolution

    Publicat: 25.06.2025

  15. The Assyrian Deep State

    Publicat: 11.06.2025

  16. OS 168 - The Golden Age of Urartu

    Publicat: 28.05.2025

  17. OS 167 - The Northern Wars: Etiuni, Urartu, and Diauehi

    Publicat: 14.05.2025

  18. OS 166 - The Forges of Urartu

    Publicat: 08.05.2025

  19. OS 165 - The Kings of Urartu

    Publicat: 16.04.2025

  20. OS 164 - The Rise of Urartu

    Publicat: 02.04.2025

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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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