Oldest Stories
A podcast by James Bleckley - Wednesdays
202 Episodes
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Elamite 1 - Back to the Beginning
Published: 9/8/2021 -
OS 96 - Fall of the Hittite Empire
Published: 9/1/2021 -
OS 95 - Hattusili Secures His Legacy
Published: 8/25/2021 -
OS 94 - Hattusili the Peace Maker
Published: 8/18/2021 -
OS 93 - Hattusili's Palace Drama
Published: 8/11/2021 -
OS 92 - Nergal and Ereshkigal
Published: 8/4/2021 -
OS 91 - A Muddy Mesopotamian Mess
Published: 7/28/2021 -
OS 90 - Tukulti-Ninurta's Victories
Published: 7/21/2021 -
OS 89 - The Peaceful Decline of Kassite Babylon
Published: 7/14/2021 -
OS 88 - The Destruction of Mitanni
Published: 7/7/2021 -
OS 87 - Rebirth of an Old City
Published: 6/30/2021 -
OS 86 - The Battle of Kadesh
Published: 6/23/2021 -
OS 85 - New Cities and New Villains
Published: 6/16/2021 -
OS 84 - Mursili's Plague
Published: 6/9/2021 -
OS 83 - Vengeance, Mortal and Divine
Published: 6/2/2021 -
OS 82 - Suppiluliuma Irritates Egypt
Published: 5/26/2021 -
OS 81 - King Tushratta Begs and Runs Away
Published: 5/19/2021 -
OS 80 - The Storm Before The Calm
Published: 5/12/2021 -
OS 79 - Magic and Medicine in Hattusa
Published: 5/5/2021 -
OS 78 - Foreigners and Vassals of Hatti
Published: 4/28/2021
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.