Oldest Stories
A podcast by James Bleckley - Wednesdays
202 Episodes
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OS 58 - Rise of the Hittites
Published: 11/25/2020 -
OS 57 - Ancient Anatolia
Published: 11/18/2020 -
OS 56 - Obscure Struggles in Assyria
Published: 11/11/2020 -
Bonus 3 - Lament for Ur
Published: 11/4/2020 -
Bonus 2 - Fanciful Notions of Antiquity
Published: 10/27/2020 -
OS 55 - Days of Quiet Prosperity
Published: 10/21/2020 -
OS 54 - Soldier of Babylon, Ubarum
Published: 10/14/2020 -
OS 53 - Poem of the Righteous Sufferer
Published: 10/7/2020 -
OS 52 - Theogony of Dunnu and The Education of Scribes
Published: 9/30/2020 -
OS 51 - The New Order
Published: 9/23/2020 -
OS 50 - Hammurabi's Code of Laws
Published: 9/16/2020 -
OS 49 - Hammurabi's Death and Legacy
Published: 9/9/2020 -
OS 48 - Hammurabi's Women and Slaves
Published: 9/2/2020 -
Bonus 1 - The Slaying of Illuyanka
Published: 8/30/2020 -
OS 47 - Hammurabi's Rebels and Oracles
Published: 8/26/2020 -
OS 46 - Hammurabi's Northern Conquests and Agricultural Power
Published: 8/19/2020 -
OS 45 - Hammurabi's Medicine and Justice
Published: 8/12/2020 -
OS 44 - Hammurabi's Military and Elamite War
Published: 8/5/2020 -
OS 43 - Hammurabi's Siegecraft and Diplomacy
Published: 7/29/2020 -
OS 42 - Hammurabi's Kingdom and Character
Published: 7/22/2020
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.