202 Episodes

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

    Published: 7/15/2020
  2. OS 40 - Barbarian Kingdoms and Biblical Patriarchs

    Published: 7/8/2020
  3. OS 39 - The Merchants and Families of Assyria

    Published: 7/1/2020
  4. OS 38 - Rim-Sin the Pretty Good

    Published: 6/24/2020
  5. OS 37 - Petty Kings

    Published: 6/17/2020
  6. OS 36 - The Founding of Babylon

    Published: 6/10/2020
  7. OS 35 - Middle Bronze Age Warfare

    Published: 6/3/2020
  8. OS 34 - Age of Chaos

    Published: 5/27/2020
  9. OS 33 - A Time of Ritual and Law

    Published: 5/20/2020
  10. OS 32 - Lay of the Land

    Published: 5/13/2020
  11. OS 31 - First Men

    Published: 5/6/2020
  12. OS 30 - The Tablet of Destinies

    Published: 4/29/2020
  13. OS 29 - The Enuma Elish

    Published: 4/22/2020
  14. OS 28 - The Chamorros of Saipan

    Published: 4/15/2020
  15. OS 27 - The Study of Sumer and Ancient Aliens

    Published: 4/8/2020
  16. OS 26 - The Oldest Debates

    Published: 3/31/2020
  17. OS 25 - The Last Sumerian, Ibbi-Sin

    Published: 3/25/2020
  18. OS 24 - The Rebirth of Sumer

    Published: 3/18/2020
  19. OS 11 - Instructions Manual

    Published: 3/17/2020
  20. OS 10 - King Shulgi's Mailbag

    Published: 3/16/2020

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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.