Oldest Stories
James BleckleyHistory 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 i... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 178 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | History | |||
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King Tukulti-Ninurta II slows down the pace of conquest for a crucial decade. Conquest still happens, and at a breakneck pace, but compared to what we have seen and will see, it is much slower. More importantly, Tukulti-Ninurta spends a lot of his ti... more
Today we see Adad-Nirari bring huge quantities of Arameans into the Assyrian empire. This will change the linguistic fabric of the entire near east in time, but as we will see, at the time it just seemed like a set of good decisions, or at least impe... more
The king today is Adad-Nirari II, but we have a lot to discuss in the background as well. The Nairi get their spotlight right before they get destroyed, and we look at the dating system for the Neo-Assyrian period and why it is so reliable, compared ... more
Today we talk about iron working, economics and climate change. Then we watch Assur-Dan II flay his enemies alive and hang their skins from the city wall. The doldrums of the Bronze Age Collapse are now officially over and a new age is rising - an ag... more
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One of my favorite ancient history podcasts!
Podcast Addict5a month agoMarapalumbo- Amazing podcast
Cheerful and witty podcast that introduces the history of bronze-age Mesopotamia and the Levant. The host balances comprehensibility and comprehensiveness, and has clearly poured hundreds of hours into researching the content matter. Others may complain that the host isn’t a credentialed Assyriologist and occasionally slips up. I invite the critics to convince someone in this tiny field to put in the massive amount of time necessary to generate a comparably well-written podcast. Until then, I’ll... more
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Canada3 months ago - Great storytelling
Makes the oldest stories come alive.
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Denmark5 months ago - Old Testament
This is a great Podcast if you love the Old Testament.
Apple Podcasts5Elie MacUnited States7 months ago
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Apple Podcasts | #231 |  United Kingdom/History |
Apple Podcasts | #110 |  Brazil/History |
Apple Podcasts | #156 |  Philippines/History |
Apple Podcasts | #158 | Denmark/History |
Apple Podcasts | #213 |  Indonesia/History |
Apple Podcasts | #219 |  Israel/History |
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