James Bleckley
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Oldest Stories
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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The Lessons of Ahiqar
Sennacherib’s Last Omen
The Bottom of the Mesopotamia Iceberg
Sennacherib Builds a Paradise in Nineveh
Lachish and How an Assyrian Siege Worked
Sennacherib vs Hezekiah in 701 BCE: Isaiah and the Battle of Eltekeh
Babylon Had It Coming
Sennacherib's Inheritance
The Doom of Sargon II
AI and History
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