Oldest Stories
A podcast by James Bleckley - Wednesdays
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188 Episodes
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OS 151 - The Glowing Embers of Babylon's Dark Age
Published: 10/2/2024 -
OS 150 - The Battle of Qarqar
Published: 8/28/2024 -
OS 149 - Shalmaneser Upends the Levant
Published: 8/14/2024 -
OS 148 - Shalmaneser Takes the Throne
Published: 7/31/2024 -
OS 147 - From the River to the Sea
Published: 7/17/2024 -
The Early History of Near Eastern Cavalry
Published: 7/3/2024 -
OS 146 - How Assyria Operated
Published: 6/19/2024 -
OS 145 - The Early Neo-Assyrian Army
Published: 6/5/2024 -
OS 144 - Call of Calhu
Published: 5/22/2024 -
OS 143 - Assurnasirpal Has Too Much Energy
Published: 5/8/2024 -
OS 142 - The Assyrian Empire Takes Shape
Published: 4/24/2024 -
OS 141 - The Unintended Aramization of Assyria
Published: 4/10/2024 -
OS 140- The Dawning of a New Assyrian Empire
Published: 3/27/2024 -
OS 139 - An Iron King for an Iron Age
Published: 3/13/2024 -
OS 138 - Erra and Ishum Threaten Destruction
Published: 2/28/2024 -
OS 137 - The Oldest Dreams
Published: 2/14/2024 -
OS 136 - The Fifty Shades of Marduk
Published: 1/31/2024 -
OS 135 - Middle Class Demons of Mesopotamia
Published: 1/17/2024 -
OS 134 - Poverty, Pessimism, and Comedy in Ancient Mesopotamia
Published: 1/3/2024 -
The Theology Within History
Published: 12/27/2023
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.