Oldest Stories

A podcast by James Bleckley - Wednesdays

Wednesdays

Categories:

History

188 Episodes

  1. OS 151 - The Glowing Embers of Babylon's Dark Age

    Published: 10/2/2024

  2. OS 150 - The Battle of Qarqar

    Published: 8/28/2024

  3. OS 149 - Shalmaneser Upends the Levant

    Published: 8/14/2024

  4. OS 148 - Shalmaneser Takes the Throne

    Published: 7/31/2024

  5. OS 147 - From the River to the Sea

    Published: 7/17/2024

  6. The Early History of Near Eastern Cavalry

    Published: 7/3/2024

  7. OS 146 - How Assyria Operated

    Published: 6/19/2024

  8. OS 145 - The Early Neo-Assyrian Army

    Published: 6/5/2024

  9. OS 144 - Call of Calhu

    Published: 5/22/2024

  10. OS 143 - Assurnasirpal Has Too Much Energy

    Published: 5/8/2024

  11. OS 142 - The Assyrian Empire Takes Shape

    Published: 4/24/2024

  12. OS 141 - The Unintended Aramization of Assyria

    Published: 4/10/2024

  13. OS 140- The Dawning of a New Assyrian Empire

    Published: 3/27/2024

  14. OS 139 - An Iron King for an Iron Age

    Published: 3/13/2024

  15. OS 138 - Erra and Ishum Threaten Destruction

    Published: 2/28/2024

  16. OS 137 - The Oldest Dreams

    Published: 2/14/2024

  17. OS 136 - The Fifty Shades of Marduk

    Published: 1/31/2024

  18. OS 135 - Middle Class Demons of Mesopotamia

    Published: 1/17/2024

  19. OS 134 - Poverty, Pessimism, and Comedy in Ancient Mesopotamia

    Published: 1/3/2024

  20. The Theology Within History

    Published: 12/27/2023

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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.