Oldest Stories

A podcast by James Bleckley - Wednesdays

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188 Episodes

  1. OS 83 - Vengeance, Mortal and Divine

    Published: 6/2/2021
  2. OS 82 - Suppiluliuma Irritates Egypt

    Published: 5/26/2021
  3. OS 81 - King Tushratta Begs and Runs Away

    Published: 5/19/2021
  4. OS 80 - The Storm Before The Calm

    Published: 5/12/2021
  5. OS 79 - Magic and Medicine in Hattusa

    Published: 5/5/2021
  6. OS 78 - Foreigners and Vassals of Hatti

    Published: 4/28/2021
  7. OS 77 - Idrimi's Adventure and Tudhaliya's Invasion

    Published: 4/21/2021
  8. OS 76 - The Amarna Mailbag

    Published: 4/14/2021
  9. OS 75 - Building Babylonia

    Published: 4/7/2021
  10. OS 74 - A New Dawn for Babylon

    Published: 3/31/2021
  11. OS 73 - Corruption in Nuzi

    Published: 3/24/2021
  12. Bonus 4 - Akitu New Year Special

    Published: 3/17/2021
  13. OS72 - Lawyers of Nuzi

    Published: 3/10/2021
  14. OS 71 - Hurrian Wisdom

    Published: 3/3/2021
  15. OS 70 - Mighty Monsters of Mitanni

    Published: 2/24/2021
  16. OS 69 - Kumarbi Strikes Back

    Published: 2/17/2021
  17. OS 68 - The Song of Kumarbi

    Published: 2/10/2021
  18. OS 67 - Late Bronze Age Warfare

    Published: 2/3/2021
  19. OS 66 - Enter the Arena

    Published: 1/20/2021
  20. OS 65 - Disorder in the Court

    Published: 1/13/2021

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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.