Oldest Stories
A podcast by James Bleckley - Wednesdays
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188 Episodes
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OS 83 - Vengeance, Mortal and Divine
Published: 6/2/2021 -
OS 82 - Suppiluliuma Irritates Egypt
Published: 5/26/2021 -
OS 81 - King Tushratta Begs and Runs Away
Published: 5/19/2021 -
OS 80 - The Storm Before The Calm
Published: 5/12/2021 -
OS 79 - Magic and Medicine in Hattusa
Published: 5/5/2021 -
OS 78 - Foreigners and Vassals of Hatti
Published: 4/28/2021 -
OS 77 - Idrimi's Adventure and Tudhaliya's Invasion
Published: 4/21/2021 -
OS 76 - The Amarna Mailbag
Published: 4/14/2021 -
OS 75 - Building Babylonia
Published: 4/7/2021 -
OS 74 - A New Dawn for Babylon
Published: 3/31/2021 -
OS 73 - Corruption in Nuzi
Published: 3/24/2021 -
Bonus 4 - Akitu New Year Special
Published: 3/17/2021 -
OS72 - Lawyers of Nuzi
Published: 3/10/2021 -
OS 71 - Hurrian Wisdom
Published: 3/3/2021 -
OS 70 - Mighty Monsters of Mitanni
Published: 2/24/2021 -
OS 69 - Kumarbi Strikes Back
Published: 2/17/2021 -
OS 68 - The Song of Kumarbi
Published: 2/10/2021 -
OS 67 - Late Bronze Age Warfare
Published: 2/3/2021 -
OS 66 - Enter the Arena
Published: 1/20/2021 -
OS 65 - Disorder in the Court
Published: 1/13/2021
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.