Oldest Stories

A podcast by James Bleckley - Wednesdays

Wednesdays

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188 Episodes

  1. OS 64 - Village Economics

    Published: 1/6/2021
  2. OS 63 - Village People

    Published: 12/30/2020
  3. OS 62 - The Man Who Changed The World, Mursili I

    Published: 12/23/2020
  4. OS 61 - The Conqueror's Triumph and Death

    Published: 12/16/2020
  5. OS 60 - Telipinu, the Vanishing God

    Published: 12/9/2020
  6. OS 59 - The Conquering Lion, Hattusili I

    Published: 12/2/2020
  7. OS 58 - Rise of the Hittites

    Published: 11/25/2020
  8. OS 57 - Ancient Anatolia

    Published: 11/18/2020
  9. OS 56 - Obscure Struggles in Assyria

    Published: 11/11/2020
  10. Bonus 3 - Lament for Ur

    Published: 11/4/2020
  11. Bonus 2 - Fanciful Notions of Antiquity

    Published: 10/27/2020
  12. OS 55 - Days of Quiet Prosperity

    Published: 10/21/2020
  13. OS 54 - Soldier of Babylon, Ubarum

    Published: 10/14/2020
  14. OS 53 - Poem of the Righteous Sufferer

    Published: 10/7/2020
  15. OS 52 - Theogony of Dunnu and The Education of Scribes

    Published: 9/30/2020
  16. OS 51 - The New Order

    Published: 9/23/2020
  17. OS 50 - Hammurabi's Code of Laws

    Published: 9/16/2020
  18. OS 49 - Hammurabi's Death and Legacy

    Published: 9/9/2020
  19. OS 48 - Hammurabi's Women and Slaves

    Published: 9/2/2020
  20. Bonus 1 - The Slaying of Illuyanka

    Published: 8/30/2020

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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.