Oldest Stories
A podcast by James Bleckley - Wednesdays
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188 Episodes
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OS 64 - Village Economics
Published: 1/6/2021 -
OS 63 - Village People
Published: 12/30/2020 -
OS 62 - The Man Who Changed The World, Mursili I
Published: 12/23/2020 -
OS 61 - The Conqueror's Triumph and Death
Published: 12/16/2020 -
OS 60 - Telipinu, the Vanishing God
Published: 12/9/2020 -
OS 59 - The Conquering Lion, Hattusili I
Published: 12/2/2020 -
OS 58 - Rise of the Hittites
Published: 11/25/2020 -
OS 57 - Ancient Anatolia
Published: 11/18/2020 -
OS 56 - Obscure Struggles in Assyria
Published: 11/11/2020 -
Bonus 3 - Lament for Ur
Published: 11/4/2020 -
Bonus 2 - Fanciful Notions of Antiquity
Published: 10/27/2020 -
OS 55 - Days of Quiet Prosperity
Published: 10/21/2020 -
OS 54 - Soldier of Babylon, Ubarum
Published: 10/14/2020 -
OS 53 - Poem of the Righteous Sufferer
Published: 10/7/2020 -
OS 52 - Theogony of Dunnu and The Education of Scribes
Published: 9/30/2020 -
OS 51 - The New Order
Published: 9/23/2020 -
OS 50 - Hammurabi's Code of Laws
Published: 9/16/2020 -
OS 49 - Hammurabi's Death and Legacy
Published: 9/9/2020 -
OS 48 - Hammurabi's Women and Slaves
Published: 9/2/2020 -
Bonus 1 - The Slaying of Illuyanka
Published: 8/30/2020
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.