220 Episodes

  1. OS 21 - Surpassing Sargon with Naram-Sin

    Published: 2/26/2020

  2. OS 20 - Sargon, the Next Generation

    Published: 2/19/2020

  3. OS 19 - Sargon at war

    Published: 2/12/2020

  4. OS 18 - Sargon at Peace

    Published: 2/5/2020

  5. OS 17 - Sargon Rising

    Published: 1/29/2020

  6. OS 16 - Reform and Corruption in Lagash

    Published: 1/22/2020

  7. OS 15 - Kings and Wars in Lagash

    Published: 1/15/2020

  8. OS 14 - Ea, Tales from Creation

    Published: 1/8/2020

  9. OS 13 - The God of Action Heroes Ninurta

    Published: 1/1/2020

  10. OS 12 - Enlil, Lord of Wind

    Published: 12/25/2019

  11. OS 09 - Ishtar and Dumazid

    Published: 12/4/2019

  12. OS 08 - Ishtar Gains Power

    Published: 11/26/2019

  13. OS 07 - Gilgamesh, Utnapishtim, and Immortality

    Published: 11/20/2019

  14. OS 06 - Gilgamesh and the Bull of Heaven

    Published: 11/20/2019

  15. OS 05 - Gilgamesh Has Adventures

    Published: 11/13/2019

  16. OS 04 - Gilgamesh vs Humbaba

    Published: 11/10/2019

  17. OS 03 - Gilgamesh Tames Enkidu

    Published: 11/4/2019

  18. OS 2.5 - Before the Beginning

    Published: 10/31/2019

  19. OS 02 - Lugalbanda's Adventures

    Published: 10/30/2019

  20. OS 01 - Enmerkar and Aratta

    Published: 10/28/2019

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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.