220 Episodes

  1. Industry 2 - The Stuff of Life

    Published: 5/4/2022

  2. Industry 1 - The Earthen World

    Published: 4/20/2022

  3. Listener Questions

    Published: 4/6/2022

  4. Sumer in Genesis

    Published: 3/23/2022

  5. Canaan 9 - Baal and Mot

    Published: 3/9/2022

  6. Canaan 8 - The Feast of Baal

    Published: 2/23/2022

  7. Songs 1 - Ancient Akkadian Love Songs

    Published: 2/13/2022

  8. Canaan 7 - The Baal Cycle

    Published: 2/9/2022

  9. Canaan 6 - Aqhat and Daniel

    Published: 1/26/2022

  10. Canaan 5 - The Legend of Kirta

    Published: 1/12/2022

  11. Canaan 4 - Ugarit's Final Century

    Published: 12/29/2021

  12. Canaan 3 - The City of Ugarit

    Published: 12/15/2021

  13. Canaan 2 - The Amarna Age in Canaan

    Published: 12/1/2021

  14. Canaan 1 - Bronze Age Levant

    Published: 11/17/2021

  15. The Oldest Games

    Published: 11/3/2021

  16. Elamite 4 - Elamite Religion

    Published: 10/20/2021

  17. Elamite 3 - The Grand Regents of Elam

    Published: 10/6/2021

  18. Elamite 2 - Elamite Renaissances

    Published: 9/22/2021

  19. Elamite 1 - Back to the Beginning

    Published: 9/8/2021

  20. OS 96 - Fall of the Hittite Empire

    Published: 9/1/2021

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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.