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The Neo-Babylonian Empire and the Destruction of Jerusalem
Season 5 Episode 36
Despite controlling a huge swathe of the Near East for the better part of a century, the Neo-Babylonian Empire is nearly forgotten today, aside from one key act: the destruction of Jerusalem and the …
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
The Rise of the Persian Empire: Professor Matt Waters on Ancient Empires and Cyrus the Great
Season 5 Episode 35
The Persian Empire followed in the footsteps of the Assyrians and Babylonians, but it was a much different entity than its predecessors, and its founder - Cyrus the Great - deserves to be mentioned a…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
Summer Book Club: Dr. Keith Pluymers on Indigenous America
Season 5 Episode 34
It's summertime, and I hope you're reading some great books. Dr. Keith Pluymers joins me once again to talk about one that you all might enjoy, by the historian Pekka Hamalainen - Indigenous Continen…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
The Iron Fist of Empire and the Destruction of Israel and Judah
Season 5 Episode 33
Israel and Judah flourished for centuries as kingdoms on the margins of the Near East's great empires, but when the Assyrians turned their attention toward their smaller neighbors, disaster and destr…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
The Roots of Israel and Judah
Season 5 Episode 32
The roots of ancient Judaism, and the Abrahamic religions, are to be found in the arid hills and fertile valleys of Canaan more than 3,000 years ago. That was where the kingdoms of Israel and Judah c…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Headhunting, Migration, and Ancient DNA in Iron Age Europe: Interview with Professor Ian Armit
Season 5 Episode 31
Professor Ian Armit has ranged both widely and deeply over the study of European prehistory, examining everything from headhunting practices among the ancient Celts to migration in the Bronze and Iro…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Childhood, Motherhood, and the Body in Iron Age Europe: Interview with Professor Katharina Rebay-Salisbury
Season 5 Episode 30
Thanks to cutting-edge tools, archaeologists can study the lives of past people in ways that were never before possible. Professor Katharina Rebay-Salisbury applies those tools to children and mother…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
The Last Kings of Rome and the Foundation of the Roman Republic
Season 5 Episode 29
What really happened in the last years of the 6th century BC? The Romans believed that this was the time when they overthrew their last king, Tarquinius Superbus, and founded the Republic, but how mu…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
The Hallstatt Culture, the Celts, and the Rise of the European Iron Age
Season 5 Episode 28
The Hallstatt Culture defines the end of the Bronze Age and the beginning of the Iron Age in Continental Europe. It was a time of long-distance connections between rich and powerful elites, migration…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Burial Urns, Warrior Chiefs, and the Origins of the Celts
Season 5 Episode 27
While the Mediterranean world was experiencing its Bronze Age Collapse and the beginnings of the Iron Age, continental Europe north of the Alps was in the midst of its own fundamental transformation.…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago