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Episode A14 - Fame Imperishable
Season 2 Episode 14
Synopsis: The fall of Old Europe and dissolution of the Cucuteni-Tripolye Culture left horse-riding steppe-herders the unchallenged paradigm on the P…
1 day, 9 hours ago
Episode A13 - The Steppe and The Sewn
Season 2 Episode 13
SEASON 3 PREMIERE
Synopsis: Despite the generally inhospitable environment, many ancient hunter-gatherers made the Northern Steppe their home. During…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Episode A12 - The Flood
Season 2 Episode 12
SEASON 2 FINALE
Synopsis: Shulgi and his successors face major challenges to Ur III rule, including Amorite attacks, Sumerian rivals, and a newly-emb…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode A11 - Behind the Mountains
Season 2 Episode 11
Synopsis: The Proto-Elamite horizon sparked innovation and trade throughout Iran and Central Asia, and its collapse saw the emergence of numerous “se…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode A10 - The Sword of Sumer
Season 2 Episode 10
Synopsis: Ur-Namma unifies Sumer and ejects the Elamites. His son, King Shulgi, designs a new empire and begins a push for Zagros domination.
“The tr…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode A9 - Seventy Kings
Season 2 Episode 9
Synopsis: With the fall of the Old Kingdom, power devolves to the various nomes. The Herakleopolitan House of Khety extends control over most of Egyp…
7 months, 1 week ago
Episode A8 - Who Was King
Season 2 Episode 8
[NOTE: This new version features improved audio]
Synopsis: The impacts of the Aridification Event lead to Akkadian collapse. Gudea of Lagash asserts …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode A8 - Who Was King
Season 2 Episode 8
Synopsis: The impacts of the Aridification Event lead to Akkadian collapse. Gudea of Lagash asserts independence and shepherds the south through the …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode A7 - The Abode of Clouds
Season 2
Synopsis: The science behind the 4.2 kiloyear BPE Aridification Event.
“The great farming tracts brought forth no grain,
The irrigated farming tracts…
8 months, 1 week ago
Episode A6 - The Reign of Ishtar
Season 2 Episode 6
Synopsis: The Akkadian Empire reaches its zenith under the rule of Naram-Sin.
“Its king, the shepherd, Naram-Sin,
Shone forth like sunrise on the hol…
1 year, 1 month ago