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Back to SearchEpisode A5 - The Cupbearer
Season 2 Episode 5
Synopsis: Sargon of Akkad forges the world’s first Empire.
“After Enlil’s baleful glare
Had slain Kish like the Bull of Heaven,
Had slaughtered house…
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode A4 - The Pinnacle
Season 2 Episode 4
Synopsis: This episode covers the rise and fall of the Egyptian Old Kingdom.
“The Second Dynasty consists of nine kings of This. The first was Boetho…
1 year, 2 months ago
Bonus Feed-Swap with The History of Egypt Podcast
Hi everyone! My friend Dominic at THoE and I are doing a feed-swap this week. It's a great chance to introduce you to his new set of episodes on the …
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode A3 - Kings of Kish
Season 2 Episode 3
Synopsis: This episode covers the Early Dynastic Period in Sumer and northern Syria.
“Eannatum gave the great battle net of Enlil to the leader of Um…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode A2 - The First Royal House
Season 2 Episode 2
Synopsis: This episode covers the early civilizations of Egypt and the Caucasus region, including the Kura-Araxes and Maikop.
“In succession to the S…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode A1 - The Four Quarters
Season 2 Episode 1
Synopsis: The launch of “The Ancient World – Ages”, a new series covering the Early Bronze Age Collapse (c. 2200 BC) and the remaking of Southwest Eu…
1 year, 4 months ago
Episode S8 - Decumbo
Synopsis: Part 2 of a two-part Spotlight series on the rise and fall of the Roman Emperor Galerius: refugee, herdsman, soldier, Caesar, Augustus, Tet…
2 years, 2 months ago
Episode S7 - Ascendo
Synopsis: Part 1 of a two-part Spotlight series on the rise and fall of the Roman Emperor Galerius: refugee, herdsman, soldier, Caesar, Augustus, Tet…
2 years, 2 months ago
Episode C30 - The Death of Kings
Synopsis: Faced with a series of disloyal vassals, Sargon conquers the remaining Neo-Hittite kingdoms and absorbs them into his empire. The Cimmerian…
2 years, 8 months ago
Episode C29 - City of the Raven
Synopsis: Rusa of Urartu wins early victories against Assyrian armies, but his intrigues in the Zagros kingdom of Mannea earn him Sargon’s wrath. Aft…
2 years, 8 months ago