Oldest Stories

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Oldest Stories

by James Bleckley

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.

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1

The Golden Years of Sargon II

30:47 Mar 11, 2026

2

Neo-Assyrian Imperial Administration

46:40 Feb 25, 2026

3

The Great Invasion of Urartu

41:51 Feb 11, 2026

4

The Composition of the Sargonid Army

50:39 Jan 28, 2026

5

The Environment in which the Assyrian Army Emerged

41:37 Jan 14, 2026

6

A Tour of Dur-Sharrukin

41:34 Dec 31, 2025

7

The Rise and Fall and Rise Again of Dur-Sharrukin

46:18 Dec 17, 2025

8

The Ascendency of Sargon II

48:53 Dec 3, 2025

9

The Ill-Omened Origins of Sargon II

45:25 Nov 19, 2025

10

Shalmaneser the Least

35:42 Nov 5, 2025

11

Tiglath-Pileser Defeats Israel

33:30 Oct 22, 2025

12

Mesopotamia and the Occult: Discussions on the Ancient World

1:04:58 Oct 18, 2025

13

Mesopotamia and the Occult: The Mortal King in Depth

1:57:59 Oct 11, 2025

14

Mesopotamia and the Occult: Dying and Rising in Depth

1:41:40 Oct 4, 2025

15

Mesopotamia and the Occult: The Passionate Woman in Depth

1:39:14 Sep 27, 2025

16

The Four Failures of Tiglath-Pileser III

40:00 Aug 20, 2025

17

Deportation, Castration, and Education - The Foundations of Neo-Assyria

58:34 Aug 6, 2025

18

The Full Story of Ea-Nasir's Copper

52:01 Jul 23, 2025

19

Establishing Assyrian Dominance

48:31 Jul 9, 2025

20

Tiglath-Pileser's Revolution

45:38 Jun 25, 2025

21

The Assyrian Deep State

36:09 Jun 11, 2025

22

OS 168 - The Golden Age of Urartu

37:53 May 28, 2025

23

OS 167 - The Northern Wars: Etiuni, Urartu, and Diauehi

34:36 May 14, 2025

24

OS 166 - The Forges of Urartu

36:42 May 8, 2025

25

OS 165 - The Kings of Urartu

37:50 Apr 16, 2025

26

OS 164 - The Rise of Urartu

37:12 Apr 2, 2025

27

OS 163 - The Birth of Urartu

33:48 Mar 19, 2025

28

OS 162 - The Rise of Phrygia

36:16 Mar 5, 2025

29

OS 161 - A Kingdom of Honey and Blood: The Suhu Rebellion

49:02 Feb 19, 2025

30

OS 160 - Graham Hancock and the Philosophy of Archeology

52:41 Feb 5, 2025

31

OS 159 - Slaves and Bronze in Iron Age Assyria

47:50 Jan 22, 2025

32

OS 158 - The Glorious Magnates of Assyria

34:49 Jan 8, 2025

33

OS 157 - Women and Horses, the Constraints of Assyria

36:17 Dec 25, 2024

34

OS 156 - The Mythical Semiramis in Ancient History

53:31 Dec 11, 2024

35

OS 155 - The Angry Puppet: Shamshi-Adad V

42:55 Nov 27, 2024

36

OS 154 - Assyrian Civil War: Magnate Edition

40:46 Nov 13, 2024

37

OS 153 - Shalmaneser Delegates Authority

42:17 Oct 30, 2024

38

OS 152 - The Smothered Spark of Babylon's Dark Age

48:28 Oct 16, 2024

39

OS 151 - The Glowing Embers of Babylon's Dark Age

38:53 Oct 2, 2024

40

OS 150 - The Battle of Qarqar

44:23 Aug 28, 2024

41

OS 149 - Shalmaneser Upends the Levant

41:44 Aug 14, 2024

42

OS 148 - Shalmaneser Takes the Throne

38:13 Jul 31, 2024

43

OS 147 - From the River to the Sea

35:42 Jul 17, 2024

44

The Early History of Near Eastern Cavalry

26:14 Jul 3, 2024

45

OS 146 - How Assyria Operated

36:51 Jun 19, 2024

46

OS 145 - The Early Neo-Assyrian Army

40:21 Jun 5, 2024

47

OS 144 - Call of Calhu

45:55 May 22, 2024

48

OS 143 - Assurnasirpal Has Too Much Energy

38:22 May 8, 2024

49

OS 142 - The Assyrian Empire Takes Shape

39:54 Apr 24, 2024

50

OS 141 - The Unintended Aramization of Assyria

42:09 Apr 10, 2024

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