History and myth of the Cradle of Civilization, bronze age Mesopotamia, beginning with the dawn of w
Today we are going to look at the reign of Adad-Apla-Iddina, the fact that he was hit by some brutal
This week, Tiglath-Pileser is going to kill more people, just like last week. But now he is going to
Today we see Assur rise mightily with Tiglath-Pileser I, and we see the seeds of another century of
For a Babylonian polytheist, the gods are worshipped with the explicit expectation that divine vener
Nabu-Kudurri-Usur, the first Nebuchadnezzar, rescued the statue of Marduk from Elam after a grueling
In Babylon rules Nebuchadnezzar the first. He isn't the Nebuchadnezzar that we remember today, but h
Welcome to the iron age. Though the international system of the late bronze age has collapsed under
This is a summary of the bronze age in ancient Mesopotamia, covering the years about 3000 BCE to 120
Today we have a history of metals, mining and metalworking in the bronze age near east. The story te
This is part 2 of our look at clothing and how it was manufactured in the bronze age near east. If y
Clothing is foundational to civilization. In the bible, it is humanity's first invention. In Mesopot
Nowadays we tend to give Shamash, the Mesopotamian sun god, a bit less respect than he is probably d
Ishtar, the passionate goddess of love and war from ancient Mesopotamia has had a long life, histori
Our tale of daily life continues. The harvest is over, but the work continues, as there are many ste
Today we are talking all about the sort of industry that would have occupied most of the attention o
Perhaps the defining material of ancient Mesopotamia was dirt. Buildings were made by mud brick, and
A long time ago I asked for listener questions, and also posted a call for questions over on tiktok,
Here by popular demand and my own personal interest, an overview of the first eleven chapters of the
Today we conclude the Baal cycle with the epic final confrontation between Baal Hadad, rightful lord
If anyone is on Tiktok, there is a new oldeststories channel over there where I am posting facts eac
