History and myth of the Cradle of Civilization, bronze age Mesopotamia, beginning with the dawn of w
Today we watch the decline of Kassite Babylon, from which distressingly little survives. We look at
Today we will take a journey through the cultural achievements of Kassite Babylon, which are beginni
Finally, the city of Assur wakes up and shakes off the dust of its centuries long obscurity, rising
Huge apologies for the whistling. That is my internal cue to edit that part. and something seems to
This episode is a good place for new listeners to start if you are interested in the final years of
While he can easily be overshadowed by the military accomplishments of his father Suppiluliuma and h
We have a bit of a hodge podge here as we finish up the reign of Suppiluliuma and move into his succ
In the aftermath of one of the greatest campaigns of the bronze age, Suppiluliuma's Hittites need to
Today we will start the great and storied reign of Hittite Great King Suppiluliuma I and his campaig
Today the Hittite Empire will fall, pretty much completely, and be replaced by the western Anatolian
Magic, science, and medicine are our topic today, focusing primarily one the good number of document
Things are tough for the Hittite Empire. The vassals who promise to be loyal keep being disloyal, th
We return to Anatolia, where our tale remains just as poorly documented and fast moving as it is in
The Amarna letters are famous because nowhere else in bronze age history do we have a cache of docum
The growth of Kassite Babylonia, also called Karduniash, continues apace. Just like last week, Kassi
Babylon is reborn! Following the decline and sack of Babylon, the entire region was devastated for d
True crime! Corruption in city hall! A gang of thugs terrorizing a town! One of the most interesting
Happy Mesopotamian New Year! Akitu was celebrated at the start of the year from Sumerian times until
Today we have a very real discussion about some very real people, hearing from the Hurrians in their
The Hurrian Song of Release is an odd text. Part wisdom, part legend, the best we can guess is that
