The Ancient World Podcast
1) Episode A6 - The Reign of Ishtar
Synopsis: The Akkadian Empire reaches its zenith under the rule of Naram-Sin. âIts king, the shepherd, Naram-Sin, Shone forth like sunrise on the holy throne of Agade, Its walls, like a mountain ra...Show More
2) Episode A5 - The Cupbearer
Synopsis: Sargon of Akkad forges the worldâs first Empire. âAfter Enlilâs baleful glare Had slain Kish like the Bull of Heaven, Had slaughtered house and land of Uruk in the dust, Â Â Â Â like that ...Show More
3) Episode A4 - The Pinnacle
Synopsis: This episode covers the rise and fall of the Egyptian Old Kingdom. âThe Second Dynasty consists of nine kings of This. The first was Boethos, for 38 years. In his reign a chasm opened at Bu...Show More
4) 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 pharaoh Ramesses II. More details from Dominic bel...Show More
5) Episode A3 - Kings of Kish
Synopsis: This episode covers the Early Dynastic Period in Sumer and northern Syria. âEannatum gave the great battle net of Enlil to the leader of Umma and made him swear to him by it. The leader of ...Show More
6) Episode A2 - The First Royal House
Synopsis: This episode covers the early civilizations of Egypt and the Caucasus region, including the Kura-Araxes and Maikop. âIn succession to the Spirits of the Dead and the Demigods, the Egyptians...Show More
7) Episode A1 - The Four Quarters
Synopsis: The launch of âThe Ancient World â Agesâ, a new series covering the Early Bronze Age Collapse (c. 2200 BC) and the remaking of Southwest Eurasia. We start things off with a discussion of the...Show More
8) 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, Tetrarch, conqueror, schemer, would-be ruler of the (D...Show More
9) 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, Tetrarch, conqueror, schemer, would-be ruler of the (D...Show More
10) 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 invasion of Anatolia leads to the deaths of two po...Show More