The Ancient World Podcast
1) Episode A9 - Seventy Kings
Synopsis: With the fall of the Old Kingdom, power devolves to the various nomes. The Herakleopolitan House of Khety extends control over most of Egypt before eventually being defeated and deposed by t...Show More
2) Episode A8 - Who Was King
[NOTE: This new version features improved audio] Synopsis: The impacts of the Aridification Event lead to Akkadian collapse. Gudea of Lagash asserts independence and shepherds the south through the a...Show More
3) Episode A8 - Who Was King
Synopsis: The impacts of the Aridification Event lead to Akkadian collapse. Gudea of Lagash asserts independence and shepherds the south through the aftermath. The brief period of Guti domination is t...Show More
4) Episode A7 - The Abode of Clouds
Synopsis: The science behind the 4.2 kiloyear BPE Aridification Event. âThe great farming tracts brought forth no grain, The irrigated farming tracts brought forth no fish, The well-watered orchard...Show More
5) 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
6) 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
7) 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
8) 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
9) 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
10) 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