The Ill-Omened Origins of Sargon II
Listen all the way to the end for a special musical feature about Sargon II. This episode explores one of the most pivotal and least understood turning points in Neo-Assyrian history, examining the ri...
19 Nov 202545min
Shalmaneser the Least
In 727 BCE, the death of Tiglath-Pileser III—one of Assyria’s greatest reformers and conquerors—brought to the throne his son Ululayu, known to history by his regnal name Shalmaneser V. This episode o...
5 Nov 202535min
Tiglath-Pileser Defeats Israel
Yes, there are more important things in the Syro-Ephraimite war than Israel's defeat, but the whole three year campaign is hugely important in world history, even if the things we consider to have bee...
22 Okt 202533min
Mesopotamia and the Occult: Discussions on the Ancient World
Nathaniel Heutmaker of the Grail Sciences Podcast and James Bleckley of the Oldest Stories podcast sat down to discuss Mesopotamian myth from an occult perspective. But they ended up sitting for hours...
18 Okt 20251h 4min
Mesopotamia and the Occult: The Mortal King in Depth
Gilgamesh is the oldest and greatest hero of recorded human legend. The epic as a whole questions what it means to be human, warns of the dangers of spurning a beautiful woman, and meditates deeply on...
11 Okt 20251h 57min
Mesopotamia and the Occult: Dying and Rising in Depth
Dumuzid, the oldest known exemplar of the dying and rising king, is also in many ways the most exceptional. Lover of Inanna, he was apparently quite done with her passionate antics and celebrated when...
4 Okt 20251h 41min
Mesopotamia and the Occult: The Passionate Woman in Depth
Inanna, queen of heaven, who descended into the underworld. It is among the oldest stories of the mythology of the world, but also one of the most significant. James Bleckley of the Oldest Stories Pod...
27 Sep 20251h 39min
The Four Failures of Tiglath-Pileser III
In this episode of Oldest Stories, we explore the later reign of Tiglath-Pileser III, one of the most transformative kings of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. By the late 8th century BCE, Assyria’s power seem...
20 Aug 202540min
