OS 19 - Sargon at war
Here is the meat of the Sargon Legend, his conquests. But he wasn't just conquering for the sake of conquest, his empire was formed from a vision which shows his very deep understanding of logistics, ...
12 Feb 202036min
OS 18 - Sargon at Peace
What did Akkadian power look like on the ground, and what did daily life look like for the average Sumerian during this period? Today I will use the occasion of the rise of the Akkadian Empire to paus...
5 Feb 202030min
OS 17 - Sargon Rising
Today we look at the rise of the world's first empire, following the story of Sargon of Akkad's rise from the son of a gardener to the king of Sumer and Akkad. His rise and empire is bigger than can b...
29 Jan 202028min
OS 16 - Reform and Corruption in Lagash
Last time was the rise, this time is the fall of the city of Lagash, into corruption and military defeat. Can the hero of the people, great reformer Urukagina, save his city from certain destruction? ...
22 Jan 202030min
OS 15 - Kings and Wars in Lagash
This is a good place for new listeners to start, particularly those interested more in history than myth. War; war never changes. Forty five hundred years ago the men of Lagash made war against the ci...
15 Jan 202026min
OS 14 - Ea, Tales from Creation
The god of wisdom and crafting is the chillest of the gods, that is when he is not turning his family tree into a family telephone poll. The most generous and the most distressingly criminal of the go...
8 Jan 202031min
OS 13 - The God of Action Heroes Ninurta
The mountains will crumble and cities will tremble as Ninurta comes to put down a rebellion with maximum casualties and no Geneva Convention. Then he will teach us geology. The Sumerians are a funny b...
1 Jan 202029min
OS 12 - Enlil, Lord of Wind
He is a little bit creepy and king of the gods. He is Enlil, lord of wind, and today's episode is focused on the him as the head of the Sumerian pantheon. Online at oldeststories.net
25 Dec 201931min
