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Oldest Stories

Oldest Stories

James Bleckley
Uitgebracht: 2021-09-22
© James Bleckley
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103 afleveringen
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Luister in Apple Podcasts
Uitgebracht: 2021-09-22
© James Bleckley
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Elamite 2 - Elamite Renaissances

Elamite 2 - Elamite Renaissances

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In the last years of the Akkadian Empire, Elam managed to seize its independence. The first fully independent King of Elam was Puzur-Inshushinak, who went on to rule Elam’s first real empire. He ruled from the Dasht-e Lut and the Persian Gulf to the Zagros Mountains and the Euphrates, taking advantage of the chaotic politics of Gutian Mesopotamia. Near the end of his life, Puzur-Inshushinak met his match in the form of Ur-Namma and the Third Dynasty of Ur, who pushed him back out of Mesopotamia, conquered Susa, and brought an end to the power of Awan in Elam. In its place, Shimashki rose up as the new power in the Elamite highlands which was able to invade and conquer Ur when the third dynasty went into decline, brining an end to another Mesopotamian empire.
This is a guest episode of the Oldest Stories hiatus, brought to you by the fantastic Trevor Culley of the History of Persia podcast, over at https://historyofpersiapodcast.com/ . Trevor's show is in a lot of ways the sequel to the Oldest Stories, picking up with the tale of the Persian empire right around the fall of the Neo-Babylonian one in 539BCE. Over in his own feed, he has done a fantastic job of bringing the history of that empire to life, both in the narratives of kings and conquests and in the leisurely walks through the internal shape, cultures, and lifestyles of the Persian Empire. I am a fan of this show, and I think you will be, too.
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Releasedatum: 22-9-2021 04:00:36

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This show is focused on the history and myth of the Cradle of Civilization, bronze age Mesopotamia, beginning with the dawn of writing. The show will cover the full history of Mesopotamia, from Gilgamesh to Nabonidas, a span of some 2500 years, with myths of heroes and gods, and tales of daily life peppered throughout. New episodes every Wednesday. Online at oldeststories.net.

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Apple Podcasts: Recensies van klanten

2020-09-12

A relatively casual but highly entertaining journey trough the Bronze Age

James Bleckley takes you on a journey trough the Bronze Age in a very casual manner, this is not what I would call a 'scholarly' podcast. He takes liberties, unapologetically ignores alternative interpretations he dislikes, but on the other hand, certainly does his homework for each episode.
It is so casual in fact I almost stopped listening after the first episode, but I am very glad I did not, as it actually is very good, and as the show progresses he becomes much better at making things a little more 'historical', while keeping things light and entertaining.
So if you are looking for a relatively light introduction to the Bronze Age this is a great podcast.
Sometimes things will get very fragmentary and disjointed, and thus hard to follow, but this is simply the problem with the Bronze Age history in general, which is filled with massive gaps and fragementary scraps of history. He does a decent job of trying to keep things understandable and again gets much better at this as the show matures.
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