“So it was that the Persians, who had once been the slaves of the Medes, became their masters.“ – Herodotus Nebuchadnezzar II turned Babylon into the most magnificent city of the ancient world, but the Chaldean line dissipated in his wake. Nabonidus’ fervent devotion to […]
Episode 25 – The Voyage of Solon
“Ahmose became a lover of the Hellenes; and besides other proofs of friendship which he gave to several among them, he also granted the city of Naucratis for those of them who came to Egypt to dwell in; and to those who did not desire […]
Quick (One-Question) Listener Poll
(Also anonymous, and all that)With the current series ending over the next few months, I wanted to gauge how many (local?) listeners might be interested in attending some sort of informal wrap-party in SF. Let me know what you think:http://www.eSurveysPro.com/Survey.aspx?id=4e63abd5-0ba2-4abf-bae7-e9c531afaea7 Thanks!Scott C.
Anniversary and Milestones
Greetings TAW listeners! April 4, 2013 will mark the one year anniversary since this podcast was first launched, and what an amazing year it’s been. I wanted to thank you all – not only for your kind words, wonderful iTunes reviews, and lovely Facebook posts […]
Episode 24 – A Wolf Among Hounds
“I freed those here who suffered unseemly enslavement and feared the tempers of their masters. I did this by harnessing force and justice together with power, and I carried through my promises. I wrote statues alike for those of high and of low social status, […]
Episode 23 – Captives of Babylon
“So they took the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he pronounced judgment on him. Then the king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. And he killed all the […]
Episode 22 – The Fifth Generation
“But when earth had covered this generation also, Zeus the son of Cronos made yet another, the fourth, upon the fruitful earth, which was nobler and more righteous, a god-like race of hero-men who are called demi-gods, the race before our own, throughout the boundless […]
Episode 21 – For the Sake of Distant Days
“Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? Whence shall I seek comforters for thee?” – Nahum 3:7 Ashurbanipal spent the end of his reign establishing a library of Mesopotamian knowledge and culture. Twenty years after his death, internal discord and powerful enemies combined to […]
Blogger and iTunes
I just found out that the first few episodes of TAW are no longer showing up on iTunes, which is obviously an issue for new subscribers. I’m working to address the issue, but in the meantime, if any listeners have any advice on making Blogger […]
Episode 20 – The House of Succession
In the mid-seventh century BC, Nubia and Assyria struggled for control over Egypt before the kingdom regained independence under the pharaoh Psamtik I. King Gyges of Lydia drove the Cimmerians from western Anatolia and sent Greek mercenaries to reinforce the pharaoh’s armies. Ashurbanipal spent decades […]