# Oldest Stories

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Official site: https://oldeststories.net
Author: James Bleckley
Episodes: 235

## Resource

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. Sumer, Akkad, Old Babylon, Hittites, and Israel have all been covered in depth, current episodes get deep into the Assyrian Empire. New episodes every other Wednesday. Online at oldeststories.net.

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## Episodes
- [Sennacherib’s Last Omen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oldest-stories-518066/sennacherib-s-last-omen) — 2026-07-15T16:35:09+00:00
- [The Bottom of the Mesopotamia Iceberg](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oldest-stories-518066/the-bottom-of-the-mesopotamia-iceberg) — 2026-07-01T17:05:07+00:00
- [Sennacherib Builds a Paradise in Nineveh](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oldest-stories-518066/sennacherib-builds-a-paradise-in-nineveh) — 2026-06-17T17:00:00+00:00
- [Lachish and How an Assyrian Siege Worked](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oldest-stories-518066/lachish-and-how-an-assyrian-siege-worked) — 2026-06-03T19:11:54+00:00
- [Sennacherib vs Hezekiah in 701 BCE: Isaiah and the Battle of Eltekeh](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oldest-stories-518066/sennacherib-vs-hezekiah-in-701-bce-isaiah-and-the-battle-of-eltekeh) — 2026-05-06T17:00:00+00:00
- [Babylon Had It Coming](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oldest-stories-518066/babylon-had-it-coming) — 2026-04-22T16:37:30+00:00
- [Sennacherib's Inheritance](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oldest-stories-518066/sennacherib-s-inheritance) — 2026-04-08T17:00:01+00:00
- [The Doom of Sargon II](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oldest-stories-518066/the-doom-of-sargon-ii) — 2026-03-25T16:48:28+00:00
- [AI and History](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oldest-stories-518066/ai-and-history) — 2026-03-18T17:00:00+00:00
- [The Golden Years of Sargon II](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oldest-stories-518066/the-golden-years-of-sargon-ii) — 2026-03-11T17:00:00+00:00
- [Neo-Assyrian Imperial Administration](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oldest-stories-518066/neo-assyrian-imperial-administration) — 2026-02-25T18:00:00+00:00
- [The Great Invasion of Urartu](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oldest-stories-518066/the-great-invasion-of-urartu) — 2026-02-11T18:00:00+00:00
- [The Composition of the Sargonid Army](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oldest-stories-518066/the-composition-of-the-sargonid-army) — 2026-01-28T18:00:00+00:00
- [The Environment in which the Assyrian Army Emerged](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oldest-stories-518066/the-environment-in-which-the-assyrian-army-emerged) — 2026-01-14T18:00:00+00:00
- [A Tour of Dur-Sharrukin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oldest-stories-518066/a-tour-of-dur-sharrukin) — 2025-12-31T19:41:46+00:00
- [The Rise and Fall and Rise Again of Dur-Sharrukin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oldest-stories-518066/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-again-of-dur-sharrukin) — 2025-12-17T18:00:00+00:00
- [The Ascendency of Sargon II](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oldest-stories-518066/the-ascendency-of-sargon-ii) — 2025-12-03T18:00:00+00:00
- [The Ill-Omened Origins of Sargon II](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oldest-stories-518066/the-ill-omened-origins-of-sargon-ii) — 2025-11-19T18:00:00+00:00
- [Shalmaneser the Least](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oldest-stories-518066/shalmaneser-the-least) — 2025-11-05T18:00:01+00:00
- [Tiglath-Pileser Defeats Israel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oldest-stories-518066/tiglath-pileser-defeats-israel) — 2025-10-22T17:00:00+00:00
- [Mesopotamia and the Occult: Discussions on the Ancient World](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oldest-stories-518066/mesopotamia-and-the-occult-discussions-on-the-ancient-world) — 2025-10-18T17:00:01+00:00
- [Mesopotamia and the Occult: The Mortal King in Depth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oldest-stories-518066/mesopotamia-and-the-occult-the-mortal-king-in-depth) — 2025-10-11T17:00:00+00:00
- [Mesopotamia and the Occult: Dying and Rising in Depth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oldest-stories-518066/mesopotamia-and-the-occult-dying-and-rising-in-depth) — 2025-10-04T21:18:07+00:00
- [Mesopotamia and the Occult: The Passionate Woman in Depth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oldest-stories-518066/mesopotamia-and-the-occult-the-passionate-woman-in-depth) — 2025-09-27T17:00:00+00:00
- [The Four Failures of Tiglath-Pileser III](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oldest-stories-518066/the-four-failures-of-tiglath-pileser-iii) — 2025-08-20T17:27:59+00:00

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