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002 - Surplus Food, Big Buildings, and Power Hungry Lugals
002 - Surplus Food, Big Buildings, and Power Hungry Lugals
We'll witness the expansion of Sumer from a scattered farming society into the world’s first true civilization and see h... Read more
16 Aug 2014
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003 - Sargon to Hammurabi: Trade and Turmoil in Ancient Mesopotamia
003 - Sargon to Hammurabi: Trade and Turmoil in Ancient Mesopotamia
Although this episode will cover a greater span of time than the first two episodes covered, we'll still slow down and s... Read more
26 Aug 2014
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022 - Rise of the Phoenicians
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The Phoenicians have finally arrived on the historical stage, at least as our humble podcast is concerned. In today's ep... Read more
2 Apr 2016
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030 - Trireme 101: How to Build, Sail, and Ram and Ancient Greek Warship
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004 - Mesopotamian Merchants
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In this episode we'll get to meet two of the more well known merchants from Mesopotamia: Ea-nāşir who lived during the t... Read more
14 Sep 2014
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017 - Black Ships on Trojan Shores
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Today we delve into a grey area between myth and history: the Trojan War. The Homeric epic poem The Iliad is now one of ... Read more
17 Nov 2015
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029 - Trade with Egypt, Conflict with Carthage
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In this installment, we continue to follow the Greeks as they expand yet further. Our first destination is Egypt, where ... Read more
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025 - Carthage: A New (City) Hope
025 - Carthage: A New (City) Hope
This week we follow the fleeing Elissa, princess of Tyre, to Qart-ḥadašt, the "New City" that would come into wider fame... Read more
15 Jul 2016
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020 - The Sea Peoples Sail South: Vol. II
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Today we wrap up our look at the Late Bronze Age Collapse. We focus heavily on Egypt's naval clash with the Sea Peoples ... Read more
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013 - Akrotiri, Atlantis, and the Thera Eruption
013 - Akrotiri, Atlantis, and the Thera Eruption
Today's episode will focus on three main topics, all related to the Minoan Civilization in the Aegean. First, we'll talk... Read more
28 Jun 2015
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005 - Meanwhile, In Egypt...
005 - Meanwhile, In Egypt...
In this episode we'll focus mainly on the predynastic depictions of papyrus boats, wooden boats, the earliest depictions... Read more
28 Sep 2014
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019 - Ugarit in Flames
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This episode will conclude with the city of Ugarit in flames. Before we get there, we'll look at two Hittite invasions o... Read more
16 Dec 2015
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018 - The Beginning of the End
018 - The Beginning of the End
In today's episode we take a look at just what the title suggests, the beginning of the end for the cultures and powers ... Read more
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015 - The Advent of the Mycenaean Galley
015 - The Advent of the Mycenaean Galley
Today we discuss the rise of the Mycenaean galley, a style of ship characterized by oared propulsion and a long, narrow... Read more
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012 - Minoan Thalassocracy
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In today's episode, we'll take a look at the evidence from early Minoan history, beginning with pre-history and working ... Read more
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027 - Odysseus Builds a Boat
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Today we fill in some gaps concerning Greek colonization, looking first at the founding of colonies along the eastern co... Read more
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023 - Setting Up Shop in the Central Med
023 - Setting Up Shop in the Central Med
The Phoenicians are now on the move, pushing the scope of our podcast to the west. While they were mainly concerned with... Read more
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028 - Unlocking the Pontus Euxinus
028 - Unlocking the Pontus Euxinus
In today's installment, we'll tell a tale of two cities in one sense. The age of colonization in Greece had an early lea... Read more
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This 'interlude' episode sits in the gap between Seasons 1 and 2 of the podcast. While Season 1 began with ancient Mesop... Read more
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026 - Sailing Advice from Hesiod, the Farmer-Poet
026 - Sailing Advice from Hesiod, the Farmer-Poet
At long last we make first contact with the Greeks! Today we try to cover the earliest periods of Greek colonization and... Read more
18 Sep 2016
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