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20 minutes
Released:
Jan 20, 2013
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In the mid-7th 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 warring against the Empire’s enemies, including his older brother in Babylon, but his total destruction of the ancient kingdom of Elam sowed the seeds of Assyria’s downfall. http://s407341505.onlinehome.us/Episode_20_The_House_of_Succession.mp3
Released:
Jan 20, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Episode 11 – The Rise of Assyria: “I slew 14,000 of their warriors with the sword. Like Adad, I rained destruction on them. I scattered their corpses far and wide, and covered the face of the desolate plain with their wide-spreading armies. by The Ancient World