Latest Ancient anatolia Podcast Episodes
Darius the Great: The Life and Times of the Great King of Persia in his Own Words
History with Cy - March 19, 2024 02:00 - 45 minutesIn this program we'll take a look at the illustrious life of the great Persian King of Kings, Darius I, also known as Darius the Great. Regarded by many as the most powerful ruler of the Achaemenid Dynasty of ancient Iran, Darius I is also amongst its most controversial. We'll dive deeper into...
The World's First Superpower: Sargon of Akkad and the Mighty Akkadian Empire - Bronze Age History
History with Cy - March 01, 2024 23:00 - 1 hourThis is the episode that many of your have been waiting for - a comprehensive, in-depth look at the Akkadian Empire from just before it was created to its mysterious end. Founded by Sargon of Akkad and expanded by his descendants Rimush, Manishtushu and Naram-Sin, the Akkadian Empire was the fi...
Exploring Mycenaean Greece – Culture, Kingdoms and the Historical Context of the Trojan War
History with Cy - January 25, 2024 05:00 - 1 hourIn this video we'll journey back to the late Bronze Age and explore Mycenaean Civilization in Greece and the wider Aegean world. We'll also delve into the historical events that may have led to armed conflicts between Mycenaeans and Hittites and that may have ultimately served as the basis for ...
Babylon: The City at the Center of the World - The Concise History of Babylonia (2000-539 BC)
History with Cy - January 17, 2023 04:00 - 3 hoursThis program explores the history of the ancient city of Babylon and the land once known as Babylonia. We'll uncover the story of this great city over the course of fifteen centuries and learn about its impact and why it was so beloved as well as hated by so many in the ancient world. We'll a...
The Peloponnesian War - PART III: Revolt of Mytilene, Fate of Plataea, Civil War in Corcyra and more
History with Cy - July 14, 2022 14:00 - 26 minutesIn this third installment of the Peloponnesian War podcast, we take a look at life after Pericles and the years 428 and 427 BC. Leaders of Mytilene's oligarchy have decided that now is the time to leave the Athenian-led alliance. The conflict in Plataea also finally comes to an end while anoth...
The Peloponnesian War - PART II: Pericles' War Begins
History with Cy - April 24, 2022 03:00 - 49 minutesWar begins! In this episode, we take a look at the start of the great war and the Athenian statesman Pericles' strategy to keep Athens and it's empire safe from the attacks of the Spartan general Archidamos and the Peloponnesian forces. Find out in this episode of the Peloponnesian War Podcast...
The Peloponnesian War - PART I: The Gathering Storm
History with Cy - March 06, 2022 04:00 - 45 minutesThis is the first episode of the podcast series on the Peloponnesian War. How did it start? What does Thucydides, the war's great historian, tell us about the reasons and motivations of Athens, Sparta, Corinth and the different parties involved? Could the conflict have been prevented? We'll t...
Herodotus - A Quick Look at his Life and the Gold-digging Ants of India
History with Cy - July 04, 2021 22:00 - 21 minutesHerodotus, arguably the ancient world's greatest historian...or storyteller. Perhaps a bit of both. In this episode, we take a look at his life, where he traveled and see what may have been the source for one of his more fantastical stories, namely the gold-digging ants of India. Follow Hist...
History of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, Part II (486-330 BC; Xerxes I - Alexander the Great)
History with Cy - April 20, 2021 16:00 - 1 hourIn the second of this two part series on the Achaemenid Persian Empire, we continue with Darius the Great's son, Xerxes and some of the main events of the Greco-Persian wars, and then follow the lives of his successors up to Darius III and the fall of the Achaemenid Empire with its conquest by A...
History of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, Part I (550-486 BC; Cyrus the Great - Darius the Great)
History with Cy - March 21, 2021 23:00 - 1 hourIn this first of a two-part series, we'll take a concise look at the history of one of the greatest empires in all of antiquity - the Achaemenid Persian Empire. Founded by Cyrus II and expanded by his successors Cambyses II and Darius I, the Achaemenid dynasty would not just go on to rule most ...
The Early Amorites of Mesopotamia (2600-1800 BC)
History with Cy - February 10, 2021 10:00 - 21 minutesSome of you wanted to know a bit more about the Amorites and they're arrival into Mesopotamia, so I thought I'd do a quick podcast on it. This program will take a look at early references to Amorites in Sumerian, Elbaite and Akkadian documents. <!--more--> Contents: 00:00 Introduction 01:30 Wh...
The Early Amorites of Mesopotamia (2600-1800 BC)
History with Cy - February 10, 2021 10:00 - 21 minutesSome of you wanted to know a bit more about the Amorites and they're arrival into Mesopotamia, so I thought I'd do a quick podcast on it. This program will take a look at early references to Amorites in Sumerian, Elbaite and Akkadian documents. <!--more--> Contents: 00:00 Introduction 01:30 Wh...
The Complete and Concise History of the Sumerians and Early Bronze Age Mesopotamia (7000-2000 BC)
History with Cy - February 04, 2021 16:00 - 1 hourThe history of ancient Sumer and the Sumerians, from the first notable farming communities to occupy their land to their magnificent cities, innovations, great kingdoms and empires. If you want to get a good grasp of who the Sumerians were, this is the program for you! Follow History with Cy: ...
Croesus of Lydia and the Lydians (plus Herodotus' tale of Croesus meeting Solon the Athenian)
History with Cy - December 24, 2020 18:00 - 24 minutesIn this podcast, we take a look at the fabled king, Croesus of Lydia, at least from the point of view of Greek writers such as Herodotus and Xenophon. Croesus was a king who during his day (r. 560-546 BC) was deemed to have been the wealthiest sovereign in the world. However, he lost it all to ...
Cambyses II and the Persian Conquest of Egypt (Achaemenid Persian Empire)
History with Cy - December 03, 2020 19:00 - 16 minutesThe Achaemenid king, Cambyses II of Persia, was the son and successor of Cyrus the Great. Though Cyrus is lauded by friend and foe alike as the ideal ruler, his son Cambyses in many written sources has been portrayed as just the opposite - a cruel, intolerant and unjust tyrant. But are these a...
Cyrus the Great and the Birth of the Achaemenid Persian Empire
History with Cy - October 22, 2020 04:00 - 41 minutesWith this video we start a series of programs and podcasts all dealing with ancient Persia and the beginnings of the Achaemenid Persian Empire of Cyrus II, better known to the world as Cyrus the Great. We'll first take a quick look at the history of the region around the time when the first Ira...
The Neo-Elamite Period - Elam vs. Assyria (1100 - 550 BC) | Supplemental Podcast #6
History with Cy - September 30, 2020 20:00 - 42 minutesIn this podcast we cover the last centuries of what was once an independent and powerful Elam. During what's known as the Neo-Elamite period (1100-550 BC), Elam went on a steady decline until it's near destruction at the hands of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. This is the story of the last kings of ...
Popular Religion in Canaan and the Levant (Bronze Age Canaanite Religion)
History with Cy - July 29, 2020 16:00 - 20 minutesI thought it'd be a good idea to take some time and discuss the basic religious beliefs and practices that were prevalent in ancient Canaan and the Levant during the Bronze Age. In this program, you'll learn about the basics of how Canaanite religion developed as well as how it impacted the liv...
Popular Religion in Canaan and the Levant (Bronze Age Canaanite Religion)
History with Cy - July 29, 2020 16:00 - 20 minutesI thought it'd be a good idea to take some time and discuss the basic religious beliefs and practices that were prevalent in ancient Canaan and the Levant during the Bronze Age. In this program, you'll learn about the basics of how Canaanite religion developed as well as how it impacted the liv...
Dark Days in Babylon - The Lost Centuries (1021-732 BCE)
History with Cy - July 08, 2020 17:00 - 19 minutesThis podcast is for all of your fans of Babylonian history! In it, we take a look at the some of the most obscure centuries in Babylonian history and the events as well as the dynasties that shaped them, namely the Second Dynasty of the Sealand, the Bazi Dynasty, the Elamite Dynasty and the myst...
The Early Medes and the Median Empire (History of Ancient Iran)
History with Cy - June 19, 2020 00:00 - 28 minutesIn this video podcast, we'll take a look at one of the most overlooked peoples of ancient history, the Medes, and reconstruct their early history using Assyrian, Babylonian and Greek sources, namely Herodotus (the Medes don't have any primary sources of their own). It was the Medes and the Medi...
The Amarna Letters - Conversations between Kings and Canaanites
History with Cy - May 31, 2020 20:00 - 25 minutesI thought that this might be a fun topic for those of you who are into examining ancient primary sources. For those of you who may not know, the Amarna Letters are a collection of 14th century BCE correspondence between three pharaohs of Egypt and other great kings or their vassals and mayors i...
Life of a Scribe in Mesopotamia, Scribal Schools and the Ultimate Ancient Diss Track
History with Cy - April 11, 2020 23:00 - 19 minutesScribes played an extremely important role in the history of the ancient world, especially in Mesopotamia. As purveyors of the written word, they were responsible for all sorts of tasks - recording knowledge, drafting and writing edicts for their rulers, copying works of ancient literature, keep...
Life of a Scribe in Mesopotamia, Scribal Schools and the Ultimate Ancient Diss Track
History with Cy - April 11, 2020 23:00 - 19 minutesScribes played an extremely important role in the history of the ancient world, especially in Mesopotamia. As purveyors of the written word, they were responsible for all sorts of tasks - recording knowledge, drafting and writing edicts for their rulers, copying works of ancient literature, keep...
The Empire of Aksum (Axum)
History with Cy - April 11, 2020 09:00 - 10 minutesThe Kingdom and later Empire of Aksum (also spelled Axum) was one of late antiquity's most influential, wealthiest and powerful states. The Aksumites built incredible monuments, minted their own gold coins, traded with lands as far away as India and China, and were influential in spreading Chri...
The Epic of Ancient Assyria - 004 - Adad-nirari I, Shalmaneser I and Tukulti-Ninurta I
History with Cy - March 24, 2020 03:00 - 27 minutesIn the fourth podcast of the series "The Epic of Ancient Assyria," the story of Assyria's rise continues with Adad-nirari I, Shalmaneser I and powerful and eccentric Tukulti-Ninurta I and his conflict with Babylon. Sources and Suggested Reading ► https://bit.ly/39dZxSv Follow History with Cy...
The Epic of Ancient Assyria - 003 - The Middle Assyrian Empire (Beginnings)
History with Cy - March 07, 2020 07:00 - 14 minutesIn the third podcast of the series "The Epic of Ancient Assyria," we continue where we left off and take a look at the beginnings of what's known as the Middle Assyrian period. The star of this show is the ambitious king, Ashur-uballit I. He basically takes Assyria from a petty kingdom that has ...
The Epic of Ancient Assyria - 002 - Ashur during the Age of Shamshi-Adad
History with Cy - February 19, 2020 08:00 - 21 minutesIn the second podcast of the series, we examine the life of the Amorite king, Shamshi-Adad and his reign as king of Assyria. Who was this man and why is he so important in the annals of Assyrian history? Check out this episode to find out! Support the Show.
The Epic of Ancient Assyria - 001 - Early Assyria and the Anatolian Merchant Colonies
History with Cy - February 10, 2020 05:00 - 24 minutesIn this podcast episode of The Epic of Ancient Assyria, we'll take a look at the beginnings of the Assyrian people, their early kings and life in the city of Ashur and the Anatolian colonies. Support the Show.
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