54. Eckart Frahm: A new history of Assyria, the world's first empire
Thin End of the Wedge - En podcast av Jon Taylor
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Eckart has just published a new history of Assyria. What sources can we draw on? How reliable are they? He talks about Assyria's remarkable royal women and how they were remembered. What did the Assyrians achieve and what is their legacy? 3:39 how have we heard of the Assyrians? 6:42 biblical and classical texts as sources 9:36 what do we need to know about Assyria? 12:44 Assyrian royal women 18:33 were the Assyrians really 'cruel'? 23:44 empathy for the Assyrians 25:31 their greatest achiev...
