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Ep. 168 Artemisia I of Caria: Xerxes' Ally in the Naval Battle of Salamis 3:59

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Queen Artemisia I of the Lygdamid Dynasty of Caria. Plutarch wrote that it was Artemisia who recognised the body of Xerxes' brother, Ariamenes, floating amongst the shipwrecks, and brought the body back to Xerxes.

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Ep. 45 - Ben Monaco 1:09:48

4d ago1:09:48

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Ben Monaco is a Lead VFX Artist at Oxide Games with over 10 years of experience in the industry. He has worked on titles like Ara History Untold, with deep knowledge around game engines including Unity, and an expert understanding of simulation systems like Houdini. Ben brings a wealth of experience to today’s conversation sharing insights on game …

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OS 164 - The Rise of Urartu 37:12

5d ago37:12

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In this episode, we explore one of the most dramatic and mysterious transformations in ancient Near Eastern history: the sudden rise of the Kingdom of Urartu—known to its own people as Biainilli—under the leadership of Sarduri I, son of Lutipri. From roughly 835 BCE, Sarduri doesn't merely shift a capital; he constructs an entire state system seemi…

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Ep. 167 Thutmose III: 18th Dynasty Pharaoh & the Battle at Megiddo 3:10

9d ago3:10

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Pharaoh Thutmose III. His victory at the Battle of Megiddo gave him control of northern Canaan from which he would launch his campaign into Syria to take Kadesh.

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Ep. 166 Sagburu of Ereš: Oracle of Nuska (c. 671 BC?) 3:05

16d ago3:05

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of the Oracle of Nuska, with the intent of discerning fact from fiction.

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OS 163 - The Birth of Urartu 33:48

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Explore the fascinating rise of Urartu, an ancient kingdom forged in the crucible of war and environmental hardship. In just two decades during the mid-9th century BCE, this mountainous backwater transformed into a powerful and advanced state, boasting fortress cities, aqueducts, and cutting-edge metallurgy. How did the disparate Hurrian tribes of …

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Ep. 165 Axumite King Gebre Meskel Lalibela of the Zagwe Dynasty 2:19

23d ago2:19

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of King Lalibela. He commissioned the building of 11 rock-hewn churches to recreate the holy city of Jerusalem in his own kingdom, the Axumite Empire.

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Ep. 164 Šērūʾa-ēṭirat: Assyrian Princess, Daughter of Esarhaddon 4:22

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Šērūʾa-ēṭirat. She was the eldest daughter of Assyrian King Esarhaddon and the older sister of twins, Ashurbanipal and Šamaš-šuma-ukin, crown princes of Assyria and of Babylonia.

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OS 162 - The Rise of Phrygia 36:16

1M ago36:16

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In the wake of the Bronze Age Collapse, a new power emerged in central Anatolia—the Phrygians. This episode examines their origins, tracing their migration from the Balkans and their settlement in the lands west of the former Hittite heartland. Drawing from archaeology and historical sources, we explore how the Phrygians established themselves as s…

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Ep. 163 Axumite King Za Besi Angabo of the Ag'azyan Dynasty 2:09

1M ago2:09

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of King Za Besi Angabo, believed to be the founder of the Ag'azyan dynasty and the father of Axumite Queen Makeda

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Ep. 162 Naqiya-Zakutu: Queen of Assyria, Wife of Sennacherib, Mother of Esarhaddon 8:18

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Queen Naqiya-Zakutu. She was the wife of King Sennacherib, mother of King Esarhaddon, and grandmother of Ashurbanipal of Assyria's final ruling dynasty, the Sargonid Dynasty.

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OS 161 - A Kingdom of Honey and Blood: The Suhu Rebellion 49:02

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Suhu is a only modestly important region, and the independant kingdom that lived on the Middle Euphrates from perhaps 775 BCE to 744 BCE is barely more than an historical footnote. And yet, because they wrote their stories on stone stele, we can talk about the two kings Shamash-Resha-Usur and Ninurta-Kudurri-Usur. They loved their tiny nation and l…

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Ep. 161 Strabo: Greek Historian & Geographer 1:18

2M ago1:18

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Greek geographer, philosopher, and historian, Strabo. He is best known for his Geographia, a 17-book work containing history and descriptions of people and places in the world as known to him.

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Ep. 160 Sammu-Ramat: Assyrian Queen, Wife of King Shamshi-Adad V, Mother of Adad Nirari III 2:37

2M ago2:37

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Queen Sammu-Ramat, a powerful queen of the Assyrian Empire born c. 850 BC. Assyria was an ancient empire which stretched from Africa to the Persian Gulf.

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OS 160 - Graham Hancock and the Philosophy of Archeology 52:41

2M ago52:41

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Graham Hancock is a complicated man. On one hand, he is exposing a lot of people to some of the most cutting edge archeological investigations and open questions in history, and doing it in a way that is engaging, entertaining, and gets non-experts excited about the field. On the other hand, his methodology is fundamentally unsound, to the point th…

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Ep. 159 Pharaoh Khakaure Senusret III: 7 Years of Abundance, 7 Years of Famine 4:28

2M ago4:28

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Pharaoh Khakaure Senusret III, the son of Senusret II and Khenemetneferhedjet I and the fifth king of the Twelfth Dynasty.

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Ep. 158 Enheduanna: Daughter of Sargon the Great, Mesopotamian Author from Ur 2:08

2M ago2:08

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Enheduanna, the daughter of Sargon of the Great. Her existence was rediscovered in 1927, with the excavation of the temple complex of Giparu the ancient city of Ur, birthplace of Abraham.

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OS 159 - Slaves and Bronze in Iron Age Assyria 47:50

3M ago47:50

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Reading 2800 year old slave documents, we learn a great deal about what concerned the people of Assyria on a day to day basis, at least the ones who lived in and around the major cities. From these documents we can see how the economy is changing, and how many parts of life are just as they have always been, for better or worse. If you like the sho…

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Ep. 157 Menelik: Son of Axumite Queen Makeda & Solomon, King of Israel 1:59

3M ago1:59

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Menelik, son of King Solomon and Queen Makeda… the first king of the Axumite Kingdom.

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Ep. 156 Azadokht Shahbanu: Sassanian Queen, Daughter of Khosrow II 1:38

3M ago1:38

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Azadokht Shahbanu, a Sassanian queen from Iran, and daughter of king Khosrow II, who was overthrown and executed on 628AD by his own son Kavad II.

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OS 158 - The Glorious Magnates of Assyria 34:49

3M ago34:49

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Today we talk about the governors Nergal-Erish and Mannu-ki-Mat-Assur as they play their part in building the Assyrian empire in a number of often unheralded and underappreciated ways. Then we look at important developments in Babylonia related to the Chaldeans and Itu'eans. Mannu-ki-Mat-Assur's archives: https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/atae?zoom=67…

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Ep. 155 Ay: A Vizier to Tutankhamun Becomes Egypt's Pharaoh 4:33

3M ago4:33

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Ay, the vizier of both Akhenaten, Tutankhamun and possibly also of Smenkhare.

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Ep. 154 Madaki Hasa Askia: First Female Madaki (Sultan) of Kano 3:24

3M ago3:24

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Madaki Hasa Askia, the Daughter of Emperor Askia Muhammad I (Askia the Great), the first ruler of the Askia dynasty of the Songhai Empire.

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OS 157 - Women and Horses, the Constraints of Assyria 36:17

3M ago36:17

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Today we blame the decline of Assyria on horses, and look at Adad-Nirari's desperation to get more of them. Also we see more of the historical Shammu-Ramat, the source of the Semiramis myth. There is also a brief discussion of the uncertain Messiah of 2 Kings 13. If you like the show, consider sharing with your friends, leaving a like, subscribing,…

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Ep. 153 Ahmes: Ancient Egyptian scribe of the Ahmes Papyrus 1:46

4M ago1:46

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In this week's Notable People in History newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Ahmes, the Fifteenth Dynasty scribe who transcribed one of the best known examples of ancient Egyptian mathematics.

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Ep. 152 Queen Idia: Queen Mother of Benin (c. 1481 AD) 1:57

4M ago1:57

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In this week's Notable People in History newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Queen Idia, mother to Esigie who reigned as Oba (king) of the Edo people from 1504 to 1550.

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OS 156 - The Mythical Semiramis in Ancient History 53:31

4M ago53:31

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The tale of Semiramis is one of those myths that everyone used to know, and many people used to take quite seriously. It is a tale from the Greek era which purports to tell the whole story of the great and ancient Babylonian and Assyrian empires, ultimately based on a now-lost set of legends that grew around the historical queen Shammu-ramat, wife …

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Episode 80 - Recapping Microsoft Ignite 2024 Announcements With Luan Moreno 38:27

4M ago38:27

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In this episode, Warner is joined by Microsoft MVP Luan Moreno, to discuss the latest announcements from the Microsoft Ignite 2024 conference. These include the latest updates for Microsoft Fabric, the new AI Foundry, AI Search updates, SQL Server 2025 and more!By Warner Chaves

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Ep. 151 Maya: Treasurer to Pharaoh Tutankhamun 2:03

4M ago2:03

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In this week's Notable People in History newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Maya, Overseer of the Treasury during reigns of Pharaohs Tutankhamun, Ay, and Horemheb in ancient Egypt’s 18th Dynasty.

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Ep. 150 Queen Khentkaus I: Mother of Two Kings of Upper and Lower Egypt (Fourth Dynasty) 2:02

4M ago2:02

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In this week's Notable People in History newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Queen Khentkaus I, "Mother of Two Kings of Upper and Lower Egypt."

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OS 155 - The Angry Puppet: Shamshi-Adad V 42:55

4M ago42:55

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The angry and impotent king Shamshi-Adad would accomplish quite little during his reign of the Neo-Assyrian empire, but he would manage to completely annihilate the resurgent Babylonians and set them back a full century, while also marrying Shammu-Ramat, the inspiration for the mythical Semiramis, and allowing the Assyrian Empire to descend fully i…

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Ep. 149 Tutankhamun: Egypt’s Young Pharaoh (Son of Akhenaten, Stepson of Nerfertiti) 2:26

5M ago2:26

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In this week's #NotablePeopleinHistory newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Tutankhamun who reigned during ancient Egypt’s 18th Dynasty.

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Ep. 148 Puabi: Queen of the Chaldeans at Ur, Mesopotamia 2:13

5M ago2:13

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In this week's #NotablePeopleinHistory newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Queen Puabi who ruled the Mesopotamian city-state of Ur, birthplace of Abraham, around 2500 B.C. The lives of women in ancient Mesopotamia were regulated by a patriarchal hierarchy.

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OS 154 - Assyrian Civil War: Magnate Edition 40:46

5M ago40:46

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The final years of Shalmaneser III's reign over the Neo-Assyrian Empire, was a pivotal period marked by civil war, political intrigue, and shifting power dynamics. As Shalmaneser aged and relied more on his top general, Dayan-Assur, did his appointment of his younger son, Shamshi-Adad, as successor trigger a bitter seven-year conflict (827–820 BCE)…

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Ep. 147 Horemheb: Last Pharaoh of 18th Dynasty Egypt 2:52

5M ago2:52

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In this week's #NotablePeopleinHistory newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Pharoah Horemheb, the last king of the longest reigning ancient Egyptian dynasty.

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Ep. 146 Queen Tiye: Mother to Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV), Grandmother to Tutankhamun 2:05

5M ago2:05

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In this week's #NotablePeopleinHistory newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Queen Tiye, wife of the pharaoh Amenhotep III, mother of Akhenaten.

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OS 153 - Shalmaneser Delegates Authority 42:17

5M ago42:17

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The latter half of Shalmaneser's reign is less celebrated, but no less important. We see major campaigns against Urartu, Que, and Parsua, but more importantly we see some of those campaigns led by an unexpected figure, Dayan-Assur. We are rapidly building up to the civil war that opens the Assyrian Feudal Era, with epic poetry, political dynamics, …

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Ep. 145 Abdul-Rahman al-Sa'di: Scholar of the Sankore Mosque 0:54

5M ago0:54

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In this week's Notable People in History newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Abdul-Rahman al-Sa'di, author of the Tarikh al-Sudan, History of the Sudan... a West African chronicle written in Arabic

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Ep. 144 Queen Kubaba: Lugal of Third Sumerian Dynasty 3:13

6M ago3:13

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In this week's Notable People in History newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Queen Kubaba, a Mesopotamian queen who ruled in the early days of the third dynasty of Kish during 2500–2330 BC, an ancient city-state of Sumer, Mesopotamia.

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OS 152 - The Smothered Spark of Babylon's Dark Age 48:28

6M ago48:28

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Today we see the political aspect of Babylon during its dark age, focusing on the 10th to 9th centuries BCE. Highlights are reigns of kings like Nabu-Mukin-Apli, Nabu-Shuma-Ukin, and Nabu-Apla-Iddina, tracing the political fragmentation, famine, and external threats faced by the city. The episode also highlights Babylon's struggle against Aramean r…

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Ep. 143 Elisha Cresques: Son of Abraham (Cartographer) 5:03

6M ago5:03

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In this week's Notable People in History newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Elisha Cresques, a 14th-century Jewish mapmaker.

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Ep. 142 Luwo Gbagida: First & Only Female Ooni of Ile-Ife 1:19

6M ago1:19

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In this week's Notable People in History newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Ooni Luwo Gbagiba, she was the first and only female to take the crown of the Iwo Kingdom.

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OS 151 - The Glowing Embers of Babylon's Dark Age 38:53

6M ago38:53

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Today we talk about why, exactly, Babylon was unique and look at how during this dark age they were still creating unique and interesting literary works. This gets pretty wide ranging, from defense to omen texts to political reform to the origins of the Chaldeans. The podcast has gone back to audio-only, the video side of things was taking too much…

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Ep. 141 Sundieta Keita (Lion King): Founder of the Mali Empire 3:27

6M ago3:27

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Mansa Sundieta Keita. After his victory at Kirina, Mansa Sundiata established his capital at Niani. His sons went on to succeed him as Mansas of the Empire.

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Ep. 140 Pharaoh Sobekneferu: The Beauty of Sobekneferu 2:56

7M ago2:56

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Sobekneferu, considered the first recorded female king of Egypt and last pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty.

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Episode 79 - Recapping Oracle Cloud World 2024 Announcements with Simon Pane and Nelson Calero 42:31

7M ago42:31

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In this episode, Warner is joined by Oracle Ace Simon Pane and Oracle Ace Director Nelson Calero to discuss the latest and greatest announcements from the Oracle Cloud World 2024 conference. Major themes include the new multi-cloud services, the new Oracle database 23 AI product and more!By Warner Chaves

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Ep. 139 Al-Bakri: Historian & Geographer 1:58

7M ago1:58

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of 11th century Spanish Muslim geographer, Al-Bakri. His book, Roads and Kingdoms, gives us an early account of the ancient Soninke empire of Ghana.

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Ep. 138 Kandake Amanitore: Daughter of Amanishakheto, Granddaughter of Amanirenas 2:57

7M ago2:57

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Queen Amanitore, the daughter of Kandake Amanishakheto and granddaughter of Kandake Amanirenas of the Kingdom of Kush.

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Ep. 137 Pharaoh Piye: 1st of the Black Pharaohs Ruling 25th Dynasty Egypt 3:28

7M ago3:28

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In this week's #NotablePeopleinHistory podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Pharaoh Piye, the first of the Black Pharaohs who ruled Egypt. The 25th Dynasty's reunification of Lower Egypt, Upper Egypt, and Kush created the largest Egyptian empire since the New Kingdom.

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OS 150 - The Battle of Qarqar 44:23

7M ago44:23

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The lead-up to and significance of the first great battle of the iron age. Qarqar changed the equation for the Assyrian empire, which has until now been expanding without serious resistance. We will learn about the geopolitical significance of Damascus and Israel, watch the Assyrians struggle and grow as a result, and reach the peak of early Neo-As…

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