Show Info
- Status: Ended
- First Aired: April 26, 2018
- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 24
- Networks: Wonderium, The Great Courses
- Genres: Documentary
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Ancient Mesopotamia: Life in the Cradle of Civilization(2018)
Overview
Explore Mesopotamia, a civilization that flourished for more than 3,000 years. Mesopotamians built the first complex urban societies; developed writing, literature, and law; and united vast regions through warfare and diplomacy. However, much still remains to be discovered about this fascinating region.
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24 episodes • 2018
Season 1
24 episodes • 2018
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncovering Near Eastern Civilization | Apr 26, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Natufian Villagers and Early Settlements | Apr 26, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Neolithic Farming, Trading, and Pottery | Apr 26, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Eridu and Other Towns in the Ubaid Period | Apr 26, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Uruk, the World's Biggest City | Apr 26, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Mesopotamia's First Kings and the Military | Apr 26, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Early Dynastic Workers and Worshipers | Apr 26, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Lugalzagesi of Umma and Sargon of Akkad | Apr 26, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Akkadian Empire Arts and Gods | Apr 26, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Fall of Akkad and Gudea of Lagash | Apr 26, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Ur III Households, Accounts, and Ziggurats | Apr 26, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Migrants and Old Assyrian Merchants | Apr 26, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Royalty and Palace Intrigue at Mari | Apr 26, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 14 | War and Society in Hammurabi's Time | Apr 26, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Justice in the Old Babylonian Period | Apr 26, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Hana Kingdom and Clues to a Dark Age | Apr 26, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Princess Tadu-Hepa, Diplomacy, and Marriage | Apr 26, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Land Grants and Royal Favor in Mittani | Apr 26, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Late Bronze Age and the End of Peace | Apr 26, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Assyria Ascending | Apr 26, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Ashurbanipal's Library and Gilgamesh | Apr 26, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Neo-Assyrian Empire, Warfare, and Collapse | Apr 26, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Babylon and the New Year's Festival | Apr 26, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 24 | End of the Neo-Babylonian Empire | Apr 26, 2018 | 0.0 |
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