The showdown between Assyria and Egypt is finally here! But after one battle Esarhaddon does something bizarre.

NOTE: I meant to say Naqi’a was Ashurbanipal’s grandmother and not mother near the end / Bernie

“The Substitute King” a play from Oxford University https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-K86u7VXdI&t=3641s

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This episode is packed with cool stuff! Fearful curses, the Switzerland of the Ancient World, and the beautiful yet crafty Queen Mother Naqi’a.

LINKS:

• Letter to Aššur 

Full Text of Treaty http://oracc.org/saao/saa02/P336598

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Episode 93 670s BC Episode 2 “Transporting Heads to Nineveh”

Esarhaddon is running around putting out fires all over the empire and paving the way for something big!

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Mannasseh still manages to remain king of Judah. Phrygia gets sacked and King Midas fights his final battle against the cimmerians.

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Assassins reincarnated as boars, a duke who fakes his own death, and a royal love affair with his sister—just an average day in 680s BC China!

Duke Huan nearly made Guan Zhong his next jarred delicacy, but fate had other plans. Tune in to hear how this assassin-turned-advisor helped forge the Hegemon and one of the most powerful reigns of ancient China—vinegar-free.

As if that's not enough we give you ‘Wicked Wicked Manasseh,’ the 12-year-old king who’s as sweet as a pile of candy. Not so wicked, but definitely memorable.

Definitely check this one out … you won't be sorry!

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Long before TV deals and big brands, there were the real games. Brutal, bare, and oh-so-competitive, the 680s BC Olympics were raw sport in its purest form. Get ready for chariot races, gymnastic feats, and the sweaty pursuit of eternal fame!

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Peeking at the queen cost Gyges his simple life… and earned him a kingdom. Join us as we dive into the steamy, schemey tale of Gyges, the ultimate accidental king.

Spoiler: when the queen catches you, you either run for your life—or seize the throne!

If you want to play Fan of History bingo you better have Gyges on your card because he will show up a LOT. What he does today will have repercussions for more than 100 years.

Tune in for a tale that’s part murder mystery, part soap opera, and all ancient drama!

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“I swiftly marched to Babylon which I was intent upon conquering. I blew like the onrush of a hurricane and enveloped the city like a fog. I completely surrounded it and captured it by breaching and scaling the walls. I did not spare his mighty warriors, young or old, but filled the city square with their corpses...The city and houses I completely destroyed from foundations to roof and set fire to them. I tore down both inner and outer city walls, temples, temple-towers made of brick and clay - as many as there were - and threw everything into the Arahtu canal. I dug a ditch inside the city and thereby leveled off the earth on its site with water. I destroyed even the outline of its foundations. I flattened it more than any flood could have done. In order that the site of that city and its temples would never be remembered, I devastated it with water so that it became a mere meadow.”

It's the 680's BCE and Sennacharib, the vengeful and vicious king of the Assyrian Empire, has had enough of Babylon's insolence. You may have heard that the "Angel of Death" destroyed the powerful Assyrian army outside the walls of Jerusalem just a few short years ago, but news of their demise has been greatly exaggerated!

We also introduce a new co-host in this episode: Bernie Maopolski of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Fan of History is a podcast with two genuine, authentic, and intelligent guys. There's no AI here! Just real history by real people with Swedish and Scranton accents.

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