The Maritime History Podcast

By Brandon Huebner

Education History

What's The Maritime History Podcast about?

The Maritime History Podcast is a chronological look at maritime history and its numerous facets. Beginning with ancient history, the podcast looks at trade, exploration, boat and ship-building, economics, and the relationship between the ocean and the development of society and culture throughout history. Learn more about the podcast at https://maritimehistorypodcast.com.

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*Unlocked* Member Ep. 015 -...

03.25.2022

Welcome, crew. This is a temporarily unlocked member episode, open to everyone for the remainder of March since I was unable to record a regular episode this month. It will revert to subscriber-only access on April 1. Today we depart ...

The Maritime History Podcast episodes:

01.08.2015 009 - The New Kingdom: Maritime War and Maritime Peace The 'war' part refers to the first several pharaohs of the New Kingdom, kings who retook Egypt from the Hyksos. Specifically, we'll look at the pharaoh Kamose' retaking of the city of Avaris, partially accomplished by amphibious assault from the ...
11.30.2014 008.5 - The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor A supplementary episode covering the entire 'Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor.' Show Notes Support the Podcast
11.30.2014 008 - The Middle Kingdom Mariners This episode covers the maritime exploits of the Middle Kingdom. From the reopening of trade routes by Hannu, to the Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor, to the Dashur boats found in pits near a pyramid, we'll cover the brief revival ...
10.25.2014 007 - Old Kingdom Egypt Expands Its Reach Today's episode will focus on the scope of Egypt's maritime reach during the Old Kingdom's fifth and sixth dynasties. Topics include the development and refinement of maritime technology like the sail and the hogging truss, the discovery of an ancient ...
10.11.2014 006 - Khufu's Solar Ship; or, Sailing Into the Afterlife In this episode we meet the Fourth Dynasty pharaohs, their pyramids, and a magnificent ship buried next to Khufu's Great Pyramid at Giza. From the story of its discovery and restoration, to the intricate construction methods used on the ship, ...
09.28.2014 005 - Meanwhile, In Egypt... In this episode we'll focus mainly on the predynastic depictions of papyrus boats, wooden boats, the earliest depictions of the sail, and one important petroglyph. Then, we'll consider the validity of a theory that has connected ancient Egypt with ancient ...
09.14.2014 004 - Mesopotamian Merchants In this episode we'll get to meet two of the more well known merchants from Mesopotamia: Ea-nāşir who lived during the time of the first Babylonian king, Hammurabi, and Lu-Enlilla from the Third Dynasty of Ur. We'll also look at ...
08.26.2014 003 - Sargon to Hammurabi: Trade and Turmoil in Ancient Mesopotamia Although this episode will cover a greater span of time than the first two episodes covered, we'll still slow down and see how a Sumerian moon-god named Nanna-Suen and a Mesopotamian Royal Hymn called “Shulgi and Ninlil’s Boat” can help ...
08.16.2014 002 - Surplus Food, Big Buildings, and Power Hungry Lugals We'll witness the expansion of Sumer from a scattered farming society into the world’s first true civilization and see how society became less egalitarian with the emergence of a ruling class. Then, surplus grain and the ambitions of the rulers ...
08.10.2014 001 - Boating with the Ubaid People In which we meet the Ubaid people and see how they became the first inhabitants of southern Mesopotamia and used their natural resources to construct basic reed boats. Show Notes Support the Podcast
08.10.2014 000 - Maritime History Matters Thanks for dipping your toes in the figurative waters here with the Maritime History Podcast! I'm Brandon Huebner and I'll briefly introduce the podcast and explain why I think maritime history is an integral and overlooked facet of world history. ...

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