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A Tour of Dur-Sharrukin

Oldest Stories by James Bleckley

Dec 31, 202500:41:34Society & Culture

Today we attempt an immersive historical reconstruction of Dur-Sharrukin, the short-lived but astonishing capital built by Sargon II of Assyria in the late eighth century BCE. Set primarily in 706 BCE, this episode takes...

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A Tour of Dur-Sharrukin is an episode from Oldest Stories by James Bleckley. Today we attempt an immersive historical reconstruction of Dur-Sharrukin, the short-lived but astonishing capital built by Sargon II of Assyria in the late eighth...

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