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The Ill-Omened Origins of Sargon II

Oldest Stories by James Bleckley

Nov 19, 202500:45:25Society & Culture

Listen all the way to the end for a special musical feature about Sargon II. This episode explores one of the most pivotal and least understood turning points in Neo-Assyrian history, examining the rise of a king whose o...

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The Ill-Omened Origins of Sargon II is an episode from Oldest Stories by James Bleckley. Listen all the way to the end for a special musical feature about Sargon II. This episode explores one of the most pivotal and least understood turning...

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