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Cradles of Civilization - Date Formula of Hammurabi
In this third installment of Dr. David Neiman's second lecture on the Cradles of Civilization, Dr. Neiman continues to read from the "Date Formula" or "Year List" of King Hammurabi. This listing was created before the great Law Code of Hammurabi...
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The Gutians: The Most Mysterious Ancient Civilization
"Step back in time with us as we delve into the riveting history and rich culture of the Gutians, an enigmatic people from the Zagros Mountains. Join us on this fascinating journey to uncover the mysteries surrounding the ancient Gutians...
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Cradles of Civilization - Warriors
In part five of the second lecture in the series "Cradles of Civilization", Dr. Neiman compares the political approach of Hammurabi of Babylon to other great leaders including: Nebuchadnezzer, Cyrus The Great, Alexander The Great and Genghis...
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Schools in Ancient Mesopotamia - Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization, E23
What was school like in Ancient Mesopotamia? How did scribes learn to read and write in a difficult language like Sumerian? Dr. Josh explores the education of these early bureaucrats. This series is based on the entertaining and engaging...
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Mesopotamian Scribes and their Craft - Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization, E22
Who were the scribes that wrote in Sumerian and Akkadian in ancient Mesopotamia? Dr. Josh gives an introduction to these ancient bureaucrats and their craft. This series is based on the entertaining and engaging book, 'Ancient Mesopotamia...
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Cradles of Civilization - Assyria
In the final part of his Near East lecture, Dr. David Neiman discusses the Assyrian civilization that eventually came to dominate the Near East in the late second millennium BCE. He details the archives found at Mari and Nuzi, and ends with...
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Cradles of Civilization - Creating the Year 'One
In this concluding segment of Dr. David Neiman's "Cradles of Civilization" (lecture two), Dr. Neiman discusses the way the year 'one' was calculated before the advent of the modern calendar.
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Cradles of Civilization - Babylonian Math
In the sixth segment of Dr. Neiman's second lecture, he reviews Babylonian advances in astronomy and mathematics. He also credits the Babylonians with devising some of civilization's most basic concepts: dividing the circle into 360 degrees...
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Cradles of Civilization - Cracking the code
This is the part one of lecture two in the series "Cradles of Civilization" by Dr. David Neiman. He explains how the cuneiform texts of ancient languages were deciphered by scholars of the nineteenth-century CE.
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Cradles of Civilization - Benevolent Dictatorship of Hamurabi
In this fourth installment of Dr. David Neiman's second lecture on the "Cradles of Civilization", Dr. Neiman comments on the many policies of Hammurabi that were of benefit to his people and to those nations that he conquered throughout his...