Babylon: The City at the Center of the World - The Concise History of Babylonia (2000-539 BC)
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Why it's on BrighterTube
Hand-picked by a BrighterTube curator · found via Reddit r/Archaeology thread: What are some good youtube channels on Archaeology · 86% confidenceCovers 1,500 years with chronology and sources made explicit. History with Cy builds long ancient Near Eastern narratives from the scholarly literature and lists a bibliography for each episode; calm, map-heavy and free of sensationalism.
What you'll learn
A history of Babylonia from the Old Babylonian period and Hammurabi through the Kassites to the Neo-Babylonian empire and Cyrus.
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Part of Babylon / Babylonia, Ancient Cities, Ancient Mesopotamia (Chronological Order)
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