A Short History of the World, by H.G. Wells, Part 5
Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
00:00
Mesopotamia in the 8th Century BC
In Mesopotamia in the 8th century BC, we are already far beyond the barbaric days when the capture of a town meant loot and massacre. Conquerors sought to propitiate and win the conquered. By that time, Assyria was grappling with foes near at hand and could make but a poor resistance. A Samitic people from southeast Mesopotamia, the Chaldians, combined with Aryan Medes and Persians from the northeast against Nineveh,. In 606 BC, for now we are coming down to exact chronology, took that city.
Transcript
Play full episode
