The Biography Show #004 - Sargon of Akkad
Sargon of Akkad, also known as Sargon the Great was an Akkadian king who conquered the Sumerian city-states in the 24th and 23rd centuries BCE. Born in secret to a high priestess who placed the baby in a basket of rushes into the river Euphrates, Sargon was found and raised by a simple man, then rose to become the founder of the Dynasty of Akkad, reigning for 56 years, c. 2270 BCE – 2215 BCE.
We discuss the evidence for his life story, his lasting contributions to Mesopotamia, and the impact his kingdom had on human history.
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May 17th, 2008 at 4:08 am
I am loving “The Biography Show”. Hey Cameron please let David “ramble” a bit. I enjoy his asides and stories and always learn something from them.
Also, I heard you guys are considering doing a podcast on Caesar similar to the Napoleon show. I hope that is true!
May 17th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
That’s more like it chaps!
Great podcast.
May 22nd, 2008 at 5:40 pm
As a student of history (Victorian Studies) I have to say I have been completely addicted to the napoleon podcast! I’ve followed the entire series and it was wonderful to have such an interesting take on such an amazing man. But…I would love to be able to get the biography show on my ZUNE and it’s not currently listed as the Napoleon 101 Podcast is. I’m a bit gutted! Is there any movement towards listing it on Zune? Or is one of the files you provide convertible to play in that fomat? Keep up the amazing work, and if you’re in London stop in for a pint of REAL ale :)
Or Medicine…we’ve got loads of that, too! (David…)
May 30th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
HI Mandy! I didn’t know Napoleon was listed in the Zune directory either! My contact at Microsoft who runs the Zune store tells me they are WAY behind trying to add podcasts. But I’ll see what I can do! The Zune won’t play a normal mp3?
May 31st, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Mandy,
Aww, you do know the way to a man’s heart: Scotland’s special heart medicine! Don’t know when I’ll be in London next, but its one of our favorite places to visit, so you may yet have a chance to toast the Emperor with me! Glad you like the show and hope you are finding the Bio show good as well. And yes, Cogitator, we do plan to do a Julius Caesar 101, though I doubt it will go on as long as Napoleon has!
David
June 4th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Cameron:
Yep, Napoleon is alive and well and feeding off the corporate giant that is microsoft. And yes, my zune will play mp3’s, but in order to download it in the UK you have to buy quicktime pro…so I have subscribed to the biography show in a small, student effort to give you enough funds to chip away at the pedestal on which Microsoft sits…and maybe just maybe my £.53 can support a starving historian…
David:
Thanks for answering. At the risk of sounding incredibly nerdy…I’ve read your books, I’ve cited your work in my essays, how cool to talk to you! You’ve got a history groupie :) Keep up the good work and I look forward to Caesar 101 or whatever you and Cameron decide to turn your very able hands to. “Vive l’Empereur!”