The Biography Show #004 - Sargon of Akkad

Cameron — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:22:43 +0000

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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The Biography Show #001 - Alexander The Great

Cameron — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:02:54 +0000

Welcome to the first episode of The Biography Show on TPN!

You hosts are historian and author J. David Markham and Cameron Reilly. Read more about us here.

This first episode is about Alexander III of Macedon, better known to most of us as Alexander “The Great” and great he certainly was. He was a military and political genius who conquered most of the known world from the age of 20 until his premature death at 33. His mother was a princess/witch, his father was a great King in his own right, and his mentor was the great Aristotle. His legacy was the dissemination of Greek language, science and philosophy across the known world, paving the way for the Roman empire.

Alexander’s Empire

David has uploaded images of some Alexander-related objects from his private collection to our Flickr group.

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If you would like to learn more about Alexander, we can recommend this book by Peter Green.