https://www.spreaker.com/show/cockroach-clanenHistoryCopyright Cockcroach Clanhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fd432f60dc912db0a6d1305e99bedb83.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/cockroach-clanSun, 27 Sep 2026 09:40:50 +0000Cockcroach ClanCockcroach Clanfeeds@spreaker.comThe stories of the modern scholars and adventurers who rediscovered the ancient worldfalse5aa88608-d09f-590e-9673-708b58ac9904episodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-a16-contact--753961551407bc70-b82a-11f1-bec8-c727cb1b74c0Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:05:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: The Sintashta way of life and death seeds aspects of Vedic Aryan Hinduism and Iranian Zoroastrianism, while their quest for a lucrative market for metals brings them into contact with the Oxus Civilization and – through them – the larger...2201false216fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-a15-band-of-brothers--75100529453b8bca-ad60-11f1-a030-bf68fdc9a6c4Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:05:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: Yamnaya migrations east and west carried their language and culture to the mountains of Siberia and plains of Hungary. Over the following centuries, their Corded Ware/Bell Beaker successors spread their daughter languages to the frontiers of...2259false215fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-a14-fame-imperishable--7475346077e987f6-9759-11f1-b773-474ac0ef84b2Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:05:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: The fall of Old Europe and dissolution of the Cucuteni-Tripolye Culture left horse-riding steppe-herders the unchallenged paradigm on the Pontic-Caspian steppe. The introduction of the wagon around 3500 BC enabled their adoption of a...2080false214fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-a13-the-steppe-and-the-sewn--7411318877912c00-9759-11f1-b773-bbb2d009d2a5Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSEASON 3 PREMIERE Synopsis: Despite the generally inhospitable environment, many ancient hunter-gatherers made the Northern Steppe their home. During the 6th and 5th millennia BC, their interactions with successive waves of migrating farmer-herders...1983false213fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-a12-the-flood--706435368533724c-1e4a-11f1-bb66-6fdc9082e9ceSun, 15 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSEASON 2 FINALE Synopsis: Shulgi and his successors face major challenges to Ur III rule, including Amorite attacks, Sumerian rivals, and a newly-emboldened Shimashki. “The god Enlil granted to Shu-Sin a long lifespan, a crown and tiara, a scepter...3102false212fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-a11-behind-the-mountains--70372490a22cd5b8-1383-11f1-b194-4ff5fb3ef720Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: The Proto-Elamite horizon sparked innovation and trade throughout Iran and Central Asia, and its collapse saw the emergence of numerous “secondary states”. Toward the end of the Third Millennium BC, the dominant polity east of the Zagros was...3180false210fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-a10-the-sword-of-sumer--697185888c1f8872-d7cb-11f0-a24b-ff34786e6583Sun, 01 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: Ur-Namma unifies Sumer and ejects the Elamites. His son, King Shulgi, designs a new empire and begins a push for Zagros domination. “The trustworthy shepherd, king, the sword of Sumer, Ur-Namma, the king of the Land, was taken to the...2560false210fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-a9-seventy-kings--694950385e2afdfc-d7cb-11f0-beb8-ab4b24f0f9bbSun, 18 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: With the fall of the Old Kingdom, power devolves to the various nomes. The Herakleopolitan House of Khety extends control over most of Egypt before eventually being defeated and deposed by the rival House of Thebes. “I took care of the...1891false29fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-a8-who-was-king--69342427db9794d2-ebe2-11f0-8753-c7357d363b03Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:17:00 +0000Cockcroach Clan[NOTE: This new version features improved audio] Synopsis: The impacts of the Aridification Event lead to Akkadian collapse. Gudea of Lagash asserts independence and shepherds the south through the aftermath. The brief period of Guti domination is...2537false28fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-a8-who-was-king--6929486653268598-d7cb-11f0-bd23-e3c89d50ff14Sun, 04 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: The impacts of the Aridification Event lead to Akkadian collapse. Gudea of Lagash asserts independence and shepherds the south through the aftermath. The brief period of Guti domination is terminated by the Elamite invasion of...2538false28fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-a7-the-abode-of-clouds--6915518139751556-d7cb-11f0-8e93-179583efb2fdSun, 21 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: The science behind the 4.2 kiloyear BPE Aridification Event. “The great farming tracts brought forth no grain, The irrigated farming tracts brought forth no fish, The well-watered orchard brought forth neither syrup nor wine. The...2364false2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-a6-the-reign-of-ishtar--66874238844e44a0-135c-11f0-9d61-c7295e3c4a8fSun, 06 Jul 2025 10:05:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: The Akkadian Empire reaches its zenith under the rule of Naram-Sin. “Its king, the shepherd, Naram-Sin, Shone forth like sunrise on the holy throne of Agade, Its walls, like a mountain range, reached up to graze the sky. Holy Inanna...3050false26fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-a5-the-cupbearer--666900027b916ea0-135c-11f0-bd85-c7342534979dSun, 22 Jun 2025 10:05:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: Sargon of Akkad forges the world’s first Empire. “After Enlil’s baleful glare Had slain Kish like the Bull of Heaven, Had slaughtered house and land of Uruk in the dust,      like that monster bull, And Enlil had then and there given...2965false25fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-a4-the-pinnacle--664611797372949c-135c-11f0-8734-c7cfa5c7126aSun, 08 Jun 2025 10:05:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: This episode covers the rise and fall of the Egyptian Old Kingdom. “The Second Dynasty consists of nine kings of This. The first was Boethos, for 38 years. In his reign a chasm opened at Bubastis, and many perished. Kaiechos, for 39 years....3038false24fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bonus-feed-swap-with-the-history-of-egypt-podcast--663298221fccd012-3ca8-11f0-9c2a-dfbda48862afThu, 29 May 2025 16:15:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanHi everyone! My friend Dominic at THoE and I are doing a feed-swap this week. It's a great chance to introduce you to his new set of episodes on the pharaoh Ramesses II. More details from Dominic below. Enjoy! - Scott C. In a land famous for its...2764falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-a3-kings-of-kish--66267897688e77bc-135c-11f0-b410-8f902dc2df8dSun, 25 May 2025 10:15:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: This episode covers the Early Dynastic Period in Sumer and northern Syria. “Eannatum gave the great battle net of Enlil to the leader of Umma and made him swear to him by it. The leader of Umma swore to Eannatum: ‘By the life of Enlil, king...3127false23fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-a2-the-first-royal-house--660372005ea028ea-135c-11f0-ac21-379191b04ca7Sun, 11 May 2025 10:05:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: This episode covers the early civilizations of Egypt and the Caucasus region, including the Kura-Araxes and Maikop. “In succession to the Spirits of the Dead and the Demigods, the Egyptians reckon the First Dynasty to consist of eight...2945false22fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-a1-the-four-quarters--657600685315ad42-135c-11f0-9747-b340d81c87deSun, 27 Apr 2025 07:05:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: The launch of “The Ancient World – Ages”, a new series covering the Early Bronze Age Collapse (c. 2200 BC) and the remaking of Southwest Eurasia. We start things off with a discussion of the Ubaid and Uruk Periods of early Mesopotamia....2601false21fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-s8-decumbo--605246621059c554-087e-11ef-b994-a30f7838c98fThu, 27 Jun 2024 07:05:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: Part 2 of a two-part Spotlight series on the rise and fall of the Roman Emperor Galerius: refugee, herdsman, soldier, Caesar, Augustus, Tetrarch, conqueror, schemer, would-be ruler of the (Dacian?) Empire, and persecutor of the Christians. A...2156falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-s7-ascendo--603703440660773c-087e-11ef-be8c-43afc3bc7005Thu, 13 Jun 2024 07:05:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: Part 1 of a two-part Spotlight series on the rise and fall of the Roman Emperor Galerius: refugee, herdsman, soldier, Caesar, Augustus, Tetrarch, conqueror, schemer, would-be ruler of the (Dacian?) Empire, and persecutor of the Christians. A...1893falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-c30-the-death-of-kings--581591358c855c00-a597-11ee-9640-e3d886241103Sun, 31 Dec 2023 08:05:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: Faced with a series of disloyal vassals, Sargon conquers the remaining Neo-Hittite kingdoms and absorbs them into his empire. The Cimmerian invasion of Anatolia leads to the deaths of two powerful kings. In their absence, the preservation of...1639falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-c29-city-of-the-raven--580343257f74d55c-9ad1-11ee-b942-b7c3888b3880Sun, 17 Dec 2023 08:10:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: Rusa of Urartu wins early victories against Assyrian armies, but his intrigues in the Zagros kingdom of Mannea earn him Sargon’s wrath. After a crushing defeat by Cimmerian invaders, Rusa’s unable to prevent Sargon’s destruction of his...1922falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-c28-the-fall-of-carchemish--5789040326ca6fa6-8f97-11ee-98ff-570a262f5971Sun, 03 Dec 2023 08:10:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: After defeating Syrian rebels at Qarqar and extending his dominion to the borders of Egypt, Sargon II labors to defend Tabal from the advances of Midas of Phrygia. Letters to Midas from Pisiri of Carchemish give Sargon a pretext to depose...2243falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-c27-true-king--57708312f85ce9c6-363d-11ee-8869-ab389934b157Sun, 19 Nov 2023 08:10:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: Shalmaneser V succeeds his father to the thrones of Assyria and Babylonia, then deals with rebellions in Samaria and Tyre. But his reign is cut short by the violent coup of Sargon II. After losing his hold on Babylonia, Sargon marches west...1717falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-c26-damascus--575172132f530966-798b-11ee-9bc0-b772615b9608Sun, 05 Nov 2023 07:05:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: Tiglath-pileser crushes rebellions in Patin and Luash and annexes their territories to Assyria. King Rasyan of Aram-Damascus forms a coalition of southern kingdoms - including Israel, Edom, Phoenicia and Philistia - to challenge Assyrian...1929falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-c25-arpad--57339894f82f6b4a-363d-11ee-8869-4b96fe5d6dc1Sun, 22 Oct 2023 04:05:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: Matti’el of Arpad turns his back on the Treaty of Katikka and allies with Sarduri II of Urartu. The usurpation of Tiglath-pileser III heralds an Assyrian resurgence and the kingdom of Arpad’s destruction. “Matti’el the son of Attar-shumki...1767falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/update-and-patreon-offer--56754448723659be-500e-11ee-8fba-93460b515295Sun, 10 Sep 2023 19:13:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanFirst off I wanted to let everyone know that I am deep into researching and writing the upcoming season of “The Ancient World – Carchemish.” It’s got lots of fun stuff: Tiglath-pileser III, Sargon II and - most importantly - the final demise of the...167falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-c24-a-kingdom-of-sand--56188395395f5afe-d6e8-11ed-a038-a765aaf9c3e5Sun, 23 Jul 2023 07:05:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: Sarduri II rules at the pinnacle of Urartian power, conquering lands from the Black Sea coast to the Zagros Mountains to the kingdoms of northern Syria. Matti’el of Arpad unifies Aramean lands north of Damascus then allies with Urartu...1683falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-c23-eclipse--560395171958adf0-d6e8-11ed-833a-635ef05bcf20Sun, 09 Jul 2023 07:05:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: A siege by Adad-nirari’s subordinate, Nergal-Eresh, finally breaks the Damascene hold over southern Syria and Canaan. The Urartian kings Menua and Argishti press Assyria’s frontiers, even as they conquer and secure new territories in the...1700falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-c22-shammuramat--54941329f7c8a014-d6e7-11ed-b025-bfd4337d55eaSun, 25 Jun 2023 07:05:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: Emerging triumphant from civil war, Shamshi-Adad V devotes his energies to humbling Babylonia. Upon his death, his wife Shammuramat acts as regent for their son, Adad-nirari III, and both campaign across the Euphrates to confront a resurgent...1875falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-c21-son-of-a-nobody--54232571a6fb4f42-d6e7-11ed-a6dc-6b141ba5cbbcSun, 11 Jun 2023 07:05:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: During Neo-Assyria’s absence from the region, King Hazael of Aram-Damascus forges an Aramean Empire that extends to the borders of Egypt. “And Hazael said, ‘Why does my lord weep?’ He answered, ‘Because I know the evil that you will do to...1652falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-c20-like-a-fire--540208017687e956-d6e7-11ed-b699-4f6ef8d1b629Sun, 28 May 2023 07:05:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: In Shalmaneser’s final years, his eldest son – the crown prince Assur-danin-pal – enters into rebellion, while his younger son, Shamshi-Adad, struggles to defend his father’s legacy. “Where my brother Assur-danin-pal, in the time of...1926falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-c19-the-anointed--538541165df9f906-d6e7-11ed-b77b-afb3ee8348c7Sun, 14 May 2023 07:01:00 +0000Cockcroach ClanSynopsis: Hazael of Aram-Damascus and Jehu of Israel bring desolation to the house of Omri. After decades of leading Assyrian campaigns, Shalmaneser III dispatches his turtanu, Dayan-Assur, to fight the newly-formed kingdom of Urartu. “And the Lord...1837falsefull