Ep. 34: The Messiah, Pt. 3

In this miniseries finale pulled heavily from Herodotus, Cyrus the Great meets a hubristic end. His son Cambyses conquers Egypt but finds failure in Sudan and Algeria. There's farting and heads dunked in blood. This is a serious podcast. Also the prologue is an origin story for cuneiform translation, and I talk about Solomon the Great. This shit's got it all, gang.

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Bibliography:

https://www.thetechbubble.info/p/how-much-a-dollar-cost

Matthew Waters - 'Ancient Persia';

Matthew Waters - 'King of the World';

Radner, Moeller, Potts, et al - 'The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East, Vol. V';

Christian Frevel - 'History of Ancient Israel';

Berlin, Brettler, et al - 'The Jewish Study Bible';

https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9819d1v6