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  • King Nabonidus of Babylon focuses on everything else but the impending doom. He becomes the first archaeologist, stays away from Marduk, worships the moon and is generally an absent monarch.


    Amasis II rules over a golden era of Egypt, also blissfully unaware of the coming doom.


    Bimbisara assumes the throne of Magadha in India and begins the rise of the Magadhan Empire. Of these three monarchs, he is the only one who does not need to care about the rise of Cyrus. It will take a while until the Persians threaten India proper.


    This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.


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  • This discovery certainly did blow Dan and Bernie's minds! And that's not hyperbole, exaggeration, or click bait. No kidding.


    A really old city has been found in the heart of the Amazon jungle where only stone age hunter gatherers were supposed to be. Wait till you hear how many people lived there and when.


    Don't miss this episode.


    Amazon study https://bbc.com/news/science-environment-67940671


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  • With his new advisor Croesus at his side, Cyrus the great ponders the problem with those devious Ionian Greeks.


    Link to passages in Herodotus for this episode

    https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Herodotus/1C*.html


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  • Herodotus tells us Croesus gave a bunch of nice things to Delphi and the other oracle. Many of the items were still seen in his day. That is why the Greeks said Rich as Croesus…

    The oracle famously tells Croesus that if he attacks the Persians he will destroy a mighty empire. LOL. But also to make an ally of whoever was the most powerful of the Greeks.


    Which great empire will prevail when the two power houses go up against each other?


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  • See Fred. See Fred's crown. But you'll never see it on his head!

    King Charles III of the UK became King on Sept 8, 2022 and was coronated on May 6 2023

    Frederick X of Denmark became king of Denmark on Jan 14 2024 and but he never had a coronation. In fact he's not even allowed to wear his crown!

    WHY??


    Well that's the focus of this episode with Special Guest Garry Cookson. The answer will surprise you!


    Show Notes:

    Garry's Blog: https://www.royalhistory.site


    Links to more information

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGKzEpLiMw4

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=782P0YcOOOQ

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVbdoTgeHqA

    https://www.unjourdeplusaparis.com/en/paris-reportage/premiere-photo-barricade-histoire


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  • Officially, the “age of colonization" ends in 550 BC. There were a few random colonies founded after this time but not many and nothing really important, So (sadly?) we probably won’t have new colonies going forward. 


    Its like if you were playing a video game the colonization phase is over and now its GAME ON!


    So… what’s going on in Carthage cuz that’s where that part of the game is going to be heating up between the Greeks and Carthagenians.


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  • Now in the 540's BCE it's getting harder to break apart the regions of the world because they are getting more and more connected. But in this episode we can still just talk about Greece and two of its most important and well know cities: Athens and Sparta.


    In Athens will the third time be a charm? The "tyrant" Pisistratus comes back with mercenaries and invites his enemies for a nice breakfast. Let's see how that turns out!


    While in Sparta we have the Battle of the 300 Champions. There's going to be some serious PTSD going on here!


    We will also learn about legendary wrestler Milo of Crotone and his unreal feats of strength, the Olympics, and all the usual banter and insights you get from Fan of History!


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  • From 2020. There is no WNIH this week so we figured we would present to you the episode Dan is most proud of in the entire history of Fan of History. Naturally the patrons on Patreon does not get charged anything for this rerun of episode 101.


    Archaeologist Reidar Magnusson, specialized in Northern Europe 1000-500 BC, joins Dan to talk about what was really going on in the North during the end of the bronze age. Reidar sheds new light from recent findings on this exciting era in the area. Hinduism-style burials, a gigantic battle among professional soldiers that nobody knows who they were, the death of 90% of the population by an unknown agent, the best bronzecrafting in the world and much, much more. Join us for a special episode when we go deep into the secrets of the late bronze age of the north. Full text below!

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    Archaeology

    As there are no written sources that reliably describe any parts of northern Europe before the Roman expansions the material for this episode of the podcast in entirely based on archaeological finds and research. History, in the meaning of written sources, is available in Scandinavia from around 1000 A.D. In other parts of northern Europe a few hundred years earlier. Archaeology is a social science that use scientific methods for dating, provenance analysis, sample analysis etc. A lot of information can be determined from human bones, and DNA techniques gives even more opportunities, that presently are too costly to be used in any larger scale.

    The finds from settlements sites from this era are the covered post-holes from the longhouses and some hearths and storage pits together with some pottery, bones and occasional Iron tools. Graves from this period are for the most part discreet and seldom containing gifts. The keys to understand this period likely lies in the more special sites of the period, the bronze deposits, the heaps with fire-cracked stones and the occasional cult sites.

     

     

    The end of the Bronze Age

    During this period this part of the world to the most part transit between the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Traditionally the break between the Bronze Age and the Iron Age take place around 500 B.C. in the Nordic Bronze Age culture but in reality iron have replaced the bronze for cutting edges around 800 B.C. A fact that even one of the pioneers in early Swedish archaeology, Oscar Montelius, confirms. In Britain and in rest of northern and central Europe, for example Hallstatt culture in Austria, the transit takes place around the same time. Iron-working have been known in these regions for several hundreds of years at that point. For example: the oldest evidences of Iron-working in present-day Sweden are from around 1100 B.C. Worth mentioning is that the oldest evidence for bronze working from the same region is just a few hundreds of years older.

    However, even if the changes in metal working does correlate with a shift in the society of the time it´s most likely not the cause of the change. And the introduction of iron does not diminish the use of Bronze in most cases. It´s relevant to question whether the transit from bronze to iron had any greater significance at all in a larger scale.

     

    Settlement patterns

    The society of the time had a strong maritime focus. All settlements where situated in the vicinity of waterway, but often not directly by the shores. Settlements where almost exclusively single household farms, with a few exceptions that are perhaps hamlets. One example of that is Apalle outside today’s Bålsta in Sweden, that is the largest excavated...


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    Link to Spring and Autumn Annals for the decade with comments from The Zhuan

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/184uBU3XGF9NmH3zfeBz98xNAeBF_UY3Fv_6o0e5UdKk/edit?usp=sharing


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  • Bernie gets some help from the brilliant and talented podcaster Daniele Bolelli from "History on Fire" Podcast. In this second part of an AMAZING LiDAR survey of the Yucatan lowlands we discuss life in the "Pre-Classic" Mayan world.


    That, and the usual historical and philosophical observations found on What's New in History and History on Fire.


    This era is contemporary with such famous events in the Near East as the sack of the Elamite capital of Susa by Assyria, the destruction of the Temple of Solomon by the Babylonians, and the Greco-Persian Wars including the Battle of Thermopylae.


    We hope you enjoy this episode as much as Bernie did making it!


    Links:

    The Article

    https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hundreds-of-mayan-cities-and-towns-with-ball-courts-and-roads-discovered-in-lidar-survey-in-guatemala/


    The study

    https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/ancient-mesoamerica/article/lidar-analyses-in-the-contiguous-miradorcalakmul-karst-basin-guatemala-an-introduction-to-new-perspectives-on-regional-early-maya-socioeconomic-and-political-organization/31075DFA8ADBAA5E7C7320CA6DB93E5E


    About our guest

    http://www.danielebolelli.com/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniele_Bolelli

    http://historyonfirepodcast.com/


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  • Writing in the Americas might have been independently invented by the Zapotecs. We also revisit the Olmecs and Maya. Lets go to America!


    Lets talk about the first writing in America. Ancient american history focuses a lot on Mexico.


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  • You won't believe what they've found!


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  • Dan and Bernie talk about the spiritual teacher of jainism who was the contemporary of Buddha in the 500s BC. King Bimbisara makes another appearance but this time he is interested in jainism.


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  • The Bible tells us that the ancient Israelites came out of Egypt and conquered the land of Canaan. For the first time Archaeologists extract DNA from First Temple Israelites. What does the DNA say? This has been a question for generations and Bernie and Gil have some answers here for you. That, and a lot of other great insights. 


    For the article discussed in the episode

    https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-10-09/ty-article/in-first-archaeologists-extract-dna-of-ancient-israelites/0000018b-138a-d2fc-a59f-d39b21fd0000


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  • The times they are a changin' in major ways all over the ancient world. We are in the 550s BC and starting the backstory of one of the greatest events in world history - The Greek & Persian Wars. East vs West. The world's first historian begins it this way:


    THESE are the researches of Herodotus of Halicarnassus, which he publishes,

    in the hope of thereby preserving from decay the remembrance of what men have done, and of preventing the great and wonderful actions of the Greeks and the Barbarians from losing their due meed of glory; and withal to put on record what were their grounds

    of feuds.


    The Fans of History Dan and Bernie couldn't have said it any better!


    Cyrus the Great is shaking up the East. Like EARTHQUAKE shaking it. Empires that ruled for centuries are being wiped out. 

    The Greeks have colonized just about every available plot of open land. But the Greeks are not an empire like in the East... they are a rambunctious array of peoples who like to write poetry and ponder the universe and will also run each other through with spears. Democracy is forming in Athens but can it last with the non-democratic, ambitions of Sparta?


    In this pivitol episode Pisistratus comes back in style, Bernie puts the conspiracy of giants to bed, and Dan refuses to kink shame. Plus the usual laughs and insights you can only get from Fan of History Podcast!


    Link:

    https://podcastofbiblicalproportions.com/


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  • What else can be more fun than Dan and Bernie talking about Bonobos, Herpes, and Kissing with some History and Philosophy mixed in?? Check it out!


    This episode is especially sponsored by Marduk's Mattress Emporium.

    "When you want to make love like a God"


    Links:

    https://phys.org/news/2023-05-humanity-earliest-mesopotamia-years.html

    https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adf0512


    Chickens or people? You decide!

    https://curioustuff.com/the-oldest-kiss-in-the-world/


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  • In this episode we delve into the riveting story of Cyrus the Great's audacious revolt against the Medes, a pivotal moment that not only redefined the ancient Near East but also laid the foundations for the vast Persian Empire. Discover how Cyrus, a visionary and a rebel, challenged the formidable Median power, outwitting and outmaneuvering his adversaries with a blend of diplomacy, strategy, and sheer audacity. Join us as we explore the intrigues, the battles, and the brilliant maneuvers that marked Cyrus's ascent to greatness. We'll unravel the myths, analyze the historical facts, and bring to life the legacy of one of history's most remarkable rulers. Tune in to "Cyrus the Great: The Revolt that Shaped an Empire," where history comes alive in the most thrilling way!


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  • The unlikely events in Babylon that lead to the rise of Nabonidus, the last and final king of Babylon.


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  • While I was microwaving some leftovers Garry stopped by to talk about his new and original contribution to biblical history. This brilliant and witty Aussie realized the traditional way of calculating the spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire was way off, so he devised a better way. How's that for spicing up my dinner?? You can hear all about it in this latest episode!


    Links:

    https://www.historyinthebible.com/supplementary_pages/growth_of_christianity.html


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  • This is the official point where we become the Cyrus the Great podcast. This guy will change the world and make an empire bigger than even the Neo-Assyrian Empire and it all starts here with his very first kingship.


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