Babylon: The City at the Center of the World - The Concise History of Babylonia (2000-539 BC)

This program explores the history of the ancient city of Babylon and the land once known as Babylonia. We’ll uncover the story of this great city over the course of fifteen centuries and learn about its impact and why it was so beloved as well as hated by so many in the ancient world. We’ll also meet an interesting and rather eclectic cast of kings including Hammurabi, Zimri-Lim, Rim-Sin, Samsu-iluna, Marduk-apla-iddina II, Sargon II, Sennacherib, Ashurbanipal, Nabopolassar, Nebuchadnezzar I & II, Nabonidus, Cyrus the Great and many more. Contents: 00:00 Introduction 04:00 Before Babylon: The Fall of the Neo-Sumerian Empire 05:30 Ibbi-Sin and Ishbi-Erra 09:27 Letter of Puzur-Numushda to Ibbi-Sin 12:21 Fall of Ur and the Birth of Babylonian Civilization 15:11 Dynasties of Isin and Larsa (Isin-Larsa Period) 19:00 The First Dynasty of Babylon 26:32 Hammurabi of Babylon 27:48 Zimri-Lim of Mari 29:48 War with Eshnunna 30:46 The Sukkalmah of Elam 33:12