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In the autumn of 2011, while a civil war ripped across Libya and the long reign of dictator Muammar Gaddafi came apart in gunfire, a team of archaeologists in England announced that they had located more than 100 lost towns and villages in the middle of the Sahara. Making it all the more amazing, they had spotted the ancient settlements from space.

Brought to you by Penguin. Rivers, more than any road, technology or political event, have shaped the course of civilization. In Rivers of Power, geographer Laurence C. Smith tells the sweeping story of rivers and how they made us. Rivers have opened frontiers, defined borders, supported trade...

Brought to you by Penguin. An erudite and entertaining history of Moscow, a city whose rich past offers crucial insight into contemporary global politics Moscow stands at the centre of a nation comprising eleven percent of the globe’s landmass, eleven time zones and nearly one hundred and...

Witness the spectacular rise and dramatic collapse of ancient Egypt in this immersive historical narrative. Perfect for an educational commute or relaxing evening listen, this dynamic chronicle trades dry academic dates for vibrant, true-to-life storytelling. Walk alongside mighty god-kings...

Witness how a modest ancient kingdom forged the world's first coins, sparking an economic revolution that built empires. Immersive and deeply educational, this historical journey transports you to the rugged, electrum-rich riverbeds of western Asia Minor. It is the perfect listen for history...

Trace three millennia of dramatic European history as a volcanic Mediterranean outpost transforms into a royal metropolis. Perfect for your daily commute or an immersive armchair travel experience, this evocative narrative reconstructs the teeming harbors and ancient streets of a fiercely...

Witness the epic rise and dramatic fall of an ancient military juggernaut that conquered the known world. Perfect for an immersive commute, this gripping historical narrative transforms a rustic, marginalized kingdom into a global superpower. Experience the raw ambition and brutal strategic...

Chip War meets Guns, Germs, and Steel in this sweeping and urgent discussion of how mineral wealth fuels prosperity and might, revealing that, for more than 5,000 years, the world's most powerful nations have controlled the critical minerals of their day—and how China's current, massive...

The Late Bronze Age Near East (c. 1550-1200 BCE) was a time and place of unprecedented wealth and stability. The major kingdoms of Egypt, Babylonia, Hatti, Mitanni, Assyria, and other regional powers established trade networks and diplomatic ties with each other, creating one of the world’s first global geopolitical systems in the process.

The Early Bronze Age in the Near East (c. 3300 - 2100 BCE) was an era of significant cultural, political, and scientific development. The legendary Hammurabi (r. circa 1792 - 1750 BCE) established the First Dynasty of Babylon. The Kingdom of Qatna, named for the primary city in the kingdom, was located on the other Amorite states’ geographical periphery in the northern Levant but was still a significant participant in the Near East’s geopolitical system during the Middle Bronze Age.

Not far from the Latakia, Syria, near the Mediterranean Sea coast, is the politically insignificant town of Burj al-Qasab. Throughout most of its history, Burj al-Qasab was overshadowed by Latakia, but this was not always the case. More than 3,000 years ago, on a hill known as Ras Sharma located just outside Burj al-Qasab, a sprawling metropolis much more important and powerful than Latakia, or most other modern cities in the region for that matter once existed. Ras Sharma was the location of Ugarit, an extremely wealthy and powerful Bronze Age city-state.

The Babylonian influence upon its successors and even modern society knows no bounds. One of the leading civilizations of Mesopotamia, the Babylonians provided the fundamentals of mathematics, agriculture, architecture, metallurgy, and other influential and necessary fields required to develop other great civilizations such as the Greeks, Romans, and even contemporary nations like China and the US. Without them, no neoteric world could exist.