Episode R6 – The Heroic Age

The Ancient World

Scott C.

History

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2014

⏱️ 29 minutes

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“I should weary the reader, were I to describe, step by step, the progress of the work, and the discoveries gradually made in various part of the great mound. The labours of one day resembled those of the preceding; but it would be difficult to convey to others an idea of the excitement which was produced by the constant discovery of objects of the highest interest.” – Austen Henry Layard, Nineveh and Its Remains While Layard resumed his Assyrian excavations, and Rawlinson continued to decipher Akkadian, both efforts began to shed light on the even older civilization of ancient Sumer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Civil War and Reconstruction was a pivotal era in American history.
0:05.0	When a war was fought to save the Union and to free the slaves,
0:09.0	and when the work to rebuild the nation after that war was over turned into a struggle to guarantee
0:15.5	liberty and justice for all Americans.
0:18.9	I'm Tracy.
0:20.1	And I'm Rich.
0:21.4	And we want to invite you to join us as we take an in-depth look at this pivotal era
0:26.7	in American history.
0:28.5	Look for the Civil War and Reconstruction, wherever you find your podcasts.
0:33.7	The French Revolution set Europe ablaze.
0:36.9	It was an age of enlightenment and progress, but also of tyranny and depression.
0:41.4	It was an age of glory and an age of tragedy. One man stood above it all. This was the age of Napoleon.
0:48.0	I'm Everett Rumage, host of the Age of Napoleon podcast. Join me as I examine the life and times
0:54.7	of one of the most fascinating and enigmatic characters
0:57.8	in modern history.
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1:27.0	Episode R6, The Heroic Age. The event was pretty much standing room only, packed with Royals, scholars and other
1:41.1	notables from all corners of the country and even beyond.
1:46.1	The date was January 19, 1850, and the rock star of the moment was England's own favorite son Henry Kreswick
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