Episode R9 – The Flood

The Ancient World

Scott C.

History

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2014

⏱️ 35 minutes

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“Surpassing all kings, powerful and tall beyond all others, violent, splendid, a wild bull of a man, unvanquished leader, hero in the front lines, beloved of his soldiers – fortress they called him, protector of the people, raging flood that destroys all defenses…” – the Epic of Gilgamesh George Smith’s 1872 discovery of the Mesopotamian Flood tablet won him widespread acclaim. Four years later, his ill-timed expedition to Nineveh would end in tragedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:25.0	Episode R9, The Flood.
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