Nebuchadnezzar
The Ancients
History Hit
4.7 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2023
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
One of the most famous Babylonian Kings - Nebuchadnezzar II was a legendary ruler who appears in biblical stories, cuneiform texts, and was immortalised in monumental architecture. Ruling Babylon at it's imperial height, and commanding an empire that spanned from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf, his strength and might is unchallenged. But what do we actually know about the man who ruled over one of the greatest empires of the ancient world?
In the first episode of our new series delving into Babylon's mysterious history - Tristan chats to Professor Paul-Alain Beaulieu to explore Nebuchadnezzar's early life and his rise to kingship. Examining the defining conquests of this period, the cosmopolitan city-centre he created, and deciphering the monumental architecture erected in his honour - what is there to learn about Babylon in this period, what legacy did Nebuchadnezzar leave behind?
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| 0:00.0 | It's the Entrance on History Hit. |
| 0:11.2 | I'm Tristan Hughes, your host, and in today's episode where we're kicking off our special |
| 0:16.4 | Babylon mini-series today, we're starting it with a massive figure. |
| 0:23.0 | Arguably the most well-known king who ruled ancient Babylon, he's known from the Bible |
| 0:28.6 | and also from a whole range of Kuneer form inscriptions, he was Nebuchadnezzar, King |
| 0:34.5 | Nebuchadnezzar the second who ruled Babylon during its imperial height. |
| 0:39.8 | He created an empire that stretched from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf. |
| 0:45.0 | And in today's episode we're interviewing Professor Paul Lalon-Bullier from the University |
| 0:50.5 | of Toronto all about Nebuchadnezzar. |
| 0:53.6 | We'll be looking at his early life, his rise to the kingship, his conquests, and ultimately |
| 0:59.3 | we're going to be focusing in on Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon. |
| 1:02.9 | What his Babylon looks like, this cosmopolitan centre of empire, we're going to be looking |
| 1:09.2 | at the architecture, the great monumental constructions that Nebuchadnezzar oversaw, we're going |
| 1:14.6 | to be talking about art, about colour, and so much more. |
| 1:18.8 | It is absolutely fascinating and I really do hope you enjoy. |
| 1:23.5 | So without further ado, here's Paul Lalon. |
| 1:28.8 | Paul Lalon, it is wonderful to have you on the podcast today. |
| 1:32.1 | Thank you. |
| 1:33.1 | Now, it's time for our Babylon series and Nebuchadnezzar of all figures in Babylonian history, |
| 1:39.7 | maybe as it fared say infamously because of his portrayed in the Bible, he's one of the |
| 1:43.4 | most well-known figures or kings from ancient Babylon. |
| 1:48.0 | Yes, yes, mainly because of the Bible and also of the Greek tradition. |
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