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I still just wanted to mention this episode because it increased the listenership by a factor of 4! It seems you guys like ancient battles (even with Assyrian secrecy involved).

http://magicgatheringstrat.com/2015/10/the-battle-of-qarqar-853-bc-fan-of-history-podcast-ep-23/

This was the greatest battle the world had ever seen up to this date.
On one side: The Royal Assyrian Army led by king Shalmaneser III. On the other side: The League of Kings, an alliance of twelve nations against the might of Assyria.
The two forces meet head-to-head near the city of Qarqar on the Orontes river to decide the fate of the near east.

Now you will learn why you fear the night. Now you will learn why you are afraid of the dark. Now you will learn why we title Ashurnasirpal II “The Lord of Massacres”. Prepare for the darkest episode yet of our podcast. These massacres will become iconic for the Neo-Assyrians BUT they will not really reappear on this scale until the very last years of the empire far in the future.

After his great party, Ashurnasirpal II decides do deal with all the enemies of Assyria, i.e. everyone who refuses to pay protection money. He does this in a very handfast way and now we learn why the world remembers this particular king.

WARNING! This episode is not for the faint of heart. If you do not want to hear grim details of what Ashurnasirpal II decided to do to those that defied him, please skip ahead to episode 18.

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A music video tribute to Ashurnasirpal II, king of Assyria: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dof6PuYsNr0

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