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17th century BC

2 episodes

1. Babylon

   Melvyn Bragg discusses the truth behind Babylon, the world’s oldest and most enigmatic of empires; from the the Tower of Babel and the Hanging Gardens to the Whore of Babylon.

   3 June 2004

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   Featuring: Eleanor Robson, Irving Finkel, Andrew George

   

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   Culture2nd-millennium BC establishmentsStates and territories established in the 17th century BCBabyloniaAncient Levant, States and territories disestablished in the 6th century BCFormer empires17th century BC6th century BCMesopotamia

2. The Hittites

   Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the empire based in the Land of Hatti during the Late Bronze Age, in modern Turkey, and the discoveries there over the last century.

   23 December 2021

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   Featuring: Claudia Glatz, Ilgi Gercek, Christoph Bachhuber

   

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   HistoryFormer empiresStates and territories disestablished in the 12th century BCHistory of the MediterraneanStates and territories established in the 17th century BCAncient Syria12th century BC17th century BC