8. The Sumerians - Fall of the First Cities

Fall of Civilizations · 7 recommenders · 9 months

Episode 8 of the Fall of Civilizations podcast, a roughly two and a half hour history of the Sumerians. It covers their mysterious origins, invention of writing and mathematics, great early cities and eventual collapse, with myths, proverbs and recreated music.

Why Hacker News readers recommend it: HN commenters strongly recommend it as an audiobook-length, deeply informative introduction to Sumer and early Mesopotamian civilization.

7 recommenders2 strong recommendations2020–2023