Assyria and the Birth of Writing

<p>It is often the case that it is assumed that it was in ancient Greece and the eastern Mediterranean that was host to the foundation of European politics, culture, economics and engineering. But in fact, the development of sophisticated&nbsp;civilisations, writing cultures, complex technologies and sciences occurred over millennia in the fertile crescent in the ancient&nbsp;civilisations&nbsp;of Assyria, Sumer, Babylon and the Akkadian Empire. These are the crucible of our world today to champion this&nbsp;often-underappreciated&nbsp;part of human history&nbsp;Moudhy&nbsp;Al-Rashid an Assyriologist from Oxford University. She takes Dan through the history of this vitally important region, how and why writing developed, and why she thinks this part of history has often been neglected.&nbsp;</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>