Episode 18 The Three Pillars

Published: Dec. 22, 2012, 3:09 p.m.

In the west, Phoenician mastery of the Mediterranean was challenged by widespread Greek colonization.\xa0 Rome\u2019s first kings established the boundaries and institutions of the early state.\xa0 In the Near East, Sennacherib was confronted with the return of a Chaldean usurper to the Babylonian throne.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices