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Episode 3 – “Wherever I Went, Let Him Go!”
Episode 3 – “Wherever I Went, Let Him Go!”
“Now any king who wants to call himself my equal, wherever I went, let him go!” – Sargon the GreatIn 2,334 BC, Sargon of... Read more
24 Apr 2012
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Ranked #2
Episode B44 – Edessa
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Synopsis: After his humiliating defeat at the hands of Shapur, Valerian joins tens of thousands of Roman captives depor... Read more
29 Sep 2017
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Episode B22 – Optimus
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Episode 20 – The House of Succession
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Episode 26 – The Last Kings of Babylon
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