Shamshi-adad & the Old Assyrian Empire

This documentary explores the rise of Shamshi-Adad and the Old Assyrian Empire in ancient Mesopotamia. It follows how this ambitious ruler built and held power across a network of cities in one of the world's earliest imperial states. Drawing on archaeology and the written record, it brings a distant age of kings and conquest into focus. Absorbing and informative, it is a rewarding look at the roots of empire. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

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