Ancient Sumer & the First Professional Armies

from Bro History · host Bro History

The cities of Ancient Sumer provide the world’s first examples of urban centers with significant populations. Food surpluses made it possible to free of people from their farms and create divisions of labor. This led to the creation of the “violence specialist”. These violence specialist produced the most sophisticated armies of the Bronze Age. Today we discuss the rise of civilization and the birth of the first professional armies. Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brohistory Episode #174 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Dec 11, 2020

Embed this episode

Attribution link and audio player

NOW PLAYING

Ancient Sumer & the First Professional Armies

0:00 1:19:00

1×

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

Share this episode

Similar Episodes

No similar episodes found.

Similar Podcasts

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Bro History?

This episode is 1 hour and 19 minutes long.

When was this Bro History episode published?

This episode was published on December 11, 2020.

Can I download this Bro History episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.

URL copied to clipboard!