Episode 82: The Kingdom of Urartu — The Forgotten Rival of Assyria explores the powerful Iron Age state that developed around Lake Van and across the Armenian highlands. Urartu built fortified cities, irrigation networks, temples, storage systems, and a skilled bronze-working tradition while competing with Assyria for influence across the northern Near East. The episode examines its major rulers, the capital at Tushpa, the founding of Erebuni, the rivalry with Assyria, and the uncertain causes of its collapse in the seventh century BC. Although overshadowed by Assyria in later history, Urartu left a lasting archaeological and technological legacy.
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