Today on Digital Hammurabi, I’m joined by Dr. Jessie DeGrado, assistant professor of ancient Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan. Dr. DeGrado studies the history and religions of Mesopotamia, and is particularly interested in how modern history and politics affect our reconstruction of the past. He’s here today to talk to me about the Neo-Assyrian empire, the role of ancient Judah as a client-state of the empire, and how modern understandings of the Middle East colour our views of the region’s ancient past.
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