Thanks for the reco! I would also like to make one, which is the book “Assyria: the rise and fall of the world’s first empire” by Eckart Frahm. An absolutely fa

Thanks for the reco! I would also like to make one, which is the book “Assyria: the rise and fall of the world’s first empire” by Eckart Frahm. An absolutely fascinating read which leverages modern scholarship and archaeological discoveries to paint a much more nuanced picture of the Assyrian empire than the strongly anti-Assyrian standard narrative that has roots in the biblical perspective. I learned a ton. The amazing thing about ancient history, for me, is that it helps situate my experience and this present moment. The more I learn the more the past feels close. And it is so close! What we call ancient history is just a few dozen generations ago. These people were so much like us. It is truly remarkable how far we have come in terms of technology but how little progress we have made in terms of wisdom.