The largest and most splendid city in the ancient world was captured by King Cyrus of Persia in 539 BC.  The story is entwined with the history of the Jews in the Bible who were exiled to the rivers of Babylon.<p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/Storynory" rel="payment">Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/Storynory</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

Herodotus - The River Nile

Ancient history presented in a family-friendly way by Bertie of Storynory. Amazing tales from ancient Greece, Lydia, Persia, Egypt and beyond are explained and brought to life. The Greek writer, Herodotus, often called the "father of history", travelled the known world and wrote vividly about history, customs, and myth. His "Histories" appeared around 435 BC, and tell the tale of the Persian wars between Greece and Persia, but not without fascination, interest and admiration for Greece's most powerful enemy, Persia. Bertie retells the stories and explains the context