Epic of Gilgamesh

Ancient epic featuring beer as civilizing force

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Episodes

#2955: Mead vs Beer vs Wine: Which Came First?

Beer may have driven civilization itself. We trace 13,000 years of alcohol history.

May 21
#2810: Every Catalog Is an Argument

From clay spine labels at Ebla to the Pinakes of Alexandria — how organizing knowledge shaped civilization.

May 13