In the beginning I studied the Judeo/Christian roots which lead me to the Anunnaki and to the Sumerians. Since then, it seems but just a pattern, repeating often, throughout the history of the enlightenment of mankind. @roamer_1
The sons of Anak... And it isn't enlightenment.
This is a porch thing
@corbe ... This needs days and days of half-lit porch time to do it justice. Heck, we might need to stick to sweet tea the whole time to keep it straight.
In the mean time, I might suggest a wander down Derek Gilbert/ Michael Heiser... with a special stop at Hieser's (RIP) '
Sitchin is wrong' website. Heiser is an historian and scholar of the first order, well oiled in the middle east and in ancient texts, not to mention fluency in Hebrew, Arabic, and Akkadian. He's a serious trip.
His work is tremendous. As is Gilbert's, albeit that it admittedly follows Heiser. Gilbert has a knack for expansion in explanation that keeps a rather dry Heiser very much alive.
And with it, I can recommend Gary Wayne's epic work, the Genesis 6 Conspiracy:
How Secret Societies and the Descendants of Giants Plan to Enslave Humankind. It is a massive tome - 800 pages - laying out the genesis of secret societies and tracking them through kings and power structures till today... The work is excellent and largely flawless - Though he presents it as analogous rather than physical in the passage of kings and what those bloodlines represent. That is it's flaw. Turn it all physical and real, and it mirrors my own studies almost perfectly.
Rack up all that, and you're going to get feel for where I am. I rely more on prophecies and ancient oracles myself, delving into the whole thing that way and so far and wide that I cannot put it succinctly... But the outcome is very similar.
Oh and throw in some Missler too... The man is an artist in his presentation and exposition. Brilliant.