8. The Sumerians - Fall of the First Cities

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In the dusts of Iraq, the ruins of the world's first civilization lie buried.
This episode, we travel into the extremely distant past to look at the Sumerians. These ancient people invented writing and mathematics, and built some of the largest cities that the world had ever seen. Find out about the mystery of their origins, and learn how they rose from humble beginnings to form the foundation of all our modern societies. With myths, proverbs and even some recreated Sumerian music, travel back to where it all began, and find out how humanity's first civilization fell.
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Credits:
Sound engineering by Thomas Ntinas
Voice Actors:
Jake Barrett-Mills
Rhy Brignell
Shem Jacobs
Nick Bradley
Emily Johnson
Music by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: incompetech.com/
Sumerian Music kindly provided by Gayle and
Philip Neuman, of Ensemble De Organographia. Their CD, "Music of the Ancient Sumerians, Egyptians and Greeks," is available from
northpacificmusic.com.
Title theme: Home At Last by John Bartmann. johnbartmann.com/

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[@JohnBartmannMusic]

@@FallofCivilizations i believe ill now be getting into some ancient history :) stay sane

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I'm a connoiseur of history podcasts and yours is one of my favorite. You're very thorough and, while other podcasts do a great job of helping me understand what happened in the past, yours does a great job of taking me inside the past as if I'd been there. Great work. Thanks

[@FallofCivilizations]

Thank you, that's so kind of you to say! That's really what I hope for in this series.

[@PeladoCC]

@@FallofCivilizations is there no vital......only audio?

[@PeladoCC]

VISUAL

[@d.2605]

@@PeladoCC The visual for 7 just dropped for patrons. So the audio podcast seems to run 4-5 episodes ahead.

[@dcbluenose1873]

The audio presentation is so perfect

[@deathdoor]

Like some already said, this is the "definitive" Sumerian podcast, the one to recommend if you can choose only one.

[@FallofCivilizations]

Thank you! That's very high praise and I really appreciate it.

[@deathdoor]

@@FallofCivilizations I came to comment as soon as I see the video appear in the recommendations and have to say that I'm gladly surprised by the view numbers.

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Even though english is not my native language i still can understand about 95% of your podcasts. These podcasts are not only interesting, but also easy to listen and understand.

[@FallofCivilizations]

Thank you, I'm really glad! I used to teach English as a second language, so I always try to bear my international listeners in mind when I speak.

[@MasterMalrubius]

I agree. Well paced and excellent elocution.

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Ur English is excellent.

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[@colinellesmere]

The slower delivery is really useful. In general people speak far to fast. Including me. But as I also teach English overseas I do know how to make myself understood to learners of English.

[@ML-rz2hb]

Absolutely the best history of the Sumerians I have heard - and it's because the narrative is so well done and characters are developed and it is all so well paced. Everything from presentation to the occasional aside shows a loving care and great storytelling. Thanks again!

[@FallofCivilizations]

Thank you Mike, that's so kind of you to say! I'm really glad you enjoyed.

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I shared this with my sister who is a librarian. Thank you for a haunting tale well told. I will remember you with a contribution

[@FallofCivilizations]

@@nanskickstand5393 Thank you so much! I hope your sister likes it too.

[@afz902k]

Indeed a great podcast, and very well made. Love the sounds, music and the different voices. In addition to the Babylonians and Assyrians, I'd like to hear about the Hittites as well at some point.

[@afz902k]

Actually nevermind, I see the Hittites are covered in "Mediterranean Apocalypse", awesome!

[@kaarlimakela3413]

I was struck by the analogy of cities having an attraction akin to gravity or accretion that created heavenly bodies. The juxtaposition with the diminishing wooly mammoth was amazing and news to me!

[@danielbeaupre1786]

An incredible history with culture, music, and heart-wrenching lamentations from our distant ancestors.

[@marktwain5232]

Spectacular! The best presentation I have seen so far!

[@FenixDown147]

You are a masterful storyteller, I love how you really explore the entirety of each theory, it really feels like you're leaving no stone unturned.

[@FallofCivilizations]

Thank you! So glad you think so

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[@lgorenc]

I think I watched and listened to this particular one over 50 times. Masterpiece.

[@davekaiser4]

As someone who his homework on the Sumerians and so many podcasts that we go through this is by far the best well put together very informative you do not miss anything please keep up the great work thank you

[@FallofCivilizations]

Thank so much Dave, I really appreciate it!

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[@Viperzka]

What is the most amazing about this is remembering that they lived at the bottom of history. They didn't have eons of civilizations to tell them how they should live, they didn't have ancient ancestors so old they were forgotten. They were the first (or nearly the first). How extra terrifying it must have been to watch civilization fall. Did they wonder if humans would ever rise up again? Did they wonder if this was the end of cities and farming? One could easily see how they may have been scared that this great experiment of civilization was about to fail forever.

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❤️🥰

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This episode rocked my world. absolutely fascinating. I never knew I could stare at one image for so long in rapt attention while listening.

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I'm not sure who would downvote this... who's hatin' on my Sumerian peeps? All Dad jokes aside, thank you for all that you do. I listen to these at work while I'm coding.

[@FallofCivilizations]

Thank you, really glad you enjoyed!

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[@FallofCivilizations]

Thank you! Really glad you're enjoying.

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I'm really confused how this channel had never been suggested for me until today.

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It’s epic isn’t it.

[@pumpitupraleighnc6834]

@@FallofCivilizations In your session on Sumerians...Math with base 60 .. 360 degrees in a circle I think that they also thought of a year in 360 days Maybe when they recorded the length of first two kings as 28,800 and 36,000. Maybe they were talking about days versus years....or 80 and 100 years...

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I drive a Semi for a living and these historical narratives are what keep me awake as i indulge.Thank's

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I know I'm repeating what others have said already, but this podcast - without pictures and graphics - has brought this distant, seminal age to life like no other. History is usually seen through the eyes of the victors; here we see it through the eyes of those who witnessed the slow collapse of their civilization. An informative and deeply touching account.

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History is absolutely fascinating and great that you love it Problem is he is trying with what information he has, which is wrong Civilization began in the Aegean(Atlantic)basin and then spread to the Middle East

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@@ddpp1420 @Dd Pp Excellent that you say that you have better historical data! Fantastic. Please to be providing as to where such evidence may be readily accessed. I can only directly speak for myself of course, but I am sure any and everyone who cares about historical accuracy can't wait to delve into such perspective evidentiary knowledge. PLEASE TO ADVISE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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@@lucisferre6361 The data is there for all to see, the interpretation is the problem/key and the simplicity will astound you

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Your prose is breathtaking, and the sweep of your narrative is stunning. I studied the ancient Middle East in college many years ago but in retrospect it looks like high school courses compared to what you are creating. The juxtaposition with the woolly mammoth is genius.

[@MrSimeonk]

Glad you mention the much older Indus Valley civilization and the trade between these 2 ancient fore bears of our modern cities.

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In awe, i am, sunken on my knees, deeply struck, crying while tears roll uppon my cheekes.. That is the most amazing Podcast on this topic i can recall. Thank you endlessly for preserving our history sparked in the cradles of Men, the first of Gardens.

[@FallofCivilizations]

Thank you, what a lovely comment! Glad you enjoyed.

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Little bit dramatic.

[@FenixDown147]

Love this Theory starting @ 22:43 , Re-listening again the next day. Would make such an epic saga of human history, the slow migration away from constantly rising oceans over hundreds of years. How strange it would have been to see the waves consuming towns and forests year after year. Imagine how much history of coastal civilizations has been consumed by the oceans. Freakin Epic

[@FallofCivilizations]

Yes, me too! It's a shame that it would be so difficult to find any remains at the bottom of the sea.

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@@FallofCivilizations they have.heaps.

[@phantomwalker8251]

havnt watched this yet,just looking at comments,.if it doesnt include our alien creators,its missing a big LINK. .they say the flood was meant to wipe us out,as they were finished with us.there were hundreds of boats,not just noahs.cant wiat till they get back,or maybe they will avoid us..the moons history,is interesting,.as it shouldnt be there..all,religions,are man made..

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The rise wasn't gradual, it was more instant. Check out Randall Carlson and his impact theory of the last ice age.

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I listened spellbound as if listening to the BBC back when they made programs that didn't dumb down to lowest denominator. Excellent, in fact i shall this for those reading history it would be of great use. Thank you.

[@FallofCivilizations]

Thank you, really glad you think so!

[@Amanda.xo.]

You need a Netflix series... You’re an amazingly great story teller, and your voice captures my whole body. Thank you soooo much for sharing your passion with us. I’ve watched most of these twice and I’m sure I’ll watch them all about a dozen more times.

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Thank you, this was profound. The amount of work and research that was put into this is impressive. The way you bring these peoples voices, music and culture back to life is mesmerising, at the end I felt like I could empathize with their dismay over the loss of their way of life. This is one of the best history podcasts I have heard and I am joining the patreon today.

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Brilliant - two and a half hours well spent. You are the Ken Burns of podcasts.

[@FallofCivilizations]

Thank you, that's so kind of you! I love Ken Burns haha.

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❤️

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have you seen the same series with video? at their channel. I also love this guy (and his team?)

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The way you portray a moment in history at the beginning really captures the imagination Great work..👍

[@FallofCivilizations]

Thank you! Really kind of you.

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It's a shame we can only fill in the gaps with imagination. What it would be to walk the steps of a Ziggurat after its construction...

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I’ve listened to your podcasts repeatedly. You have done such a great job. Thank you for putting these together. I have listened to this one at least 20 times!

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I have too. It is so well done.

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45:52 dude, such a great metaphor. Another symbolic fractal microcosm.

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This podcast is such a treasure, thank you so so much. Bless.

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I agree

[@recklessroges]

May it be carved into something solid and persist through the ages.

[@cristinashepard]

I just finished watching this podcast not once....but twice! I must confess your voice and the actors' voices are just perfect! I had my first contact with the Sumerians at age 12, 43 years ago, in my first year of high school. I was mesmerized then...and I am even more now, having all this information I did not have in 1980. I don't know what it is about them....as I feel the same for the Babylonians and Hammurabi. I am just fascinated with them. I know that only 10% of the cuneiform language has been translated so far on the plaques that have been dug out....imagine! If only I could live forever just to see what could be translated in the next 50 years and how much more we will learn about them!!!! The last poem on the destruction of the Sumerians hardly feels distant to me. On the contrary, it feels as raw and close as human beings will ever be.

[@gigicoogler]

I am sure you already know you have a very profound past in these ancient cultures. It’s time to not only feel this but know this and take the risk and proclamation. I feel impelled to say this Okay going on with my day. Hugs ❤

[@user-tv2lj4bn2z]

Listened from start to finish. You did a great job summarizing the entire history of Sumer and incorporated factors like the changing coastline, climate change, and soil salinity which added a new perspective. That quote from the Epic of Gilgamesh at the end sent shivers down my spine and made me think of the bleak future our society will inevitably face. Bravo!

[@FallofCivilizations]

Thanks very much - really glad you enjoyed!

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@@FallofCivilizations This is the 1st time I came across your work, Subscribed to your channel within the first 12 minutes, Really excellent. I will be going back in time to listen to your previous videos. Since you like history, you would probably like Wes Cecil's talk about philosophy, although, I wish his recordings had better quality, specially after listening to yours :-) kzbin.info/door/9ff15w4ufviWfv9UfIuByAplaylists

[@FallofCivilizations]

@@a.randomjack6661 Thanks so much! Really glad you've enjoyed

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🤡 lol

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Absolute goat podcasts to sleep to.

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I repeat this playlist to sleep to and this is the first one I've caught start middle end. Thanks for the content it's stunning how well thought out and planned it is, and your soothing cadence helps me sleep. It's been about 8 months but I can't wait to finish the next one in full (probably Khmer)

[@JackDivision]

Thank you so much. You have become my favorite narrator of human history. This podcast is so eloquent and elegant. If I could give 10 points I would give 100 ♥️♥️♥️

[@FallofCivilizations]

Thank you, so kind of you to say!

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[@pmApostic]

This is my favorite video on KZbin. I Love listening to these vivid descriptions of the ancient world. Thank you so much

[@FallofCivilizations]

Thank you Chaney, I'll be working on a video version soon.

[@simonpotter7534]

This certainly gives you chills, is this our ultimate fate? Great pod cast it certainly gets you thinking.

[@theobserver9131]

Though we have unequalled wealth, know more about the universe, and have many shiny things, we really haven't changed much. It makes me sad. Brilliant podcast though! Masterfully written and read. Thank you for your hard work.

[@FallofCivilizations]

Thank you, really glad you enjoyed! Yes, that can feel sad sometimes.

[@kievanrus9434]

Greed, plunder, and war still run the world. Sometimes they are just named something different. Plunder is sometimes called central banking, or infrastructure loans. War is sometimes called intervention or kinetic military action. Greed has become the norm as success is invariably tied to money. Slavery is now called property tax and fractional reserve banking. Brainwashing is called entertainment. For those of us in developed nations, we no longer fear the tribe running at the gates, we fear the tribe hiding behind them. They have most of the wealth, regardless of your share, and they let you keep the shiny things as a parent puts a pacifier in a babies mouth. Feeling sad yet? 😉

[@deathdoor]

I add to the "we haven't changed" much. The Epic of Gilgamesh is fascinating. The oldest of the recorded stories and it already nailed "the meaning of life". Bad things happen in the world and in ones life, just try to enjoy and be happy because such is the privilege of life.

[@theobserver9131]

@@deathdoor yeah, I can't tune out the suffering of my brothers and sisters, mothers and children and fathers who's lives are being torn apart by ruthlessness and psychopathic greed. I don't think I'd like myself if I could. Good for you if the pain and horror don't bother you.

[@thetawaves48]

I've been listening to this over and over again.

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haha, yes. Just got through my second listening, and I know I'll do it again.

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Some of the best history content I've ever heard. I've been effortlessly consumed by all of these podcasts so far, I'm going to seek out all your content.

[@margaretmcgeachie5728]

I agree your voice is easy on the ear . I listen to audio books and if the voice is unpleasant on the ear i cannot bear to listen even if i want to hear it.

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​@@margaretmcgeachie5728same!!

[@dankrauz1036]

Here's hoping you don't run out of fallen civilizations. I love your work.

[@UVtec]

Nothing brings us closer to our past brothers and sisters in ancient Summer than rich variety of beers and complaints of not having enought money.

[@trevorhansen1940]

It's almost like the society never really changes.

[@nonFireresist]

...pravda. Celkem příhodné příjmení k téhle epizodě. :-)

[@GrowAndThrive]

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[@bobsaturday4273]

@@nonFireresist Czechoslovakia

[@chronic2001n]

This is superb. I have been a youtube guy since the early 2000's. As time has gone on, and youtube has evolved, I have seen many things. One thing I have come across is my own declaration of youtube "golden gems". This is one of them. You cannot find this anywhere else and I truly believe that without youtube this quality content could not exist. Than you, once again my friend. This benefits all of mankind.

[@GregJay]

I predict big things for you, great concept, content and having that Laurence Olivier voice don't hurt

[@FallofCivilizations]

Haha thank you, very kind of you to say!

[@WikiVision23]

I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed: And on the pedestal these words appear: 'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!' Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away. Percy Shelley

[@timothydillow3160]

Underneath the Sand mummies were found with leather boots and argyle. China closed the exhibitions down.

[@binkwillans5138]

We wonder,-and some Hunter may express Wonder like ours, when thro' the wilderness Where London stood, holding the Wolf in chace, He meets some fragment huge, and stops to guess What powerful but unrecorded race Once dwelt in that annihilated place. . Horace Smith

[@WikiVision23]

Bink Willans I almost put that one on there to. They’re both hauntingly beautiful.

[@declanmckenna9389]

Absolutely fantastic. Another couple of hours of entertainment and knowledge. So happy I found this podcast, it has become one of my favourites. Cheers

[@jeanadams1667]

This podcast just appeared in my list of videos. When I realized this is Number 8 in a series, I immediately clicked Subscribe.

[@bassvrett]

What a well rounded scholarly piece of work, written with fizz, accompanied by interesting music and delivered with a bright melancholy, befitting the fall of civilizations. Thoroughly enjoyed this

[@bassvrett]

Oh and looking forward to listening to the next ones

[@FallofCivilizations]

Thank you Adrian, very kind of you!

[@sarahawanjohnson259]

These are the most amazing analyses of all the factors that sow the seeds of success and failure of the world’s greatest civilization. Thank you so much!

[@JM-se5qt]

Such great content, I have been always fashinated by these cultures as we don't know them as well as we know more recent ones. Thank you for creating this podcast, I'll soon listen to all of your other videos ;)

[@jenameagher5712]

Feeling grateful I chose to listen today. Absolutely fascinating and thought-provoking. Thank you.

[@FallofCivilizations]

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed.

[@DoctorMooye]

Great job. I am a screenwriting graduate so I can really say I think you have good storytelling and dramatic skills in this podcast, plus a good radio voice. A very rare gift for in the field of research, but a crucial one for any teaching job I think.You know, I would really like a piece on the Thracians, or at least a part of them, like the Dacians, and Geti, before the Roman conquest. It is is a personal request as I am from Romania, the space that once was inhabited by these people, but it was recorded in Herodotus as a great people. There is very little info on that period and people from Europe.

[@FallofCivilizations]

Thanks Stefan, I really appreciate it! I have thought about doing the Dacians, and it's something I may well look into. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@Amadeu.Macedo]

Thanks and congratulations for this meticulously researched, outstanding historical documentary! Quite frankly, this is my favorite historic video in KZbin, which I have watched entirely twice. Bravo!

[@jkb1O5]

This is great stuff Happy to b able to delve the collection

[@johnquach8821]

Awesome. Many rises, many falls. "Look On My Works, Ye Mighty, and Despair".

[@WikiVision23]

I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed: And on the pedestal these words appear: 'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!' Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away. Percy Shelley

[@madmattstuff6709]

I love that you spent time discussing the Sumerian flood myth. It's a fascinating possibility and I wish more historians would give it just a little attention.

[@justadad6677]

Natural story teller, your work is much appreciated.

[@tyroniousyrownshoolacez2347]

Your podcast made my summer of sumer superbly sumerian without summarizing simple similar civilizations slowly. Sank you.

[@mayor4797]

You know it's a good day when a new podcast is uploaded

[@benpeters5851]

For reals

[@ish445]

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this content. You gained a new subscriber. This channel is exactly the format of history ive been hungering for.

[@FallofCivilizations]

Thanks Ish, really glad you think so!

[@sarawest7075]

Same!! Nothing else compares 😊

[@shachmon1]

Listened twice already. You somehow manage to create a nostalgic feeling towards a 5000 years old civilization. Absolutely brilliant. Also, a podcast about the fall of Greek-Roman paganism will be fascinating. Maybe not a civilization per se, but still focusing how normal people throughout the Empire decided to completely change their belief system will be fascinating and different to the more common narratives that focuses on Constantine.

[@FallofCivilizations]

Thank you, that's very kind of you! That's a really interesting suggestion too.

[@shachmon1]

Thank you! The great course has a course on the fall of paganism, and while it's very comprehensive and the best option out there, it still doesn't answer the most basic question of how a person who believes in Apollo, Jupiter, Mars, etc., will be convinced that a carpenter from Judea who died a generation ago, is the son of the one and only god. How did that conversation go? Very interesting subject imo@@FallofCivilizations

[@andywomack3414]

This presentation is breathtaking. Paul Cooper, thank you. Have you published a peer reviewed article on this?

[@canadiannavigator3346]

I've been trying to find a podcast that rivalled Michael Duncan's, The History of Rome Podcast. This podcast has filled the bill. Thank you !

[@jaejohnson6112]

doesnt matter what u think..... the earth is flat. means all governments are sueable

[@janisseverance3557]

Exact same thought here! As an avid history & podcast buff, these two creators top my list. Great work!

[@MsFashizo]

Have I veen binge watching these since I found the channel yesterday? Yes I have this weekend has been well spent. Went about doing my chores and listening to this like an audio book. The story telling is intriguing and the images unfold themselves right of my eyes.

[@vincentsimmons2423]

Masterful. Insightful. Beautiful. Thank u so much!

[@Albukhshi]

@ 37:00 For those who don't know how it works exactly: each of the knuckles of the right hand = +1. Since you four fingers, each with 3 bones/knuckles , that gives you 12. (if you musket know: start with the index). This continues, till you get to the 8th segment of the left hand (that should give you 20): every knuckle after, add 10. That's how you get 60. They used to count that way in the region during the Middle Ages too.

[@dreamdiction]

Make a video showing the hand counting system.

[@marcadiadd5681]

It sounds like the way it works is to count 12 knuckles on your right hand. Then count one entire finger on your left hand as representing “one set of 12.” Then count another 12 on your right hand, counting a second finger on the left hand as a second set of 12. Using this method, you can count all the 12s on your right hand and up to 5 “sets of 12” on your left hand using those 5 left hand fingers. 5 sets of 12 is 60.

[@wildalbalass4867]

Brilliant. Thank you for this.

[@user-of7td9oo7d]

The metaphoric comparison of the star's and civilization's origin and development feels very accurate. Those similarities between two processes which, for the first glance, seem to be a coincidence might be the reflection of the logic of any development and decline. Thnx again for your videos!

[@pblaschke]

This is an amazing series. I love every episode! Excellent research, writing and narration.❤

[@rtk3543]

Excellent, really enjoyed the whole presentation, listened to it while I was painting a miniature Sumarian army.

[@mumblingmercian3386]

What game system is that from?

[@IchigoMakishev]

Photo

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[@blaidencortel]

Fantastic! I have not been able to paint for months. May you complete your Sumerian project.

[@floydwilkes9904]

Excellent. Extraordinarily exquisite - every episode!!!

[@WisdomousAristocrat]

Absolutely amazing podcast. Thankyou. Your podcast cant stop me from seeing parallels in our own time.

[@theofficialsoldierthatreviews]

You give the most information out of all the Sumarian documentaries! From everything I have learned your series has the most information! You are awesome

[@MycAnndee]

I really enjoy your presentation of historical information (which can be, for me, a bit confusing at times) Today I am walking away feeling like I just encountered a boat full of "Sea Peoples" on a Mediterranean shoreline! Thank you.

[@FallofCivilizations]

Thank you! That's really kind of you to say, and I'm glad you've enjoyed.

[@pretzel_aksmash353]

Holy shit how am I only just now finding out about this channel? This is amazing, I'm bouta binge on all your content lol

[@Bufoferrata]

I absolutely LOVE THESE PODCASTS!!! One small quibble, though....No mention of Uru-ka-gina/Uru-inim-gina of Lagash, maybe history's first great lawgiver.

[@qus.9617]

Excellent story-telling! The star city analogy reminds me of the Maya civilisation and their star wars.

[@doccraven9118]

Subscribe to this one for sure. Great reads, excellent concise story, historical accuracy and all around enjoyable. Total listening pleasure 👍😀

[@shanemanchester]

Doc Craven 100% agree, the detail this chap has researched is unbelievable. Well done, m8. 👍👍😀

[@eekijokinen345]

Great Work! I would like to hear your version about those babs n assys.. Have u planned when u gonna make that podcast?

[@armansuciyan3410]

A joy to listen and watch great narration, story telling and editing .Looking forward to a Urartu episode maybe in the future .Thank you

[@HuhHa-pm8fc]

All the episodes of this podcast are incredible but this one is even more exceptional!. Many thanks

[@MadTracker]

Incredible podcast with superb narration!

[@cactusvac]

Excellent work as always! Looking forward to Babylon.

[@FallofCivilizations]

Thank you. Yes, me too! 😁

[@schonkat1982]

Excellent content, narration. Love the explanations sprinkled with science, gives so much depth and makes it easier to remember the intricate details of a longer chain of events. Keep up the good work!

[@skoomauser4996]

I am truly grateful for your work! This documentary is very well done.. Informative, interesting, entertaining! Absolutely well done! Just discovered the channel. I will continue with the series, this time starting at nr. 1. Once again, thank you!

[@BrettonFerguson]

The Gutian people may have invaded because they noticed the Sumerians and Akkadians were weakened by the drought, however they also could have been motivated in part because they were also having trouble obtaining enough food. The drought likely also affected the numbers of wild animals they hunted and other food sources of uncivilized groups.

[@marybeavon6580]

The Summerians give evidence of an early advanced society. The are clearly the descendants of Noah who had the technical knowledge sufficient to construct a ship which survived a world-wide flood. The human race has recent origins and the rapidity in mitochondrial mutations proves it.

[@eviewilliamshunter8833]

I love all these podcasts my favourite so far has been the Aztec one🙂 it’s nice to find a non-American history podcast

[@eviewilliamshunter8833]

Btw I have nothing against Americans however as an English person who is dyslexic I sometimes find it hard to understand different accents mostly American accents

[@evanofelipe]

I totally agree with previous comments in praise of the presentation and historical content of this channel, they are superb and I subbed immediately. As a student of history I am pleasantly surprised to be discovering facts previously unknown me. This is a testament to your thoroughness and research. Thank you.

[@FallofCivilizations]

Thank you very much!

[@juanway]

The extra info you drop in ur podcasts is simply splendid. Keep it up sir

[@ericmeier9522]

Loving it but will listen on Spotify. It's more convenient :) thanks for all the hard work!

[@FallofCivilizations]

Thank you! I appreciate the kind words

[@clawpuss2]

There are some excellent insights in this podcast, for example the possible origin of the Sumerians, the original of the flood myth and how we got to count in base 12. Highly recommended.

[@henrydeboxtel9575]

This is amazingly indepth and thoroughly enjoyed by myself.! Thanku Very much for an adult podcast concerning these historical society's .

[@connarcomstock161]

I just binged all your stuff. Very good, keep it up.

[@FallofCivilizations]

Thanks Connar, really glad you've enjoyed!

[@constantined9015]

Masterpiece !!! It's been a long since such a production!!!

[@FallofCivilizations]

Thank you! Very kind of you

[@04daltons]

Thank you very much for what is clearly a lot of work needed to produce each one of these fantastic apertures of history.

[@pectenmaximus231]

This was absolutely amazing, life changing even. Thank you thank you thank you.

[@edward9862]

Amazing. Well done! Congratulations!

[@FallofCivilizations]

Thank you! Much appreciated.