Babylon: The City at the Center of the World - The Concise History of Babylonia (2000-539 BC)

This program explores the history of the ancient city of Babylon and the land once known as Babylonia. We'll uncover the story of this great city over the course of fifteen centuries and learn about its impact and why it was so beloved as well as hated by so many in the ancient world. We'll also meet an interesting and rather eclectic cast of kings including Hammurabi, Zimri-Lim, Rim-Sin, Samsu-iluna, Marduk-apla-iddina II, Sargon II, Sennacherib, Ashurbanipal, Nabopolassar, Nebuchadnezzar I & II, Nabonidus, Cyrus the Great and many more.
Contents:
00:00 Introduction
04:00 Before Babylon: The Fall of the Neo-Sumerian Empire
05:30 Ibbi-Sin and Ishbi-Erra
09:27 Letter of Puzur-Numushda to Ibbi-Sin
12:21 Fall of Ur and the Birth of Babylonian Civilization
15:11 Dynasties of Isin and Larsa (Isin-Larsa Period)
19:00 The First Dynasty of Babylon
26:32 Hammurabi of Babylon
27:48 Zimri-Lim of Mari
29:48 War with Eshnunna
30:46 The Sukkalmah of Elam
33:12 War with Elam
35:51 Hammurabi and Rim-Sin
39:41 Hammurabi and Zimri-Lim
42:24 The Law Code of Hammurabi
46:07 Rebellions during the Reign of Samsu-iluna
52:30 The Last Four Kings of the First Dynasty
55:29 The Hittite Invasion of Babylonia
58:03 The Kassites take Control
01:03:45 The Kassites Reunite Babylonia
01:06:30 Rivalry with Assyria
01:09:05 Assyria show Babylon who’s Boss
01:11:40 Tukulti-Ninurta’s Conflict with the Kassites
01:14:35 The Second Sack of Babylon
01:18:37 Elamite Incursions
01:20:10 Babylon Bounces Back
01:22:36 The End of the Kassite Era
01:25:55 The Second Dynasty of Isin
01:27:23 Nebuchadnezzar I Avenges Babylon
01:33:50 Life under the Second Dynasty of Isin
01:34:56 Literary Works: Enuma Elish and Sakkiku
01:37:24 More Assyrian Meddling
01:43:43 Dark Age and Mysterious Dynasties of Babylon
01:44:40 Second Dynasty of the Sealand
01:47:43 The Bazi Dynasty
01:48:11 The Elamite Dynasty
01:49:10 Dynasty E
01:53:52 Tiglath-pileser III and the Neo-Assyrian Era of Babylon
02:01:48 Marduk-apla-iddina II of Babylon and Sargon the II of Assyria
02:11:19 Sennacherib
01:24:50 The Destruction of Babylon
02:27:50 Esarhaddon Rebuilds Babylon
02:33:12 Ashurbanipal and Shamash-shumu-ukin
02:39:40 Nabopolassar and the Fall of Assyria
02:46:54 Nebuchadnezzar II
02:53:10 Nabonidus, the Last Babylonian King
02:56:40 Cyrus the Great and the Persian Conquest of Babylon
03:01:04 End of an Era
03:07:27 Thank You and Patrons
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Sources and Suggested Reading:
A History of Babylon, 2200 BC - AD 75 - Paul-Alain Beaulieu
A History of the Ancient Near East: ca. 3000-323 BC, Third Edition - Marc Van De Mieroop
Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization - Paul Kriwaczek
The Ancient Near East: Historical Sources in Translation - Mark W. Chavalas
The Ancient Near East: History, Society and Economy - Mario Liverani
Ancient Iraq - Georges Roux
Babylonia under the Sealand and Kassite Dynasties - Edited by Gonzalo Rubio
Hammurabi of Babylon - Dominque Charpin
King Hammurabi of Babylon - Marc Van De Mieroop
Much Ado about Marduk - Jennifer Finn
The Babylonian World - Edited by Gwendolyn Leick
Early Antiquity - I. M. Diakonoff
The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East: Volume I - Edited by Karen Radner, Nadine Moeller and D. T. Potts
The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East: Volume II - Edited by Karen Radner, Nadine Moeller and D. T. Potts
Before the Muses: An Anthology of Akkadian Literature - Benjamin R. Foster
Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East - Amanda H. Podany
The Ancient Near East: History, Society and Economy - Mario Liverani
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[@jartv2390]

As a Mexican in Wisconsin finding a friend who wants to watch 3 hours of Babylonian history I’m grateful for the internet, really wish I had more real life friends who find this interesting

[@alexanderSydneyOz]

It's quite a problem!

[@ShesAJesusLover]

We’re here. 😂 I’m here I love these vids informative and entertaining ❤❤❤

[@jonathanzarco5697]

Paisano

[@Wakaflockaflank]

As a Mexican from Minnesota, I felt that

[@satohime]

as an american i agree it's near impossible to find someone who doesn't think i'm a god for being able to watch something longer than 1 minute let alone stay focused for three hours😭 where my babylon buddies at

[@MarcusAgrippa390]

Holy crap! 3 hours of ancient Babylonian stories with Cy? It's a Christmas miracle!

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha thanks and my pleasure...hope you enjoy and learn something from it. Enjoy the rest of the holidays and all the best for 2023!

[@djphlange]

amen!

[@rsync9490]

That's gossip

[@ricflair7003]

Yes yes yes!

[@lope291h]

It is!

[@AngryDuck79]

Cy: *uploads 3 hour video* Also Cy: *names it "concise"*

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha well it's about 1500 years of history in 3 hours so I suppose that's pretty concise. Thanks so much for watching and all the best for 2023!

[@daxmarshall4969]

3 HOURS??? We've been blessed!

[@HistorywithCy]

Enjoy my friend and thanks for watching!

[@helaughs]

It's only 3 hours cause he talks so slow at x2 he's still at a normal talking speed 😂😂

[@HistorywithCy]

@@helaughs Yeah trying to find a good speed. In the past many said I spoke too fast, now you say too slow...I guess I just can't win on this issue.🤣

[@billybobs9520]

Antarctica 🙌 centre of the world

[@User-uj7nz]

Yep…three freakin hours. For Babylon…

[@wrath908]

Nice to actually see praise for Babylon every once in a while. It's a breath of fresh air compared to all the bashing I seen over the years. If they where really as bad as people say they were, they wouldn't have lasted a single century. They were just a nation of people doing what nations did back in that time period.

[@bocoom]

Let me guess. The bashing came from people who hold the words of the bible in high regard? The people who wrote that bible were just mad their ancestors got conqured and their own people were weak.

[@wrath908]

@@bocoom Pretty much that. They always ramble on about something called "the sins of babylon," but they almost never elaborate on what the sin is exactly. But when they do it's that the Babylonians though of themselves as the greatest empire in the world at the time, which is basically what every empire in those times did. But you have to remember that the neo-Babylonian empire that conquered Judah lasted less than a single century, which means that they probably weren't the greatest people in that region at the time. The city itself however existed for millennia before being abandoned.

[@eliza1826]

@@bocoomthe bashing of Babylon is done by Jewish Ashkenazi. Judaism stole everything from Babylonians. Why you think Jews want to wipe out the Middle East? Especially modern day Iran/iraq

[@eliza1826]

@@wrath908you do realize these bad propaganda information were created by jealous European and white Ashkenazi Jewish elites? And you can easily understand why

[@jimmyscherwitz5631]

I was fortunate enough to visit the ruins of Babylon. Bar none, the most memorable location I’ve ever been too. It’s remarkable, impressive, important and should be protected. Preserved for the sake of history and humanity.

[@Wanker527]

The problem is we need to convince the local rebels of that...

[@MrBropocalypse]

@@Wanker527 ????

[@jimr9499]

Oh man I'm jealous. I've been to Rome, Pompeii, etc. (Italy in general), but I've longed for my entire life to visit... well everywhere lol...but especially places like Babylon, Persepolis, etc. Places that are less "mainstream" than Italy, Greece, and the like. Although, don't get me wrong, I'd give anything to visit those places too lol. Even Italy again; I'd be happy going anywhere with ancient history.

[@vickidaniels9837]

Guessing, going out on a limb...every place has ancient history😂😂😂. Just having fun

[@jimmyscherwitz5631]

@@vickidaniels9837 that’s the earth for ya!

[@vishkum2ru]

A concise, lucid and masterly lesson on the history of southern Mesopotamia. As some one similarly passionate about Mesopotamian history, i can not help noticing a recurrent pattern in it. The forces from the desert, the forces from Elam and forces from northern Iran/ Caucus have interplayed with the native Sumerian culture that shaped its story over millenia. Akkadians, Amorites, Assyrians, Aramaeans were those desert forces ( later Arabs). Elam had love - hate relationship from Sumerian times till Neo- Babylonian times, It should be noted that the Achaemenids came under Elamite tutelage before they conquered Medes and Neo-Babylonians. Then there are these forces, the northern Iran - Indo European ones. Possibly Gutians, but defenitely Hittites, Mittani, Kassites, Medes and Parthians. These three forces interacted with the native Sumerian core, inheriting its wisdom and spreading it to farther parts of the world. That story continued, in Greece and Rome, In Iran and India. Thanks for your brilliant history lessons and you really rekindled my interest in the history of antiquity. A few suggestions. If you can dwelve more upon the bronze age collapse and its consequences in both Mesopotamia and also Egypt, that will be great. Also if you can link the Mesopotamian history with Indus Valley history. Second millenium BC saw the end of that civilization as well and its links with Mesopotamia from Sumerian times is well known. Hoping to see more content from you.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much for watching and glad you enjoyed this! Actually yes, I will be touching up on links between ancient Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley in a future video on ancient trade routes and commerce hopefully out in the next few months. Stay tuned and thanks for watching!

[@billybobs9520]

Babaloo 🤣

[@hutek4202]

The Scythians called themselves something along the lines of "Skulata", which the Greeks transliterated into Scoloti. Meanwhile, the Kassites called themselves Galzu. I do not believe there is a connection any closer than a wider Indo-European one (and most wouldnt even put it that far)

[@vishkum2ru]

@@hutek4202 May be not between Kassites and Scythians, but there is a possibility that Kassites, Myceneans, Hittites etc are related. The so called chariot warrior period. Parthians and Scythians are clubbed together in some history books.

[@javablanca547]

The Parthian kingdom was contemporaneous with Rome circa 135 bc onward. 1500 years after the fall of Sumerian power. They did not interact.

[@donaldcrawfordiii554]

Seems like Babylon was involved in continuous fighting for centuries without end! Enjoyed the program! Thankyou for all your effort in making this sir!👍👍👍👍

[@Azaraneth]

we are extremely fortunate to live in an era of relative peace. Wars are occurring in 2023 however not between major powers, and its a unique period in history now that we have peace between major powers for so long.

[@stephencraig9523]

i am 69 years old and have just discovered my love for ancient history. big thumbs up from this kid lol

[@skeptic781]

Cool to hear. I'm 18 and have been interested since I was a little kid.

[@polar-bear-boyfriend3436]

I love the animated way you read primary sources, it really makes the history come alive and feel Real and human. Like, I'm not just passively learning about this historical topic, I felt like I was hearing and making a connection to the people living so long ago. You are a brilliant story teller. And it felt like I was there in the palaces and courtyards of Babylon, witnessing a scribe recite the great history of the city to a crowd on the edge of their seats. Many thanks to your channel and your work!

[@bullseyenow1]

What an arz kisser. It was good though

[@brettmuir5679]

So true, so true. The reading of personal letters is a bridging of ancient past to the present. Few know how the ancients lived their day to day. Here we get a glimpse. Thank You Cy

[@carrot3957]

Babylonia is one of my favourite kingdoms in history to explore and hear about

[@jakobo88]

Yes... please bring more large videos like this, they are the best by far.

[@HistorywithCy]

Will do my best! I have a few planned for 2023 including Elam, another one on Assyria, Achaemenid Persia and Alexander. I'll put out a few shorter ones in between so that y'all don't have to wait so long for content. Thanks for watching and all the best for 2023!

[@TheMrBrosef]

I could not ask for a better Christmas gift. Thank you Cy for educating me so much.

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure and Merry Christmas and all the best for 2023! Thanks for watching!

[@oneeye999]

Best ancient history channel!

[@husseinrasheed9667]

As a person who lives in babylon, this is freaking good documentary

[@johnnysmall]

OMG this is just what I wanted for Christmas

[@HistorywithCy]

Sweet, hope you enjoy it and thanks for watching! Merry Christmas!

[@drswag0076]

couldn't have asked for a better Christmas gift from this channel.

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

[@drswag0076]

@@HistorywithCy and a late marry Christmas.

[@firstconsul7286]

Now that was a journey. It's amazing to me that civilization was so complex in the era where so much rich history is glossed over in favour of Sargon and Hammurabi. It also astounds me that this era, which was as distant to the Late Roman Republic and Early Principate (my favourite period of ancient history) as they are to us, is yet remembered in such detail. So much calamity has occurred over the millennia since these people lived and these men ruled, yet somehow the remnants of their civilization can be recalled by us now.

[@carriekelly4186]

Thankfully for the reeds in front of them and the clay beneath their feet...as well as the 19th century archaeologists who began to crack the cuneiform codes from early Persian to akkadian and sumerian...if this had been on papyrus or paper...none of this would be known today....

[@TimeTrekTaless]

Your firsthand experience at Babylon adds such depth to our understanding of its significance. Your appreciation for preservation echoes the sentiments of many who value our shared history. Thank you for your kind words and for recognizing the effort put into making this program informative and engaging.

[@jamesdeen3011]

WOW, your hard work and commitment to accuracy is very commendable and speaks loudly of your character. Your voice lends itself well to the format and keeps us all interested and entertained. Thank You. Merry Christmas.

[@mattstakeontheancients7594]

This is awesome. Glad to see your channel growing. It’s stuff like this that sets you apart.

[@harryedwards4080]

Brilliant and I've not even watched it yet. And what is good is because it's from Cy we know it will actually be about the Babylonian Empire and not the earlier Summerian or Akkadian civilisations who some KZbin commentators seem unable to distinguish between, electing to refer to them all as Babylonians. Sometimes even at a time before the City/Town/Village/ A single hut there.... in Babylon existed .

[@faryafaraji]

I’m so glad this one got as many views as it did, you deserve each and every one for such a megalithic project; can’t wait to get the popcorn and enjoy the epic 3 hour ride!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks baradar, hope you enjoy it! I have a similar one on Achaemenid Iran coming out too perhaps in April or May which will definitely come alive with your music! Thanks for watching, really appreciate it!

[@LDrosophila]

3 hours long! My goodness the work you put into this content. thank you

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed it!

[@BACKBEAT432]

Excelant video,you really made the story come alive.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, that's what I had hoped to do! Really glad you enjoyed it and hope to put out similar length videos for you all in 2023. Happy New Year!

[@PenguinofD00mxxx]

This was great, comprehensive, and a very generous holiday gift. Thank you!

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

[@maykonjunkes6027]

Isso sim é um presente de natal! Parabéns, Ciro!

[@HistorywithCy]

Valeu meu amigo! Feliz Ano Novo e mutio obrigado!!

[@darrenmiller6927]

Incredible. My mother was right "The truth is stranger than fiction". Thanks so much!

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, glad you enjoyed this and thanks for watching!

[@starcapture3040]

thank you Cy, we always get into this subject with hamorabi without knowing the full history of the city

[@anasevi9456]

absolute legend level.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks! Hope you enjoy it and thanks for always tuning in to these!

[@GLeibniz1716]

As grand as the city itself! I will need to take next week off to digest all the material thank you and have a safe holiday season!

[@PENGAmurungu]

LOVE ancient mesopotamia. thank you for this christmas gift

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, Merry Christmas and all the best for 2023!

[@RFmath_]

Oh man I was waiting for what you had in store - this is awesome!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, hope you enjoy it...lots more on the way, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

[@pauliedibbs9028]

Impeccable timing, Cy ... 😎 Thank you for the wonderful gift and may you have an awesome Christmas!!! 🙏

[@damonwereman9297]

I am very impressed with your histories. Well Done and Thank You.

[@garykeenan8591]

Excellent work all around. Sustaining a narrative this detailed over 3 hours is a challenge on any subject. This is your best work yet that I've seen. Congratulations and happy New Year.

[@-757-]

Thanks for another great video and all the hard work that goes into making it happen

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, hope you enjoy it and thanks for watching!

[@hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156]

Now THAT is a Christmas gift. Thanks, Cy!¨ Wow, we have NO idea how much genocide has been perpetrated through Human History, let alone Human pre-History. That is a very tough concept to come to terms with. SO much killing. Merry Christmas! 😆

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks my friend, hope that your Christmas and New Years went well! Thanks so much for watching and hope to put out more like this one in the next year or two. All the best for 2023!

[@ayushgaurincredible]

There was no Christmas and your Santa Claus at the time of this period.

[@Amadeu.Macedo]

Fabulous documentary, CY! Thank you so much for providing a (near) complete historical narration for the Babylonian empire. Now, thanks to you, I have access to a (non-academic) list of Babylonian rules along with their concise historical timeline. BRAVO! 👏 💓

[@katmannsson]

I *did* need something to do with my Christmas off work 😍

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha happy to provide something to let the time go by...thanks so much for continuing to tune in to these... hope your holidays are going well and all the best for 2023!

[@Number1Irishlad]

HOLY HELL man, this must have been a _huge_ undertaking to do sucha well researched 3 hour vid. thank you for amazing content :D I can't remember if I have requested this before, but do you think you would be able to do a video on the city of Rhodes? I'm not sure if that falls outside of your focus as a historian, and if it does I apologize for the non-relevant request

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, thanks for watching! Haha yes I remember you had written a couple of times about doing a vid on Rhodes. It's on my list and would like to get to it in the next year but have so many things in the works that need to get done. But trust me, haven't forgotten about it...thanks for the suggestion!

[@Number1Irishlad]

@@HistorywithCy awesome! I totally understand that you have many more other projects to do, and i appreciate you not forgettin about it 😁

[@PoliticalFuturism]

Yes! I'm so glad you made this episode! Epic!

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, was fun to make. Thanks so much for watching, really appreciate it and more on the way, stay tuned!

[@drewgraysonxoxopanda]

This has been auto playing at 3:4AM. Had some interesting dreams right before I woke up. Lol

[@joeshmoe8345]

Really cool video Cy Guy! Extra thanks for the extended cut, we love it.

[@HistorywithCy]

You're welcome and thanks for watching...all the best for 2023!

[@Bibbzyy]

Merry, freaking Christmas to all of us! Your videos are my go to for so many things, and to have your biggest one yet is the best present! Thank you for working so hard to make it this amazing!

[@clarenceonyekwere5428]

I was worried you hadn’t uploaded in a long time (compared to what I saw was your schedule of 3 weeks-ish), now I can see why, this is a bigger episode:

[@HistorywithCy]

Yes, this one took much longer than I thought, but in the end it I enjoyed making it. Hope you all enjoy it and as always, thanks for always tuning in, really appreciate it! Hope that your holidays are going well and all the best for 2023!

[@444angelzz8]

absolute golden content. all 3 hours of it

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, all the best for 2023!

[@goodman4966]

Amazing Christmas gift and a happy holidays everyone

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, same to you and thanks for watching!

[@sarala9794]

Thank you for such a masterful presentation of primary sources! Not only that, but you tied together the people, places, and events.

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, glad you enjoyed this and thanks for watching! Will do more like these in the next few months, stay tuned and all the best for 2023!

[@AIRRAID2]

Time for a second listen. Truly the good stuff.

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, glad you enjoyed this enough to watch it again! More on the way, thanks for stopping by!

[@pollos9238]

It’s amazing how much the quality of your videos has improved! I love them all

[@J-IFWBR]

A realy excellent video! Even as a person who studied this for a while i could still lern a lot, and the storytelling was great! Also 3 hours is the perfect lenght!

[@mrblackmamba117]

I was waiting for a long video from you Cy. This will be fun!!

[@Angie2343]

Gorgeous video!

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, was fun to make. Thanks so much for watching, really appreciate it and more on the way, stay tuned!

[@Angie2343]

@@HistorywithCy kay, cool!

[@FlyinRyan231]

In 1983 I had a grade 8 History teacher, who had traveled extensively, i been hooked since

[@-Blackberry]

Thanks so much for the extra long video, I love the in-depth mesopotamian history!

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure and thanks for watching, all the best for 2023!

[@-Blackberry]

@@HistorywithCyBlessings of Enlil upon you. Happy new year.

[@lowtek42]

Yea, filled with 80,000 commercials... wooo , so great...

[@-Blackberry]

@@lowtek42 Mate he produced 3 hours of content that in my opinion excedes many other sources on mesopotamian history for free for you to watch. Do you know how long it takes to edit videos like this? Advertising is often necessary for video creators to keep doing this. What do you expect?

[@Abjectief]

Can't get enough of this, thank you so much, so nice to get the feeling of a connection so many ages past.

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

[@johnemery6944]

Cy you spoiling us thank you for the 3 hours of awesomeness for the holidays

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

[@monkeyskywalker3]

I saw 3 hours, smiled real big, got some food and played

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much and hope you enjoyed it! Lots more on the way, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

[@Rocinante2300]

History with Cy, the gift that keeps on giving! Side Question, which of the these ancient kingdoms’ name do you like the most?

[@ljredddd4392]

Akkadian:)

[@MasterMalrubius]

Uruk.

[@hasmatiks]

Borsippa. *sips bor*

[@phillips9738]

Uruk, reminds me of a fantasy name

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha for me its Eshnunna! It's just a lot of fun to say. Thanks for watching and more on the way... maybe even a short video on Eshnunna itself! Enjoy the holidays and all the best for 2023!

[@dogwhistle8836]

This has made my Christmas and good work young man

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, thanks for watching! Hope that your Christmas went well and all the best for 2023!

[@AK-dw8jo]

I was looking for exactly this because fallen civilisations hasn’t covered it yet!. Awesome video sir

[@HistorywithCy]

Glad you found this useful! More on the way, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

[@brixcosmo6849]

Thanks! Great History Doc! Best Regards from Portugal ❤🇵🇹

[@Language_Guru]

Thank you for the incredible amount of time you put into researching and recording this excellent presentation!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it and more on the way, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

[@BaseDeltaZero1972]

I never get tired of King Shulgi's odes to himself, he was the OG hype man.😎 This upload must have taken a lot of time and hard work. Fantastic end product though. 👍

[@TheRealFeechLaManna]

Listened to this while packing down the Xmas gear..Perfect. Very interesting indeed, thank you and happy New Year!

[@preven2296]

Thank you! Especially I like the slow pace that you are presenting your narration. So many of these videos have somebody just reading rapidly, and it makes it hard to process the information!

[@The_ZeroLine]

I love how back then in Ur, Assyria, etc., gods were like local mascots with each city having one and embodied a physical symbol. They’d steal each other’s gods believing each one gave them more strength.

[@porothashawarma2339]

It’s still like that in India . All of the states have their own preferred deities but others are given respect too . In the past when kingdoms went to war , it was common for the victor to take the Gods of the defeated to their own capitals .

[@discip5107]

I already know this is going to be so good

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you!

[@frankmortensen7651]

Well done Cy! this must have taken hours and hours of work! Very well explained and organized. Its clear you are a true lover of that era.

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, glad you found this useful! More on the way, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

[@ihabalwash5829]

What a great effort !! thank you so much for this wonderful work Cy.

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

[@kalrandom7387]

Thank you for the Christmas present. I really enjoyed that.

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, thanks for watching... Merry Christmas and all the best for 2023!

[@richardtrujillo6894]

Cy this is an excellent documentary one of your very best

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! I'll try to put out similar ones in 2023. Thanks for watching and all the best for 2023!

[@4runner456]

Thanks so much, Cy! These are great videos! I'm sure that I'll be adding to the discussions.

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

[@susanhoneycutt5610]

This documentary is so great, I subscribed. Looking forward to sacking your library of past treasures plus future videos. Cy you make history so interesting. Love the depth of your research and sourcing / cross referencing.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much for the feedback and for watching, really appreciate it as it helps to make these videos better. Also glad that you're enjoying the content... any questions please let me know and more on the way, stay tuned!

[@ItsCasprin]

Oh and its a long one too! I love you so much, thank you for all you do.

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, thanks so much for watching these, really means a lot... all the best for 2023!

[@vitorpereira9515]

Merry Christmas Cy!!!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, same to you and thanks for watching!

[@raminsadeghi7358]

3 hours Nice one Looking forward to Susa in the new year! Merry Christmas

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks! Haha Elam shows up quite a bit in this one. I also want to do a video on Elam similar to this one, though it might not be 3 hours ... perhaps 1-2. As always, thanks for watching and all the best for 2023!

[@calebspain4828]

Amazing content. Thank you so much for a merry Christmas

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, thanks for watching and hope you had a great Christmas as well! all the best for 2023!

[@sunnyboy4553]

Great info. I never heard of the Kassite people before. I'm wondering if they might have been Scythians since they spoke an Indo-European language, were great horsemen and their art centered on depicting horses. Is there any evidence that they came from the Steppes and might have been Scythians? Thank you for this comprehensive video on the Babylonians. Much appreciated.

[@chloe-historyandgames]

i’m not cy but i believe they were based on their indo-iranian names

[@HistorywithCy]

Hi, thanks for watching and great question! So I think most scholars would agree that they were not Scythians since that group would come about 7-800 years later and move south from the steppes of Eurasia, With regard to speaking an Indo-European language, that is also debated but some believe this because as you pointed out, they were great horsemen and charioteers,like other Indo-European peoples. The issue with the language though is that our knowledge of it is limited to just some vocabulary - knowledge of Kassite grammar at this time is pretty much non-existent. The only proven speakers of Indo-European languages that we know about that were contemporary to Kassite were Hittite, Luwian and a few others, and to my knowlege, the Kassite words available to us don't seem to be related to them or could have been loan words. Some also compare them to the ruling class of the Mitanni, who have very Indo-European sounding names. As for their homeland, Babylonian and Assyrian texts just mention that they came from the central Zagros mountains. My opinion is that the Kassites very well could have had some link to Indo-European peoples like the kings of the Mitanni, but there is just not enough evidence out there to definitively prove this. Hope this helps. Thanks again for watching and all the best for 2023!

[@valenciawalker6498]

Thank you 🙏🏽 a great presentation.

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

[@DATA-qt3nb]

Happy Holidays Cy! Thanks for the good gift!

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, hope your holidays went well and thanks for watching...all the best for 2023!

[@legacyvanish]

It's always a delight when the item I'm interested in comes with a part number, as it implies there's even more included than I initially anticipated.

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Fascinating, great history ❤ I dream of traveling to Iraq🙄

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you! Yeah, me too! Sooooo many places in this world I want to visit... thanks for watching!

[@andreweaston1779]

The grain letter from 6 min in. Where was it found? Was it delivered? How so if the Amorites blocked all the roads?

[@barbaraking7069]

You did this beautiful all the way through. Thank you

[@dogwhistle8836]

Thanks again for putting it on Spotify and going to listen for my 3rd time and will do it on Spotify and wait for more of your great work 👍

[@HistorywithCy]

No problem, enjoy!

[@jennypoussin3866]

Marduk-apla-iddina, Tiglath-pileser and Tukulti-Ninurta? Rrrrrreally!? Now you're just making up names! 😅 3 hours? wow nice! and right on time for the Christmas week lull! Merry Christmas Cy! 🎄☃🎁

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha no, I wish I was talented enough to make up such cool sounding names... they're a lot of fun to say too once you get the hang of them. Thanks for watching and Merry Christmas to you and yours as well!

[@EricDavidHall]

G'day from Australia Cy, I'm listening as I walk off Christmas lunch.

[@HistorywithCy]

Hello from the US! Will have my own Christmas lunch in a couple of hours...thanks for watching, Merry Xmas and Happy New Year!

[@davidmccann9811]

A great piece of work. Thanks for posting. 👍

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

[@alihusseinjan10]

Perfect man totally masterpiece i watched the whole video thanks sir

[@DriesduPreez]

You have all my appreciation today for this. Man I'd love to see huge Avatar Way of Water or Marvel Avengers level budgets and work go into productions of the ancient world, specifically Mesopotamia.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed this! I don't know what Hollywood has in store, but there will be definitely be more low budget videos on the ancient world on this channel, you can count on that! Thanks for watching!

[@helderalmeida3417]

Imaging 3000 years in our future there will be people looking at our history like we are looking in our past

[@SaltySteff]

They absolutely will. And 3000 years after that, people will be looking back at our society similarly to how we see the latter part of the Neolithic. What REALLY fascinates me is to imagine how the past will be viewed in the far future, more than 10,000 years from now. We only have a very small frame of reference for that far in the past. 10,000 years ago we'd barely figured out agriculture. Who knows how the future will look at the past

[@Eljefe003]

This best thing I’ve seen of your tremendous work. Cy u rock!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you, really appreciate the kind words and hope to put out longer ones like this in the near future, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

[@margaretabendroth8658]

AMAZING. I LOVE THIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK.

[@HistorywithCy]

Glad you found this useful! More on the way, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

[@ScaryRevenant]

What a Christmas present this is!

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure and thanks for watching!

[@QalOrt]

Now this is a Christmas Gift!!!

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, hope that you enjoy it and Merry Christmas! All the best for 2023!

[@QalOrt]

@@HistorywithCy I did enjoy it! Merry Christmas to you as well!

[@collinalexander3879]

Diligently made. Very well done

[@edgarhons]

Brilliant video as usual. I will be watching this one again in the future, too much to take in with just one viewing.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks and glad you enjoyed it! It was a lot of fun to make and there will be similar ones on ancient Mesopotamia coming out in the near future. Thanks so much for watching!

[@SobekLOTFC]

Wonderful 🎄 gift- thanks Cy! Hail βασιλεύς!

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure and thank you! All the best for 2023!