Concise History of Ancient Assyria and the Assyrian Empire (Historical Highlights and Great Kings)

I know that it can be difficult to keep up with many of the political and historical events that make up over 1400 years of documented ancient Assyrian history. To help you out, I’ve created this summary to give you a general idea of the role that the kingdoms and empires of Assyria played in the history of the ancient world, especially the Near East.
It's an incredible story of how the people of a relatively insignificant city-state became one of the greatest superpowers of their time. My hope is that after watching this video, you'll not only have a general understanding of Assyrian (mostly political) history, but also be somewhat familiar with a few of Assyria's great kings such as Tiglath-Pileser, Sargon II, Sennacherib, Esarhaddon, Ashurbanipal and others.
Concise History of Assyria Contents:
0:00 Introduction
1:05 Early History
4:55 Shamshi-Adad I
7:00 Ashur-uballit I
12:45 Tukulti-Ninurta I
16:56 Tiglath-Pileser I
19:46 Neo-Assyrian Empire
21:48 Ashurnasirpal II
24:37 Shalmaneser III
28:45 Tiglath-Pileser III
31:45 Sargon II
35:08 Sennacherib
41:51 Esarhaddon
43:01 Ashurbanipal
48:05 End of the Empire
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[@Rytheking2]

How the hell do you not have more subscribers. Nothing else like this exists on KZbin (that I can find) which is accurate and easy to understand and so in depth. With such constant production as well. You’re insanely good man

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much for the kind words, I really appreciate them! Yeah, the views are slowly growing... I think there aren't as many interested in really ancient history as there are in say, WWII, but they're out there. I'm just thrilled that those of you who do make it here are really into this stuff...makes it all worth it for me. Thank YOU for stopping by, means the world! Stay safe!

[@johnmanno2052]

@@HistorywithCy Sir, your depth of knowledge and superb narrative skills are quite remarkable. I've been interested in the ancient history of the Middle East since I was in elementary school, and went to the Oriental Institute in Chicago (I'm from there). You do truly an excellent job! I've said this before, but it's true. I really really would love it if you made an episode discussing just how difficult it's been to piece this all together! It's not like we have a connected narrative of any of this.

[@remka2000]

Things like that (now?) exist but they tend to me less interesting. I'm hooked! Please continue.

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Not subscribed. Regret annoying and intrusive music.

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No one now this days is more interested in past history except you.

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I have developed an absolute obsession with Mesopotamian history because of Cy’s videos. This channel makes me so so happy 👏🤗😊

[@noahtylerpritchett2682]

The Assyrians were a brutal but impressive people. With a mighty empire.

[@ninevitebreeze5989]

As an Assyrian myself who've watched countless documentaries and programs about the ancient Assyrians this definitely belongs to one of the better I've seen. You sir just earned yourself a new subscriber, great work! :)

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much, comments like this make my day! Yeah ancient Assyrian history is one of my favorites. So many interesting personalities and marvelous achievements that most don't know about. In future I"ll be making more podcast type episodes focusing less on political events and more on Assyrian life in ancient times so that people know that there was more to Assyria than a bunch of wars. Thanks again for stopping by, I really appreciate it...stay safe!

[@kevwhufc8640]

@@HistorywithCy the social history interests me more than any wars or battles , because the people are hardly mentioned. Things like the vindolanda tablets ( found near hadrians wall) Roman women bitching about other women after dinner parties, dissing the ones wearing last season hairstyles and clothing fashion. They could've been written by most women in modern times. Anything like that brings us closer to the real people of ancient times. Assyrian clay cuneiform tablets, British museum has over 100 K , many still need studying and translating. One that predates any religions know today, Jewish and of course Christian and Muslim. The story of the flood and instructions on exact measurements and what materials were needed, 1500 years earlier than the Jewish books . Others include general chit chat, most are numbers of whatever they were counting & how much & how many etc . But the social info has always been my favourite ever since I graduated from UCL ( London) as a field archaeologist.

[@HistorywithCy]

@@kevwhufc8640 I'll look into making some podcasts episodes on those topics...thanks for the suggestions, appreciate them!

[@kevwhufc8640]

@@HistorywithCy no probs, 👍 I'll keep an eye out for that podcast.

[@bugsytv6852]

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[@killthecensors58]

This is wonderful. 54 minutes of pure history yet not a lecture. Far superior to almost everything out there. I would say that this is the best video on Assyria I have ever seen. Thankyou, Cy.

[@HistorywithCy]

Seriously, I know I've said this before, but comments like this really make my day. Haha and I'm so glad and impressed that you sat through the whole thing... people keep telling me to make them shorter! Anyway, hope that all is well on your end...thanks again and stay safe!

[@killthecensors58]

@@HistorywithCy I can understand people wanting shorter videos. Me personally, I love both your shorter vids and your longer ones. And you do a good job interspersing your longer vids with short and sweet ones. I recommend your channel to everyone interested in history. They're among the best out there.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, I appreciate the support. Yeah I personally don't have a hard rule for video length, I just work it out to whatever I think allows the viewer to get a fundamental grasp of the subject. I like podcasts though. They're more informal and I feel that I can delve into greater detail while also releasing them out relatively quickly due to not needing lots of visuals. Anyway, thanks again for the feedback...stay safe!

[@FazalHalalat-cj3pr]

چرا ترجمه به فارسی نیست

[@ninostexas9387]

A great documentary. You have obviously done your homework and research. As an Assyrian and a cultural history buff, I appreciate such videos highlighting our history. Keep them coming. Assyria will rise again.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you liked it! An even larger one coming later on this year or early next, stay tuned!

[@user-ky7jx1cr5k]

Oh God, I hope not. The Assyrians were extremely cruel, which is why Diyako (Kurdish) a.k.a Deioces, the first king of Medes known as the father of the Kurds, had to fight back after a long time of oppression even though kurds were already supplying help and horses to the Assyrians, the ancient Assyrians were evil.

[@sargondaniel1221]

Kurds aren't medes, stop trying to make up history

[@christofferraby4712]

​@@user-ky7jx1cr5k the ancient Assyrians made a huge cultural shift in the 1st century AD when they became one of the earliest Christian communities. Once Christian thought became their moral code their cruel practices fell away. They have been a fairly peaceful people who have been invaded and ruled by others for the last 1,000 years.

[@princekalender2154]

- Could you not rebel for 5 minutes? - *Babylon rebels*

[@jameswilliams3399]

One of my favorite parts is the reading of the ancient writings. I absolutely love to hear their syntax, the language is beautiful. Thanks for your documentaries, been really chugging the watch time the last week or so. :+) Hope it's helpful.

[@annamcdowell7928]

LOVE your videos Cy. I am a professional genealogist and historical researcher here in Southern California. You are my favorite “go to” channel because this information is so hard to find. You don’t use big, technical words...thank you. You speak clearly and just present the facts in an engaging manner. Your personality also goes a long way in making these videos fun to watch and listen to. I personally love the maps you use in each episode and I screen shot them to help with other research projects that tie in. I agree with what so many other viewers have said - nobody else is doing exactly what you do and in such a way as to stay engaged and actually learn. Keep up the great work please!!!

[@artscience9981]

Wow, great program! The art work of the Assyrians is amazing. Thanks Cy for a comprehensive summary of the history of Assyria!

[@mumblingmercian3386]

Last time I was this early, Ashur was still a shrine town.

[@HistorywithCy]

lol wow, that's like four thousand years ago. Better late than never...thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate it. Hope that you enjoy the video and stay safe!

[@coldCoders]

You helped me pass my CSET exams specifically CSET Social Science SubSet I out of 3. Appreciate you. I passed all 3 without having to retake them. I am rewatching your videos and getting nostalgia. I decided not to be a social science/history teacher, but I love history and love going back to your videos. While they may not be as illustrative and pretty, as other documentaries like to be, you are informative, direct and provide content that is worth note taking and studying :) Much love and respect to your efforts, content, the time you took to make these and I want to affirm the effort you put into these. It is valued, respected and honored. May you be safe, cotinue to succeed in whatever it is you do and enjoy your journey in life :) my name is Vyacheslav Ponomarev, and I thank you kindly.

[@NoelleIsTheGeoArchon]

Honestly, l love your channel. So informative in the archeological and historical standards.

[@brianfpp540]

Have been watching a few of your videos over the last couple of days, they are extremely well made. They are well researched, well narrated, very informative with good visuals, and a joy to watch and learn from..... Thankyou.

[@kaiadams3636]

Great vid, Cy. I was why I woke up a few hours before work, then noticed this had been uploaded and knew I wouldn't be going back to sleep. Always found it a bit difficult to watch all of the other Assyrian vids in a single sitting, so this concise history was a great intro / overview. Keep up the good work.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much for the kind words and glad you started your day with this! More to come soon, stay tuned and more importantly, stay safe!

[@lynnthomason6589]

Another awesome video. You never fail to present amazing insights into ancient history. I’m captivated. Thank you.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much the kind words and feedback, I really appreciate them! My pleasure, glad you like them. More to come soon, stay tuned!

[@kasvinimuniandy4178]

I really like the quotes and references you give. It is very helpful in understanding the context.

[@richardarthurtrujillojr7963]

Cy I've been patiently waiting for this episode...iam so looking forward to hearing all the facts I know will be in hear. This will go under my very best category THE VAULT... Thanks about to watch it now..😁

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much, I really hope that you find the video useful. I'm also honored to be in the THE VAULT and hope the video is worthy of being there. Don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions...thanks again and stay safe!

[@volodymyrcuza9994]

Thanks a lot for the great video as usual! Very informative and captive!:)

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much, I really appreciate the kind words. Hope all is well on your end, stay safe!

[@mistressofstones]

It's very convenient for the sculptors they only needed to learn one king portrait, but I really wish we could see what these kings really looked like as individuals.

[@tadcotadco6344]

Why? Ashur-etil-ilani has individual facial features and is a very colorful person. Rather looks like a Roman emperor than Assyrian

[@user-sg8ii7ft9i]

Thank you so much for such an informative and fascinating story!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you for stopping by, really appreciate it. More to come, stay safe!

[@BartLuyckx]

Discovered this channel today and I am impressed with the amount and quality of your research. Just one tiny bit of criticism: the voice-over clips constantly. Maybe it's compressed or limited too harshly in post or maybe you need to lower the recording levels a little. Otherwise: new sub here. :-)

[@onefeather2]

Thank you for these videos, love history 🙂 God bless.

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, THANK YOU for stopping by and taking an interest in ancient history. Stay safe!

[@ashurbanipal6121]

Great video! Got a little vague around the siege of Judah. Didn’t mention that the king of Judah submitted to the Assyrian yoke and became a vassal again. Also I’ve heard that Shamush-Ukin, Ashurbanipal’s brother that went native in Babylon, burned himself alive in his palace rather than come out and face defeat to his younger brother.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much for stopping by, glad you liked it! Yeah, there was so much I wanted to cover .. Sennacherib's campaign to Judah could be a whole episode in itself but you're right, more details on that could have been given, especially since its one of the episodes of Assyrian history that many may be familiar with given its appearance in the Bible. I have a few other projects on the wars in the Levant and will definitely include more about it there. And yes, you're correct that he was burned alive in his palace. I remember reading an Assyrian (or possibly Babylonian) chronicle that said he may have purposedly burned himself alive, or was trapped inside and succumbed to fire as Assyrian forces burned his palace. I'll try to find it, but death by fire is definitely the belief. Thanks again, I really appreciate your comments and insight and for sure will check out the book on the Hanging Gardens that you mentioned. Stay safe!

[@babylonkid]

Damn. Sounds like a Tarantino scene.

[@odinseyewoodworking3253]

@@HistorywithCy I

[@seanbeadles7421]

@@babylonkid like the theater scene?

[@AMagrow]

I enjoyed it, start to finish ! Thanks for sharing

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much for stopping by putting up with the whole thing... really glad you liked it, motivates me to put out more of them. More to come, stay safe!

[@G33KN3rd]

You know what the (not) funny thing is? The later Eastern Roman empire (Byzantines) actually committed the same mistakes that led Assyria to its downfall which is also how Eastern Romans eventually fell. Assyria was the Middle Eastern Rome while Babylon was the Middle Eastern Greece.

[@HistorywithCy]

Yup, history always seems to repeat itself in so many ways. I like your analogy... I'd even venture to say that Assyria and Babylon were even closer culturally than Rome and Byzantium since the two spoke the same language (Akkadian, though different dialects) whereas the two sides of the Roman empire spoke different ones (Latin and Greek). All interesting stuff. Thanks so much for stopping by, I really appreciate it...stay safe!

[@G33KN3rd]

@@HistorywithCy yep, repeats itself but the language barrier and burial of ancient Assyrian texts probably allowed the history to repeat lol. The mistake was that Tiglath Pileser III overly centralized rule with the Assyrian government, which sparked rebellions of the likes Rome would see during the late Empire. Eastern Romans later did the same by increasing the power of the Emperor later on. Besides Rebellions, the other problem with centralization to one person was that a weak or incapable emperor could practically undo many years of improvement efforts and destabilize the empire. Centralized power is only good so long as the next ruler is as effective or more than the previous.

[@HistorywithCy]

Agreed... I guess though he felt he had to create a strong central gov after the relative decentralization, powerful magnates and weak rulers before him. But yeah it backfired to an extent. Who's your favorite or most interesting Assyrian king? Mine probably would be Ashur-ballit I and Sargon II... Hmm...come to think of it, that might be a fun poll to post. Thanks again for stopping by and your insightful comments, I always enjoy reading them. Stay safe!

[@michaelhowze8198]

@@HistorywithCy "History does not repeat itself...but it does rhyme" Samuel Clemmons(Mark Twain)

[@carmineg8800]

My favorite story is the one that has King Sennacherib trying to conquer the Judean capital, Jerusalem. He was forced to retreat when he realized he no longer had an army. Of all the gods, he challenged the wrong one.

[@yomegayo]

Great video, entertaining from begging to end as well as informative

[@matovulaban7378]

Thanks for your presentation, it's by far the best

[@HistorywithCy]

Glad you liked it! Thank you for stopping by, I really appreciate it! Stay safe!

[@gooner72]

I'd love it if you did a video devoted to Ashurbanipal, he seems to have been a proper interesting character and, either quite the intellectual, or a great story teller...... which it is, I have no idea. 🤔

[@melvinjones3895]

I learned and waiting for the next. Thanks a lot. Fascinating.

[@lardo444]

Hey Cy, another good 1. Thanks.

[@Artur_M.]

Amazing summary of Assyrian history!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much, glad you liked it! Honestly, there's so much more that I wanted to cover, but I'll save it for other Assyria/ancient Near East videos. Thanks again, stay safe!

[@fdadachanji4635]

Super interesting. Awesome how you also differentiate between Assyrians and other empires at that time

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks bud, really appreciate the kind words and glad you found the differentiation of empires to be useful...all actors and players in the epic that is ancient history. Stay safe my friend!

[@ibnyahud]

Wow! Really one of the best concise Assyria videos out there. I'm glad you've made this fascinating period more accessible to people than dusty old yellow pages written in boring prose haha. Thanks

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much, glad to you liked it! I'm working on another one that I think you'll like... Assyria in Canaan / Ancient Israel / Phoenicia. Basically it'll be about what happened as the Assyrians expanded westward into this region - kind of ties in with the Canaan mini-series. As always, thanks so much for stopping by, I really appreciate it and am thrilled that you and others like yourself are really passionate about this stuff. Stay safe!

[@yaruqadishi8326]

@@HistorywithCy Canaan/Phoenicia/Palestine Canaan Levant

[@husambotros3958]

Gr8 to hear another one about Assyria.. keep it up and stay safe Cy.

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha I didn't want to say anything because I knew that you just might be interested in this topic...lol. Would love to hear your thoughts, and there will be more in-depth stuff in future (I can't seem to get away from this topic). Let me know your thoughts when you have a moment. Hope all is well on the other side of the pond...stay safe!

[@husambotros3958]

@@HistorywithCy very well constructed indeed you did Assyrians justice .. I liked how the majority of Assyrians showed their reverence to the gods of Mesopotamia by going against their leaders if necessary.. likewise as rulers kept their words towards their vassals.. modern Assyrians are well known of two attributes ((God & keeping your word)). Can't wait to see a more in depth episodes and especially final days of the empire.. Stay safe my friend.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks Husam, glad you liked it...means a lot when one like yourself who is so knowledgeable of these things gives me props...let's me know that I'm doing this correctly. More to come soon... stay safe my friend!

[@husambotros3958]

@@HistorywithCy am the one learning here Cyrus .. glad you're doing this amazing job for all to learn.. god bless.

[@bethbartlett5692]

@@HistorywithCy *Is Ashur the original Ur, of Sumer?* The known history foundation often ignored in textbooks.

[@teobaldoarriola3902]

The best video about Assyrian Empire.

[@fmeu7733]

beautiful, had to pause regularly to study the reliefs in detail

[@hmsdemolition8588]

Cy my friend you did it again. Every time I see your videos I learn new thing about the past.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you liked this! If you're learning new stuff, then I guess the video is doing its job! Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it! More to come, stay safe!

[@garyrosenberg3502]

Great video very informative. I’m a new subscriber!

[@Joacoleoni]

thank you very much, Cy, for a tremendous lesson in history!🙏

[@RelivingHistory1]

Such great content, fantastic

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, appreciate it and glad you enjoyed the video! More on Assyria coming soon, stay tuned!

[@harrietlyall1991]

Love your background music, Cy, it’s really exciting! Watching this about the Assyrians, I’m intrigued by their style: they have these weird, club-shaped, bottom-heavy hairstyles and chunky, square-cut beards that make them look rather coarse and monolithic. Their limbs are exaggeratedly muscular and their facial expressions look crafty and gloating. The Assyrians come across as the thuggish bullies of the ancient world, an intimidating prospect, unlike the elegant and charming Egyptians.

[@paulmanson253]

Given that one of the standard images of their conquest of a city was to show the elders flayed alive and hanging their bodies on the city walls,I would say that thuggish is an accurate word. A depiction is not necessarily what exactly happened,but it is a repeated theme over geography and centuries.

[@atb7606]

Awesome! Assyrian videos keep them coming !!

[@HistorywithCy]

Will do, no plans to stop just yet! Thanks so much for stopping by, I really appreciate it...stay safe!

[@julianhernandez5864]

Hello cy. New sub here. I am a huge history fan. One of the few subjects in school I actually paid attention to. This is def one of the better channels, keep up the great work as I look forward to future vids from u. Have a great day from way up here in maine.

[@HistorywithCy]

Hi, thanks so much for stopping by and glad you're here...hello from southern California! I hope all is well in your neck of the woods and glad to have history fans like you here...inspires me to put out more of these videos. If you have any questions or requests, please don't hesitate to let me know. Thanks again and stay safe!

[@julianhernandez5864]

Thanks for getting back to me, appreciate it. I usually see on here my favorite subjects so its def hard to think of one. Egypt, Vikings, ancient Britain, etc. But what about maybe something like the 1980 Muriel boatlift (prob incorrect spelling) or something to do with the history of animals in the arena or how the were used in some ancient wars. I'm sure I could think of more but either way have a great day and keep up the awesome work.

[@nathanryan12]

Thank you for these fascinating videos

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

[@genghiskhan7041]

Very good! The music in the background was a nice touch :D

[@bugsytv6852]

Finally I am up to here the part of Napupollosar. I skipped this when I first came across your channel. Them Medes are looking great haha

[@MrOreo2010]

Congrats on 100k!

[@anitapollard1627]

Watching again 😁 thank you Cy the history guy!

[@SingularMK]

Nice vid. Keep em comin

[@andrewbatist6355]

great episode !

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, stay safe!

[@ruthnovena40]

This was interesting good job.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you, I really appreciate it! More to come soon, stay tuned!

[@bradleyphillips6741]

Man I'm so happy I found this channel ever since literally this is all I watch on KZbin now on my way to work whenever I'm waiting for something and every night to goto sleep and listen and learn lol

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks for stopping by and glad you're here! Lots more on the way, especially on Assyria in during the the next few months. Stay tuned and thanks for watching!

[@coldCoders]

This is a long reply, thank you for taking the tiem to read it :) it is positive lol : Simplicity is what yo ubring to your videos. You do not try to fill it with special effects, videos of people or acting, which can lead to misrepresenting what and how life was back then, since it is a challenge to really know exactly. I dont mind seeing actors and people portraid, but, honestly, its better to see the information you have given, in amazing detail and spectacular simple animations that do no distract but engage the watcher. So many videos, (like coding courses and tutorials suck at really teaching anything, instead its copy and paste) and watching your videos makes me smile to see you really do teach and explain thigns well. The way you go about detailing every little thing is how teaching should be. Because we understand things differently and in different ways you provide detail information that actually helps us watching to conceptualize it for ourselves. The only recommendation I would say, and its not criticism its something I hope helps you in your journey as I continue my own in trying to teach javascript, is conceptualizing history. So, what I mean is, teaching it in such a way that, you create connections, relatable material that could maybe relate to today, or maybe give examples that are synonymous to other things? idk how to explain it. My best explanation is this: when teaching what a variable is in javascript, for example the "const" variable. It is a variable that does not change globally in the code, it stays the same and is not allowed to change. While I can use it elsewhere, anywhere, the contents are the same. To conceptualize this i would say, "well, it is similar to a timecapsule, you place all important and memorable items, you burry it or place it somewhere you will use later but nothing inside changes in the airtight time capsule. You can move it anywhere and use it, but the contents remain the same and unchanged." which is how a "const" variable works in javascript. So this is what I mean. :) i hope that helps, I know in history that dates thousands of years back, conceptualizing can be more difficult but I see it as super important so students and anyone watching can relate, connect and or be represented to see their own ancestors history :)

[@Numba003]

Thank you for another fantastic episode! I'm reading the book of Isaiah in the Bible at present, and I noticed last night that I'm nearly to the part about Sennacherib's invasion of Judah. I'm really looking forward to reading it now. God be with you out there everybody. ✝️ :)

[@deplorablemn7979]

May God be w/you for the ages, too. And stay Warm as well. :)

[@Lion-vl5ys]

Thanks so much for making this. I love history and that of the ancient Near East and Mesopotamia, but I can never get my hands on anything to research it. Especially during this lockdown. I really appreciate you making these. Thanks so much keep up the great work!

[@HistorywithCy]

No, thank you for taking interest in this stuff and stopping by and glad it helps with the lock down. I'm in the same boat...all of the good libraries in my area are closed too. I will admit though that digital media and ordering stuff from Amazon have been a Godsend... don't think I could be doing this with them. Thanks again and stay safe!

[@Ulfhednir9]

Damn this is an AMAZING doco Thank you :)

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! More on ancient Assyria coming up in the next few months, stay tuned!

[@kevinconway6022]

Excellent video!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you very much, stay safe!

[@AngelCanseco1]

Amazing, keep it up scribe

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, will do! More to come, stay safe!

[@undone8103]

Thanks for sharing

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you for stopping by, really appreciate it!

[@westside5054]

Really like the doc

[@zoethegreatfish]

I love your videos! Thank you for teaching me! Your youtube channel is one of my favorites!!!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank YOU for stopping by...wow, comments like this make my day! Glad that you liked the video. They'll be more on Assyria and related history coming up in the near future. Thanks again and stay safe!

[@zoethegreatfish]

@@HistorywithCy ^_______^ You are very welcome! I love ancient history. Thank you for making content that someone with an Art Degree, like myself, can appreciate and understand! lol! Your work is informative and entertaining. You stay safe, as well! Thank you for responding! I'm star-struck ^__^

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks again for the kind words and encouragement. That's honestly my goal, to bring some of this lesser covered history to the masses, so I'm actually thrilled that you're really enjoying these..thank YOU!

[@anokcanocano2036]

Brother..... You are too good... Love it.......... 👍👍👍

[@rodolfogonzalez724]

At this point I hace bien watching allá the episodes of this playlist just to keep up with the nee vídeos :v thanks for this excelent work. Stay safe

[@ibrahimkhatib6191]

Thank you this was really good

[@HistorywithCy]

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

[@dianesolkah6896]

Great video

[@assansaba6897]

thanks for the history , really kool stuff

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, glad you liked it! A lot more on Assyria coming up in other programs... stay tuned!

[@babylonkid]

Cy, this was the best hour of my day. Thank you! BTW Cy, I'm still waiting on a video about each ancient city's patron god/goddess and the name of their temple/ziggurat. I can't seem to find them all in my research. One for example... Marduk - Babylon - Esagila or is it Etemenanki. If Im not mistaken, the temple was on top of the ziggurat and they each had a name such as the Marduk example. Etemenanki was the ziggurat, and Esagila was the temple on top. Another would be Ishtar - Uruk - Eanna. Or was she the goddess of Nineveh. All so confusing. If your looking for suggestions, but I know there's more than enough to cover. Love your series. Thanks!

[@HistorywithCy]

Hey, thanks for stopping by. That's definitely an interesting but extremely niche topic. Unfortunately, all of the good libraries in my area are closed for the foreseeable future so it might be difficult to access such information outside of Ur, Uruk, Babylon and Ashur. I'll see what I have though and if have enough, will look into putting out an episode on it. Thanks for the suggestion and the support! Stay safe!

[@babylonkid]

@@HistorywithCy thank you for the reply and that sounds great. I would be more than happy to help you research and put something like this together. Wishing everyone the best and thanks again.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you and I'll let you know! All the best, stay safe!

[@yaruqadishi8326]

@@babylonkid it was the etemenanki after which begat the later jews/hebrews tower of babel mythos fiction. So Etemenenki and earlier the first temple of babylon the Esagila.

[@sanuku535]

Used just few houers before "kolokwium" for uni. Much helped.

[@margaretabendroth8658]

AWSOME! THANKS CY

[@almasodisho9286]

That's amazing

[@manoloxines9113]

Brilliant...just brilliant!!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed this! More on the way, stay tuned and safe!

[@evaristegalois4290]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@smtpi8931]

keep up the good work. very informative. do yo also have video of ARMENIAN.

[@HistorywithCy]

Hi, thanks so much for stopping by, I really appreciate it! I actually do have one that I just put out on Urartu which is early Armenian history. Here is the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGepY413obuCf8U Any other questions, please don't hesitate to let me know. Thank you and stay safe!

[@pkotwaljk7]

Outstanding!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you!

[@MariaCKouto]

Beautiful video as always. I am waiting you tell about Urartu. Take care. Stay home.

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha a vid on Urartu should be out in the next few days... stay tuned! Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it!

[@Ardonbb]

Very nice doku thank you

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you too

[@shaolindreams]

Awesome videos.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks!

[@justsaying7565]

Thanks for the video love my Assyrian brother

[@jesussaves1875]

They lived in the fertile crescent, well fed and bored all they had left to do was conquer.

[@jari2018]

same as now with current business men -the world are ripe for conquest -to be business man means only instead of a handfull of kings ,millions of those pricks

[@DarkSlayer010]

That’s a very simplistic analysis.

[@jamesrucki4558]

We are human... 90% of the people who currently aren't well fed have other human to thank in some manner.

[@Mrm3t21]

The libraries?

[@PalashaGabarra]

That's stupid.

[@sahebmlik9469]

thanks... you're realy great

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you for stopping by, really appreciate it! Stay safe!

[@shamsunnahar9249]

Thanks for learn about Assyrian Empire

[@HistorywithCy]

No, thank you for stopping by, really appreciate it!

[@Sarke2]

Another great video from you, really enjoyed like i enjoyed the video about Hittites. Definetely Assyrians were great warriors but i have concluded that everyone despised them a lot, maybe for their brutality and their harsh rule i am not sure

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much for stopping by and your feedback, I really appreciate it! Yeah, I think many simply focus on the certain aspects of their rule and treatment of their enemies and not on other things. I hope to put out more on daily life in Assyria soon. Thanks again and stay safe!

[@Sarke2]

@@HistorywithCy Thank you on this great channel and work i am so glad that there are still people interested in history and ancient civilizations not is everything lost, have a nice weekend

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, you too (sorry a bit late...just saw this)!

[@elenagarcia222]

You are so under rated

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, I appreciate the kind words...more to come soon, stay safe!

[@HamiticKushitic]

Wow history is amazing and one is the history of the people of Ashur or Assyria today. Peace.

[@auadisassyrian3721]

Your videos about Assyrian are amazing 👏 you should see what happened to us Assyrian after the Nineveh fell, we lost our land, people and genocides

[@viracocha6093]

Perfect video for being up at 5:50 AM

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha that's the time I went sleep. Thank you for stopping by, I really appreciate it! More to come, stay tuned and safe!

[@joseHernandez-xc4ix]

Pretty cool thank you

[@hashimbokhamseen7877]

i like these long summery vids i want to see one about Egypt from the the old kingdom to their subjugation by Assyria

[@HistorywithCy]

Hi, thanks for stopping by... yeah, that would be a huge project but it's one that I'm definitely looking into. May take some time but eventually will get one done. Thanks for your interest and stay safe!

[@hashimbokhamseen7877]

@@HistorywithCy thanx for replying im from SaudiArabia and im a huge fan of your channel it's the only one that covers the history of the early people of the fertile Cresent in detail such as this your style is simple and elegant, well suited for cracking out vids at a reasonable pase while keeping a consistent quality keep up the good work.

[@sagesarabia5053]

Great info

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much, I really appreciate it! Stay safe!

[@sagesarabia5053]

History with Cy absolutely. Keep the great content coming! Love Assyrian history... would be super interesting to learn what daily life was like as an ancient Assyrian. We often hear stories about Assyrian brutality but less often do we learn about their amazing achievements in science, technology and the relative cooperation among its neighbor states for long stretches of time.

[@HistorywithCy]

Agreed, I'll probably be doing some podcasts where I'll go over Assyrian daily life, customs and religious beliefs in more detail. Oh course, you don't have to listen to the podcast, I'll post them here as well. Thanks again and stay safe!

[@sagesarabia5053]

History with Cy would be cool to hear the story about the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem and the varying accounts of what happened

[@HistorywithCy]

@@sagesarabia5053 Oh that's definitely on the way... the campaigns of Shalmaneser V and Sennacherib against Israel and Judah, respectively...can't wait to get to that, stay tuned!

[@yaqo6577]

Hey mate! Video was high quality, but I wish at the end you mentioned that although Assyrians almost never saw independence again, they actually remained populous and dominant in Mesopotamia. Under Achaemenid "Athura" or Sassanian "Asoristan", Assyrians actually supplied a large number of soldiers for war and craftsmen/engineers for art/building projects. Ashur city itself was revived, saw an anti-Achaemenid rebellion, evidence of Ashur worship abounds well into the Christian era, and the city itself only truly ended when it was actually sacked by Timurlane in the 14th century AD, when he slaughtered a massive number of Christians. I should also mention that (off the top of my head) Xenophon actually recounted how Assyrians still lived abundantly in and around ruins of ancient cities. It seems the frequent change in ownership between empires didn't stop the rural Assyrians from farming

[@HistorywithCy]

Hi, thanks so much for stopping by, really appreciate it and sorry for the late response. Yeah, I meant ancient Assyria/Assyrians and that empire never rose again, but the Assyrian people were still around. There is actually a relief depicting Assyrians at Persepolis. I know you guys are still around, especially here in southern California! There's a relatively large community here, more though in the Chicago area and of course, other parts of the world. Thanks again for your comment, really appreciate it. More to come, stay safe!

[@yaqo6577]

@@HistorywithCy I may be on the other side of the planet, but I actually know some Assyrians in those communities! The internet is our new homeland. Thanks for the response Cy! Take care

[@staticdynamic1605]

Awesome

[@michaelmcgoobird4694]

Man, history with Cy is dope.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you enjoy these! More on Assyria and other areas coming soon, stay tuned!

[@APOSTLEPARFAIT]

Thank you, it helps to understand more the Bible, God bless you.

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, glad you found it useful...Assyrians are one of my favorite peoples to cover! Thanks for stopping by, stay safe!

[@yaruqadishi8326]

Don't you mean just proved more the Bible since the Bible gets broken by a Syrian truth as well as reality

[@yaruqadishi8326]

I use the Bible actually is proof of outside sources that disprove it understand it more stead of the Bible which is a fiction text of Godless deception

[@loganlosee6933]

ill do your audio for a great value. love videos like this. lmk. long time daw producer.

[@NoelleIsTheGeoArchon]

Underrated

[@carriekelly4186]

Please a series on Ashurbanipal. I hope I spelled correctly. So many names and siege names to absorb. Also there are some carvings I was hoping to find correct info on. The tree with entwined branches and what species is it.what other symbolism did it represent? I'm not sure if only in ancient Sumerian art or also Assyrian do they show bird headed people seem to be pollinating this same tree species and they're carrying small buckets or bags.what are they supposed to represent?Also they are wearing a bracelet with a flower design on it. I was wondering if it's just a seal or if there is other significance. Ok thank you so much for sharing all the ancient histories with us.what a time of opulence and grandeur they created. I often feel so sad for so many of them caught up in the violence during so many power struggles. Seems to be the way of the world for the most part and from the very beginning. Very sad indeed.😢

[@SAnn-rf3oz]

Some of the names are a Mouthful!🌹

[@HistorywithCy]

Yeah they take some practice but once you get them, they're fun to say!

[@krishln7830]

Could you also do a video on the Mittani? I feel they are not well covered by most

[@HistorywithCy]

Hi, thanks so much for stopping by, I really appreciate it! Actually I made one about a year ago... here's the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoGqgI2Gl7R1fZY Enjoy, thanks and stay safe!

[@msb8792]

Awesome video as usual Cy... one point though, wasn’t the anti-Assyrian coalition at the battle of Qarqar led by Hadadezer (a.k.a Bar Hadad) king of Aram-Damascus, with Irhulini of Hamath being let’s say the; 2nd in command?

[@HistorywithCy]

Hi, thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it. Yes, you're correct, Hadadezer did have the largest force in the coalition and I'd agree that he was the leader. Hmm, I wonder why I said Irhulini of Hamath. From what I remember, Shalmaneser III actually attacked Hamath first and separately, and once he won there, ventured to the area around Qarqar to face the full coalition, including Irhulini who had not be subdued/captured/killed at Hamath. So Irhulini technically was the first to encounter Shalmaneser, but this was technically before the battle where I'd agree that Hadadezer was the main commander at Qarqar. I've considered doing a short vid on just the Battle of Qarqar, so maybe that would be a good place to clear it up. Thanks so much for this comment and question, appreciate it since it keeps me sharp (plus I love discussing this stuff!). Any other questions or discrepancies, please don't hesitate to let me know. Thanks again, stay safe!