Who were the Assyrians? History of the Assyrian Empire

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Questions What do you think of the boxes with the time period I was talking about in the upper left-hand corner? Was this helpful or distracting/cluttered looking? Also, what do you think of no music in this video? Let me know what you think :)

[@iraqimapper8625]

Yes it is helpful, and It will good if you continue using them. Your voice is very good and the videos are fine without music

[@giannakisXAXAXA]

Not distracting at all

[@nemoincognito4179]

1- Boxes are all right 2-Better without music

[@drumagus2258]

the boxes were a great idea, often when studying ancient history its easy to lose track of the time as the story unfolds... and everything is better with music.

[@svenguinee1072]

Very helpfull. A very good information video. Well done.

[@Smartacus98]

Ancient Mesopotamians had the most magnificent beards in history.

[@omegaink5635]

Very true.

[@dennismartin5821]

Yes, I have thought that, before myself. I can't believe that look hasn't made a come back yet.

[@omegaink5635]

@@dennismartin5821 lol

[@kempowarrior]

You their descendant still exist right? It is now modern day Iraq.

[@aqilbaghdad9741]

TheAntiParadox no arabs did dumbass

[@HVLLOW99]

Mesopotamian ancient history is so rich. I can't get enough of it.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

:D Me too...Glad you like it

[@SteezyRedStars]

If only they were still around culturely. Idk if Iraqi or Syrians count as them. Probably...

[@HVLLOW99]

@@SteezyRedStars That would be awesome. I love ancient Mesopotamian Architecture.

[@msb8792]

SailorDapperJr technically yes. For the most part the Christian populations of Syria and Iraq are mainly the descendants of Arameans and Assyrians (due to marrying within the same religion trait in he Middle East), while Muslim Syrians and Northern Iraqis would mostly be mixed between Assyrian, Aramean, and Arab elements (along with other elements of course). Syrians tend to have more “Aramean” elements while northern Iraqi’s tend to have a mix of both.

[@HVLLOW99]

@@msb8792 What about Amorites and Gutians and Sumerians and Akkadians and Hussites and Kassites?! Where they at. AND WHERE THE KURDS COME FROM.

[@ed2204]

I'm proud to say, I'm an Assyrian From Iraq and now living in USA. My grandparents were from Van, Turkey. I enjoy learning my rich history. Thank you for posting this video!

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thanks Edmon! Glad you liked the video :)

[@arnsdii]

I'm Assyrian in American now, but from Iran!

[@waffleking3gamer414]

Sweden here!

[@sovietonionisthebestonion3805]

You mean Anatolia not Turkey right ?

[@jamesjacob1096]

@@sovietonionisthebestonion3805 nice correction 👍

[@Navak_]

The Fall of Nineveh from the greatest city the world had ever seen to an uninhabited ruin at the very peak of its power is one of the great events in history that rarely gets mentioned.

[@albertwarsaw6568]

The bible mentions it

[@samtheman4931]

Mosul is literally built on the remains of Nineveh

[@martijn9568]

​@@samtheman4931 That was quite a while later though.

[@gregm6894]

@@albertwarsaw6568 The Bible not only mentions it, but the Prophet Nahum foretold the destruction on Nineveh.

[@Zabi-S]

This is so true. Such a titanic event in history is so overlooked. Everyone knows about the fall of Rome, but your average ancient history class will barely mention the Assyrian Empire or the fall of Nineveh.

[@Fatkidlovecake]

as a Greek/Assyrian I thank you for simply mentioning that we still exist today showing some pictures and most importantly that we are a distinct people

[@thisislaflaretv5250]

You are but you got your knowledge from Kemet

[@Antony-18]

This is Laflare Tv Wake up bud, Egyptians were not afro-black....the interior of Egypt as nothing to do with the sub-saharan people. The definition of kemet is not physical, but material, it means dark soil .

[@Antony-18]

Young Savage Painted on the wall lol, who you calling sand people, that’s true they are painted on the wall and look at their image do they look afro-black to you , no they don’t, the Egyptians used many colors, each color had a meaning, do you know what black represented?

[@Antony-18]

Young Savage Denial , really! Prove it if you can, scientifically show me they were Sub-Saharan?

[@Antony-18]

Young Savage You must be talking about yourself, pathetic worm , go on , I’m waiting, where are the adjectives you claiming?

[@joey10473]

Thank you for that. When I first entered college my history instructor said Assyrians were extinct. I quickly stood up and corrected him as I am 90% Assyrian and 10% Armenian. This was in 1965.

[@masada2828]

Maybe your Teacher should say there is no longer an Assyria but there would still be assimilated Assyrians.

[@bobbyallen7977]

@@masada2828 very well said

[@dotosmelucio]

The place of Assyria was dissolved due to invasion of different empires but the people are still there, it will be recognized by their culture, races, religions and language. I think you should claim also one place in the middle east assyrians to be called your country for you have a rich history, like Jews they claim their mother land Israel. Israel was subdugated by Assyrians 700 B.C. as proven by the Bible in the book of Jonah and Isaiah. Nkakaawa kayo Assyrians kalat kalat lang kayo sa salitang Filipino.

[@_jhw1]

Hello, there are a lot of Assyrians and Chaldeans in Iraq and Syria, and I am an Arab, but from Chaldeans (Arabist) and many of the Iraqi people are Assyrians and Chaldeans, but with the Islamic conquest they converted to Islam and used the Arabic language

[@JohnDoe-fu6zt]

Good story. How did your teacher react to being corrected?

[@johnbland1585]

I met a couple of Assyrians when I was in Iraq and didn't understand how they were still there, but they are. Thanks for the info because it now makes sense. Good video with lots of Info.

[@charlottekatakuri4675]

with out us and Babylonian Iraq wouldn't be there

[@amroalderawi5424]

@@abgartheblack8832 if they do you wouldnt see a half Christian!

[@RevengeOfTheTuna]

Because they're not assyrian. They're Arameans. The last ones who are not assimilated and keep identification to separate themselves from the muslims.

[@madaranotsoanonymousnowuch1539]

Salomon Nomolas nope, they are either Muslims or Christians

[@RevengeOfTheTuna]

@@madaranotsoanonymousnowuch1539 Its mainly a christian identification

[@sthondat17]

Great video. Ashurbanipal is also famous for the great library he founded in Nineveh. He tried to collect all the books (clay tablets) he could. Alexander attempted to imitate him later with his great library in Alexandria, Egypt. Very much of what we now know of Sumer, Akkad, and Assyria comes from the clay tablets collected and preserved so well by Ashurbanipal.

[@happycompy]

Thank you for sharing. Fascinating stuff!

[@tanpar8805]

God bless you, Assyrians brothers! Many wishes from Bulgaria.

[@GreoGreo]

Thanks!

[@Dontlicktheballoons]

Dude. Thank you for these. I can't tell you how much I enjoy your videos. Trying to get in the habit of dropping comments to help you out. Have a great night man

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thanks Brandon! I am happy you enjoyed it :)

[@albertogutierrez8653]

To my Assyrians friends, despite what has happened in Iraq, you are still here after thousands of years. You people are a testament to perservience and resilience. Keep up the struggle. One day you will have your land back. You have always had time.

[@oyonan]

In exchange for our service to Britain in WW2 we were supposed to have been given our land back by the British. Churchill referred to us as “our smallest allies” Then, after the war, gave the Jewish people their land since they got the same deal. Which is great, but we got nothing. The Kurds committed genocide against us and took our homes.

[@oyonan]

@The troll master Yes, it is true. My grandfather had to flee the hakkari mountains on foot to escape the Kurds who carried out the genocide. He ended up serving as an intelligence officer for the British and being given land in canada after being taken back to Britain at the end of the war. I could tell you stories all day about the first 15 years of my grandfather’s life back in Iraq as an Assyrian. When he died in 2004 at 104 years old there were three funerals for him, one in Canada and two in the USA. Most of the Assyrians in Iraq have been killed off now, and the rest are forced to live as arabs and convert just to stay alive. It’s an atrocity. I don’t know what you’re trying to refute with your condescending response, but read a book before you open up your mouth that way. I’m sure you know a lot of things, but you don’t know everything.

[@Jerod_jay]

They don't like mexican

[@StefanMilo]

I tell you man it is a real skill to make these videos to the point and yet full of detail. Great stuff!

[@HoundofOdin]

You forget to mention that epic facial hair the Assyrians had. Their military prowess was directly related to the epicness of their beards.

[@benjisero9272]

Who the fuck care for beards just look at the persians immortal mask

[@goldenleaf8670]

now the Muslims have beard

[@ipeeinmysinkimafraidtocome7127]

what is that ?

[@ipeeinmysinkimafraidtocome7127]

@BARBATUS 89 or removing flees ?

[@dosran5786]

@@benjisero9272 im sorry i cant hear you over the sound of my greek phalanx crushing your hopes and dreams pardon me while i go brush the skull chunks out of my beard.

[@trejodanny8329]

Aaayyyyyyyy. Nice to see a history channel finally discussing the Assyrians. Keep up the good work

[@masada2828]

The Bible discusses Assyria.

[@S-Nova0]

Loved the nice touch of illustrating Mt. Ararat on your terrain map. Fantastic video as usual, Epithemeus!

[@EpimetheusHistory]

:D Happy you noticed

[@nonosh]

Greetings, my Urartian brother. 🇦🇲🤘

[@nonosh]

MDE NCL No, I believe the Urartians and the proto-Armenians cohabited in the region that eventually became identified as the Armenian Highlands. However, upon the rise of the Iranic powers east of Mesopotamia, the Urartian people -- as past rulers -- lost their legitimacy and eventually assimilated/interbred with the proto-Armenians to create the Armenian populace. We already had cohesion at the time of the Achaemenid ruler King Cyrus, whose romanticized stories in Xenephon's Cyropedia include an Armenian king and his son Tigranes conferring with Cyrus.

[@Ashur-Mesopotamia]

Hollywood should finally make a Movie about the ancient Assyrians

[@kuroshthegreat8073]

I love how immature some of these great kings could be "Your king of Babylon? well I'm king of the UNIVERSE!"

[@spookyshadowhawk6776]

Well, It's Hard to Beat That! King of the Universe and the 12 Unseen Dimensions? LoL! The Only Thing Bigger than their Kingdoms was Their Egos!

[@davidcliff2141]

Yeah, good thing today’s leaders are not like that. /s

[@pvt.t-bone9277]

Lol, back then... 5^2 miles was the universe!

[@MarAn-ou5ns]

If assyrians didn’t have a ego, we would be a very big piece of the world today

[@istoppedcaring6209]

sargon of akkad was king of the 4 world quarters,

[@BinaryTechnique]

I'm proud to be Assyrian 🙏🏼 love my history and my people

[@westernassyrian1691]

Nakno a kurd. Turkiya neyki eme da kurd. Tihe Suryoye. Warriors of Ashur will rise again.

[@BinaryTechnique]

@@westernassyrian1691 hayet ahuno 🤲🏻 Ya Rabbal Ala'meen

[@MLouah-gp9ef]

Binary-Technique how does this highlight any nobility of the Assyrians ?

[@BinaryTechnique]

@Son of Mountain Dude you're a hypocrite and a liar. If Assyrians supported fake K*rdistan you wouldn't raise your voice. Just look at chaldeans, they speak syriac too but how come you never challenge them 😂 chaldeans in ancient times spoke a form of akkadian but there's not a peep from the maymuni Kurds bc they support your fake nation 😭😭

[@BinaryTechnique]

@Son of Mountain Lmao due chaldeans speak syriac like us, they are our brothers not yours, every chaldean I know will curse your mother and father for being a Kurd. My dad is chaldean catholic and he hates you guys more than I do

[@cbrad524]

Dude, I absolutely am taking a deep dive into all of your videos, not only has it taught me so much, but it makes me want to know even more. I am enjoying all of them so much. Thank you for all of your hard work and thank you for sharing.

[@blakehillman6494]

Very interesting history. I like the way you combine narration with maps and illustrations. Keep up the good work.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thank you Blake!

[@mmahmodi5155]

Greetings to all Assyrians in Iraq, Syria and the world 😍👍

[@BinaryTechnique]

Thanks brother

[@BinaryTechnique]

@wolfstudio no, we are humans, only kurds are khanzeers and maymuns. Everybody else is just a normal human being

[@mmahmodi5155]

@wolfstudio In Syria and Iraq there is a Christian Assyrian minority that still speaks the Assyrian language and has nothing to do with the Arabs In the end we are all human

[@mohamedshelare153]

@@faisal7818 They are not Arab They have better histroy than Arab

[@dooshakhaboosha2573]

Thanks brother

[@esh6813]

This information is what my family have been teaching me for my whole life. Thank you for taking the time to make this video, we appreciate it and the correct information you provided (unlike other KZbinr’s videos).

[@connorgolden4]

I love these videos, it’s so interesting to learn about the oldest civilizations.

[@christianicho29]

Displaying Assyrian history is greatly appreciated.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thank you! Glad you like it

[@Delta-mb5ll]

Hey I’m Assyrian

[@pauliewalnuts2007]

@@matildaba8510 Shlama from Los Angeles. Khaya Atour.

[@pauliewalnuts2007]

@Son of Mountain we are still around, so Atour is not dead. 😘

[@harrank2786]

@@Delta-mb5ll Assyrian is not a race. It was a state, people spoke different languages. It is like someone calling himself an Otomanian.

[@brokenbridge6316]

This was a really interesting video to watch. I've always wanted to know more about the Ancient Assyrians. Other than their reputation for brutality and their epic fall.

[@watchesandcoins.7738]

Amazing, from an Assyrian.

[@admiralgoodboy]

David Betshmuel im more of a titsyrian but ass is good to

[@TimesNewCanaanite]

Shlomo brother 💪

[@christianschulz1443]

Hey man im curious do you have another name or something i cant find anything about modern assyrians

[@HVLLOW99]

Sup

[@xm1614]

Don’t get too excited. You’re not the real Assyrians.

[@msb8792]

Great video. Both Assyrians and Arameans still survive to this day, where they’re commonly referred to as Syriacs. Both still speak their own dialect of Syriac-Aramaic. ܬܝܚܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ

[@safween8967]

MSB Chaldeans too!

[@shamiramurmi7845]

Safween Calbeans are no more than Arabs

[@shamiramurmi7845]

Safween there is NO calbean This fake name was made inRom الملدان ليسوا من بابل kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHiunHpprdeGhpo

[@shamiramurmi7845]

MSB The only people who have been exposed to trying to blur identity, courtyard, extermination and displacement And since the fall of his country and so far, but he has remained a governor of his language, his writing and his Is the Assyrian people..... Since the fall of the city of God, the great city To this day, our Assyrian people have passed over 68 massacre, genocide, displacement and displacement. Forced. Forcibly banished the people in all corners of the earth east and west north and south America, Europe and Russia Syria turkey and Iran... Our children were raised in the countries of the diaspora, and the means of Assyrian education were almost non-existent and the homeless people are distracted And what this people offer to him is a lot of power on him, and he is a people who are defeated He was able to end this people completely and eliminate his national and national braces... But...... And because we... We are the people of God Seed Creator And the first to be safe with creator Who bless his seed and name the creator in the gospel craftsmanship of his hand Assyria. . The Uyghur seed of Assyria in the earth to grow And its roots thrive and branch across the globe To illuminate the world with the light that the creator has given him Of faith, civilization, language and writing cuneiform And Science, Arts, music and poetry This nation is the light of the light of the creator The one that has lit the darkness of the universe and humans. God the creator promised the nation of Assyria and bless her and he who called it (((the penis of his hand ashur))) That's why you won't fall and this nation will never die And no matter how evil the forces of evil It is the penis that will condemn and God bear the world And the same promise promised by about (Christ) The one who bless Nineveh Nineveh and gave them the sultan to the parthenon with him and this is from the whole Bible. You have not been able to fight mass, massacres and displacement since the fall of Nineveh and yet from our And it won't work for us no matter what they try and fight against us Because the creator is with us. The Assyrian nation lived with its holy nest Assyrian Oriental Apostolic and its men. Shamiram Urmi

[@38-jishjilson89]

@@safween8967 Chaldean is a misnomer mistakenly given to Assyrian Catholics, from the biblical phrase 'Ur of the Chaldeans'.

[@A.O.T..]

Assyrian people have amazing history! One of the oldest civilisations! Love and respect from Turkey

[@ashuraya2779]

Thats why you killed us in Hakkari miltalry vs civilians 1914-1920

[@ereshkigalningalnanna8899]

أبواشور Don’t start it! The ottoman muslims did that when they received orders from zionists تجار الربا اليهود , yes they killed our people because they were practicing verses from quran just like muhammed did with khaybar Kuraytha and bani alnatheer but these people got orders from their bosses ! I blame UK France & US who stood there and watched us dying without helping! they were busy filming taking photos of the dead bodies crimes etc !! What destroyed humanity is the abrahamic religions that created hatred in us as humans

[@ereshkigalningalnanna8899]

Thank you kardeşim am Assyrian and i have no hatred in my heart toward Tengeri brothers/sisters , my problem is with the ideology that you guys follow (islam)! All religions are fucked up but islam is super nasty and whoever believes in it they try to force it on others we as Assyrians love life alcohol dance education our nature is secular it’s hard for us to survive with the ideology of islam cause everything is haram only under table is halal! our muslim neighbours in Baghdad used to fuck kids on the roof and in the day time they go to mosque elhamdullah we are muslims give me a break 😂

[@90sGasPrices]

Georgios ok well I’m guessing arif didn’t personally kill anyone considering he isn’t a 105 year old Turkish solder and hes just trying to make a nice comment about our history. Relax nasha.

[@c.i.a8359]

@@ereshkigalningalnanna8899 Islam isn't the issue it's the cure. However man is not pure and will make mistakes.

[@apoptosine1598]

What is best about your video presentations, is how well you illustrate and express the timelines geographically. Thanks for your amazing videos!

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thanks man!

[@sinisterminister6478]

Totally awesome as usual. What I love most about your videos is their shorter format that peaks my interest and entices me to do even more in-depth research. I'm a details kind of guy.

[@morganp7238]

One of the very few channels that do not talk down to its audience. For all the historical errors, that is commendable. Thank you.

[@goodbanter4427]

>It's 01:24 am >Just wanted to go to sleep >Epimetheus notification pops up >Goddamnit

[@EpimetheusHistory]

:D Happy you stayed up

[@emmabarone1530]

Epimetheus hey can you do Sicilians and Italians? I would like to know why my DNA test showed Middle Eastern and North African and Caucasian [ Armenians] ancestry. I checked family records and it don't show up

[@goodbanter4427]

@@EpimetheusHistory Oh man it was worth it. Your quality seems to go up with every video. You're amazing, man. Keep doing what you're doing

[@emmabarone1530]

Good Banter I don't think he will respond again 😔.

[@v4l3nt1nn]

@@EpimetheusHistory post often & do a video about the DACIANS!!! 🇷🇴

[@engphys1912]

As an Assyrian I just wanted to say thanks for the video and the shout out at the end. We were definitely an empire that were experts of warfare but also progenitors of civilization, math/science and cultural achievements - I hope this can get touched on more thoroughly in new videos on KZbin. You can see the usual Anti-Assyrian suspects in the comments below - please report their racist rhetoric.

[@matildaba8510]

Hi am a assyrian

[@matildaba8510]

💪

[@matildaba8510]

Hi seys Asho so ronge

[@jassimmn9004]

@@matildaba8510 Iraqi ?

[@matildaba8510]

Assyr from Iraq

[@bonniechase5599]

Wow, Middle Eastern history was a lot more complicated than I thought. Thank you for laying it all out so quickly & concisely.

[@shayk4791]

Thanks for going in so much more depth. Loving the longer videos

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it Akshay!

[@ricochetsixtyten]

Yes! Ive just started learning about early history Sumer, Babylon, Assyria. This came at a perfect timing! Thank you❤️

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thank you Rickard!

[@1966amour]

I am an Assyrian and proud of my old ancestors of what they invented in those days but it’s a shame how the Assyrians are never mentioned or allowed to have their lands back from the invaders.

[@chalice3571]

get a group of people together and claim it once more... begin petitioning ... it might take years, but the young generation will have something to do instead of doing nothing and watching videos. What do you think?

[@hasanal-laethawi1894]

Your land is one small city that wasn't even the oldest one and Assyrians themselves invaded so many places and destroyed so many things and the people of Iraq right now are a mix of many different Gene's and races .. I don't understand why a lot of Iraqis have this mindset of disloyalty to their nation . everyone wants a god damn piece of this country , why ?

[@monosodiumglutemate8216]

You got it backwards. You guys invaded everybody around you and then they took back their lands. Don't you know your own history?

[@jeetyadava4689]

Dear guys,is any connection between Abheer , ahir and Assyrian s?

[@buttersnapswright126]

😂😂😂

[@nicodarsh]

Super interesting!! I've just recently been trying to do research on the Syriac people and this was super informative. Keep on keeping on brother!

[@Ddaoud2]

Great and historically accurate, from an Assyrian who recognizes that my great ancestors had one of the greatest empires in history. Thank you for this video

[@ابنعناقه]

The visuals and storytelling in this ancient history documentary are simply outstanding!

[@Armorius2199]

Great video Epimetheusit, it would be great to follow history on, bronze age, archaic, classical etc. I also noticed how your artwork has improved, your videos are a great way do education.

[@kalijaheyolya-ralph9944]

I really enjoyed the video, but I was surprised that you didn't mention the Assyrians being subject to a genocide alongside the Armenians and the Greeks under Ottoman rule. I gather that this is more of a ancient historical look at them and you mention them at the end of the video, but they are what you would call an endangered people. I also think the fact that they were able to survive genocide at the hands of the Ottomans and then their current situation in which their Homeland is ruled over by hostile ethno-religious groups who systematically oppress and I have brought them to the brink of no longer existing in their Homeland. I think the genocide should at least be mentioned beings it was the first one of the twentieth century and they were among the primary targets and victims. I enjoy and appreciate your videos and keep up the good work! Thank you

[@FrogWalrus]

Islam will do that

[@RAmeer-nn5wz]

@OtherWorlds AllWorlds He doesn't need to apologize, this was clearly done base on Turkish nationalistic sentiment which was/is condemned by all Muslims, furthermore this is nothing comparing to the crimes of the Crusades and Spanish inquisition which was highly instigated and endorsed by the church and the Christians.

[@Aemond2024]

@Ebro Big boy As a European natsoc that Ataturk guy sounds pretty based to me

[@mikayelalikhanyan1587]

True, I'm armenian and these days anciant small scale cultures are being almost wiped out for various unethical reasons these days there are few of us left and I wish more people would talk about our history

[@elissa8242]

Kurds were probably screwed over before 1915 too, but I don't know very much of their history irrespective of their relations to Armenians.

[@ramsen_]

Assyrian KZbinr here! Well done!

[@robertschlesinger1342]

Excellent overview of Assyrian history. The Assyrian cuneiform syllabary (such as Ras Shamra) was derived from earlier complicated cuneiform systems, such as Babylonian. And these easliest systems evolved from Jemdet Nasr symbols found on the earliest cylinder seals.

[@elbronisaac4275]

Thank you for this video bro, loved it, keep up the good work.. I'm so proud to be an Assyrian

[@1roanstephen]

Impressive. You captured the essence of the history of the area succinctly.

[@storballen4449]

OH HELL YEAH!! I've found the best channel on KZbin I love ancient history!

[@mr.terrific601]

Never click on a video so quick in my life Also can you do one on the the ancient tribes of North Africa and great Zimbabwe Keep up the good work

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thank you, Ghostface Warrior!

[@jillw2591]

Eros Delorenzi stop thinking like an insect. Think global , not just regional.

[@dosran5786]

i hear the founder of zimbabwe fought an evil magician who invented the xilophone is that true thats the legend at least im not kidding its a legitimate legend but i dont remember if it was zimbabwe or nigeria.

[@jillw2591]

Eros Delorenzi I didn't claim anything and leave African Americans alone.

[@cielopachirisu929]

Glad you made that last comment acknowledging the modern Assyrians!

[@Ironication]

I love these videos. I remember reading about the bronze age and the cultures residing in the fertile crescent as well as playing Age of Empires I. This period always had an air of fantasy about it for me: great kings, far away empires and the rise of civilization.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Loved playing Age of Empires as a kid too

[@bophades]

Were? They're still hanging around.

[@bophades]

@Biggus Cockus Ass Maximus Well that's just unfortunate. At least their legacy still lives on with the Ashuri.

[@Zidane388]

Biggus Cockus Ass Maximus Assyrians are still around today. There around 3-4 million of us in the world.

[@G33KN3rd]

yep, we're still around. We even got our language into the computer age, see? -> 'ܫܠܡܐ'. We even got the letters that were specifically made for medieval parsi -> 'ݍݎݏ'

[@KingKing-ru2qd]

Zartosht Farroukhzad we are mostly in USA and Australia and a few in Europe. We are very succesfull nowadays.

[@abgartheblack8832]

@@KingKing-ru2qd why are we successful?

[@pasqualeventura945]

I am a Sicilian with Syrian blood in me and l a very proud of this ! Also enjoyed your video !

[@gueltepe4903]

Assyrian and Syrian are different things

[@pasqualeventura945]

@@gueltepe4903 You are correct, I should have said Assyrian !

[@yaqo6577]

Peace khon

[@Jacob-yg7lz]

Can you do the Phonecians?

[@alexdenton7199]

I would love to see that.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

:)

[@sfccapello]

@@EpimetheusHistory Please do the Arameans! They populated whole Syra and Mesopotamia. Im Aramean myself :)

[@SummerLee-lm3df]

Johannes do you mean Armenia

[@sfccapello]

@@SummerLee-lm3df No the Arameans, they populated Assyria, changed the Assyrian language to Aramean. A branch of aramean (the kaldeans) populated Babylon and had kings there.

[@TimesNewCanaanite]

Thank you as usual for this excellence Epimetheus 💪 especially for covering part of my ancestors (the other part is Phoenician and I am absolutely looking forward to your video on that)

[@TimesNewCanaanite]

@Matthew brother, being Assyrian is a matter of ethnicity, not religion. I am ethnically Assyrian and Phoenician (this is evidenced per my surname which means "welded" in Syriac - Suryoyo). In terms of religion, I am Muslim. I've tracked my ancestry through my family historian and found that we converted to Islam recently, technically speaking. I've also tracked my lineage through DNA tests which reported that I am only 9% Arab ~ very residual stuff. We did not magically transform into Arabs the moment we converted to Islam ; ) I maintain my Assyrian-Phoenician identity proudly and always.

[@TimesNewCanaanite]

@Matthew also brother Assyrians and Arabs are related by virtue of their Semitism. All Semites are related "cousins" per se.

[@istoppedcaring6209]

@Matthew well i don't think that they are necesarily christian , just generally, and they are not catholic, i believe they are in a seperate branch of christianity

[@istoppedcaring6209]

@@TimesNewCanaanite good for you, and in your writing I sense that you are not a fundamentalist, i also wonder, are you a seperatist (wanting an assyrian state) or do you just feel assyrian and feel no wish or need to gain self determination as a people

[@حسۄۄنۦ]

@Matthew Arabs and Assyrians are semites they carry the same genetics

[@Asshur.]

I am half ethnical assyrian, from my father, he is from tur abdin, this people are the remanents of the assyrian empire, we are turoyo and speak neo aramean, no mix with the arab invasors, christianisty is the religión our take in 2th century, I be pround of my lineage culture, we dont die, the cultures never die

[@zumagallerte4669]

And yet you're only a half breed. Doesn't that suck? Such a long and awesome history and then you just mix it away.

[@Asshur.]

@@zumagallerte4669 my other half is Spaniard, another awesome culture of conquerors, I cant be half breed, beacuase the assyrian and spanish are a Mediterrean, is the same subrace, but diferente ethnicy, and assyrian have little % of arab, persian, phoenician, armenian, georgian greek etc, and spanish have little % of celtic, italian, berber, phoenician, arab, germanic but all this people is caucasian

[@zumagallerte4669]

@@Asshur. Well if you want to see it that way..

[@s.m2153]

😂🤣😂🤣🤣

[@Bln-f9u]

@@zumagallerte4669 What the f*ck is actually wrong with you

[@marco-antonio.]

This is the first video of yours I saw, and I really enjoyed it. I was having a conversation about an hour ago about my love of ancient history too. Perfect timing, keep it up. You asked about the boxes of the kingdoms. The information is helpful, but how about a developing timeline across the base of the screen?

[@davidrosner6267]

Thank you for another great video on ancient Mesopotamian history!

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thanks David!

[@KTChamberlain]

Hammurabi: Eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth Epimetheus: True history videos for true history buffs.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

:D Thank you for the compliment! I appreciate it

[@KTChamberlain]

@@EpimetheusHistory Don't mention it. You, History Buffs, Historia Civilis, etc. are among the top history-related channels I watch on a regular basis.

[@adambrownhussein6525]

KTChamberlain If a buider builds a house and it collapses and people die, the builder shall be executed.

[@dosran5786]

true history for true history buffs that ignore everything western culture did and act like they were the only aggressors in history. their i fixed that for you.

[@jakei8928]

Im Assyrian and im truly happy to see this. Thank you for spreading this knowledge .

[@ErikHare]

Fabulous, as always. Thank you for this series.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thank you Erik! Glad you like it :)

[@GarfieldRex]

Love your videos! Still waiting for Elamites :) they appear in many videos, but still no info or history about them.

[@k.c1126]

This was a really good video: succinct but thorough, with maps that indicated the extent of the kingdom's borders over time.

[@Vanic00]

Love your work. You do such a great job with these bronze age documentaries, while short, are very informative. Plus you don't get muddled down with archeology like more large scale documentaries. Still hope to see a Canaanite video. Lol, and an Egyptian Empire too. Keep up the good work, it's loved.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thank you Vanic!! I am glad you enjoyed it! I think you will like what will be coming hopefully soon:)

[@dirkstarbuck6126]

I love ancient Mesopotamian history! I love your channel! Thank you so much!!

[@KathleenThompsonbp]

Very concise and interesting. I really liked having the whole successive development. Thanks.

[@ishoshamo]

God bless you and this excellent channel! Love from an Assyrian Candian!

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thank you :)

[@unleashingpotential-psycho9433]

These people created a great empire.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Very True

[@chaldeanassyrian9755]

we will continue the Assyrian empire in this modern world, thanks God for giving us this intelligent and power 🙏💪

[@MattK-]

anshu lieyi lol Why do you say that? We will return one day just you watch.

[@chadcastagana9181]

But ruled with a lot of stick, and no carrot, so unlike the Romans, they were utterly defeated and their capitol erased from history

[@MattK-]

Chad Castagana Our capital wasn’t erased from history though? It’s literally in history books.

[@pca1987]

Great video. The assyrians' History is so convoluted I imagine it was pretty hard to make this video. But the result is excellent. Great job.

[@myholylove254]

Awesome work👍👍👍

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thank you!

[@assyriancomedycentral1753]

Assyria for ever! Thank you for posting this.

[@BinaryTechnique]

@Son of Mountain Old Assyrians spoke Neo-Aramaic just like Assyrians of today and NO, you are not medians 😭😭 how are you going to say assyrians are not assyrians bc they don't speak Akkadian even though they spoke Neo-Aramaic since 6th century BCE AND THEN SAY WE ARE MEDES WHEN YOU DONT EVEN SPEAK FHE LANGUAGE OF ANCIENT MEDES 😂😂 YOU SPEAK A LANGUAGE FROM PAKISTAN

[@BinaryTechnique]

@Son of Mountain Egyptians, Palestinians, Israelis, Persians, none of these people speak the ancient language of their people. Assyrians still speak Neo-Aramaic, the language of ancient Assyrians...🤦🏼‍♂️ And on top of that you are Muslim Gypsy, you have no right to tell anyone who they are LMFAO

[@BinaryTechnique]

@Son of Mountain Dude you don't even speak the language of Hurrians, you don't even speak the language of Medians 😭 There is no evidence, ABSOLUTELY ZERO THAT YOU ARE ANYTHING BUT MIGRANTS FROM CENTRAL ASIA.

[@BinaryTechnique]

@Son of Mountain It's fake, those tests can be easily manipulated to push an agenda. Kurds have absolutely zero proof they are indigenous. All signs point to a migration of nomads that later formed their own nation.

[@BinaryTechnique]

@Son of Mountain it's fakes trust me, and you are not 40 million. That's another lie you push to try an steal land.

[@davidfunke7578]

Enjoyed the narrator and the history. Very enjoyable, Thank you.

[@ColonelNachos]

I find it hard to find books on bronze age history, what're some books you can recommend?

[@EpimetheusHistory]

"A history of the ancient near east by marc van de mieroop" new edition and 1177 by Cline Read both books and you will have a very good view of the time for what we know now

[@FromNothing]

Great video. Very detailed and interesting. Keep up the good work. Happy belated congratz on 100k by the way!

[@7oclockmiracles88]

Thank you for breaking down these complex histories for the avg person to learn and understand. Much appreciated!

[@ogeredmon6665]

Assyrian and proud

[@davidd2053]

@Son of Mountain STFU kurdish troll

[@davidd2053]

@Son of Mountain Off course a kurd would try to erase the Assyrian name so you lay claim to the Assyrian lands

[@SteezyRedStars]

If you're "Assyrian" then I'm the king of Wakanda!!

[@davidd2053]

@@SteezyRedStars You are the king of wankers not wakanda

[@therealdude4993]

@Son of Mountain not true. Akkad was spoken by... Akkadians and it was the first Semitic language. Later on, Assyrians came along and spoke Assyrian, another Semitic language.

[@joshrichards9121]

I find it interesting how Assyria’s greatest expansionist king (Tiglath Pileser 3) comes after a couple of stagnant reigns, including the only female ruler (regent). It is a possibility that Shamshi Adad 5 could have been the king in Nineveh that Jonah preached repentance to. His reign and his successor’s reign are very quiet. I view it as them taking the repentance to heart.

[@CharlesjNWH]

Thanks for the content. I have learned so much.

[@GarfieldRex]

After watching this video, the Romans were just the Assyrians of Europe :)

[@istoppedcaring6209]

not really, rome had a system that was pretty different, it was like how some historians depict the iroquois as being the romans of north america, no they are not, they are also a complex and interesting society but rome was completely different on most things, and even rome itsself was completely different in each major stage of it's development, the assyrian empire in contrast stayed mostly the same, with a divine ruler and so on, and it must be said that this also counted for their contemporaries in the middle east, both later and earlier on, and in fact to this day the region remains dominated by autoritarian rulers

[@chaldeanassyrian9755]

why do I feel that Assyrians are pretty close to the Germans and Italians genetically?

[@chaldeanassyrian9755]

Kayhan shasavar no one knows.

[@hassanbassim4007]

Chaldean Assyrian Modern “Assyrians” are maybe related , but Ancient ones have nothing to do with any European , they were Semitic and only Arabs and Babylonians were close to them , and the only descendants of the ancient Assyrians are Arabized Iraqis .

[@nocturnalintern4150]

@@chaldeanassyrian9755 Lies you were told and loved to believe. Look at the bust of Sargon. He's anything but a white man.

[@prairiestategenetixseeds9726]

WOW!!! This is sooo awesome!!! I am a total Mesopotamian nerd myself and this is beautifully constructed 🙏 Thank you

[@JustinianG]

I made a 2 part vid where I cover the history of the entire middle east and balkans up until the death of Alexander the great. Here's part 1 if ur interested kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHjYdIaKprmUntU

[@prairiestategenetixseeds9726]

@@JustinianG awesome!!! Right on thank you 🙏

[@gdasilva3531]

What a fantastic video. Thank you for freely sharing your knowledge.

[@abc_cba]

Fun fact: Assyrians were ? Nope, they still exist !!! They are ! Love from India 🇮🇳

[@nicolashoareau5992]

Thanks to your videos, I understand why Assyria (amongst others) are playable in the game Civilization V. I had no idea about all those empires and how big they were!

[@stanimirnedelchev3500]

When I first visited the British Museum in London. What really grabbed my eye, was the Assyrian reliefs , images of hunting scenes, military actions, and the Assyrian way of life.

[@versmex87]

Great Video !

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thank you Vic! :D

[@NickMattia44]

Great work! Can you do a video on the Persian empire at its peak?

[@LionKing-ew9rm]

He has already made one!

[@NickMattia44]

Really?! Thanks for letting me know I'll check that out!

[@sheilamasters]

just love your history. Keep on keeping on please and thank you 🙏🏽

[@hominem3731]

Great video.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thank you, Kaizen!

[@562rodlbc]

i just found this channel and i really enjoyed the video and will be subscribing

[@angermacfadden2702]

I love your deadpan "he then built a new city, named after himself"

[@PeccatorRenatus]

Epimetheus, I really liked the time period boxes in the top left. Also, I think that if it is possible to find music sounding like the music of that culture and play it very quietly in the background, it might help set the scene a bit more and also serve an educational purpose, giving an example of the music of the culture. I love your videos and they are helping me build a lot of context in my understanding of biblical names and places. The Old Testament is so much richer when understanding the history of the surrounding empires. I imagine you have played Age of Empires before, but if not, you should try it out, I think you would love it!

[@edisonhasso830]

Thank you so much, great short history of my people.

[@maryyelda828]

I am Assyrian and I thank someone for finally making this for us and others

[@alexxthekidd7351]

Yahweh’s head will be chopped off

[@Gigika313]

Also Assyrian here

[@abgartheblack8832]

Very nice video subscribed

[@maryamnarsi]

Assyrian is the most underrated culture

assyrian? you meen a bunch of white peoplke with no country and act likee history is culture

[@MrDroenix]

Great video as always!

[@hiddenhist]

Just a little side comment: By the time of the conquest of Egypt, it was the Kushites, not the Egyptians, who had taken control of the Kingdom. It would've been nice if this were mentioned on the map or in the video. Also, the Kushites extended their influence into the levantine region before being kicked out by the Assyrians.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Good point man

[@hassanbassim4007]

HiddenHistory Dynasties dont change the identity of the nations they rule ,

[@hiddenhist]

Hassan Bassim yes, but the egyptian kingdom wouldve been under the domain of the kushites. Following your logic, the early persian / iranian empires should also not have their conquered territories labeled as part of their empires.

[@siavashanousheh5172]

It was proper to mention who really removed Assyrian empire from the world at the end, it was Cyrus the great who not only ended a cruel empire but also brought freedom and liberty and human rights rules for the region.

[@TheObserversTV]

Well don't forget that the Persians and Medes were under Assyrian rule for 200 years, the Assyrians connected Iranians to a wider trade network, advanced imperial experience, and Iranian governors were living a life of luxury as Assyrian satraps.

[@DesertAres]

Great read on an empire that had different periods of conquest and decline. I’m fascinated that the Assyrian trading colonies a major economic factor in Anatolia are somehow separate from the Assyrian empire. The trading colonies even have a different time 1950- 1750 BCE and were edged out by the Hittites long before the Assyrians started true empire expansion. I still cannot find a reason why the Hittites traveled a 1,000 miles from central Anatolia to Babylon, sacked it and then turned around and went home. Marching an army 1,000 miles there, sacking a powerful city like Babylon and 1,000 miles back is an incredible feat for the Middle Bronze Age. Check out a possible Luwian project in the future. They seem to be becoming more important and although never a major empire like Egypt, Babylon, Hittites, had many city states along the western coast of Anatolia. They had their own language and hieroglyphs which lasted longer than many of the surrounding peoples’ literacy. Although close to Hittite, it lasted far longer from 1400 to 6 or 700 BCE. A Luwian seal ring was found in Troy, the only, so far, evidence of what may have been spoken there in the Bronze age.

[@geebee1173]

Thanks for the enlightment. I knew that Assyria & it's people were important because of Genesis 2 in the (KJV). When G-d created the Earth & parted it with rivers to distinguish lots, such as Havillah, Ethiopia, and Assyria, I knew all 3 played a significant role in history. The Lots are symbolic to 🌬️parting the red Sea & allowing a determent to the Earthly promise Land.🌄 Also, the Lots are symbolic to Jesus Christ garment the Promise of the Messiah↔️from Bethlehem(Born ), Egypt (lived as a lad) 🤔What's the 3rd place he was buried. Read Luke23 & 24 to help me understand Joseph, a counsellor & good a just man from Arimathea. ✨Let your Light✨ GL🌞w

[@albertshosho4257]

Long live ASHUR and the Ashuraya. We are like the wings of Lamassu we are everywhere....💪

[@Blade43548]

Pichkalu Pappita your stupid asf you won’t say that in Fairfield Australia tho