What on Earth Happened to the Assyrians?

What on Earth happened to the Assyrians, Chaldeans, Arameans and other such Syriac peoples who once ruled the region of Mesopotamia and the Levant with an iron fist? Today we'll discuss the ancient and modern history of one of the world's most influential and significant groups.
Although the Assyrian presence in the Middle East is rapidly declining, the Assyrian/Syriac identity is still strong around the globe, with the overseas diaspora mostly contributing to this historic revival and awakening of the community. Please let me know your thoughts on the Assyrians, Maronites, St. Thomas Christians and the Syriac people as a whole. Thanks for watching!
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[@omegaink5635]

R.I.P to ancient middle eastern civilization. You guys had the most magnificent beards...

[@eliran9231]

That is true, the beards were truly significant.

[@hectorvega621]

And had interesting name's.

[@omegaink5635]

@@eliran9231 yeah yes they were... Lol

[@omegaink5635]

@@hectorvega621 Yeah that especially...

[@omegaink5635]

@@marsiyahsteeltrap6536 WTH (what the heck) are you talking about the ancient Assyrians were in no way African...

[@starroving6464]

A: What are you? B: I'm Assyrian. A: A Syrian? B: No, Assyrian. A: That is what I said.

[@philregaz599]

Ugh. The worst part of being assyrian lol.

[@starroving6464]

@@philregaz599 Truly, lol.

[@A2RayaD]

Literally every single time....

[@A2RayaD]

Son of Mountain says the non-Assyrian.

[@TeekoNST]

Assyrians not Syrians are the same

[@gattsuberserk4534]

Greetings to Assyrian brothers and sisters from a Pontian Greek. Never let your culture or story go. Be strong 💪

[@philregaz599]

God bless you greeks. I know assyrians and greeks went through hell, cause of the ottomans.

[@ramsen_]

❤️ from an Assyrian

[@louisemalika]

@@philregaz599 and most Arabs ans maybe the whole world...

[@peoplesrepublicofkurdistan3346]

@evansdrad The celtic nationalist No. There was a tax system, if you are non Muslim = extra taxes.

[@peoplesrepublicofkurdistan3346]

@@1999ninjazx10r Fuck off your asshole fuckfail

[@windycityreport6129]

From a Greek much love to all the Assyrians, we were both Christian minorities in Muslim empires, i hope you regain a homeland but you are always welcome in Greece! 💙💯

[@dardwar4980]

My low race hell ass, how are you

[@jubanumidia8460]

Their brothers are Arabs not greek

[@randomgreekmathematician3159]

​@@jubanumidia8460 We never claimed to be Assyrians' brothers, it's ok.

[@jubanumidia8460]

@@randomgreekmathematician3159 Assyrians have to learn stay in their land not escape to Europe, don't invite theme

[@windycityreport6129]

whoever wants to be our brothers can be as far as im concerned and most Assyrians get along with us great so it would be fine with me if they claimed that. Plus most Arabs are Muslim and most assyrians are Christian like Greeks. The Christian Arabs tho are the closest

[@rudiesan_89]

I send tons & tons of love to all the Assyrians, Russians, Greeks, Armenians, Coptic & all orthodox ppl. of the world 🌍 from Ethiopia🇪🇹

[@sarkis3362]

godbless

[@ComradeHellas]

Greek here

[@ninjagg9859]

Assyrian here ❤️❤️

[@nickinvietnam1989]

Why leave out muslims? Cause religion is divisive.

[@giorgikun]

georgian!

[@markmenetries7095]

Everyone knows the great Assyria and Mesopotamia. Hello to my Assyrian Aramaic brothers from Armenians.

[@babylonking6104]

Lots of love to our Armenian brothers from an Assyrian

[@davidmalleh9318]

Love from an aramean zo both of you 🥰

[@sak594]

@@babylonking6104 A Greek brother.

[@reecebertrand1816]

@Assurbanipal don't worry I think mr bob man is just making a stupid joke.

[@angelo3998]

hi

[@JapeCity]

As someone who lives in Detroit, I can definitely confirm the vast amount of Assyrians that reside here, albeit, I never knew they were Assyrian. So crazy to learn that the Chaldeans I interact with are the descendants of one of the most ancient empires on earth. History really is an amazing thing.

[@kathymyron1658]

"Jake Bishop" sounds like a Pennsylvania Dutch name Mennonite name. Many of that name in Bucks County, PA.

[@armenrastgouian2988]

The Chaldeans claim to be Babylonians even though they speak Assyrian. The Assyrians were from the ancient city of Nineveh.

[@flappley]

@@armenrastgouian2988 yea im pretty sure they r just the same

[@flappley]

@@armenrastgouian2988 yea it's crazy how chaldeans act different, unity is important especially for all these Christian middle easterners. Keep up the tradition man, cant let this amazing culture die out

[@armenrastgouian2988]

@@flappley imagine out of no where a group of Armenians who speak Armenian started identifying themselves as Urartian. 😐

[@Alex-qd5hy]

Support Assyrians, long history, rich culture, and a proud people. - From Russian/Armenian

[@FuzzyMarineVet]

Honor to the Hutti from a son of Akkad.

[@Alex-qd5hy]

Steven Seys Hutti?

[@FuzzyMarineVet]

@@Alex-qd5hy The ancient name of the Armenian people in their own tongue. This is the name from which the Biblical name Hittites derives.

[@ashur3504]

@@FuzzyMarineVet there's nothing called aramean if you search well plus we did not speak akkidian fuck is that even lol we all spoke one language with different accents the language was and is called Assyrian language not Aramaic we not cool to be called Aramaic it's had bad meaning and I'm Assyrian

[@saladabiscuitz7919]

Alex V what about the Tartary empire where did they go are they still around ?

[@jacobshemoon4516]

I'm Assyrian, and so glad to see the Assyrians are beginning to be popularised. Its a shame to see that people dont remember us for who we were, and still are today!

[@thomaslang7616]

It is also a shame that the people who have always been the worst oppressors and murderers of Assyrians, the Kurds, get celebrated as the saviours of Assyrians in Western media...

[@JacobIX99]

Greeting from Israel bro

[@JacobIX99]

​@@thomaslang7616 That's because Islam had ruined the Mesopotamian identity and forced people to convert through heavy taxes and other measures. Only Assyrians, Samaritans, and Babylonian/Iraqi Jews (=Hebrews) have minimized mixture and assimilation to perserve their cultures.

[@walabid2319]

They are highly respected in Iraq and Assyrian history is fought in Iraqi schools today

[@eliasbujaas1981]

Im Assyrian and Proud ❤️

[@ProvidenceNL]

I think its prety damned awesome that there are still communities who consider themselves Assyrian in the modern day. Thats a seriously awesome heritage/identity in my book.

[@medianempire8685]

Elias Bujaas hi bro love assyrians from a kurd

[@ReconPro]

@Genghis Khan The Han.

[@Ghada-zz6yc]

@@al-dimashqi fuсk islam

[@dardwar4980]

Long live Saudi master race,long live Al Saud, long live Saud son of Sam son of Noah, bye low race stinkies

[@bovinespongiformflu]

I am assyrian, and I thank you for this video, very well done

[@Ivyonblond]

bovinespongiformflu me too!

[@joachimjustinmorgan4851]

I’m not Assyrian, but would like to learn Syriac Aramaic. I speak pretty fair modern Hebrew, so hopefully that will help. I would like to learn to read from the Peshitta.

[@speaktruth5581]

@@joachimjustinmorgan4851 try going to an Assyrian church, most churches have classes in Aramaic

[@hazeeqrazak]

I heard that language,it sounds kinda like a mixture between Hebrew and Arabic..

[@pride4928]

@@hazeeqrazak it depends on who you hear it from, Chaldeans have been influenced by Arabic culture more than the Assyrians, my family tribe has kept to itself for a long time and wouldn’t marry outsiders so my Assyrian dialect would sound more foreign to other Assyrian speakers, we use some older words. But again, it depends on who you hear it from

[@theo2755]

Assyrians are one of the kindest people i have ever met here in Australia. They tell stories of how they were shot at and threatened in their countries and kicked out of their homes just because of their identity and religion. its very sad to hear.

[@someone-wi4xl]

they also did that when they were at strength and built an empire by ruthless conquest and forcing their language and culture upon others same thing happened all around the world

[@mrlamassu951]

@@someone-wi4xl Assyrians did that in the bronze age when everyone was doing it, we are talking about genocides taking place in the 20th century. You are a real dick.

[@speaktruth5581]

@@mrlamassu951 I second your notion

[@elenayounan7644]

Thanks I’m Assyrian from Australia and Christian and we have a matyers day bc of all the killing that happend to us bc of our race and religion :( BUT WE STILL STRIVE 🥰

[@harrank2786]

The Assyrians of today, the Nestorians are Jews who were called "Assyrians" by the British about 100 years ago, before that they didn't call themselves Assyrian: Benjamin the Second, who traveled to northern Iraq in 1890 (before the Assyrians called themselves Assyrians), wrote that the Nestorians are descendants of the 10 tribes of Israel and practice Jewish costumes

[@kinnu4013]

Great job, this means a lot to the Assyrians.

[@michaelmathenkunnirickal5686]

To all my Assyrian brother &sisters Shlamaloukh from a St Thomas Christian all the way from northern America.

[@schmoozii4056]

Shlama khonee

[@aghapetros9381]

There are still millions of Assyrians world wide

[@chadthunderstorm8148]

4million

[@mrfulan9077]

@Shamoun K Many of Assyrians converted to Islam, many Levantine and Iraqi Muslims are descendants from Assyrians and Akkadians who were Islamized and Arabicized.

[@assyrianchristianmarvin1738]

Mr Fulan many also did not convert I wouldn’t convert don’t care what u say and I think that a lot off Assyrians agree with me

[@TheGreekSparten]

Assyrian Christian Marvin well some of us are proud Alawites

[@MatthewZmusician209]

@@assyrianchristianmarvin1738 facts !

[@phil3392]

Love to Assyrian from a Greek ! Your culture and history are of an other level, so interesting ! I hope as we both endured a lot, we will be one day able to regain our past glory.

[@CindyCyndiCinde]

🤗

[@Daniel-jm7ts]

@Koksal Ceylan ok your comment confused me what do you mean they will turn into guys?

[@jamesr.g.2320]

I looooove Greeks, your culture and history is amazing, too. We both learned so much from each other. One day, us and Armenians will all gain our former glory. ❤️

[@OldestRoots]

In the name of Jesus yes for sure!

[@thecritiquer9407]

remembered the time when Assyrians conquered Greek & bought ur kings to work as waiters in their palaces ?

[@cizlol]

May God bless the Chaldeans, Assyrians and Syriacs. Our home is within us.

[@justifiedcrusader6868]

Long live Assyria 💙❤️

[@jamesr.g.2320]

They’re all 1 people.

[@dedeewadee4086]

God bless Assyrian ❤️

[@garshonbs8848]

@R-Truth Assyrie Syriacs are not Arameans(Levantines)

[@garshonbs8848]

@R-Truth Assyrie Edessan Syriac with Mesopotamian Akkadian vocab? Definitely not a Levantine population,for certain.

[@Luka-iu1jx]

I became amazed by their culture and history in such a short period of time. Thank you for sharing this video! Greetings to all Assyrian people, love from Serbia ❤

[@kcoro7442]

We love Serbian people too ❤️

[@GreoGreo]

Love Serbia!

[@ram.f.u.n9024]

u too

[@suriyanikkaran]

As an Assyrian origin person from Kerala, our families emigrated from Baghdad and Nineveh to Kollam in the 9th century, 2 more years from this day to complete 1200 years in Kerala! We are proud of our heritage!

[@ajitdubey9990]

Then get the fuck out of INDIA.

[@SoniaJbrt]

And the rest immigrated to Germany.

[@suriyanikkaran]

@Skinsjar alla, Knanaya kazhinj vannavarude kootathileya

[@suriyanikkaran]

@Skinsjar Nammade Keralam powli alle. Njangalokke athinte oru bhagam maathram, a significant part maybe. Our emigration happened in the 9th century after the Islamic invasion reached Kodungallur and Kollam. Both cities were of Judeo-Christian influence, the Islamic invaders burnt both cities. Back in Iranian part of Assyria, my forefather Marwan Sapirisho was sent along with a few more families to rebuild and restore the cities. We built the city of Kollam in 2 years and we presented so many gifts to the Ay king. He was very pleased and happy as the city was rebuilt and his kingdom is safer, he gave us many rights and exemptions known as Tharisapally chepped or Kollam Copperplates. We continued to contribute to the trade here until the Portuguese inquisition where we were one of the main targets. Our history as a community started 3000 years ago at the time of Solomon the King of Israel. The Israelite traders settled here (King Solomon even had a Malayalee wife, the Holy Temple in Jerusalem had so many gems and gold that king Solomon purchased from Keralam). From then many Israelite and Jewish traders settled here and became a crucial trading community. Christianity was not a religion in the beginning, it was a sect within Judaism and so Mar Thoma came in search of the Jews and many Jews followed his path forming the St. Thomas Christian community. After that people like Knayi Thoman and many others like us came and settled here forming the Syriac community now Syrian is used for both communities. Ethnically we're still Jewish and have many Jewish traditions still.... Apart from us Kerala also had traders of Chinese, Persian, Arab, Ethiopian, Greek, Roman, Phoenician etc backgrounds. Literally everyone without any difference in religion is a mix of many peoples. Many Jews became Christians to escape persecution, many Jews and Christians became Hindus etc etc.... Sathyathil nammade tourism prakriti saundaryam allathe culture okke konduvaruanel adipoli tourist place aan Keralam, we have a very rich history!

[@suriyanikkaran]

@Skinsjar There's even a book called the Jewish Origin of Indian Peoples talks very much on this topic I think, I haven't read it. This history is the traditional family history, St.Thomas Christian history and of the Malabari Jewish community.

[@pauliewalnuts2007]

Thank you everyone for your kind words and thoughts. It really means a lot to us, that people acknowledge our existence, and help us guard our past as well as our future. I'm an Assyrian from Iran. God Bless.

[@sargongilgamish1054]

Much Love from an Assyrian Christian from Syria

[@aghapetros9381]

Son of Mountain first return all stolen Kurdish lands back to the Assyrians

[@ΤοΡόδινονΡόδον]

Can u teach me Aramaic please

[@BinaryTechnique]

@Son of Mountain stop fighting dude...let's just enjoy the video

[@BinaryTechnique]

@Son of Mountain what are you talking about..he's Assyrian not freaking ISIS and who the hell is the real owners of Syria???

[@BinaryTechnique]

@Son of Mountain I agree G

[@ashid7318]

As an assyrian i would love to thank you for this video

[@ConcreteRiver]

Assyrian Christians have proudly and fearlessly expressed and embraced their strong faith despite being surrounded by islamists who seek to destroy them

[@09ziyad]

If the "islamists" really wanted to destroy them they would have done that a long time ago.

[@gratitudeandlovee]

@@09ziyad the Assyrian genocided

[@09ziyad]

@@gratitudeandlovee why did the "islamists" stop their "assyrian genocide" ?

[@bharatbalachandran7629]

@@09ziyad , i agree with that

[@louisemalika]

@@gratitudeandlovee Where?

[@mohammedalssamraey9581]

Love my Assyrians friends I'm from Iraq/Baghdad ❤️

[@djordjemiljkovic1015]

This channel is a gold mine!!! Greetings from Serbia 😀😀😀

[@strahinjadamnjanovic3553]

Ne zna budala da su Srbi najstariji narod😃

[@djordjemiljkovic1015]

@@strahinjadamnjanovic3553 Prvo, čovek je jako pametan, daleko je od budale, a drugo jeste da nam je Zapadna istorija maćeha, ali da smo najstariji narod nema nikakvih dokaza. Pozdrav ☺☺

[@strahinjadamnjanovic3553]

@@djordjemiljkovic1015 jos kad bi znao sarkazam da registrujes bilo bi super.

[@seafaringpuntite]

Dard War as a person from Afroasiatic race and behalf of all afroasiatics that are not Arab I would like to say we deeply hate you for destroying our civilisations. Thank you

[@verandi3882]

Oh a random serbian dude , lets recite the holy words , kosovo je serbia

[@CHRIST24-7]

I'm Assyrian and proud 💝🌺 From Australia

[@principalofwelding2835]

From my pontic side to my armenian im proud to have such an amazing rich history with my Assyrian siblings ❤️🙌🏼

[@CHRIST24-7]

@@principalofwelding2835 God bless and protect Armenian nation 🙏💖⚘

[@ai-kt3hy]

Love Assyrians from Turkey, my aunt's husband is Assyrian too beautiful humans, culture language with talented hardworking and nice people. They are the only minority that I love the most here but most of them started to migrate to other countries because of the economic crisis here

[@waslos2588]

and because of a couple of genocides you guys agaist them

[@iraqimapper8625]

Nothing, they still exist here but they are an endangered minority in Iraq.

[@al-dimashqi]

And Syria

[@eliasbujaas1981]

Syria too, im Assyrian from Syria

[@al-dimashqi]

@@eliasbujaas1981 :)

[@iraqimapper8625]

@@eliasbujaas1981 nice to meet you :)

[@barnosho1611]

And Turkey. Many Assyrians in Syria and Iraq have ancestors from Turkey.

[@aleksaleks2257]

My Assyrian Orthodox brothers. Love and support from Serbia.

[@OldestRoots]

Much love and respect brother god bless 💜

[@val882]

I think the biggest loss for Anatolia was the genocide of Assyrians....such a shame... Respect from Greece🙏🙏

[@nonavailable4000]

@ Son of mountain : Shut the hell up you envious kurdish loser and stop farting in our Assyrian topics forums , we don't wanna smell your JAYEFF BREATH AND JAYEF BEHIND !!! IN HERE 😤 YA JAYEFF The world has discovered your back stabbing steal and plunder mongol nomads personality and you lost all credibility and support from educated Europeans now !. Margaret Thatcher is not here anymore to do your nation's dirty bidding for you !!!! You are screwed !!! : surrounded by Iran Turkey and now United Iraqi people in not letting you thievs steal more land /seperate and make your own country ,, So get The Hell Out of our forums you insignificant spy troll .

[@JOHNsotiriadis98]

@@DavidPeretzchannel Cities in asia minor like Smyrna were as greek as Athens and Patra. Greeks were there for more than 2000 years.

[@peoplesrepublicofkurdistan3346]

@Son of Mountain I am seeing you frickin everywhere

[@justifiedcrusader6868]

Son of Mountain get the fuck out of Assyrian lands

[@yasinbozkurt4150]

Son of Mountain I see you under almost all videos that are related to Turkic/Iranian/Semitic/Hellenic topics. And you talk everywhere the same shit and create hatered. You know where Turkey is and where the Turkish Armed Forces are. Come and fight like a man and stop bitching around on KZbin you little keyboard warrior.

[@carlderfler5006]

I grew up in Chicago and the neighborhood I was in was called Rogers Park and let me tell ya, there was so many Assarians that I thought they were a huge population of people in this world but you say they are almost extinct?!?! Also you touched on one point that is very true: never confuse an Assarian with an Arab or anything like that because they will very quickly correct you and say no! No! No! I'm Assarian!! It's different! Lol

[@selfeduhated333]

LOLLL

[@fredrikrasmussen8613]

Dude all the Assyrians in Rogers Park are ghetto and try so hard to be thugs looks so stupid on them.

[@moritzseiderfan5492]

Fredrik Thordendal we have the same problem in Detroit. I’m a rare normal Assyrian teen boy. Most try to be thugs

[@ninevehnineveh]

Fredrik Thordendal yea my ASSYRIAN’S TOOK EARLY in gangs and Ext not to bring anything home. Some people just judge them and having hard life in iraq ! Now if an Assyrian person had a situation they would be the 1st got your back !

[@salutemyshortsnow]

Carl Derfler Assyrians are not Arab - of course they don’t want to be confused as such. Their identity has purposely been erased for nearly a thousand years now, and Assyrians have more recently been subjected to Arabization tactics. So of course they are proud of their unique identity. I find your comment very ignorant, but most Westerners are idiots.

[@randomgreekmathematician3159]

I used to admire them for their ancient warrior spirit. Greetings from Greece!

[@justifiedcrusader6868]

Love from Assyria 💙❤️

[@jamesr.g.2320]

Greeks you have no idea how much Assyrians love you ❤️

[@yanmich]

@@jamesr.g.2320 we do have and we love you equally

[@hishamalaker491]

YOu know they are refered to by historians as the nazis of that period (the ancient period), I think its a bit of an exaggeration.

[@charjl96]

Godspeed, Assyrians. May your lineage continue for another 4,ooo years

[@principalofwelding2835]

Amen. Much love from your armenian brother 🙌🏼 i pray to see your lands given back one day

[@orangedude7632]

The Assyrians have been mistreated and neglected for far too long. From the early persecution of Caliphate times to the dreadful Assyrian genocide in the Ottoman Empire. To make matters worse the European powers (primarily Britain) completely ignored their claim to their land, dumping them in the frankenstein state of Iraq and placed under Kurdish autonomy where they've been subjugated to not only militant Islamic extremism (primarily ISIS), but also neglect from their own national government (Iraq) and their regional government (Iraqi Kurdistan) which has continuously made attempts to assimilate and destroy the last remnants of the great Assyrian civilisation. Even now, Kurdistan gets all the attention and international support while the indigenous people of the region have been forgotten and ignored. I can only give my heartfelt apology from the UK for our government's evil negligence of the people of Assyria. And I hope the preservation of Assyrian history and artefacts in our museums can help spread the word of Assyria and hopefully one day these artefacts can be returned to their rightful place; an independent Assyria. I can only hope that the last remaining Assyrians in Assyria and out in the diaspora can unite and establish a national homeland in Assyria much like the Jews did in Israel. Best wishes from England to Assyria.

[@orangedude7632]

I don't think you read my comment at all. I'm not Assyrian, I am English. And I take issue at your statement that 'English and Scottish people' committed genocide against the Irish. Most English and Scottish people were completely disconnected from their government. That's how it's always been, that's how it is now. The British establishment centred in London have done nothing but serve their own benefit by sticking their nose in other countries' business. You can see how disconnected London is from the rest of the UK by travelling out of the urban south-east. The rest of the UK is neglected by the self-serving London elite. Ireland was but one victim. I imagine you're probably Irish, so I'm not surprised you so vehemently hate us. The great famine was a result of government negligence, not a genocide. The Ulster plantations however were genocide. And I am certainly baffled (and impressed) that you attributed genocide to the Scottish. The reality of the Ulster settlers being Scottish and not English is one often ignored by Irish nationalists. Regardless of all that, I think you'd do yourself well to separate people from their government rather than hold blind hatred and bigotry against entire ethnic groups. You hate the British government? Perfectly fine, so do most people. Hate the British people for actions of the government? That's childish, intellectually dishonest, and makes you look like a massive arsehole. Then again, Irish nationalists aren't known for their tolerance of other people. And I'm certainly not surprised you used this video and my comment to rant on about the plight of the Irish. This is a video about the Assyrians, who've had it much worse off than you. Have some bloody respect. Take care.

[@sando0riibraw]

THANK YOU!

[@orangedude7632]

Exactly my point. I can tell you as an Englishman that almost no one in England is happy with the London elite. The only people satisfied are those who live in the Square Mile and other elites (bankers, politicians, CEOs, etc). There's also Londoners themselves which have a reputation for being spoiled and selfish. A lot of the Scottish independence movement comes from dissatisfaction of the Westminster government. Though the Scottish actually have their own parliament, and they can achieve independence if they so want it. The English are in a very different situation, where we're stuck with this system with no way of getting rid of it. We don't even have a devolved parliament like every other country in the UK does. At least Scotland has some autonomy from the London elite. We don't. There's a lot of tension at the moment between England and Scotland, but the reality is that the regular people of England and Scotland are in the exact same situation. We're all neglected by the London elite. Just like Ireland was.

[@DrEcKiGeRDaN88]

@@orangedude7632 Well, did you know that the assyrians are called germans today? Those "white syrians" arent original assyrians. They are just a mixture between germans and arabs (syrians).

[@PalashaGabarra]

@@DrEcKiGeRDaN88 DNA testing, linguistics and history disprove you. Stay jealous.

[@peaceworld8818]

Long live assyrian

[@selfeduhated333]

Long Live Africa

[@fahadnajeeb7257]

@@selfeduhated333 yeah..... Not happening

[@theressomuchtowaitforseein3465]

Thank you so much for this video!!! Hope for the best for the Assyrian! Lots of love from Israel!

[@colonelsmith7829]

Finally! Been waiting for this, like forever. Assyrians are very interesting people. The fact that they've stood long after their empire was diminished, taxed and oppressed by certain caliphates, were never really considered statehood, were nearly wipped by the Ottomans, and now face discrimination in the Kurd area of Iraq. Since lots of Assyrians are around Mosul and Al-Anbar. They seem to love Iraq, they're loyal and patriotic for their country. Where in Syria, they've enjoyed a better and calm life. They fled to Syria as refugees from the genocide. And were openly welcomed by the Arabs once they settled there. They have their own schools where they use their language (Syriac) in Syria. Ever since then, the Assyrians haven't been oppresed by any regime in Syria. There are more Assyrians in Syria than Iraq. Because after Saddam was deposed, a large exodus of Assyrians have left due to the rise of Islamism, racist Kurdish nationalists threatening them in the North, and increased persecution over the years. Assyrians of Turkey haven't had the best luck. They were basically left to suffer and die. While 1.5 million Armenians were killed by the Ottomans, lots of Armenians were resettled after the genocide. Genocide ophan children were adopted by Turkish families, there were some Armenians in Atatürk's government cabinet, and went back to being merchants. But the Armenians also suffered grealty as well. However, the Assyrians weren't so successful and were more isolated during the establishment of the Turkish Republic. They were technically stateless. And haven't received the best recognition or attention by the Turkish government. Nevertheless, there are good amount still living in Turkey today. Once the most powerful rulers and one the of greatest examples of early civilization, large expansive empire, the empire collapsed, became apart of society and assimilated with the rest, endured centuries of oppression, were almost destroyed, now back again. Strong for 2,500 years! ASHUR! ASSYRIA!

[@barnosho1611]

Many of us are from Turkey and Syria actually, like my parents. Having us identify more with the countries we/our parents are from will be damaging to our identity, as it will divide us more. Thank you for kind words though, I truly appreciate it.

[@colonelsmith7829]

@@barnosho1611 I knew that. I was in a time crunch. So I just put Iraq. But I love the Assyrians, interesting and strong people. And you're very much welcome!

[@barnosho1611]

@@colonelsmith7829 It's okay. I hope I didn't come across as annoying, but there's a lot of misinformation and confusion about us so I just want to make sure that people who read these comments don't misunderstand anything :)

[@Ghada-zz6yc]

yeah fuck islam

[@Ghada-zz6yc]

I shit on the Quran

[@KowboyUSA]

What pleasant change; a channel not stuck in the easy rut of Egyptology.

[@jimmyfaeth6954]

imagine a world where Assyria became independent

[@barryirlandi4217]

blood and worship of winged bulls

[@jimmyfaeth6954]

@@barryirlandi4217 sounds about right

[@kurdyyy6822]

It's not possible because Assyrians dont form a majority anymore

[@m.1374]

It won't,they're about 2-4M Kurds are about 36-40M So,There is No chance Of Assyria Becoming Independent,Not many Countries Recognize it.

[@Joe-bc9nv]

@@m.1374 Russia controls Syria. If Russia destroys turkey they arent going to hand it to Kurds. Remember, Turkey stole most its land from Orthodox Christians, and slaughtered us in the millions (Armenian & Assyrian Genocides).

[@friendlycreature6375]

لايك اذا انت اشوري 😍 Love to Assyria from Algeria 🇩🇿💕

[@davidostar157]

Leo luster was right Algerians aren’t Arab, they are Berber who follow Arabic culture. Berbers are also native to Africa

[@preoximerias7366]

Davido Star Berbers are a mixture of Arabs, Africans, and Europeans.

[@ramsen_]

Thank you!

[@الحجريالازدي]

There is alot of Arab in North Africa

[@FireGodSlayer]

@@preoximerias7366 wrong you fucking idiot. We berbers arent a mix if arabs or Europeans. Dna tests prove your theory wrong

[@LisaR._]

Thank you Masaman ! 💯💝 Armenian -Egyptian also Calabrese Italian . please keep teaching us ! I'm so greatful to know these things .

[@humzabhatti6745]

You probably have the best youtube channel about history in all of youtube. You give so much information in 10 minutes than I would learn alone doing research for 2 days. Your videos are better than any youtuber that makes history videos. Keep up the good work!

[@SciStone]

Thank you so much for this video, as an Assyrian myself I waited for this.

[@thankshi2815]

Anon Ymous❤️ from a jew

[@ashur3504]

@@thankshi2815 o cool a Jew why..... Do you hate us why after allll these days we been with you we teached you is this how you will pay us back ? By opening the doors for Persians we will never forgive Jews never for what they have done and still doing to us

[@thankshi2815]

ashur what r u talking about?

[@ajash6048]

@@thankshi2815 ashur is off his meds, he's having a conversation with his demons not with you 🙂

[@nic-ci_66-77]

Assyrans were the closest to ancient sumerians. In a time when Middle East was still green, those populations literally created from nothing modern civilization..

[@عبداللهالمغربي-غ9ع]

not from nothing the sumerians relied on the ancient wadi al abid culture or the early euphratesians

[@GreoGreo]

@@عبداللهالمغربي-غ9ع 🐷🐷🐷💣💣🧨💥

[@Amar90]

Proud Iraqi proud Assyrian Babylonian Akkadian Sumerian! Viva Mesopotamia!!!

[@sepep6288]

Nah you Arab

[@hussienbintalal91]

التعليق الوحيد البي حظ Amar90 الاشوريين والله خوش ناس انشالله يتحسن الوضع

[@madscientistshusta]

Praise ashur and marduk!

[@sepep6288]

@@hussienbintalal91 بس انت عربي مو اشوري

[@hussienbintalal91]

@@sepep6288 وين كلت اني اشوري لخاطر الله😂

[@TakeswithTitan23]

Greetings from an Armenian, my Assyrian brothers and sisters! Stand strong.

[@Gui101do]

Trust me, I appreciate the long and in depth videos...but the videos between 10 and 15 minutes are best for me to be able to take a break to watch. Great stuff as always

[@lizh.413]

Thank you for this great video!! I didn't choose to be Assyrian, I just got lucky! *Proud Assyrian*

[@ajash6048]

🙂 well said Liz H. What country do you live in?

[@ninevehnineveh]

Well said ! Liz

[@kingleovilusignan8169]

Love to all Assyrians from Urartu ❤😉

[@combatantezoteric2965]

*Turkey

[@markmenetries7095]

@@combatantezoteric2965 Fuuckkk fake

[@papazataklaattiranimam]

Urartians are chechen

[@papazataklaattiranimam]

Mark Ménétries Truths hurt you kid Hurrian and Urartian languages are same with chechen put this in your small brain kid

[@papazataklaattiranimam]

Petros Pilasos One man reading a Urartian tablets in Van/Turkey. He learned chechen language then he solved tablets.

[@mohammedhaitham3507]

Proud of my Assyrian heritage ❤

[@harrank2786]

you mean surayo, aturia, christian of churce of east, not related to ancient assyrian.

[@GreoGreo]

@@harrank2786 I'm an Assyrian who speaks Aramaic fluently. If i'm not Assyrian what am I then?

[@염세주의자-s4r]

Respect from the US. Keep your culture alive, my Assyrian brothers and sisters!!!

[@ninevehnineveh]

I m Assyrian and proud of my history! Would love more video about Assyrian

[@blackgoku2023]

Assyrians are Muslim?

[@ninevehnineveh]

tahsin chowdhury are u smoking something he’ll no there Muslim get you’re history right

[@ninevehnineveh]

Son of Mountain you’re Kurdish so you would think that get the fuck out of here

[@blackgoku2023]

@@ninevehnineveh i was asking

[@ninevehnineveh]

The Arabian Warrior Dear warrior Do you’re homework ! Did you watch this videos Assyrian are much alive ! The Muslim &ISIS destroyed some of our history ! Thank God are most valuables and statues were sent to the British museum and other places but in Chicago a big Assyrian Community so on and on. So Mr warrior I m going to leave you with a quote “ O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.

[@Espingol]

I hope we will one day see an independent Assyria or at the very least an autonomous Assyria

[@eliran9231]

I hope so, the abominations known as syria and iraq were doomed to fail as nations, states and countries as a whole. The region (middle east) is the place with the longest recorded history on the planet, yet somehow we (the west) went on to generalise the entire region as Islamic/ arab, not only that it is a crime against the people living there today because of the conflicts made by ignorant colonial decisions, but a crime against the history of the place and the people who historically lived there. I hope that the kurds and assyrians, with many other ethnic groups vowing for independence, will get a country and form a nation of their own in the future.

[@hectorvega621]

@@eliran9231 It could have, but as you as you said " ignorant colonial decisions " have cause it to be we're we are. All for two Colonial Empire to fall not long.

[@bidorbidor8035]

Tack🙏🏽

[@jubanumidia8460]

Sweden will be an African state and you came talk about middle east lol

[@DrEcKiGeRDaN88]

@@jubanumidia8460 why the middle east? The germans are actually the descedants of the assyrians.

[@compatriot852]

Assyria really deserves an independent state

[@nini7886]

Humberto Alvarez why not?

[@unspecifiedvirusofunknownr2931]

@Noah Pritchett it's not that easy bro

[@hishamalaker491]

@Evansdrad8515Nah, I am Palestinian-Syrian Arab and my Syrian part will remain Arab, My mother and her Syrian family is and will remain Arab my christian Syrian friend is and will remain Arab. I dont hate Assyrians but this process of assimilation will not take place and if it took place people will fight it especially Kurds. Syria will remain Muslim you will not force us into your religion, we resisted the crusaders aight? I dont know what I did to you for all of this hostility.

[@Fantabiscuit]

Did you say Orthodox or Catholic ‘sects’? I believe you mean ‘denomination’ Long live Assyrians

[@Arteenshorees]

Assyrians are orthodox and catholic the Chaldeans (( still Assyrians )) are catholic but if you ask any Assyrian Chaldean will say to you I’m Christians because to them there isn’t any difference that’s why I respect them to my very maximum.. truly blessed to have met a lot of them.. we should all think like them because when Jesus walked on earth he wasn’t catholic or orthodox he was Jesus son of god the Christian man ♥️♥️

[@cyborcghost]

the most fascinating ethnic group for me are actually Assyrians..so you made my day..thanks!

[@davidyan7354]

There are many Assyrians living in Armenia, we live together for ages.

[@ARMENIA_HAYASTAN]

Love Assyrian from Armenian 🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️☝️☝️☝️☝️💪💪💪💪💪🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅

[@GreoGreo]

✝️✝️✝️

[@RichardWagnerEnjoyer]

This video was too sad for me, as an Orthodox Christian, I couldn't even finish it at first. Love to ALL my Assyrian brothers.

[@assyrianchristian764]

As an Assyrian this was a wonderful video depicting the history of the Semitic Syrian peoples

[@BennoWitter]

I didn't know they still existed until I saw Dave Rubin interview someone from the Assyrian leadership.

[@faanengaaw7357]

Peace & love to the Assyrians from a fellow Pacific islander❤️

[@southcanada6002]

My regards to the Assyrian people, its a shame our governments don't do anything to stop the genocide of your people

[@tibodeclercq2131]

Sad many cultures, languages and traditions got replaced by islam and Arabism

[@Ivyonblond]

I’m Assyrian, we’re not dead 75% I’m also 25% Babylonian/Chaldean My parents and I usually cal ourselves “syriacs” since we belong to the Syriac catholic and Syriac orthodox churches ⛪ Oh and btw in Iraq we speak a similar creole to tutoyons called sureth

[@joey10473]

What a wonderful video. Thank you as I am Assyrian and am proud of my heritage.

[@Heavy-metaaal]

Extremely interesting. Incredible how Assyrians could survive until today.

[@MM-vs2et]

They're not the same Assyrian as 4000 years ago. I mean, you can say the same to every other races today, but people still think Assyrians today are the same as Assyrians 4 millenia ago.

[@BinaryTechnique]

@@MM-vs2et Of course can no one say they are the same as 4,000 yes ago. This applies to Egyptians, Palestinians, Israelis, Greeks, Italians, etc...but we at least speak the same language (Neo-Aramaic) since 6yh century BC, still carry the names of our ancestors and live in the homeland of our ancestors

[@ibrahimk8271]

They aren't assyrian. Assyrians were tyrannic empire and slavers and cruel. All nations hated them and formed a coalition against assyrians.they defaated, they massacred. Todays assyrians are mix of aramic people and bablions not ancient assyrians.

[@BinaryTechnique]

@@ibrahimk8271 Dude stop please, Arameans that lived in the region of ancient Assyria became Assyrians. By saying we are a mix of Babylonian and Aramean is pretty much saying we are Assyrians. The only difference between Babylonians and Assyrians was the distance between the cities. Other than that the culture, language, and art was the same. Both adopted the neo aramaic language in 6th century BC. Only difference is the Babylonians didn't accept Christianity. Only Assyrians accepted the God of Abraham upon Prophet Jonah's arrival

[@ibrahimk8271]

@@BinaryTechnique in your perspective all semitic nations would be assyrian. Yes babylonians and assyrians were semitic empires and maybe they were reletad. But they hated each other so babylonian joined coalition against assyrians. 2. Babylonian empire also named chaldean there is no sense. Could chaldean massacred assyrian?

[@auadisassyrian3721]

I Am Assyrian and proud

[@beckii-h2w]

I am proud to be Assirian ❤

[@cristianfuentes2597]

I've met some of these people here in Toronto, Canada sad what's happening to them.

[@kevindasilvagoncalves468]

I suggest a video about an european diaspora in the world: german diaspora, spanish, italian portuguese, etc..

[@sepep6288]

In Egypt 2% have Italian/Greek/French ancestories

[@sepep6288]

@Silver Legion tbh I don't know who is that

[@ottereformicus782]

exposed yt Fuck you Zionist supporter

[@armorking2163]

Europeans have tortured, killed and raped more innocent people than any other race throughout history and made 3 continents extensions of Europe, yet they cry white genocide now hahaha I'm glad we non-whites are waking up knowing what white people are like.

[@SamO-ik2cm]

@@armorking2163 boo hoo. Europeans civilized this world.

[@johnDT-ty7cp]

Thank you so much for your detailed video about the Assyrians and Middle Eastern history, your clip is most fascinating and informative. Would be interested to hear more of your well researched clips in the near future.

[@FuzzyMarineVet]

Thank you for the thimble sketch of my maternal heritage. My maternal grandfather was born in Eastern Lebanon on Gebbel al Lebanon and baptized in an Assyrian Orthodox Church when just one week old. It's comforting to have this piece of my family history.

[@michaelmatta1791]

Shlama dakhi ton? Assyrian and proud 💪🏼

[@reserves7620]

tazon aet dakhet khoni

[@Pegasuswurdeverkauftanalle]

Shlomo aleychu ahune madenhoye

[@assur86]

@Eiad Aldroubi Thats because the arabic language comes from Assyrians.

[@assur86]

@Eiad Aldroubi Assyria was the greatest influencer in the Near East in their time, and the place where Assyrian langauge spread from, which influenced Caananite, Eblite, Ugaritic, Aramaic, Amorite, Phoenician...then Hebrew and later Arabic. Our modern Assyrian is influenced by other occupier languages like, Turkish, Persian, Kurdish.

[@justsomerandomguynamedsam3657]

#savetheAssyrianpeople

[@louisemalika]

Save Syria...

[@justifiedcrusader6868]

Louise Malika save Iraq

[@magnusjohansson5698]

A little about the assyrians/syriacs in Sweden: There's something like 150-200,000 assyrians/syriacs living in Sweden. Which means no other western country has as many of them seen in relation to the population as a whole. The city of Södertälje just south of Stockholm has around 70,000 residents, of whom somewhere between one third and half are assyrians/syriacs. The last decade no less than TWO ethnically assyrian/syriac football ("soccer") teams from Södertälje, Assyriska and Syrianska, has played in the swedish first division. The secretary of commerce in the swedish government is a syriac: Ibrahim Baylan. The critically acclaimed filmmaker and video game creator Josef Fares is another famous syriac in Sweden. (Please make sure to play his "Brothers" if you haven't already! It's one of the most emotional and beautiful experiences you can have in front of a computer screen. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ennSmXWMm816erc)

[@gabinator3343]

Magnus Johansson actually, America has way more Assyrians. Michigan alone has almost 200,000 assyrians as well as almost 50,000 in California.

[@zhcultivator]

Fascinating

[@christianr.6938]

Greetings from Germany to all brothers and sisters in faith around the globe!

[@azayizgopal7761]

Christian R. islam=Trash

[@Avilovesdance]

What an amazing and rich history. Thank you for this

[@jasonh.3006]

I really enjoy your videos. Inaccurate on minor things but overall super accurate. Well done sir.

[@jm1up89]

Assyrian and proud ❤️ن

[@faisal7818]

JM1UP ‘ im Arabian and proud ❤️

[@jm1up89]

The Arabian Warrior good for you akhi

[@justifiedcrusader6868]

Long live Assyria 💙❤️💙

[@Faisal-alhajri-d5b]

@@faisal7818 well arabs (arabian peninsula )and assyrians are brothers i mean

[@urbangamer270]

There’s a big Assyrian community in Turlock ca and Modesto ca

[@paultoma4519]

When the British owned Iraq after WW1, the Assyrians were very loyal subjects of the British. The Iraq levies, also called the Assyrian levies were raised during WW1 and fought for the British during the Anglo-Iraqi war, WW1, and WW2. My great-grandfather actually served in the Royal Marine Commando when the Assyrian, Kurdish and Yazidi companies were attached to it. He was a paratrooper and landed in Rome. As an Assyrian myself, I am very thankful to the British for recognizing our valour and aiding us during the massacre.

[@jbfh7420]

Many thanks!

[@vardar_editzz]

@@Theone_h they didn't

[@محمدالفدعاني-ط2ث]

😂😂😂😂

[@helentalya3852]

The British betrayed our nation Assyrian , yes our people fought against the Arab army but at the end we didn’t get what they promised us . Of course no one wants The great Assyrian to be in power because we are strong and smart.

[@zhcultivator]

True, though Britain should have created an Independent Assyrian sovereign state smh...

[@middleeastarmenia407]

Thank God for this video, love from your Urartian Armenian frenemies 😍🙏🏻

[@Laura-by2pb]

Hello, Masaman. Just wanted to say I enjoy your vids as they are full of knowledge and not too long. Keep up the good work!

[@tomeardjanliev6886]

Assyrians and true Egyptians (Copts), are under threat from enxtinction.

[@m.phoenix1399]

most egyptians including muslims are descendants of ancient egyptians. Their genetics prove it. The muslims only were arabized just like most of north africans

[@m.phoenix1399]

@Genghis Khan Tutankamun had Haplogroup R1b which was and still is very rare in Egypt, North Africa and the Middle east. That's because R1b exist mostly in western Europe. So Tutankamon was the one not aligning with the rest of Egyptians, not vice versa. Most of egyptians are of Haplogroup E. Also Y-Haplogroup isn't everything, it just highlights where a person originated from through their paternal lineage.

[@sepep6288]

@Genghis Khan source?

[@ogolow570]

@Tactical Exosuit Egyptian Arabs have proven to be genetically from North Africa. Over 70% of there paternal y-dna is E1B1B-EM78 which is native to North-East Africa and is the same paternal haplogroup that the Ancient Egyptians and Copts have.

[@ogolow570]

@Genghis Khan King Tuts R1b DNA test was proven to be fake. Egyptian are decedents of the Ancient Kemet whenever they are Orthodox Christian or Sunni Muslim.

[@lilman02140]

I really enjoyed this video. I would like to see way more like it.

[@deusvult1202]

God bless the Assyrians.

[@davidd2053]

Thank you. God bless Lebanon.

[@mhc1388]

🇱🇧

[@heavenisatyourdoor3936]

Yes. Amen

[@user-ht9ug4zv6v]

Big love and big respect to our Assyrian cousins.

[@user-ht9ug4zv6v]

@Son of Mountain if you research your history you'll find that your people massacred them the Assyrians will say this themselves as well. Plus there's hundreds and thousands of Assyrians living in my country in peace but they're still being tortured and wiped out by your nation including not being recognised as people by you and your people which also attribute to their genocide that makes you have blood in your hands, in my country they have safety, go eat sh!t. I love the Assyrians because they're humble people with great generosity I know alot of them which are great people unlike yourself terrorist.

[@user-ht9ug4zv6v]

@Son of Mountain Really? So you don't mock the oppression of innocent people suffering from what I've seen you've mock our brothers and sisters in Islam of other ethnicities because of the actions of a few even though they're innocent and are suffering you'll side with the people torturing them I really can't take you seriously.

[@nohlavopi8617]

Thank you masman for this one. Best regards from Croatia

[@canaannoah4712]

You Christians are always crying just like Jewish cousins while striking your victims. Stop making such wild claims without backing them with a proof , you hate Muslims therefore , you are lying to defame them .

[@NotYowBusiness]

This video really helped me understand intercultural dynamics in the Middle East, where I live

[@Ggdivhjkjl]

Are you aware some consider the term 'Nestorian' to be a pejorative? You seem to have mistakenly conflated the Assyrian Church of the East with the Chaldean Catholic Church as well however that's understandable considering their shared roots and efforts towards reunity. You never mentioned their influence in China either but perhaps that's because this was only a short clip.

[@ashur3504]

Donttt fucking call us Nestorians don't dare

[@Dosadniste2000]

No, he is reading out loud Wikipedia, he knows essentially nothing

[@AnalLoverNDestroyer]

@@mastery2811 Assyrians are mostly Catholic or Orthodox some still do attend the Church of the East but they are few.

[@AnalLoverNDestroyer]

@Aj Porsche WTF are you talking about modern day Assyrian are Christians. First of all Caucasoids and mongoloids are two different sub races. Yes we are all from the human race. Nobody is trying to divide...

[@TimesNewCanaanite]

I love my Assyrians 💪 Shlomo from Palestine

[@isind7398]

Thanks. We also use "Shlama" (Eastern Assyrian). Shlama to Palestinians.

[@BinaryTechnique]

Shlomo b'Aloho elloukh ahuno 🙏🏼 Peace of God be on you brother 🙏🏼 Love from Assyrians 🙏🏼

[@pacaskurban]

B'shayno ahuno

[@barnosho1611]

Tawdi elokh gaboro

[@babylonm1963]

Shlama khonee

[@kingleovilusignan8169]

It's Assyrian town "Arzni" in my homeland Armenia

[@crewposter6726]

Where are my fellow Assyrians?

[@BinaryTechnique]

I'm here bro

[@aghapetros9381]

Tanrı'ın Peygamber fuck you

[@HM-jl6ut]

They are in Södertälje in Sweden

[@pauliewalnuts2007]

Here, Assyrian from Iran

[@aghapetros9381]

Son of Mountain this is irrelevant, but is it true that Kurds don’t really care about their religion and most likely become Athiests later on? I asked you because your a Kurd and you seem pretty active on KZbin.

[@AlinaPupush]

Assyrians + Armenians much love!

[@isind7398]

Thank you. We love our Armenian cousins.

[@GreoGreo]

Thanks.

[@guychase8611]

A rich source of accurate information- Thankyou

[@davidrosner6267]

Interesting video! I have always been under the impression that while Egyptian hieroglyphs and Mesopotamian cuneiform predate the Phoenician script, the Phoenicians developed the first phonetic alphabet in which symbols represented sounds rather than ideas. This led the spread of literacy and the use of Phoenician-derived alphabets in trade since they were easier to understand. Based on Masaman’s definition of Syriac people’s, do the ancient Sumerians, Akkadian, Babylonians and Assyrians all fall under the Syriac umbrella?

[@barnosho1611]

Originally, Babylonians were southern Akkadians and Assyrians were northern Akkadians. What separated them is their ideology. Then, when the Assyrian Empire expanded, other genetic groups like Arameans, Hittites etc. became Assyrians. We are descendants of that group and live in the area they lived in, we're not descendants of the Southern Akkadians (Babylonians).

[@thankshi2815]

Assyrians and Jews were first in the levant before the the roman and Islamic invasion.

[@thankshi2815]

perakole Egyptians were not in the levant they were in north east Africa and in the Sinai

[@someone-wi4xl]

there were people living there WAAAAY before any of these races like Natufian culture

[@barryirlandi4217]

The truth will move on

[@عبداللهالمغربي-غ9ع]

before the assyrians and the ancient hebrews the netufians lived there the first semitic people lived in the levant : the amorites, the canaanians especialy the phonician people and don't forget the non semitic hittites, the hurrians all of them assimilated within the demographics of the region many of them abandoned their languages ​​and spoke other languages ​​in different stages of time we can find millions of modern speaking arabic - kurdish- assyrian people with a dna heritage from those ancient populations .

[@andreasakbas7987]

Im an Assyrian thank you for this video

[@usov656]

Assyrians mostly got absorbed by the Romans, got christianized, but what nearly erased them was muslim conquest, which is really sad because the Assyrian empire was basically the world's biggest empire at their time and incredibly rich in culture and language. At least the romans mostly allowed them to keep their culture, islamic conquerors forced many to adopt arab names and had many important sites destroyed.

[@Kain-h8e]

The assyrians were under the persian rule not the roman before the arab conquest

[@salamyaya162]

The Assyrian Empire was violent and only produced ways of torture and even ravaged Babylon.