Sargon and the world's first empire

Sargon of Akkad was the first recorded builder of an empire. He founded the Akkadian Empire in Ancient Mesopotamia in the year 2334BC and it would last until 2154BC a total of almost 180 years. His Empire is not the only first. We have evidence of roads, postal service and the worlds first standing army. This video covers the life and death of Sargon of Akkad.
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[@YoreHistory]

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[@magodooeste9833]

you will continue the unfinished series some day? like that about the life of mayans???

[@YoreHistory]

@@magodooeste9833 That is the plan yes. At the time to grow the channel I had to choose the videos that were getting good support and unfortunately the Mayan one did not get a lot of views. I will try a different thumbnail and title but yes I do hope to get back to it. Same with the Viking those are the only unfinished ones :(

[@iexist3919]

I would love to see more Mesopotamian history!

[@YoreHistory]

I will. I enjoy it myself. Thanks for watching!

[@Blackdragon1331]

Ancient Iraq is super fascinating!

[@YoreHistory]

Agreed. The whole region is to me one of history's jewels :)

[@christopherthrawn1333]

Excellent work here

[@wajidhussain453]

nice man I have search to many times about akadian empire but didn't found such a content...... thanks to you, 👍👍👍👍

[@nj954]

You should watch history with cy he make a lot of content on this time period

[@YoreHistory]

@@nj954 I second that. He is a friend of mine and has terrific bronze age content...well terrific content in general :)

[@mikehipps1015]

Been waiting for this! Shared it on the twit but I'm not sure too many folks there have a brain.

[@YoreHistory]

Lol cheers!

[@VerdeSocks]

Learned so much, love the immersive storytelling.

[@YoreHistory]

Cheers and thanks for watching!!

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I’m not ashamed to say I started salivating when I saw a new post, consider this inappropriate but accurate, high praise. 🙌🏻

[@YoreHistory]

Absolutely and thanks!!

[@YoreHistory]

Lol had me laughing good while driving :)

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@@YoreHistory don’t giggle ya way over a side rail lol, glad I could brighten ya day.

[@YoreHistory]

@@cjclark1208 Haha nope but needed a good laugh :) cheers.

[@KHK001]

Great video! as always YH

[@mikehipps1015]

Are you going to be doing any more Yore History as videos? They're my favorite.

[@YoreHistory]

Oh ya, many more!

[@dapperduncle1972]

Will we see a continuation of the rise of the Sassanids series?

[@YoreHistory]

You bet it will be the next video! I had lost all my work in a crash so did this first.

[@mikehipps1015]

I was going to ask the same question.

[@guerrillapress7343]

Brilliant!

[@synergistd519]

hello brother i have really enjoyed your videos about iran, can you make a sassanid series like you did with the achaemenids and parthians? also thanks for all your efforts on your videos you deserve many more subscribers!!

[@YoreHistory]

Thanks, but I do already have a Sassanid series :) Parts 1 and 2 are already up, and part 3 goes up tonight.

[@synergistd519]

@@YoreHistory yessss thank you I CANT WAIT HAHAHA IM GASSED😂🔥🔥

[@YoreHistory]

@@synergistd519 Lol all good. I'm stuck in work meetings...can't wait to finish the episode will be good and just wait till we get to episode 4 and Shahpur the II he was like a Julius Caesar for the Sassanids.

[@synergistd519]

@@YoreHistory yes i know he was a beast do you lie shpurr ii more or shapur i? and in your opinion who is the best sassanid king

[@YoreHistory]

@@synergistd519 Of the two I definitely have a bias towards Shapur II. Shapur I was great and definitely helped usher in the Sassanid era by putting his stamp on what still had very much been a Parthian Empire transforming...Shapur II though ushered in a resurgence of military reform AND a golden era for the Sassanid empire which along with his long reign would be a defining mark.

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Subscribed.

[@YoreHistory]

Cheers , thanks for watching. I see you are a writer as well :) I do historical fiction here as well if you haven't seen those.

[@ravensthatflywiththenightm7319]

@@YoreHistory Oh, cool! I'd like to check those out!

[@YoreHistory]

@@ravensthatflywiththenightm7319 Basically any of the "Life as" series are historical fiction. I try to include as much fact so usually just the main character is fictional and some supporting.

[@ravensthatflywiththenightm7319]

@@YoreHistory I'll be sure to check those out, then! 😻

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Juda yakshi 😊

[@chasechristophermurraydola9314]

Can you do live of a soldier in either the American Revolutionary War or the Civil War and I am asking because I’m trying to understand what life would have looked like for my 6th great grandfather John Andrew Weikert and my 5th great grandfather George Weikert Sr and I am trying to understand what life was like for them because they were not on the battlefields but they still had an important role in the war and that role was guarding over 1 thousand British, Scottish and Canadian prisoners of war at camp security which was located outside of York Pennsylvania.

[@YoreHistory]

Thanks for the suggestion. This has actually come up a few times and is on my list as I haven't yet touched North America. I am also a fan of genealogy, so share your interest and wonder about my own ancestors :) cheers and very cool to know your tree that far back!

[@JungleJargon]

Cush fathered Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man. He was a mighty hunter before the LORD. Therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the LORD.” The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, *Accad,* and Calneh, in the land of Shinar (East Mesopotamia). From that land he went into Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.

[@kashfiaislam9995]

Was Charlemagne a direct descendant of King Sargon of Akkad? King Sargon of Akkad lived 3000 years before Charlemagne did. 👑💍

[@karriem5666]

Nimrod.

[@YoreHistory]

Gordon actually :D

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