The Complete History of the Hittites

[@johnguill6129]

If the cable channel that still calls itself "The History Channel" did these types of documentaries, I probably would have kept cable T.V. But since history has been dropped from their programming, I cut cable and watch You Tube channels like this.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, I'm honored! I actually also haven't seen the History Channel in years with the exception of a couple episodes of Vikings. Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate it...stay safe!

[@bobthabuilda1525]

Ditto to that! Epic job; much better than any major production I've seen in a long time.

[@foreveryoung5]

I agree. Maybe they realised they could no longer be a platform to lies they would have that could now be disputed. Look into who owns and runs these channels. Or funds and contributes. Thank God for the internet I say for us in these end days.

[@DGinNC]

Funny the history channel was one of the last things that keep my cable connected a decade ago. Way better content on KZbin, probably would be even better if not for the censorship.

[@talpomeroy5808]

History channel is imperial America history. It is amazing that with all the money they had that they were so graphics challenged

[@Ray-w9o4e]

This is one of the best history channels on YT. Hands down. Cy don't fuck around. Love and logic equally. Respect.

[@kaarlimakela3413]

I had a high school history who was enamored of the Hittites. Her excitement talking about them was contagious. 😊

[@HistorywithCy]

I wish I did! Man, I can't believe I only made this about 45 minutes (it was years ago). The next one will be hours long...I have to do the Hittites justice!

[@TheRatsCats]

Mine loved Egypt, and for some reason was really hooked on the Hyksos.

[@bright9]

I would give many fine horses to her father for her hand 💙

[@wildancrazy159]

I have always been attracted to the Hittites, and have consumed any and all information on these fascinating people. Thank you for the video.

[@mohamad.nasiri65]

هیتی ها یکی از اقوام ایرانی هستند.

[@qboxer]

What an excellent, comprehensive review of Hittite history! I have heard much of it before, but never in its entirety. Well summarised!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much for stopping by, I really appreciate it and glad you liked the video. Soon I'll do a few, shorter vids on Hittite history soon that will go into more detail of some of the events described in this one. Thanks again!

[@qboxer]

@@HistorywithCy subscribed, my man. Looking forward to it!

[@seaneustace9838]

The graphics help

[@kenswitzer4133]

The hittites were mentioned in the Bible. So I found this very interesting. Your videos increase my knowledge of the world and where things started. Thank you Much

[@Hnrcckl]

Yes. Esau married with 2 Hitities women.

[@kaarlimakela3413]

They would have been living in the timing of the neo-Hittites, and there was a diaspora to the south of their old broken-up city-states. They must have proudly carried on their traditional Hittite identity and culture for scores of generations.

[@Bogey1022]

Neo-Hittites were the ones talked about in the Bible

[@GoodBadCo]

Haitians

[@narrowistheway77]

@@kaarlimakela3413 In the Bible they talk about people in the context of the time the books are written. Moses wrote the Torah and spoke of Hittites because the forefather had already lived and bore a nation-to-be 😉

[@frankarouet]

Just... WOW! Your entire channel is amazing! Great great stuff! Neglected parts of Ancient history all explained. This is fabulous. Thank you!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you, I appreciate the support! More to come soon!

[@A0.917]

I know right?! Talkin about my generation, sheesh🙏😍💋🌎

[@vikingdemonpr]

I discovered this channel a few days ago and been binge watching your Near East videos. They are long but entertaining enough that you dont even notice time passing. Keep up the good work! 👍👍👍

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much, comments like this make my day. There's definitely more to come on the near east... especially next week. Thanks for stopping by, stay safe!

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

Long is good🙂

[@jeanvford]

It was refreshing to see images and mapping that actually supported and fleshed out the narrative - most videos of this genre are carelessly mismatched in this respect. Your bibliography is also a plus not often found on historical YT channels.

[@nigelchang6488]

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[@nasarmahmood3281]

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[@sunnypatel9241]

😊😊

[@sunnypatel9241]

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[@sunnypatel9241]

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[@madhistories7475]

The Hittites are one of the most interesting civilizations in history. Thank you for this great video Cy!

[@HistorywithCy]

No, thank YOU for stopping by and taking interest is this stuff, motivates me to put out more of it. More to come, stay safe!

[@jjc2667]

@@HistorywithCy !

[@acmcwa7416]

Yeah btw: they were black ppl

[@obiwan3375]

@@acmcwa7416 wtf! Bro where did that come from 😂 but they were not completely black they were Diverse people like Indias bcoz they spoke Indo European language and Bible says they were descended from ham

[@YouTubeUniversity-ko8ug]

@@acmcwa7416 They were Caucasians

[@gregnixon1435]

I have been reading so many books on this era & area for my intended novel, but was simply overwhelmed with all the names, dates, battles, nations, & "facts". Thanks a zillion for this short vid! Great pronunciations and even better thank you for the clarity, especially about the later period of the empire. (I think the Peoples of the Sea must have allied with the Kashka, remnants of the Arzawa, and maybe be refugees from Wilusa to finally burn Hattusa.

[@qboxer]

Did you end up writing the novel?

[@seaneustace9308]

You can read quite a few books by Henry Archibald Sayce and others for free on kindle. There is a guy out of Wales, I think he’s dead now, by the name of Bill Cooper. He wrote a 60+page long book on the biblical book of Esther, taking archaeology in history, like that of Herodotus and cross referencing everything. He has many books just like it that go into the 500 page range. If you read this one, you will be addicted to this author because he tells you where all his sources are from as he writes he gives you the primary sources not just in the bibliography.

[@michaellewis7959]

I love the fact you take the time to learn how to pronounce the names etc ...of the ancient people's and lands.

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha thanks! Šuppiluliuma took some work but I think I got it (most of the time). My favorites though are the names of the various Mitanni kings - Tushratta, Shaushtatar, Artatama, Shattiwaza - they just sound really cool.

[@pij6277]

All the names you took, sound very much like the names of old Hindu kings.

[@corydorastube]

@@HistorywithCy How does one know you got them correct, Has anyone heard anyone speaking their language?

[@Hepponisme]

@@corydorastube It's a very early indo european language,and cuneiforme was used for the writing,thus we have been able to decipher it.

[@samsombengalilee5341]

I'm interested in the Hittites,the people of Japhet.

[@OmegaTrooper]

Great stuff! I've been wanting to know more about the Hittites (and Ancient World) and your channel is fitting the bill!

[@chamnaramdewasi6776]

I never miss an ancient history documentary from this channel. Always informative and captivating!

[@filip1408]

I have been lucky to learn about most ancient empires from the age of empires series, grew up with it and that only opened my curiosity for history early but yes, rarely are they mentioned in schools despite their vastness and complexity

[@Iceblade423]

Same here. When I was taught basic (6th grade) World History in late 90s, I immediately made connections to the Age of Empires 1 game. Most enjoyable history class I had until Western Civilization in College. The definitive edition remake is fantastic in the history sections of its briefings: very general and simplified, but much more accurate.

[@marylee8372]

Thanks for this excellent presentation. The maps and other visuals (including spelling out the confusing names of cities and rulers) are super helpful and kept me from getting lost. I also appreciated the artwork that you interspersed with the maps.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed this! It was one of my earlier ones so hopefully the maps and production is getting better in the more recent videos. Lots more on the way and thanks for watching!

[@PiotrDzialak]

Very good video. Thank you! As much as stories of kings are fascinating, do you have information about the people? Life quality, economy, social classes, power struggles etc.?

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much for your kind feedback, I appreciate it. Yes, I do have a lot of material on the daily lives and culture of the Hittite people but am thinking of how to best present it. I might just do a supplemental vid in a vid podcast style or more audio format since I don't have too many non-copyright visuals, only textual sources. I'll see what I can do...thanks of your interest!

[@keithrosenthal4757]

I first learned about the Hittites when reading and studying scripture. I was hooked regarding all ancient history .

[@aforrosaline4141]

Such a well-crafted ancient history documentary. The visuals and storytelling are top-notch!

[@timbo4374]

I really love your channel. I've been a history buff for a long time, and you do such a good job of covering it detail. There are a few other history channels which do a good job, but not many, so you are in a rare club. Thanks, and please, keep up the wonderful work. You have a loyal subscriber here.

[@pollyosborne3000]

Thank you

[@jettedaimon3149]

This is a great video. I have a little interest in ancient kingdoms' history yet I finished this 46-minute video without a yawn. It's quite surprising that the existence of once a big empire, Hittite, was very much unknown until the 19th century.

[@Bramble451]

It's a little more complex than that. For the most part, its existence wasn't questioned. Western scholars even got it right when they attributed sculptures of a certain style to the Hittites. What they got wrong was the geographic center of the Hittites - which they thought was in Syria because that's where most of their evidence came from, and the extent of its power. It was the discovery of Hattusa and its thousands of cuneiform tablets that revolutionized our understanding of the true nature of the empire. Something that did fall completely out of our knowledge was the Hittite and its related languages. That has been the effort of over a century now of scholarship.

[@hikeoganessian9729]

Professor Jensen also says. ‘For almost everything that is known in the Hittite language is Old Armenian in form..Historian Sayce 1845-1933) also consider Hittite and Armenian to be one and the same’. and Rothman, quoted earlier, said...''All that was known in Mesopotamia came from Armenia and that Armenia is the absent fragment in the entire mosaic of the ancient world's civilization's construction. what some historians say...H.V. Hilprecht(1859-1925) a Clark research professor of Assyriology and scientific director Babylonian expedition at the University of Penn. argue that the Hittite tongue is Armenian and the Hittites themselves were of Armenian stock...according to Ellis (1861) through language analysis we observe that under the names of Phrygians, Thracians,Pelasgians and Etruscans spread westward from Armenia to Italy and Elis claimed that the closest affinities of the Aryan element are the Armenians ..other historians that agree are..Hellenthal, Busgy, Brand, Wilson, Myers and Falush...let me quote Merrick (2012) All religions are descended from and ancient Vedic cosmology described in the Rib - Veda, originating in Armenia near Mt. Ararat at least 6800 ys ago and the basic concepts of a transcendental mountain extending into space and populated planet Star-gods were developed...he further says...This Astrotheology then migrated with Armenian Aryans to found the Sumerian Ethiopian/Egyptian and Indian civilizations and religions...from Language as a fingerprint Setyan...

[@blueeyes6852]

Noooooooo. I can't believe the video ended. Whaaaa! 💧 Wow! What a lot of history you covered! I can't imagine being a king, knowing your enemies were coming. Horses weren't that fast, so the kings would have to wait until they arrived.... frightening! I find it fascinating that kings were just people with success at their backs or failure facing them. If you liken then to now, things really haven't changed that much. Thanks ever so much Cy! I loved the graphics, music and listening you pronounce some of these names! Lol! Take care, stay well and we'll be anxiously awaiting your return! 🌌

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you were able to make it through this relatively long video, one my firsts so hopefully they've improved since then. I definitely want to revisit and go into more detail with regard to certain aspects of Hittite history, there are so many interesting details that I left out in this one due to time! If you like learning about kings, there's a lot of that coming up - Babylonian, Persian, Egyptian and soon getting into some early European kings as well. As always, thanks so much for stopping by and great hearing your thoughts on these and the other videos...your feedback really helps me to create better stuff for y'all. Talk soon, stay safe!

[@blueeyes6852]

@@HistorywithCy 😍 Can't wait!!

[@JuzefaWingedCat]

I am from North Europe and the first time I heard (or at least took a mental note) about the Hittites was a few years ago, reading a manga "Song of sand and sea - pharaoh's concubine". There they mentioned the Hittites being at war with Egypt, so they brought in a princess from Hittites. Now I am watching a documentary to find out more. We indeed do not learn about this in school.

[@davidortiz3094]

Great manga

[@muffin6369]

Great presentation and content. I also recommend "In Search of The Trojan War", "In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great", "The Hittites" narrated by Jeremy Irons. I really learned a lot more from your video. in addition to a lot of videos I've read several books on them. You really got into a lot of extra information that you don't always hear about the Hittites. I liked it and I subscribed. Also it is really important for me to like my narrator. I love your voice. In the tradition of Peter Coyote, Liev Schriber, Mark Halliley, Michael Wood. Glad I found yo!!!

[@hikeoganessian9729]

Professor Jensen also says. ‘For almost everything that is known in the Hittite language is Old Armenian in form..Historian Sayce 1845-1933) also consider Hittite and Armenian to be one and the same’. and Rothman, quoted earlier, said...''All that was known in Mesopotamia came from Armenia and that Armenia is the absent fragment in the entire mosaic of the ancient world's civilization's construction. what some historians say...H.V. Hilprecht(1859-1925) a Clark research professor of Assyriology and scientific director Babylonian expedition at the University of Penn. argue that the Hittite tongue is Armenian and the Hittites themselves were of Armenian stock...according to Ellis (1861) through language analysis we observe that under the names of Phrygians, Thracians,Pelasgians and Etruscans spread westward from Armenia to Italy and Elis claimed that the closest affinities of the Aryan element are the Armenians ..other historians that agree are..Hellenthal, Busgy, Brand, Wilson, Myers and Falush...let me quote Merrick (2012) All religions are descended from and ancient Vedic cosmology described in the Rib - Veda, originating in Armenia near Mt. Ararat at least 6800 ys ago and the basic concepts of a transcendental mountain extending into space and populated planet Star-gods were developed...he further says...This Astrotheology then migrated with Armenian Aryans to found the Sumerian Ethiopian/Egyptian and Indian civilizations and religions...from Language as a fingerprint Setyan...

[@historysmysteriesunveiled8043]

@@hikeoganessian9729 Krishna was a Nubian.

[@jayjones3691]

Wait the trojan war was real i thought it was myth with Achilles n stuff

[@creatifetudes8553]

One of the most complete exposition of history content and well made. Thank you. I subscribe 😬👍. Make one of Babylonia please. 😏

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you! Full Babylonia is coming in a few weeks, stay tuned!

[@joannchamness3194]

I haven't even heard the entire thing, just one-fourth through and I can tell you are right in your assessment for this READER.

[@SwadianKnight101]

Holy shit you deserve way more subs than this. I’m so happy I found your channel, your content is top tier and your way of conveying information is awesome and educational.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much, I really appreciate it and am glad you found the video useful. I'll be doing more on the Hittites so stayed tuned...thanks again!

[@SwadianKnight101]

History with Cy I subbed immediately when I saw this video. I looked up Assyrian history yesterday on KZbin and your channel was the first video. Your videos are better than professionally made documentaries. I’m a big fan of ancient history and have been playing a lot of age of empires 1 definitive edition lately and it’s fun to learn more about these ancient civilisations. I would love to see some videos on the Luwians, Phoenicians, Mycenaeans, Dorians, Carthaginians or videos on the ancient Greek tribes pre-city states. I know this is a long comment, but I hope you read it and perhaps like one of my ideas? Keep up the good work man, I’ll be so happy to see you hit 100k sometime this year 😁

[@blueeyes6852]

@@SwadianKnight101 I really liked your comment. Cy is consistent and really makes history interesting! I'm glad you found the channel!

[@abdelghafarlynda948]

the history of mankind is truly amazing

[@HistorywithCy]

Agreed! Thanks so much for stopping by, really appreciate it...stay safe!

[@hikeoganessian9729]

Professor Jensen also says. ‘For almost everything that is known in the Hittite language is Old Armenian in form..Historian Sayce 1845-1933) also consider Hittite and Armenian to be one and the same’. and Rothman, quoted earlier, said...''All that was known in Mesopotamia came from Armenia and that Armenia is the absent fragment in the entire mosaic of the ancient world's civilization's construction. what some historians say...H.V. Hilprecht(1859-1925) a Clark research professor of Assyriology and scientific director Babylonian expedition at the University of Penn. argue that the Hittite tongue is Armenian and the Hittites themselves were of Armenian stock...according to Ellis (1861) through language analysis we observe that under the names of Phrygians, Thracians,Pelasgians and Etruscans spread westward from Armenia to Italy and Elis claimed that the closest affinities of the Aryan element are the Armenians ..other historians that agree are..Hellenthal, Busgy, Brand, Wilson, Myers and Falush...let me quote Merrick (2012) All religions are descended from and ancient Vedic cosmology described in the Rib - Veda, originating in Armenia near Mt. Ararat at least 6800 ys ago and the basic concepts of a transcendental mountain extending into space and populated planet Star-gods were developed...he further says...This Astrotheology then migrated with Armenian Aryans to found the Sumerian Ethiopian/Egyptian and Indian civilizations and religions...from Language as a fingerprint Setyan...

[@azwris]

I wouldn't call it amazing, as it is being based in war, blood, and incest. The monuments that left behind yes. The history of humanity is outrageously perverted.

[@blueeyes6852]

So much wasn't introduced to us in school. Your videos are so informative and the script and visuals are fantastic! I love your videos! Thank you for all the effort you've gone to and you've done it with professionalism and craft! 👏💓

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much for the kind words and glad you learned from it. More to come soon!

[@blueeyes6852]

@@HistorywithCy Looking forward to it! 👇👏😊

[@makeitmondos]

Thank you for the effort and education. I learned so much about these peoples of ancient past.much respect for the pronunciations especially repeating them several times. Interesting you bring up the mysterious Sea Peoples of around 1200 B.C.E. That in itself is a whole other video. I had a great time here learning and using my imagination, thanks.

[@gregnixon1435]

Yes, good point about the "mysterious" sea peoples. I've read much about this period but this vid seemed to clarify a great deal of confusion.

[@hikeoganessian9729]

Professor Jensen also says. ‘For almost everything that is known in the Hittite language is Old Armenian in form..Historian Sayce 1845-1933) also consider Hittite and Armenian to be one and the same’. and Rothman, quoted earlier, said...''All that was known in Mesopotamia came from Armenia and that Armenia is the absent fragment in the entire mosaic of the ancient world's civilization's construction. what some historians say...H.V. Hilprecht(1859-1925) a Clark research professor of Assyriology and scientific director Babylonian expedition at the University of Penn. argue that the Hittite tongue is Armenian and the Hittites themselves were of Armenian stock...according to Ellis (1861) through language analysis we observe that under the names of Phrygians, Thracians,Pelasgians and Etruscans spread westward from Armenia to Italy and Elis claimed that the closest affinities of the Aryan element are the Armenians ..other historians that agree are..Hellenthal, Busgy, Brand, Wilson, Myers and Falush...let me quote Merrick (2012) All religions are descended from and ancient Vedic cosmology described in the Rib - Veda, originating in Armenia near Mt. Ararat at least 6800 ys ago and the basic concepts of a transcendental mountain extending into space and populated planet Star-gods were developed...he further says...This Astrotheology then migrated with Armenian Aryans to found the Sumerian Ethiopian/Egyptian and Indian civilizations and religions...from Language as a fingerprint Setyan...

[@hikeoganessian9729]

the armenians were the sea people, that's why their language is all over the world...

[@vonhumboldt1985]

Great video man ! Nice insightful overview and i like that you show lots of clear maps.

[@ashmerch2558]

In high school, junior year (11th grade) we studied the Hittites. It was a very brief course, like only a week long. I'm from the North Eastern USA. I learned as much from this as I did from the high school course

[@ciwanali8873]

The Hittites are the ancestors of the Kurds, and the Mitanites are the Kurds. Their capital was called Washokani, where Amenhotep married the daughter of the Prince of Mitanni, and her name was Nefertiti.

[@lilitheden748]

Great video. It’s clear that you take time to thoroughly research your topic. The video itself makes it easy to follow the different changes during history. Thanks for your efforts

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much, i'm really glad that it was useful. It's older one so hopefully you'll like the more recent ones. Thanks again and stay safe!

[@zico81]

this is an amazing and informative documentary. thank you so much for uploading this

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much, more to come soon!

[@joujoujiji7572]

The detail in this ancient history documentary is just incredible! A must-watch for history lovers!

[@cordelleshettleworth3831]

I love this piece of history. It gives a broader perspective to the Bible texts on the Hittites and Babylonians

[@gregorynixonAUTHOR]

Broader and also deeper and much more accurate!

[@fuferito]

Great content. Very happy to have subscribed. I'm a bit surprised there is no mention of the _Milawata letter,_ the one from the Hittite diplomatic archive discussing the Trojan War, even in passing, which ties in with the Sea Peoples phenomenon and the _Bronze Age Collapse_ as a whole.

[@HistorywithCy]

Hi, thanks so much for stopping by. Yeah, this was just an overall summary, but I do talk about the Milawata litter and it's history in this video: Did Mycenaean Greece and the Hittite Empire ever Interact? The Ahhiyawa Question kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3nMp6d5eL5mipY You might find it interesting. Definitely want to do more on the Hittites in the near future... thanks again for stopping by, I really appreciate it...stay safe!

[@imailpradeep]

Just to think, the Hittites were considered as a Biblical myth some years back

[@tonyromano6220]

How long ago?

[@Xaiff]

They were what!? I'm not familiar with Biblical myth or the Bible in general. Were they specifically mentioned in the Bible?

[@imout671]

@@Xaiff yes

[@Invictus357]

Hittites were only confirmed as found in the early 1900s. But evidence was found mid, to late 1800s.

[@imout671]

@@Xaiff just to note king David and pontius pilate were both proven to be actual people and not legend in my lifetime.

[@JRandallS]

The story of how Hittite was translated and found to be related to the modern European languages deserves a few minutes in a lecture such as this. Also the collapse of the Hittite kingdom coincides with the presumed end of Trojan war. (1177 B.C.) The kingdoms to the west were most likely the Lydians, who were driven into famine due to the Trojan war and split their people in half, the crown prince (Tyrrus) taking half the people to northern Italy, becoming the Etruscans, or modern Tuscany. Such details would go a long ways toward building interest in the populations of your reader/listeners. There is good evidence the Hittites were part of the ancestral populations that peopled Europe.

[@cirthador1453]

That is most likely a myth, at least the part about Tyrrhus taking his people to Etruria/Tuscany. Though, the story of how the language was translated and is the first known Indo-European language is very interesting andit would have been nice if the video had touched on it.

[@seaneustace9838]

There are 5 distinct groups of sea people working with each other and Syrian and leave times and anatolians who simaltaniuly are moving provisions by land. It does seem that they are motivated by want to food for the organization to work. Moreover, one of the groups is resettled in Egypt, and as mentioned in another text is still living there 100 years after which means it, Egyptians gave them a way to grow their own food which implies, the climate change collapse may actually be true. I’m not saying it’s true. It just has more evidence for it than modern climate change fanaticism does. Wilusa(Troy) was at war with the Greeks not all of Phriga. The collapse of Troy is a big deal for the Greeks, and as they settle the Tiber Valley later for Italy, but likely not enough to cause the kind of movement that we see with the sea peoples. The shackle ash are fairly well connected to the island of Sicily, which was a hotbed of piracy at the time either the guys with the horns helmets.

[@seaneustace9838]

There seems to be a language connection. Only, the people certainly don’t look European they are not. They look like mixed race people that look Chinese and African and European at the same time. They depicted how they looked come to think of it. They look a little bit like Aztecs. And bring me bread and water. The word and head out for water is water. Some German guy figured it out. And now everyone wants to connect ration language as if African-Americans were related to the Anglo-Saxons just because they speak English. Carrot was written in corner form, which they got from the Assyrians for Semites. They likely cut structural parts of their language from the Indo Europeans. They were fighting with to the north, who we know definitely became the Armenians and likely the Germans and Celts also and these three groups are genetically connected besides in fact, you have a genetic link from Ireland to uighurland in China and down into Cameroon and Africa, so the genetics of these people in Europe are spread pretty far and wide. . Also, there are other genetics sets that indicate the British Isles lynched with a barrier. The Germans linked with Italy and the Slavs crank linked with the Greeks, which indicates they move north as the ice receded from their Mediterranean purchs.

[@denpadolt9242]

I'm pretty sure it'd be easier to interpret actual Hittite writing than whatever these two comments are about...

[@mohamad.nasiri65]

هیتی ها یکی از اقوام ایرانی می باشد

[@itallia666]

I read a book when i was 14yrs old about the Hittite history & my favourite person was Suppiluliumas ( the last 'S' at the end of his name was what was written in my book so always called him the above spelling) His name i practised saying for years because i loved the sound that it made just tripping off ones tongue..its a wonderful name. Ive enjoyed this video The Hittites are my favourite nation & now in my 60s i still love hearing & reading about these oddly obscure peoples in history Thank you 🇬🇧👧

[@33rower]

Great job! Your audio is so much better then many other presentations.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you, I appreciate the kind words! More to come soon!

[@martinlehfeldt6916]

Great video! Your Narration is so easy to hear and understand.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, I"m glad you found it useful...more Hittite stuff to come... thanks again and stay safe!

[@roberrplatt4214]

"These new metals allowed people to become more productive, or in the alternative, kill each other better." LoLL To quote Crow T. Robot: "Weapons are the only thing mankind is really good at."

[@derrickguffey4775]

Its easier to plow fields and chop down trees with metal axes and plows as opposed to stone and wood so yes in that way people were more productive

[@renbergps]

My hat is off to you sir. To suffer through the one king's name, so many.. with a straight face. You are a true professional. Great documentary!

[@yaiqabmayakaahlayahawadah6881]

You put a lot of work and effort into that. I really appreciate it

[@helenafranzen9828]

Very impressed by your programs. Well informed, nice pictures and perfectly narrated. Really well done!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much for stopping by and the kind words, I really appreciate them! I'll be doing more in the same format with hopefully better sound...stay tuned and stay safe!

[@helenafranzen9828]

@@HistorywithCy I will look forward to it!

[@andres6868]

The Hittites were a very interesting civilization; for one, they were the first Indoeuropean peoples to have a writing system (something we only learned in the early 20th century) - in the Middle East, no less, alongside very different peoples from them

[@hikeoganessian9729]

Professor Jensen also says. ‘For almost everything that is known in the Hittite language is Old Armenian in form..Historian Sayce 1845-1933) also consider Hittite and Armenian to be one and the same’. and Rothman, quoted earlier, said...''All that was known in Mesopotamia came from Armenia and that Armenia is the absent fragment in the entire mosaic of the ancient world's civilization's construction. what some historians say...H.V. Hilprecht(1859-1925) a Clark research professor of Assyriology and scientific director Babylonian expedition at the University of Penn. argue that the Hittite tongue is Armenian and the Hittites themselves were of Armenian stock...according to Ellis (1861) through language analysis we observe that under the names of Phrygians, Thracians,Pelasgians and Etruscans spread westward from Armenia to Italy and Elis claimed that the closest affinities of the Aryan element are the Armenians ..other historians that agree are..Hellenthal, Busgy, Brand, Wilson, Myers and Falush...let me quote Merrick (2012) All religions are descended from and ancient Vedic cosmology described in the Rib - Veda, originating in Armenia near Mt. Ararat at least 6800 ys ago and the basic concepts of a transcendental mountain extending into space and populated planet Star-gods were developed...he further says...This Astrotheology then migrated with Armenian Aryans to found the Sumerian Ethiopian/Egyptian and Indian civilizations and religions...from Language as a fingerprint Setyan...

[@ChristAliveForevermore]

@@hikeoganessian9729 I'll respect your opinion on the matter of Hittites being the precursors to the civilizational arts of writing and religion IF and ONLY IF you can provide some source material for me to read through. What you pose is fascinating, but smells of some kind of propoganda. Again, though, if you can provide genuine sources I would be thrilled to read them.

[@ChristAliveForevermore]

Unless there were a precursor civilization before the Hittites who's astrology descended through the ages into the hands of the Hittites amongst many others and through which the arts of civilization were honed.

[@faramund9865]

I’m sorry but pretty much everything you said here is wrong. Yes they were the first Indo-Europeans we know of that wrote. But, modern day Turkey is NOT the Middle-East. They did learn their writing from Middle-Easterners. On top, Germanic civilization have been writing since at least 2000 years, first runes, then Roman letters. You realize the early 20th century is the 1900s right, WW1 and such.

[@andres6868]

It was around 1915 that Czech linguist Bedrich Hrozny realized that Hittite was an Indoeuropean language (a fascinating story) that was what I meant - whether Turkey is in Europe or the Middle East is of course a matter of debate - I think culturally and religious it is more the latter than the former

[@anneartis565]

I love your channel. Thank you! Rock on ✌🏼

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you, I really appreciate it!

[@sinanfikreterk3359]

Hello Cy, once a year I visit an old Hitite city (open air museum now) "Asitivada" from Late-Hitite period next time I am on the road to there I will listen to your video again. This channel is a fresh breath of air. Thank you and take care.

[@featherpuke]

Have you visited the museum yet this year !

[@sinanfikreterk3359]

I Will do it around october :)

[@featherpuke]

@@sinanfikreterk3359 very excited for you !!!!

[@clarenceonyekwere5428]

Going back through your older videos that I first saw when I encountered your channel. I suspect this is one of the first I saw, some years ago. Glad to see how the channel has grown. Well deserved

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks! Yes, it's been a great journey... haha I often cringe when I sometimes watch these older videos, especially with the poor audio quality in many of them. I hope to one day do a remake of some of them to improve the quality, though the information hasn't changed. Thanks for watching these since the beginning and continuing to come back, really appreciate it! Hopefully more and better videos in the years to come!

[@onefeather2]

Well done, thanks again for these videos, history is amazing.🙂❤

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you like it. More to come, stay tuned and safe!

[@samkohen4589]

Some 30 years ago BBC broadcast a series by Michael Wood titled In Search of the Trojan War. It was awesome. Episode 5 discussed how the Hittite Empire was indirectly involved in that war and discusses how the kingdom was run and managed. It is simply fantastic

[@HistorywithCy]

Oh I think I've seen that documentary... was years ago and one of the many I'd seen on the history of Troy but year, I remember it being super interesting and insightful. Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it!

[@zulfiqarhashim1376]

I remember watching it on PTV in pakistan , Mr Wood was a handsome chap

[@noway2434]

Great series. Everything Michael Wood does is good . Also Bettany Hughes.

[@HistorywithCy]

@@noway2434 cool, thanks for the suggestions!

[@IamwhoIam333]

I learned about them from reading my Bible. I was curious about these people so I looked them up.

[@genghiskhan6809]

Huriah the Hittite.

[@IamwhoIam333]

@@genghiskhan6809 yes you are correct

[@RaduFunk]

Your work is much appreciated! Very high quality videos!

[@TomMorrison-cc6xw]

I know how long ago this was posted, but Cy, I HAVE to comment on the excellent soundtrack. Never overpowering, but definitely adding to the ambiance

[@schlaackmusic]

This is fantastic! Thank you for this!

[@hikeoganessian9729]

Professor Jensen also says. ‘For almost everything that is known in the Hittite language is Old Armenian in form..Historian Sayce 1845-1933) also consider Hittite and Armenian to be one and the same’. and Rothman, quoted earlier, said...''All that was known in Mesopotamia came from Armenia and that Armenia is the absent fragment in the entire mosaic of the ancient world's civilization's construction. what some historians say...H.V. Hilprecht(1859-1925) a Clark research professor of Assyriology and scientific director Babylonian expedition at the University of Penn. argue that the Hittite tongue is Armenian and the Hittites themselves were of Armenian stock...according to Ellis (1861) through language analysis we observe that under the names of Phrygians, Thracians,Pelasgians and Etruscans spread westward from Armenia to Italy and Elis claimed that the closest affinities of the Aryan element are the Armenians ..other historians that agree are..Hellenthal, Busgy, Brand, Wilson, Myers and Falush...let me quote Merrick (2012) All religions are descended from and ancient Vedic cosmology described in the Rib - Veda, originating in Armenia near Mt. Ararat at least 6800 ys ago and the basic concepts of a transcendental mountain extending into space and populated planet Star-gods were developed...he further says...This Astrotheology then migrated with Armenian Aryans to found the Sumerian Ethiopian/Egyptian and Indian civilizations and religions...from Language as a fingerprint Setyan...

[@JolyonPatten]

Damn, that was good. I admit that when it started with "I am stoked to bring you this account of the Hittites" I didn't have high hopes, but it was informative, well-paced and I leave knowing much more about the Hittites. Thanks, Cy, and well done.

[@YaMumsSpecialFriend]

Fascinating 🖖🏼 Loving your work mate👌🏻

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you liked this! More to come, stay safe!

[@nancyeckert1755]

I took my FTDNA test and was able to upload it to GEDMatch. There I found I had

[@free_gold4467]

This is excellent, I'm going to watch more of your stuff.

[@guenzburghdcl7637]

In Greek the word for ‘defeat’ is Hitta (ήττα). After the Hittites .... to be defeated is to become a hittite

[@johannesmarsovszky]

Wow

[@hikeoganessian9729]

Professor Jensen also says. ‘For almost everything that is known in the Hittite language is Old Armenian in form..Historian Sayce 1845-1933) also consider Hittite and Armenian to be one and the same’. and Rothman, quoted earlier, said...''All that was known in Mesopotamia came from Armenia and that Armenia is the absent fragment in the entire mosaic of the ancient world's civilization's construction. what some historians say...H.V. Hilprecht(1859-1925) a Clark research professor of Assyriology and scientific director Babylonian expedition at the University of Penn. argue that the Hittite tongue is Armenian and the Hittites themselves were of Armenian stock...according to Ellis (1861) through language analysis we observe that under the names of Phrygians, Thracians,Pelasgians and Etruscans spread westward from Armenia to Italy and Elis claimed that the closest affinities of the Aryan element are the Armenians ..other historians that agree are..Hellenthal, Busgy, Brand, Wilson, Myers and Falush...let me quote Merrick (2012) All religions are descended from and ancient Vedic cosmology described in the Rib - Veda, originating in Armenia near Mt. Ararat at least 6800 ys ago and the basic concepts of a transcendental mountain extending into space and populated planet Star-gods were developed...he further says...This Astrotheology then migrated with Armenian Aryans to found the Sumerian Ethiopian/Egyptian and Indian civilizations and religions...from Language as a fingerprint Setyan...

[@marinaaaa2735]

Except η in ancient greek was pronounced as a long /ε/ and double t comes from double s. The word comes from ησσων.

[@marinaaaa2735]

@@hikeoganessian9729 we already know what the hittite language looks like and it's nothing like armenian apart from being indo-european.

[@jamesstewart8258]

The timing of the ruin of the Hittite government is key, being 1000 BCE. That was the reign if David in Israel. It makes sense that the warrior Uriah (Uriyah) the Hittite who was the armor-bearer to Goliath (Goliat) was unhappy in a deposed nation and sought glory with a nearby nation.

[@wolfgang4043]

I think that if you are familiar with Slavic languages - which I think you are - pronouncing Šuppiluliuma's name would be easier. No idea why. It's not Slavic, but somehow it's easier. Šup - pi - lU -li -U- ma. Šup pi lUli Uma. Anyway, love your videos! A must for anybody who is in love with ancient history. Great job!

[@HistorywithCy]

Hi, thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate it! That's interesting, I never thought of that. Hittite is an Indo-European language, though there are some native Hattic words in it as well. I have learned some basic Russian but I admit I'm not very good at it. Thanks so much for the feedback though, I really appreciate it and am glad that you're finding the content to be useful. More to come, stay safe!

[@stephenmichalski2643]

Damn excellent........seriously great work.......just found your channel......always been a history nut......my main in depth studies though have been ACW and Napoleonic era......but for the last few years have become engrossed with this time period/area......thanks for this great work and equally for your inclusion of source material.......think I better buy some more shelving......with all these videos here and there being sources included......my library's about to explode......thanks again.......really really enjoyed it.SM.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you, glad that there are other ancient history enthusiasts like yourself out there! I've actually been watching some documentaries on the French Revolution and its aftermath lately myself... 1800s European history is fascinating! Thanks again for stopping by, I really appreciate it! More to come soon!

[@Numba003]

Thank you for this excellent video! In my other ancient history learning, I think I've heard references to or vague summaries of the Hittites, but I think this is the first in depth look I've had at them. Thank you again! God be with you out there everybody. ✝️ :)

[@joeharoutunian1805]

Learning a lot here. Excellent presentations with one caveat: the pronunciation of many proper names of the historical figures and places is not like what I’ve ever heard. Example: Hattusa has historically been pronounced Hattusha. Great site.

[@michaeldvorak8140]

You make history quite interesting. Thanks

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much, I'm glad you found it interesting!

[@AstroCanbe11833]

Hey. Can you do a quick video on the post Bronze Age collapse kingdoms of Anatolia like Lydia and Phrygia. Just to give us an idea of how Anatolia was between the time of Hittite fall and Persian Rule. Thanks!

[@HistorywithCy]

Great suggestion! Actually I have plans to do so. The next video will be a short one on Lycia followed by some Persian history and then something on Lydia and Phrygia, though whether they'll be full episodes or podcasts is still to be determined. Coming soon though... Thanks again for stopping by, really appreciate it...stay safe!

[@AstroCanbe11833]

History with Cy awesome thanks. You have thousands of comments. How do you invent time to reply so quickly with details. You’re very committed! Thanks again

[@HistorywithCy]

@@AstroCanbe11833 haha believe me, I'm behind on quite a few, especially these past two weeks I've been so busy that I haven't been able to comment or even put out a video in a while. Yeah I enjoy hearing what all of you have to say as it helps me to make a better channel, so to thank you all the least that I can do is reply. We'll see how long this lasts as it's getting harder to find the time to reply to all of them as more people subscribe and comment. Thank you for letting me know what you think, I really appreciate it!

[@janrobinwycoco9342]

New subscriber here,worth watching,from Philippines 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭❤

[@davenutt8914]

Awesome presentation! Kept my attention the whole time.

[@allfredo7753]

Nice overall researched presentation! I personally see everything through the Biblical record and as Assyria is a major Player your documentary sets the stage for How and Why the Assyrians come into the picture. Much of Israel's history is low key during the rise of Assyria as we would be in the time of The Judges. The Sea People's no doubt contributed to the Philistines and from there on we have 'lots' of great Biblical info to go with. The only real mention of the Hittites thereafter was- Huriah The Hittite (A covert to Judah) and the husband of Beersheba whom King David had set-up to be killed to have her.

[@alissa6]

Except that, there are no ancient references of a place called Israel. And the Sea People are Greeks, Sicilians and Sardinians. Where's the Philistines are southern Canaanites.

[@tazmanshadowske997]

@@alissa6 that's because Israel did not exist it came existence when the slaves Egypts which where decesandants of Abraham of UR later those that came from that line crated the tribe of israel, and remember that Babylon later conquer them.

[@genghiskhan6809]

@@alissa6hat’s because Israel did not exist in this time period YET. It was founded shortly after this period when the Habiru, a people who lived on the Egyptian border near the Sinai Peninsula fled Egypt due to it collapsing in on itself, wherefore they then conquered the land of Canaan and then became known by their modern name: The Hebrews. All of that happened approximately in the 1100-1000’s BC where the video ends at around 1200 BC. Furthermore, we know for sure that Israel and/or Judah did exist in the centuries after this period because of other kingdoms and civilizations such as the Neo-Assyrians, Neo-Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans referring to them.

[@vdicarlo]

Great videos. I teach 9th grade ancient history and would like to download some of them to use in class. Is there any way to do that for a one time charge of something like $25? Hope you don't mind a picky correction: paranoid means unreasonably or delusively fearful, and is not a synonym for fearful.

[@HistorywithCy]

Hi, thanks so much for stopping by, really appreciate it! Glad you liked the video. About download, that I don't know. I'd rather they just remained on KZbin. I also teach and usually we just show KZbin videos on the projector but with the adblocker so that there are no interruptions. That might work better. Thanks again for the feedback, really appreciate it! Stay safe!

[@williambell3893]

Mr. DeCarlo, That definition of paranoid may be correct no doubt. But for me, I can easily see associating being paranoid with being fearful. Agree or no?

[@hikeoganessian9729]

Professor Jensen also says. ‘For almost everything that is known in the Hittite language is Old Armenian in form..Historian Sayce 1845-1933) also consider Hittite and Armenian to be one and the same’. and Rothman, quoted earlier, said...''All that was known in Mesopotamia came from Armenia and that Armenia is the absent fragment in the entire mosaic of the ancient world's civilization's construction. what some historians say...H.V. Hilprecht(1859-1925) a Clark research professor of Assyriology and scientific director Babylonian expedition at the University of Penn. argue that the Hittite tongue is Armenian and the Hittites themselves were of Armenian stock...according to Ellis (1861) through language analysis we observe that under the names of Phrygians, Thracians,Pelasgians and Etruscans spread westward from Armenia to Italy and Elis claimed that the closest affinities of the Aryan element are the Armenians ..other historians that agree are..Hellenthal, Busgy, Brand, Wilson, Myers and Falush...let me quote Merrick (2012) All religions are descended from and ancient Vedic cosmology described in the Rib - Veda, originating in Armenia near Mt. Ararat at least 6800 ys ago and the basic concepts of a transcendental mountain extending into space and populated planet Star-gods were developed...he further says...This Astrotheology then migrated with Armenian Aryans to found the Sumerian Ethiopian/Egyptian and Indian civilizations and religions...from Language as a fingerprint Setyan...

[@liammulcahy9506]

@@HistorywithCy Hey man just came across your work...... I have a question..... As this is around the same time as all the stuff in the Bible.... (Caananites /Israelites etc) is supposed to be going on in this part of the world..... How come there is no mention them as all this is going on in the Levant?

[@Hecatonicosachoron]

How interesting! Will you cover other Anatolian topics? I’ve been looking at Herodotus 1, 171-175, where he mentions the Carians, the Caudians and the Lycians (Lukka) as well as the Pedasians. He insists in linking these Anatolian civilization to Crete, suggesting that they might be of Minoan origin or influence. Especially for the Lycians. I wonder if that theory holds any water? I.e. would the Minoans be speaking a language related to Luwian

[@hikeoganessian9729]

Professor Jensen also says. ‘For almost everything that is known in the Hittite language is Old Armenian in form..Historian Sayce 1845-1933) also consider Hittite and Armenian to be one and the same’. and Rothman, quoted earlier, said...''All that was known in Mesopotamia came from Armenia and that Armenia is the absent fragment in the entire mosaic of the ancient world's civilization's construction. what some historians say...H.V. Hilprecht(1859-1925) a Clark research professor of Assyriology and scientific director Babylonian expedition at the University of Penn. argue that the Hittite tongue is Armenian and the Hittites themselves were of Armenian stock...according to Ellis (1861) through language analysis we observe that under the names of Phrygians, Thracians,Pelasgians and Etruscans spread westward from Armenia to Italy and Elis claimed that the closest affinities of the Aryan element are the Armenians ..other historians that agree are..Hellenthal, Busgy, Brand, Wilson, Myers and Falush...let me quote Merrick (2012) All religions are descended from and ancient Vedic cosmology described in the Rib - Veda, originating in Armenia near Mt. Ararat at least 6800 ys ago and the basic concepts of a transcendental mountain extending into space and populated planet Star-gods were developed...he further says...This Astrotheology then migrated with Armenian Aryans to found the Sumerian Ethiopian/Egyptian and Indian civilizations and religions...from Language as a fingerprint Setyan...

[@andytashchyan6522]

Both an Armenian Kingdom….

[@WanaxTV]

I knew this video was bound to break a mil! Congrats Cy!

[@ahbeeranjes2417]

wow... great presentation... not even taught in my history lessons during my secondary school days

[@anatolian2511]

Genetic studies shows that modern Turkish people from Anatolia are predominantly descentants of pre islamic Anatolian civilisations. There is a high possibility that Hittites are the common ancestors for many Greeks, Turks and Armenians.

[@HistorywithCy]

Yes, I think you're right though I remember when I went to Turkey many years ago, there were so many who considered themselves Turks who had all types of different features - some looked European, others from Central Asia or like Turkomans from Iran, some with very light skin, others with dark... all different hair colors - black, brown, dirty blonde, redheads - really interesting mix! Anyway, thanks for stopping by the channel, I really appreciate it...more HIttite history to come soon!

[@esramnor6734]

But armenian are not Hittites because they are hurrian Urartu origin

[@esramnor6734]

Yeah Anatolian Turks(Manavis etc) Anatolian Greeks(Karamanis, pontic greeks etc) are Hittite origin maybe

[@salihmansur]

I’m from Turkey, and my DNA 🧬 test shows that 45% Anatolian, and the rest is Central Asian, Siberian, Balkans, Southern Europe, and Britain with traces of Native American and North Africa.

[@hikeoganessian9729]

Professor Jensen also says. ‘For almost everything that is known in the Hittite language is Old Armenian in form..Historian Sayce 1845-1933) also consider Hittite and Armenian to be one and the same’. and Rothman, quoted earlier, said...''All that was known in Mesopotamia came from Armenia and that Armenia is the absent fragment in the entire mosaic of the ancient world's civilization's construction. what some historians say...H.V. Hilprecht(1859-1925) a Clark research professor of Assyriology and scientific director Babylonian expedition at the University of Penn. argue that the Hittite tongue is Armenian and the Hittites themselves were of Armenian stock...according to Ellis (1861) through language analysis we observe that under the names of Phrygians, Thracians,Pelasgians and Etruscans spread westward from Armenia to Italy and Elis claimed that the closest affinities of the Aryan element are the Armenians ..other historians that agree are..Hellenthal, Busgy, Brand, Wilson, Myers and Falush...let me quote Merrick (2012) All religions are descended from and ancient Vedic cosmology described in the Rib - Veda, originating in Armenia near Mt. Ararat at least 6800 ys ago and the basic concepts of a transcendental mountain extending into space and populated planet Star-gods were developed...he further says...This Astrotheology then migrated with Armenian Aryans to found the Sumerian Ethiopian/Egyptian and Indian civilizations and religions...from Language as a fingerprint Setyan...

[@cody0126a]

They’re a lot closer to modern times than they are to the people of gobekli tepe. Let that sink in.

[@brettmuir5679]

First actually thoughtful comment here. Hear hear!!!

[@genghiskhan6809]

The most interesting fact i learned from this video is that the Hittites were an Indo-European people. I was initially surprised at how either Indian and/or Russian the names of Hittite cities and kings were.

[@brucedressel8873]

You won't learn much here, this is what you need to know ...But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee: Deuteronomy 20 17 KJV

[@pij6277]

More than russian, they easily match hindu sanskrit names very easily.

[@kelvyquayo]

@@brucedressel8873 yeah but Moses didn't receive The Torah until the 1400s BC.

[@edgemix498]

@@kelvyquayo bruce was reading the bible too much

[@marrequa]

The hittites are descendants of kurds it has been researched with DNA tests, there are Many places in eastern turkey with ancient sites Built by the (hurrians,hittites,mittanis) :)

[@shimerudono6778]

I will visit Hatusa capital ruins tomorrow. Wow, I m excited after watching this! very informational thanks!

[@HistorywithCy]

That's awesome, have fun! I hope to go there sometime in 2021... was going to travel this summer but, well, you know, the thing. Stay safe!

[@metarus208]

great job again Cy

[@Sarke2]

Such a great detailed video on Hittites, i really enjoyed

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you liked it! More to come, stay safe!

[@hikeoganessian9729]

Professor Jensen also says. ‘For almost everything that is known in the Hittite language is Old Armenian in form..Historian Sayce 1845-1933) also consider Hittite and Armenian to be one and the same’. and Rothman, quoted earlier, said...''All that was known in Mesopotamia came from Armenia and that Armenia is the absent fragment in the entire mosaic of the ancient world's civilization's construction. what some historians say...H.V. Hilprecht(1859-1925) a Clark research professor of Assyriology and scientific director Babylonian expedition at the University of Penn. argue that the Hittite tongue is Armenian and the Hittites themselves were of Armenian stock...according to Ellis (1861) through language analysis we observe that under the names of Phrygians, Thracians,Pelasgians and Etruscans spread westward from Armenia to Italy and Elis claimed that the closest affinities of the Aryan element are the Armenians ..other historians that agree are..Hellenthal, Busgy, Brand, Wilson, Myers and Falush...let me quote Merrick (2012) All religions are descended from and ancient Vedic cosmology described in the Rib - Veda, originating in Armenia near Mt. Ararat at least 6800 ys ago and the basic concepts of a transcendental mountain extending into space and populated planet Star-gods were developed...he further says...This Astrotheology then migrated with Armenian Aryans to found the Sumerian Ethiopian/Egyptian and Indian civilizations and religions...from Language as a fingerprint Setyan...

[@seymouryoung7172]

It's interesting that this presentation failed to mention that the first time in history that the name Hittite was mentioned was in the Bible. Higher criticism claimed that the Bible was historically untrustworthy since no other source of history mentioned the Hittites. The first book of the Bible, Genesis, mentions the Hittites a number of times. The truth is that nothing the Bible has ever claimed to be historically correct has ever been shown to be false.

[@hikeoganessian9729]

Professor Jensen also says. ‘For almost everything that is known in the Hittite language is Old Armenian in form..Historian Sayce 1845-1933) also consider Hittite and Armenian to be one and the same’. and Rothman, quoted earlier, said...''All that was known in Mesopotamia came from Armenia and that Armenia is the absent fragment in the entire mosaic of the ancient world's civilization's construction. what some historians say...H.V. Hilprecht(1859-1925) a Clark research professor of Assyriology and scientific director Babylonian expedition at the University of Penn. argue that the Hittite tongue is Armenian and the Hittites themselves were of Armenian stock...according to Ellis (1861) through language analysis we observe that under the names of Phrygians, Thracians,Pelasgians and Etruscans spread westward from Armenia to Italy and Elis claimed that the closest affinities of the Aryan element are the Armenians ..other historians that agree are..Hellenthal, Busgy, Brand, Wilson, Myers and Falush...let me quote Merrick (2012) All religions are descended from and ancient Vedic cosmology described in the Rib - Veda, originating in Armenia near Mt. Ararat at least 6800 ys ago and the basic concepts of a transcendental mountain extending into space and populated planet Star-gods were developed...he further says...This Astrotheology then migrated with Armenian Aryans to found the Sumerian Ethiopian/Egyptian and Indian civilizations and religions...from Language as a fingerprint Setyan...

[@faramund9865]

I mean the bible literally takes from ancient contemporary writings of other cultures that are often lost to us now. Like many old writings, it is based on an ancient reality, but often mythified.

[@supplanter.]

@@hikeoganessian9729 wtf are you talking about? Quoting Merrickis one of the dumbest shit I have yet to read today. The moron has no freakin clue wtf he's talkin about. I can already tell that this nut case is pushing a debunked ideology the concept of "Aryan" invented in the 19th century. Hittities come from the lineage of Ham who was father to Canaan. From this son comes Hittites and the Amorites that were mentioned in this video. Scholars know that Hamites are not only of dark complexion but no relation to Armenians. I'm not gonna even entertain the stupidity of any fake ass link between the two outside of sharing a common tongue which would no doubt be out of the norm seeing that Cannanites despite being Hamitic spoke Shemitic language like the Israelites who are of the lineage of Shem.

[@ryan.1990]

@@supplanter. >nooo not the hecking politically incorrect words! >listen to me instead, a random guy on KZbin! Lol take your meds, schizo. Race obsessed weirdo

It is very untrusthy talking about time before the time the Israel/Judah kingdom existed. For example, speaking about the hittites. For them, they were just another caananite kingdom, even they, somewhat, understood they had some kind of prosperous. The Bible never mentions how powerful the hittite empire was, and that is because the collective memories of the Judah/Israel kingdom was not that old to remember that. The world of these kingdom was the beggining of the Iron age. Another clear example of their lack of knowledge is that they believed that Nimrod was the first city of the Assyrian (hence the descendant of Cain was this mighty hunter), but the first capital of Assyria was Assur. But they had no way to know that, possibly, in their collective memory, that was the oldest capital of Assyria they knew (which was the second capital of Assyria). It is a good way to understand the Iron age, but very bad to understand times before that.

[@yobop6072]

Also, the ice patterns affected both hemispheres equally, only the equatorial zones would be globally could successfully substain normal life sources, although life could exist polar conditions

[@b.k.choudhary6443]

Great way to narrate the history, love your series.❤❤❤

[@mehmetsarikaya1157]

You said Anatolia is a formidable place to live. On the contrary this is one of the best places where the civilization started.. not just in Catalhoyuk 9500 yra but in Tepeler region, tfe most famous of which is Göbekli tepe,from 11,500 yra.. Since then many empires considered Anatolia their home or major part of their home, including Hittites, Frigians (remember King Midas), Assyrian, Greeks, Persians, Romans, Seljuks, and Ottomans leading to Turkiye. It has a still odor the best places too I’ve and strategically the significant. Thanks for give by lecture on Hittites..👍

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much for the feedback, really appreciate it! This is one of my first videos, hope to have a follow up Hittite video in the next year. Thanks for watching!

[@KurdishKing-v2e]

P k k

[@CALZOLA]

Moral : invade, never be invaded

[@HistorywithCy]

Yup, pretty much... might made right in those days. Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it!

[@tesmith47]

@There will be Changes yep us

[@aekkanutjarurachadanon2037]

@There will be Changes Exactly

[@TarebossT]

@Kamil Taibi Everybody's foolish philosophy

[@أريجالعنبر]

@@HistorywithCy Hello, if you could provide me with information about King Todahlia the Fourth

[@discovermajid]

goddammit Arzawas and Kashkas you are taking the limelight off of the main storyline

[@ericmccarty2369]

Wow! How did you access those ancient writings? Well made video. I learned in World History 1 that the Hittites were originally considered a myth from the Bible. Then, later were proven to have existed.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it and more on the way, stay tuned and safe!

[@hatfire3]

Thanks for the video. Im living in present Anatolia and western history rarely mentions history before Greek and Romans. I wish we had more information on Arzawa, as well.

[@norvikboghosian1482]

Sir I really enjoyed and thank you very much, I wanna use this information for my university like to know how I can have sores or proof all information from again thanks

[@defendfreedom777]

I have seen in person the modern day decendents of hitite people in the modern day country of Iraq. To clarify this statement I will say that I was fortunate enough to have a local Iraqi national, a individual who served as my interpreter of the language/culture/religion in this part of the world, he was a PHD in ancient history of this nation,he explained to me about the different types of people I seen in Iraq,I ask him about the very tall blond headed blue eyed people I saw in Iraq, and he said to me that they were decent of the hitites.

[@jozadak7804]

how they identified themselves, as Kurds or Turkmens. when the Ottoman empire ruled this region it sent many "Ottoman" citizens from Anatolia to northern Iraq they were probably descended Of the Hittites, but they were not mostly blond, Most were of common olive skin color from the Middle East, Mediterranean as well as the Turks.

[@defendfreedom777]

@@jozadak7804 thank you sir for that information,I definitely was curious about these light skinned tall blond headed blue eyed people who just did not fit in with the population of this country,most people there are of darker complexions of varying degrees,I worked alongside Kurdish men and never saw a blond among them.

[@Mixran]

@@defendfreedom777 Hitites are Extinct

[@defendfreedom777]

@@Mixran yes I agree with you on your point,but I think that maybe the point my terp was trying to make is that somehow these tall blond blue eyed people that I seen with my own eyes were in some way genetically related to the Hittites down through the ages.The Hittites it is my understanding did once live in this region,if I trace my own genetics back I have discovered that I am related to the Viking people of ancient Norway and it definitely shows in my appearance,all of us living Go back to someone who lived many thousands of years ago.

[@Psychiatrick]

Johnnie Wood .... I "think" was is missing is Genesis 36:2, the union of Esau and Cana'an through the lines of the money/military power then/now the Hittites. With their code of Cana'an ("canon") law, sodomy, pedophilia and Ba'al priests it is easy to equate Vatican curia's council of Cana'an being Hittite! O. K. that is one part of Gen3sis 36:2; where are the Esau-ites today? The State of Isn't Real is situated on the land David bought with God's approval. At 1948 it was Judah George VI who symbolically gave David's land back to Cana'an under the Ball Four Declaration. Shortly after Vatican received the land the land was then loaned to the Esau-ites who created the Iewish State of Isn'tReal. We have seen the Hittites and Esau-ites in business June 6-11 1967 when Vatican sent Isn'tReal to take Hebron in the 666 daze war. Now why would the Cana'anites want with Hebron other than the DNA within the Cave of the Patriarchs at Hebron. Do you suppose the mRNA World War III "shot" has anything to do with attacking the DNA specific to the Seed of Abraham ... witch would invariably include the Esau-ites? I think it is brilliant how We the People (government) conned the brain dead We the PERSONS (voters) into taking the "shot" absent any lawful orders! I further believe this world is on the bicuspid of radical change in a good way! With the Number 2 international Terrorists about to be wiped out and the #1 International Terrorists, the "Christians", following them as JeZEUS told them to obey the civil authority, the world will be rid of the 2 greatest brain dead this world has ever seen! What a scene!

[@halashl7197]

Hey Cy, thank you for well-researched content. Do you study some ancient languages by any chance?

[@HistorywithCy]

Hi! A little bit...I've dabbled a bit in Old Persian and taken a couple of classes in Middle Persian (Pahlavi-Parsig) and basic Avestan. Other than that just read translations of others' work and browse through Sumerian and Akkadian/Babylonian dictionaries. Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate it and glad that you liked the video!

[@MaximilianOOO491]

Excellent work! Thank you for narrating this Bronze Age history

[@HistorywithCy]

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

[@BenSHammonds]

this subject is of grand interest, enjoyed the episode

[@dr.enochmetatron6830]

greatly appreciated. many thanks. have a great day always

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank YOU for stopping by...glad you liked the video. Stay safe!

[@blueeyes6852]

So I finally finished this video! It seemed every time I snuggled up to watch, some interruption would present itself... This video was super cool Cy! • The picture at 2:30 looked like the picture was taken yesterday! • I really liked the. reliefs too • I also was thinking about how all the news was passed. Having to walk, ride all those miles every time something needed to be reported. • You did great on the artists' renditions too. • Thanks for also putting in names of places with their current name. I had a lot of fun on this 'trip' to the middle east... Thank you! 👏💞👇🌟

[@HistorywithCy]

Glad you liked it! This was the longest one I've put together. I think in future I'll be doing mostly shorter ones but in a series, like the recent Sumerian or Akkadian Empire ones... viewers seem to like shorter vids that are easier to digest. I suppose if they like those, they'll watch others in the series. I'm also going to do some more informal vids as well. Hittites are a really fascinating people and culture and I'm planning a few more vids the subject. If you have any requests, please let me know and I'll see what I can do. Thanks again for stopping by and your kind words...they are very inspiring and motivate to make more of these! It's appreciated!

[@hikeoganessian9729]

Professor Jensen also says. ‘For almost everything that is known in the Hittite language is Old Armenian in form..Historian Sayce 1845-1933) also consider Hittite and Armenian to be one and the same’. and Rothman, quoted earlier, said...''All that was known in Mesopotamia came from Armenia and that Armenia is the absent fragment in the entire mosaic of the ancient world's civilization's construction. what some historians say...H.V. Hilprecht(1859-1925) a Clark research professor of Assyriology and scientific director Babylonian expedition at the University of Penn. argue that the Hittite tongue is Armenian and the Hittites themselves were of Armenian stock...according to Ellis (1861) through language analysis we observe that under the names of Phrygians, Thracians,Pelasgians and Etruscans spread westward from Armenia to Italy and Elis claimed that the closest affinities of the Aryan element are the Armenians ..other historians that agree are..Hellenthal, Busgy, Brand, Wilson, Myers and Falush...let me quote Merrick (2012) All religions are descended from and ancient Vedic cosmology described in the Rib - Veda, originating in Armenia near Mt. Ararat at least 6800 ys ago and the basic concepts of a transcendental mountain extending into space and populated planet Star-gods were developed...he further says...This Astrotheology then migrated with Armenian Aryans to found the Sumerian Ethiopian/Egyptian and Indian civilizations and religions...from Language as a fingerprint Setyan...

[@ricardobernalc6170]

Amazing video, I learnt a lot about the Hittites in the Novel 'The Egyptian' by Mika Waltari. Very amazing people indeed.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you! I've heard of that novel but never read it... maybe I'll check it out...thanks!

[@sharonkeith601]

Ricardo Bernal C / I read that book too! 📣

[@samkohen4589]

I believe a movie was made from that book.

[@historysmysteriesunveiled8043]

@@samkohen4589 Is there any chance you recall the name of the film?

[@samkohen4589]

@@historysmysteriesunveiled8043 In Search of the Trojan War, Part III. It is brilliant

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

The Smithsonian Channel had a great documentary about the Hittites a few years ago. Interestingly enough it was titled, The Hittites.

[@hikeoganessian9729]

Professor Jensen also says. ‘For almost everything that is known in the Hittite language is Old Armenian in form..Historian Sayce 1845-1933) also consider Hittite and Armenian to be one and the same’. and Rothman, quoted earlier, said...''All that was known in Mesopotamia came from Armenia and that Armenia is the absent fragment in the entire mosaic of the ancient world's civilization's construction. what some historians say...H.V. Hilprecht(1859-1925) a Clark research professor of Assyriology and scientific director Babylonian expedition at the University of Penn. argue that the Hittite tongue is Armenian and the Hittites themselves were of Armenian stock...according to Ellis (1861) through language analysis we observe that under the names of Phrygians, Thracians,Pelasgians and Etruscans spread westward from Armenia to Italy and Elis claimed that the closest affinities of the Aryan element are the Armenians ..other historians that agree are..Hellenthal, Busgy, Brand, Wilson, Myers and Falush...let me quote Merrick (2012) All religions are descended from and ancient Vedic cosmology described in the Rib - Veda, originating in Armenia near Mt. Ararat at least 6800 ys ago and the basic concepts of a transcendental mountain extending into space and populated planet Star-gods were developed...he further says...This Astrotheology then migrated with Armenian Aryans to found the Sumerian Ethiopian/Egyptian and Indian civilizations and religions...from Language as a fingerprint Setyan...

[@sudarshandeshpande7428]

Very good , informative account of a far fetched (time wise) empire of Hittites. One can get full idea of Hittite Kingdom in a nutshell from this video. I wonder how the stone inscriptions of as old as 1700 B C are produced and deciphered in Anatolia, Whereas in India we dont have such ancient meaningful stone inscriptions before 3 rd century B C . Can you tell something about Bogaz koy stone inscriptions near Hatthusa which give an account of conditions of treaty held between Hittites and Mittanis in 14 th century B C ? Because in that treaty there is mention of Indian RigVedic Gods like Indra and Mitra.

[@carltonvincent914]

Very good documentary son You got talents . Please keep up the good work!

[@farajaraf]

I like how the map is modem showing Lake Assad.