The History of an Elamite City (SUSA)

Susa was one of the oldest cities in the world and part of the site is still inhabited as Shush, Khuzestan Province, Iran. Excavations have uncovered evidence of continual habitation dating back to 4395 BCE but that early community grew from an even older one dating back to c. 7000 BCE. Susa was a principal city of the Elamite, Achaemenid Persian, and Parthian empires and was originally known to the Elamites as 'Susan’ or 'Susun’. The Greek name for the city was Sousa and the Hebrew, Shushan. It is mentioned in the Bible in the books of Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and most notably the Book of Esther and was said to be the home of both Nehemiah and Daniel. It is important to note that these locations were not only mentioned in biblical texts but also in other religious texts as well.
Although Shush presently occupies most of the ancient city’s location, an archaeological site of largely unexcavated tells is nearby. The temple/palace area and graves were excavated in the 19th and 20th centuries CE but further excavation is required. According to UNESCO, “the excavated architectural monuments include administrative, residential, and palatial structures” and the site contains several layers of urban settlement dating from the 5th millennium BCE through the 13th century CE.
The old city was situated between the modern rivers Karkheh and Dez (the rivers Choaspes and Eulaeus mentioned in the Biblical Book of Daniel 8:2, where Daniel received his vision), which bring mud down from the Zagros Mountains making the area one of the most fertile in the region.
It was the political center of Elam early in the 4th millennium BCE and there is a fortress, still extant, which dates back to this period as well as the ruins of buildings from the Persian, Macedonian, Syrian-Greek, and Parthian eras, making the Susa site of particular historical importance as it provides significant evidence of the evolution of cultures in the region over a vast period of time. It was accorded status as a site of Outstanding Universal Value by UNESCO in 2015 CE.
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Thanks for your video. Could you please make a videos about Jiroft civilization and shahre sokhteh . Thanks again.

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For whatever it's worth, I found in the book of Daniel a prefix "rab." In the language of the time it meant master of 18. This meant they were using boats with a crew of 18. I thought this might be of interest in marine archeology.

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I remember having read the titel 'rabshake' (in german, Luther) - never knew what that exactly meant. Maybe the full titel for 'rab.'? From a video i remember the titel 'shukal' or 'shukal-mah', were mah means the 'bigger', the 'master'. So 'shakal' was the smaller governor over an area of land, the shukal-mah the lord (landlord/king?).

[@terrywallace5181]

Very good program! I have been interested in Susa, but never could find much information. This is great!

[@urf808]

These were a murderous evil people why do you want to know of them. They invaded after the Sargon Empire left. They loved the devil and not God Almighty.

[@dennisrydgren]

Great history. Most people seem to think that history, as in civilization, started with the Greek islands about 500 BC.

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You mean just most half educated eurocentrists?

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@@gotian6649 kurdesan a part in iran👍🏼🤝

[@johncollins211]

Nobody believes that. This is just flat out false you will never hear anyone say that. The Greek culture is the father of western culture. To understand the west you must study the greeks so we put more emphasis in that. In America we are taught at a young age about sumer and Egypt as the first civilizations.

[@vijjit7419]

We Tamils from Sri Lanka call our Tamil land as Eelam… “ur” means village in our language! We still use it! The name “Susai” is still in use as well! Are we connected 🤔 Ancient civilization is full of mystery!

[@Henrikbuitenhuis]

Thanks so much

[@aryarish]

Thank you for doing Iranian history!

[@shutruk-nahunte3309]

It is Elamite history kid

[@aryarish]

Iran includes Elemite and Gurians and the Mittani and the Pars and the Part and the Medes and all within the geographical land, (for at least 2 thousand years ago.) it is not a racial term. Iran usually meaning indo eropean peoples ,but Elemite is pre aryan iran history. please educate yourself, kid. My family is Lak from Ilam in Iran, where are you from internet warrior? @@shutruk-nahunte3309

[@mazyar_]

@@shutruk-nahunte3309 Elamite history is a part of Iranian history.

[@micha2909]

The story is great, but the images we see have little to do with the text. Most of the time we're seeing the Chogha Zanbil ziggurat which isn't in Susa at all. Also, you are showing a reconstruction of a (Darius'?) palace when talking about the French 19th century castle.

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There's an obvious reason he's choosing not to use original images of the Elamites but chose to use modern paintings. Truly pathetic!

[@CJBroonie]

@@gerrythorington7332what’s pathetic? Not everyone can secure images at a cost and you really don’t know how the video was put together. Don’t like it, make your own video or don’t watch this one.

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​@@CJBroonie it is eurocentric philosophy, not of the Autochthonous original people not migrants or colonist.

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Offering to the Marduk algorithm while Nick is in hospital.

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Lindo ❤

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at 19:43 there is an arch in the wall at the bottom.....

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Damn Susa got its ass kicked all sorts of times over the years by all sorts of people.

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😊👍

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Tão lindo o iran ❤❤❤❤

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I look at all these ancient cities and they’re all deserts. How could they live there? I loved the part where he is talking about axes and says, “they were probably used as hoes”. 🤣.

[@AsiaMinor12]

The city of Shiraz had over a million people living there, so I'm sure your ancient people knew how to survive there.

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Wasn't desert back then

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Interesting

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Mer Shushina Aper srank lriv kharnel en Irar

[@gregoryrollins59]

So where is this silver coffin of Daniel? Peace and agap'e.

[@andybeans5790]

Bloody Elamitecists, claiming everything is Elamite

[@edoboleyn]

Everything IS Elamite.

[@samsalamander8147]

Wasn’t Ela or El a name for God in that period?

[@shutruk-nahunte3309]

No

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@@shutruk-nahunte3309 Thanks for the enlightening answer buddy

[@Mr713mexican]

Yes. El is a Canaanite god though. Not from Elam

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Cyrus wasn't from perses He was from ellam and fake draius was got power and named persia

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How funny you are

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​@@behraddadashzadeh9872this actually may be true Cambridge itself has an full article on it Cyruses name is elamite kurlush is an elamite name for king kidding hutrans father Cyrus called himself king of Anshan Wich is elamite title Cambyses his son married his own sister Wich is an elamite tradition Cambyses wore elamite robes according to Herodotus And many more valid reasons but it will probably never come to anything the idea is that bardia was the true king and Darius rebeled against him I don't know that you are aware of this or not but Darius the great crushed many rebellions in his era more than 10 rebellions why the satrapies didn't rebel against bardia Cyrus of cambyses

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​@@shutruk-nahunte3309The Elamites are the oldest tribes of Iran, whose new generation is the Bakhtiaris. The Persians are related to the Elamites. What are you looking for? The Kasi are Lor and the Elamites are Bakhtiari and have the same roots as the Persians. What do you know about Zoroaster? What do you know about the Vimana of Zoroaster? What do you know about the history of Iran, even King Arthur was Iranian, and from the Kasi people, refer to the knights of the Persian round table, etc... What do you know about Perseus, the ancestor of the Persians and us Iranians? The Elamites, the same as the Bakhtiaris, are natives of several thousand years

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Great vedio! just stick to TCF of BC and AD

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Not on board with ‘bce” and “ce” - stopping video and NOT SUBSCRIBING.

[@michaelnorthcott3017]

It gets annoying. its said so often.

[@nadzach]

I was looking for some evidence of the original meaning of the word "susa" or "sousa." A mysterious scripture reads "the horse is a vain thing for safety." Because the horse has value as a symbol, I wondered if the name Joshua (Jesus in Engkish) might not mean "the horse of God" in the sense of the military meaning of the horse as arriving to save God's people from an enemy. Paroah's captain and evil forces were. "the horse and rider." Israel was to God, "my magnificent horse in battle." Most significant to me was the execution of the witch Jezebel. When no man seemed capable, she was trampled to death by a horse. The word "sousa' had come to mean vanity. I reasoned that owning a horse as opposed to the more practical ass or mule would certainly have seemed a vanity. Had the meaning morphed from "horse" to "vanity?" (Just looking for evidence)

[@tsitsinoponjavidze1721]

If you need to understand how live in Susa check ancient history of Caucasian Albanian people of Caucasus Coll they Alvanc and tile now they are city named Susa-shusha on ancient land of Albani today’s country of Azerbaijan

[@MylesFCorcoran]

Decent history here but the images are almost never what the commentary is about.

[@TWOCOWS1]

what is "CE"??

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@@gtaterbugIt is the "common era" only to the communists, their Antifa darlings, and the PC victims. IT IS the CHRISTIAN era, just like the Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Zoroastrian, Hindu, Jain, ....... calendars and eras. Why only defile the Christian calendar? Why not make your own communist calendar, taking, say, Spartacus's rebellion as year 1 in this PC calendar of the communists?.

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@@TWOCOWS1 👆👆 Imagine being this sensitive

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@@zache.1226 protesting the insulting of 2.2billion people, their religious honor and sensibilities is being too sensitive? That what the brainless leftist liberals would tell you: insult many in order to protect your chosen few

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also known as SHUSH DANIAL

[@jimmyhunter9656]

Would've enjoyed this had it not been for the "bce/ce crapp... IT'S BC and AD !!!... JESUS IS LORD and ALIVE AND WELL and in control TODAY!!

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Provide, links, to statements , otherwise worthless opinions.

[@Jivanmuktishu]

I agree with some comments that "BCE" gets said much too often. After three repetitions it should be clear that the dates precede the Common Era, and the annoying letters could be dropped until a CE date emerges. I do not, on the other hand, agree with the use of BC and AD. BCE = "Before the Common Era"; CE = "Common Era". BC = "Before Christ", referring to a mythological character of religious literature, or an historical rabbi of uncertain date. AD = " (Latin) "Year of the Lord" (the Lord Nozoo?).

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[@gotian6649]

Ellam city is kurdish city this day next to zagros mountain Kurdish from South And kurdish from north is median Fake draius got power SOME time after

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Kurds are nomadic tribesmen of Persia.

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Elam =Bakhtiari people.

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Arbia

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@@user-sk1bt7dz8q for ever Bakhtiari =Elam 🌹

[@russelleads2145]

You fools keep saying BCE AND CE. But, it remains to be true that the reason for the demarcation, was his DEATH! BC AND AD still apply, lol.

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Ok boomer

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@@anonemoose9130 an ANON? Lol, strikes me as hilarious!

[@tam323]

Ok, so first of all, the Bible is NOT a history book and secondly- no secondly necessary.