The Real Scorpion King (Scorpion I of Egypt)

Who was the first king of Egypt? Scholars constantly debate that question. One candidate though is the mysterious figure known simply known as king Scorpion. Thought at one time to have been a mythical figure, it turns out that king who's symbol or insignia was a Scorpion actually did exist. The discovery of his tomb in the city of Abydos has caused archaeologists to reexamine what they thought they knew about Egypt's earliest history.
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[@adrianokury]

The Scorpion King came so early in Egyptian history that the glyph of the scorpion was still depicted with a tail. The tail was typically removed in later inscriptions for apotropaic effect.

[@Eabatu]

Im a Mesopotamian guy, but this Egyptian stuff is very interesting. Great vid, Egypt is a place I need to learn more about

[@HistorywithCy]

Yeah, I also have studied the history of Mesopotamia more, but when the two interact, it's pretty super interesting, especially during the late Bronze Age. If you get a chance, take a look at the Amarna letters between the rulers of Egypt, Babylon, Assyria, the Mitanni and the Hittites. It's really cool how all of these peoples interacted with each other. Thanks again for stopping by, I really appreciate it!

[@HistorywithCy]

@Raha Aja Hi, hope all is well! I had done a podcast on the Amarna letters some time back, though it's more on the relationships between some kings rather than daily life. You can check it out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jX7cgIBtjpKbqpI If you have any other questions or if there's another way that I can help, please don't hesitate to let me know. Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate it...stay safe!

[@mobmob145]

@JJAG0102 shhhhhh

[@HVLLOWS1999]

I love all histories from pretty much everywhere. I’d say I’m a Mesoamarica guy though. For some reason my heart jumps just a little more when learning of Civilizations of ancient Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, & Honduras.

[@361degressvr7]

​@@JJAG-bu4mm Gobetlikepê , mont caramel is from 14 000 years , not only antlatis bro, before the deluge in 10 000, atlantis is not what people talking about , its a civilisation advanced , yes but not magic or thing like that. They were installed on a submersive place when Dryas ended , and the sea level increase to 120meters more . For me ITS Not a polar swift but the equinoxe precession , (maybe both) Take a look at the milankovitch cycle, is well explained . Circular iced ages happen, and mayvbe coming back in the futur > 2000 years maybe More , nobody know. But now we know the cause.. all scientist proofs are there,

[@someinteresting]

It is great you mention the theory about hieroglyphics being earlier than cuneiform. It is rarely discussed.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, got to go where the evidence leads... it may end up being the case one day, who knows as more areas of the world are uncovered and studied. Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate it! More on Egypt to come soon!

[@kelso7206]

"I haven't seen it, so I can't comment on it" That line always makes me smile

[@SakuraAsranArt]

The ceremonial mace is actually linked to Scorpion II not Scorpion I and some archeologists believe he was actually King Namer, the first king to unify upper and lower Egypt. Although this is up for debate and other archeologists believe that Namer was Scorpion II's successor. Namer has his own separate macehead which depicts a similar scene to the Scorpion macehead. If they were the same person I'm not sure why he would need two of the things.

[@HistorywithCy]

Hi, thanks for stopping by and your comment. Yes, that is one theory... the most recent books that I used (Romer, Wilkenson - see video description for link to "Sources and Recommended Reading") though identify the macehead as belonging to a single king Scorpion. The macehead was also found in Hierakonopolis many years before the U-j tomb was discovered in 1998 and then later fully excavated with Carbon-14 dating in 2002, which dates the tomb to the year 3200 BCE, a few centuries earlier than Narmer is believed to have lived. So some think that the macehead could have been a sort of heirloom that was passed down to future kings, for example a Scorpion II if he did indeed exist. I agree that Narmer was the first king to unify upper and lower Egypt because he is depicted wearing the dual crown representing both, but I don't know if he is indeed Scorpion II. That's something I'd have to delve further into. I'll be doing a short video on Narmer soon, more just about who he was and why he was important, but in a month or two I'll be starting a podcast on predynastic and early dynastic Egypt (after the ones on Assyria and a new one on Canaan are complete) where I'll hopefully delve into this topic in more depth. Thanks again for your comments, I really appreciate them as I too learn from them and love hearing your thoughts. Any other questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Thanks and stay safe!

[@hectorosbert]

@@HistorywithCy Really looking forward to the predynastic Egypt videos, it's a very murky period of time that has always fascinated me.

[@MH-sm5qk]

@memnon9 ok all that stuff was nice and all, but... Ramses III, the last native pharaoh? surely that can't be right... don't you think? like...did you forget all the pharaohs after him?

[@icantthinkofaname940b2]

Thanks you for these wonderful videos. The Bronze Age and Chalcolithic Periods are my favorite time periods to learn about.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you, glad you like them and more to come!

[@paulannable3734]

Once again my imagination has been stimulated by learning something I had absolutely no idea about until I clicked on this video. Really interesting and really well told. Thanks!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much, I really appreciate the kind words and am thrilled that you learned something...makes my day! More to come, stay safe!

[@jondoe7221]

Another fantastic show. Keep them coming!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much, no plans to stop! Stay safe out there!

[@JDG602]

Man, I would love to see a Complete and Concise History of Ancient Egypt on your channel like the Sumerian program. I think it would be a monumental undertaking but from seeing your work I know you could pull it off. Hopefully one day. I appreciate your hard work. Your channel is much appreciated and welcomed. It is amazing to have something like this for us people fascinated with ancient cultures. Thank you!

[@worLDinheritance962]

This channel is about the entire Egyptian history in many ways

[@karlabird835]

🙋‍♀️Hola,Cy during these hard time it's great to get away from it all with your amazing work thanks.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you and please, stay safe! All the best to you and your loved ones!

[@blueeyes6852]

Well said Miss Bird! 😊🐦

[@justinmalangoni9467]

hey bud, i've been watching your channel a lot, great stuff.

[@Eumenis]

First I upvote and then I enjoy the content, keep going dear CY.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much, I really appreciate it! More to come for sure, no plans to stop!

[@purplepunch4904]

History with Cy do more mesoamerican videos

[@AcanLord]

One of those drawings looks like a guy being attacked by a giant eurypterid.

[@martian6865]

I won't Google eurypterid but I'll take ur word for it, have a like

[@hyperion3145]

@@martian6865 Sea Scorpions are badass

[@martian6865]

@@hyperion3145 Thank you I've spent five months wondering wtf a eurypterid was. Gotta divorce, living in my car, sold a kidney and became a renown drug dealer. Now I can get my life back together. If only I would've known you commented 4 months ago, take a like my guy 🍻

[@martian6865]

@Raha Aja No I only use yahoo

[@connorgolden4]

Hey Cy, could you do a video or two on third intermediate period and saite dynasty egypt? I feel like no one talks about ancient Egypt between Ramses III and Ptolemy I.

[@HistorywithCy]

For sure, eventually I want to cover all periods of Egyptian history... thanks for the suggestion, appreciate it!

[@sasaniansoldier7118]

Beautiful video as always bro

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks my friend, and all the best for Nowruz to you and your family!

[@sasaniansoldier7118]

@@HistorywithCy Happy nowruz to you and your family too brother 🌷🌷🌷

[@UNSOLVABLE]

History Profiles uploaded a video recently covering the Scorpion King - lots of details in the two of these videos

[@mikethek5494]

H. W. F. Saggs & David Diringer put Cuneiform as 'probable' a few hundred years older than Egypt's Hieroglyphics. Evidence of a long development period includes token accounting: tokens put in a clay pot as a record of goofs received. Later tokens of different shapes and sizes were impressed on the outside of the pot. We find these abstract symbols alongside early pictographs.

[@ag2938]

Very Nice Video.

[@lunatik3395]

Plot twist: the king actually hated scorpions and died of a scorpion sting..

[@MrTryAnotherOne]

4:48 Lower left of the tablet: Is that a depiction of a Sphinx?

[@chazzokunomo6874]

thinking the same thing. The rest of the body could be missing to 1: save space on the tablet or 2: the rest of it was covered in sand?. Good catch btw.

[@chazzokunomo6874]

this could be proof it existed at least 6000 years ago

[@dalia_mar]

I was wondering, is there any relation between the king Scorpion and the religious beliefs of the ancient Jiroft, because there have been unearthed many Scorpio figures/half man half Scorpio etc.

[@pintopplx]

There is Scorpion I that ruled the upper Egypt and the better known Scorpion II of Nekhen.

[@Sandra.Molchanova]

As a Scorpio, I appreciate all videos about scorpions :))) If you say he was Scorpion the FIRST, does that mean we can expect more???

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha so I've heard! You can definitely expect more on ancient Egyptian history, that's for sure. With regard to another Scorpion, many scholars believe that there was another king of the same name (we'll call him Scorpion II), but very little other than the name exists about him. Many also believe that the two Scorpion kings are one and the same person, but this again is hard to prove if at all. Lots of theories, little conclusive proof. The next king I"ll touch up on will be Narmer and then we'll get into the Early Dynastic Period of Egypt. Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate it!

[@DesGardius-me7gf]

Must… resist… urge to sing “I Stand Alone” by Godsmack!

[@johnguill6129]

Is there a difference between being "king of Egypt" and being "Pharaoh of Egypt"? I know some kings of Egypt wore the red crown or white crown, and some wore both. But I have seen some kings wearing a blue head dress, like Tutankhamen, and many others wearing the blue and gold striped head dress, like Thutmose, or the Sphinx. What are those head dress items for? What types of weapons did Narmer equip his army with, and how much did that change over the next several hundred years? I know Philip of Macedon restructured his army and Alexander used those ideas quite well. Did anything like that happen in Egypt? When and how was currency developed in Egypt? You have done such a phenomenal job with all these videos, I thought you would be a good person to ask.

[@PiotrDzialak]

Ancient Egypt (Kemet) wasn't exactly "unified". One kingdom (Ta-Shemau/Upper Egypt) conquered another one (Ta-Mehu in the Nile's Delta). The kings of ancient Egypt for centuries (over a millennium?) remained kings of Two Lands (Tawi), maybe similar to "personal unions" known from Medieval and later Europe.

[@TheHOUSEOFELIJAH]

Deep so basically, you’re saying that it was the Libyans or the Berbers or the natives, who actually were the Egyptians but when you can say, Ethiopians begin to move in the landscape changed, and they became that only identify Egyptian’s and they subdued the natives or Libyans

[@PiotrDzialak]

@@TheHOUSEOFELIJAH Libyans, Amazigh, Qus and Ethiopians are all different people. What was considered ancient Egypt was inhabited by different ethnic groups, mainly black and brown African. Around 3150 BCE, two kingdoms existed Ta-Shemau and Ta-Mehu. People must have identified themselves with those kingdoms, because the rulers of the "united" Egypt related to them for a long time after the "unification".

[@TheHOUSEOFELIJAH]

@@PiotrDzialak Temehu are shown on the hieroglyphs as white. These are the same people as the Amazigh today this is the true land of origin, and the true land of the gods as Egyptian and its original name in the Bible is the son of Put which is punt where all the gods of the Egyptians have their origins especially Nut and Ammon

[@brixflores5121]

please make more videos about Ancient Egypt

[@HistorywithCy]

For sure, it's in the works, thanks for the suggestion. Stay safe!

[@HVLLOWS1999]

In the movie the scorpion king is constantly called Akkadian. So I assume the movie takes place in Mesopotamia, because if my recollection is clear they reference Egypt as a foreign land. I think they are in Neo-Sumerian times.

[@HistorywithCy]

Lol they call him Akkadian? Now I really need to see this movie, just to see what and how all of the historical references are used. I'll have to find it on some streaming service... Thanks again for stopping by, I really appreciate it!

[@HVLLOWS1999]

@@HistorywithCy yea man!

[@torfinnzempel6123]

@@HistorywithCy now you need to watch it and do an in depth review and analysis of the movie. What they got right and what they got wrong.

[@HVLLOWS1999]

@@torfinnzempel6123 yes!

[@pocketheart1450]

@@HistorywithCy did you ever watch it? I think the movie is pretty terrible but also a lot of fun, like 90s adventure shows, such as Hercules and Xena.

[@juanparacchini4772]

I wish we had a similar well preserved history and artifacts in Mesopotamia. Many greeks believed that the gods tales where actually based on real people who founded nations. (Comparable to the biblical Noahs sons or Adam and his descendants). So i wonder if a real guy like king scorpion was really behind later tales and religions of gods (like Re, Osiris, Seth, Isis, etc...) i think guys like Manetho and Diodorus actually believed that the gods where people who ruled on earth before the pharaohs and the kingdom of Egypt was founded.

[@ktiemz]

When will you finally make a video about the music of the Assyrians and their use of the Gibson SG?

[@HistorywithCy]

Hi, thanks for stopping by! Actually that's me. Lol I have a Gibson SG Standard and probably one day will play for y'all in a live stream or something. Got to think of what songs would be appropriate...maybe some heavy metal as we get into the Iron Age? Thanks again and hope all is well on your end...stay safe!

[@anne-marienordin7636]

Thank you!🙏🙏

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you for stopping by, really appreciate it...stay safe!

[@anne-marienordin7636]

@@HistorywithCy 💥💥💥

[@TheNorwog]

Thanks for spreading knowledge, sir. This makes me wonder if those that made that movie knew anything about the real king.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you for stopping by! I don't know, haven't seen it but I suppose they got the idea from hearing about the legendary/historical king, though I'm sure that when they were writing the script to the film almost 20 years ago, they didn't have as much information about him as we do today. Hmmm... I'm thinking now that I should really see the film. I'll have to check Netflix. Thanks again!

[@TheNorwog]

@@HistorywithCy tbh, the movie isn't that great but it ain't that bad either... lol.

[@MiloTheCrotonian]

The movie one was an akkadian

[@MiloTheCrotonian]

There was 2 other movies. He fought a Nubian king in the 3rd one

[@trondsi]

Thanks for this info! The more I learn about Egypt, the more it seems to have been earlier than Sumer in general development.

[@alissa6]

How so? Sumer, Ebla and Canaan predate Kemet.

[@trondsi]

@@alissa6 It's not that clear. We used to think that the writing system of Sumer was way ahead of Egypt for instance, but the with more recent finds has shrunk the difference. The Narmer palette is about the same time, and very similar in development to the Uruk vase.

[@alissa6]

@@trondsi I mean yeah it is clear, it predates Egypt for more than a thousand years. As far writing goes, cave people have been writing mumbo jambo on walls. Prophet Idris lived millions of years ago and he was the first human that God had taught how to write. So spoiler it really didn't start with Sumer. But what's that gotta do with civilization, Sumer came WAY before Egypt, not to mention also other two civilizations.

[@trondsi]

@@alissa6 According to your mythology and fairy tales it might be clear. But not according to actual archaeology. Egypt also abandoned human sacrifice earlier.

[@alissa6]

@@trondsi Why are you acting stupid? I told you it's clear that Sumer is WAY older than Egypt. It's clear history. It tells us that Sumer is the oldest recorded civilization. Check out Gobekli Tepe if you're not satisfied with Sumer. Also the story of prophet Idris is ironic in your argument. Not only was he the first to write but he also lived in present day Iraq and then migrated to Egypt. Both historical evidence and religious stories tells us time and time again that humanity and civilization moved like this Mesopotamia>Levant>Egypt. What came before Mesopotamia God only knows, but the place that ties Mesopotamia, Levant and Egypt is Arabia...

[@bibia666]

lol at the start.., have not seen that movie either.., (i try to stay away from pop culture).., and it serves me well i rather learn something and relax at the same time by watching your movies.., they are much better. greetings bibia ps the audio is loud in some videos..., a bit soft in others. and somehow i have trouble finding this playlist and i tried to save and favour it.... but that could be my bad.. iam bad with computer😂

[@abdulkhader5322]

Can you do full history of Egypt no other channel has it.

[@brandonjade2146]

Look up history of ancient egypt podcast

[@Vlad-wl3fw]

Interesting. But we need more :)

[@HistorywithCy]

More to come for sure...thanks!

[@onbedoeldekut1515]

Hi Cy, what's the reason for the reupload?

[@HistorywithCy]

Hi! I had incorrectly labeled Upper Egypt on the map. I thought it better to fix it now while the vid is still new than live with the error. Thanks and stay safe!

[@drswag0076]

if he was called Scorpion I then he might have a descendent named Scorpion II. also i saw the movie. the scorpion king played by the rock was said to be Akkadian as in the person of Sargon's empire. though he is thought to be the last Akkadian.

[@Bruhsephus]

That movie bussin

[@therealgodessisis]

"His toomb was looted" Artefacts now rest in museums in London and Cambridge.

[@Wewwers]

lmao ESL

[@ash9280]

Scorpion King is a fun movie if you just treat it as a sword and saddle action adventure film.

[@HistorywithCy]

Yeah, I definitely have to see it after making this video. Thanks, stay safe!

[@nicholaslash8760]

Guess they adopted some of that imagery for mortal combat scorpion character

[@allonzehe9135]

Can we please get a video about pre-dynastic Egypt?

[@HistorywithCy]

Yes, but that will probably be in podcast form which I'll release in the next couple of months. Thanks and stay tuned!

[@mattstakeontheancients7594]

History with Cy please let us know. Looking forward to the podcast.

[@yousefshahin2654]

King Scorpion is an important Egyptian king of the Pre Dynastic period (I am Egyptian)

[@anotheryoutubechannel4809]

5:45 kinda like the THEOrY of evolution.

[@ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095]

That "unmistakeble" scorpion could be a fish bone! 🤣 {:o:O:}

[@towermoss]

Gotta love the ancient world. A couple stick figures scratched into a rock is considered a historical document.

[@zainhartono7193]

They made the Scorpion King Akkadian in the movie. Not sure why.

[@jondoe7221]

There was also a later Scorpion King in the city of Kish during it's first dynasty. The ninth King. Very cool. Kish is really something .en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuqaqip

[@HistorywithCy]

Oh wow, I'm checking my copy of the King List right now... found it! "Kalumum reigned for 840 years, Zuqaqqip reigned for 900 years, Atab reigned for 600 years... " I didn't know that his name meant scorpion. Really interesting, thanks so much for sharing!

[@jondoe7221]

@@HistorywithCy My pleasure.

[@lucifermephistophilies6629]

As it is above so to shall it be below. Translation: What happens in southern Egypt so to shall it be held to happen in northern Egypt Am I correct in this phrases possible origin of usage?

[@lucifermephistophilies6629]

@christopher snedeker Lucifer is just an adaptation of evil. The world is much larger than the dogmatic scriptures of Abraham. In the much wider version for understanding refer to the beliefs of ahura Mazda and angra Mairyu

[@mdstanton1813]

The film was awful. They grabbed a hot, racially ambiguous guy and said 'you'll do' then tore a dozen pages out of a history book, shuffled them and thought 'ok there's our list of references and characters'

[@shielastrong6961]

How does he have a crown of Upper Egypt at a time when Egypt didn't exist .

[@getoitnow]

King Scorpion was A Giant

[@crmesson22k]

In the move the city was named gomorrah. Like sodom and gomorrah.

[@HistoryandHeadlines]

I actually still have a Scorpion King action figure! ;)

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha nice! Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate it!

[@HistoryandHeadlines]

@@HistorywithCy You're welcome! For what it's worth, I think I've seen all of the Scorpion King films. They are NOT historically accurate and vary considerably in quality, but they have their fun moments.

[@HistorywithCy]

@@HistoryandHeadlines Haha yeah my interest is peak after hearing so much about them in the last 24 hours. I'll have to see if one of the streaming services has it. Thanks and good luck on the 20th... was a fun project!

[@HistoryandHeadlines]

@@HistorywithCy If you do see the series, you could always do a History Vs. Hollywood review at some point! ;) Yes, I am really hoping #ProjectHerStory goes well on Friday. Due to recent events, I've been having to focus on converting my face-to-face lectures to online teaching, which means I've not had time to make new videos and I think my channel is hurting as a consequence, so yeah, I'm hoping that the collaboration on Friday helps. :)

[@kvelez]

Fun fact.

[@akudanmuzik6401]

2:20 WTH

[@lucifermephistophilies6629]

But hold on...no this is the tomb of the deposed king of Jasher, the Morningstar

[@scottcooper3491]

It's the Nile river

[@Ai-he1dp]

The Scorpion king by the history king.

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha thanks, I"m flattered, hope I live up to the title... glad you like the content and more on Egypt to come soon! And as always, thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate it!

[@OAKIE9531]

why did the clay tablets have holes in them?

[@husambotros3958]

Possibly for hanging on the wall using pegs.

[@adrianokury]

Probably to be carried in heaps by sticking a string in the holes.

[@firstaidsack]

Are you sure this isn't about Scorpion II?

[@MiloTheCrotonian]

The scorpion king in the movie was known as the last akkadian

[@MiloTheCrotonian]

@christopher snedeker dude the movie. Not the history.

[@MiloTheCrotonian]

@christopher snedeker yes I know that. No need to correct

[@carlosaugustodinizgarcia3526]

Crazy that they mixed Scorpion I of Egypt and Sargon of Akkad (the mythical ruler,not the youtuber).

[@onuscronus984]

It is good thing that you didn't see that movie it would of gave you permanent brain damage.

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha so I've heard... still, I've heard so much about it from all of you in the last 24 hours that I feel that I need to watch it now. Hopefully some streaming service has it. Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate it!

[@xxxdieselyyy2]

Scorpion I was in ET era.

[@kaarlimakela3413]

Dwayne ... where were we?

[@HistorywithCy]

I still have to see the movie... been meaning to but can't find it on Netflix. Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it...stay safe!

[@kaarlimakela3413]

Try a more humble source ... Basic cable lol ...

[@HistorywithCy]

@@kaarlimakela3413 Cable? What? That's so 2010...

[@MyRealName148]

The scorpion king crushed the great toilet paper revolt of the post dynastic period.

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha went to Costco a few days back... saw the two people fighting over the last jumbo pack of Charmin... was a strange, but sad sight to see. Stay safe and thanks for stopping by!

[@lorraineclawless469]

Omg im 😨

[@scottcooper3491]

Me

[@elisejaudon925]

Did you have tj chance to watch the movie Scorpion King yet?? Fanciful at best.

[@ruthcasteel5311]

intetesting

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you, glad you found it useful...stay safe!

[@bkohatl]

You don't have to see it, has nothing to do with the real Pharaoh.

[@ajithsidhu7183]

0:08 i have but he was mesopotamia and asweome

[@HistorywithCy]

Yeah, another viewer also said that they kept calling him "Akkadian" which would be odd for one from Egypt. Interesting, now I've got to see this movie!

[@ajithsidhu7183]

@@HistorywithCy was the best, can you also do one on acient war tatics?

[@HistorywithCy]

@@ajithsidhu7183 on Egyptian tactics or another civilization?

[@ajithsidhu7183]

@@HistorywithCy frankly any inculding egyptians and all

[@HistorywithCy]

@@ajithsidhu7183 ok cool. I'm looking into doing one on the battle of Kadesh and some of the Persian-Greek campaigns later on, although Kings and Generals and Baz Battles already have some really good vids on those. Thanks again!

[@adrianokury]

Very nice video. Shouldn't it be "hi-era-COM-po-lis" (rhyming with come, police) instead of "hi-era-co-NAW-pol-lis" (rhyming with monopoly)?

[@blueeyes6852]

Hey you! Hope you've been well! I just saw a video come up and I thought of you immediately! It's entitled, BREAKING NEWS - Rare Canaanite Temple Excavated. I really hope you haven't watched it yet, as it would be nice to do something for you! Stay well friend! 💞😊🌏✌

[@HistorywithCy]

Hi Blue, great to hear from you! Yes, I did see that video...it's by Pete from History Time on another one of his channels. It's really cool stuff! You're in luck in though, I'll also be putting out a history of Canaan in the next month, probably as an extended podcast... I have most of the script done but I'll have to see which format will be better for it. More importantly, I hope that you're staying well during this unprecedented time. Stay strong and thank you!

[@blueeyes6852]

@@HistorywithCy Oh you! I was so hoping for a history surprise (some surprise - you even knew his name, lol) for you. Well, the important thing is, you got to see it! I'm stoked for your next month videos. I'm a christian, so I find this history fascinating. Glad to hear you're working! Keep up the spirits! Real nice to hear from you! Stay well! 🌷

[@valmarsiglia]

Unmistakably a scorpion? Looks more like a crawfish lol. Maybe his real name was King Crawdaddy.

[@scottcooper3491]

Scorpio scorpion were first on earth

[@361degressvr7]

Hi every one , Nice video. At 2:22 . The person in the claws of the Scorpion is the LIBRA constellation. and Behind wih an arc Sagitarius, just ask google . All this is STARS representations. It is now known that the stars which compose it were linked to the claws of the scorpion in the past, approximately 5000 years, but that everything being in movement, today they form 2 distinct constellations. Being the most obvious constellation in the sky in my opinion with Orion. I mean the Scorpio constellation is really evident by its shape of actually representing a Scorpio. In my opinion. This is why it stimulated the imaginations of our ancestors and it will continue to do so. In 3200 BC , when equinoxe happen , it was in the scoprion constellation.; I MEAN Spring the 23 mars we knwo at this date happen in the corpion , due TO the EQUINOXE PRECESSION

[@donovandelaney3171]

It's a lot older then that since you can't trust carbon dating.

[@killthecensors58]

Spoiler alert, the movie Scorpion King was terrible. This is much better. Thankyou!

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha so I've heard, though after making this video, I really do want to see it, just for kicks. Thanks again for stopping by and stay safe!

[@Argacyan]

I saw it as a kid and it was at least entertaining in terms of action & having stuff like a half-human half-scorpion Dwayne Johnson.

[@mosquitoinyourears9973]

Narmer

[@lucifermephistophilies6629]

I apologize that comment about Thoth I did not post someone hacked my account or something

[@troydavis1]

Hey Cy ! I really LOVE your stuff, but i just have a beef with you over the use of one teeny tiny word, which unfortunately you do not use in its scientific appelation but in its common language, semantically confusing, meaning, which has as consequences that many ignorant people continue to mis-understand the word, and thus attack real scientific facts, in particular the undeniable fact of evolution by natural selection, which is key to understanding the world. I mean of course the word "theory" at 5:49 to speak of what you should correctly refer to as a "hypothesis" !! Otherwise, you use the word theory to mean something which is unsubstantiated and iffy, whereas in the scientific sense, it is a strong and coherent explanatory framework, like for relativity or evolution. By using "theory" instead of "hypothesis" which is correct here, you are giving ammunition to the anti-science people :-(. So please, use "hypothesis" whenever it is more accurate, and keep theory for other contexts where there really are complete theories (like there can be competing theories for the Bronze Age Collapse, with multiple hypothesis in each, evidence etc.) We must NOT feed the ignoramuses who ultimately harm humanity with their irrational fantasies. Maybe Covid-19 will knock some sense into them, but I doubt it.

[@HistorywithCy]

Hi, thanks so much for the feedback, I really appreciate it. You know, I never thought about this choice of words but what you say makes a lot of sense. Like you I also want to be as fact-based/scientific as possible (no alien "theories" here). I will do my best to use the word hypothesis when relevant. Thanks again, I really appreciate it!

[@markherron1407]

Scorpion 🦂 King I IS BLACK 🖤 Blessings and Hugs 💖💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕!

[@FranciscoPereira-px6mu]

Scorpion King, was the first "Faraoh" of aintiant Egipt: From the "PROTO PEEREEOUD. The Hebreu's God, YHWH, already existed. JEOVÁ é um Deus, do panteão dos deuses, que sonda os corações. Ele sabe o seu íntimo.

[@donomar8517]

Ancient Egyptian and modern east africans are the one and the same.. Even according Bible and hieroglyphics... Yes ancient Egyptians are black modern Egyptians werent there then.. They are ptolemic

[@alexthefan68]

The movie is good Don’t be pretentious The rock is an Acadian Doesn’t make total sense But so what