What's the Oldest Country in the World?

An attempt to answer the question "What's the oldest country in the world?". This question has no correct answer, but I try to suggest some potential candidates and then finally give my opinion as to which is the oldest.
I hope you enjoy the video, feel free to leave your opinion as to the world's oldest country!
Music:
'Silver Flame' - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com/music/royalty-...)
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[@Wendoverproductions]

You're saying there was a country before America?

[@jack031511]

Wendover Productions hi

[@thomasthai1363]

Wendover Productions hello

[@GotchaJustin]

Pretty sure there wasn't an Earth before America

[@andrewd9622]

Wendover Productions bonjour konnichiwa

[@monkofdarktimes]

Wendover Productions yes of course are you under the American rock

[@sierrayankee2362]

"Country" "Nation/State" are modern concepts..... Historically speaking it should be classified as longest continuing civilisations.

[@filipbabovic8474]

5Head indeed

[@ENCLAVEDivisionX]

Wrong the word state is very ancient... but I agree civilization would work better

[@LacXav]

"could", not "should". There is no best way to classify it, it is deeply arbitrary and depends on the one who asks the question.

[@Father-of-Xerxes]

Money Maker sure but the word “state” has a very different meaning now than it has historically

[@fascism7265]

Civilization is a country... Culture, Names, Food, Government. Fine, Lets call mongols "tatars."

[@georgios_5342]

Also, Greece wasn't ruled by the Byzantines, they WERE the Byzantines! In his final speech, emperor Constantinos XI the Palaiologos, talked to his people as " his Romioi (Romans), his Greeks (Hellenes)"

[@vagnak3605]

I came here to comment on the same case.

[@georgios_5342]

@@0gJulian what is?

[@trystar-sl1mi]

I swear he proclaimed that "byzantines" were Romans.

[@georgios_5342]

@@trystar-sl1mi their country was called the Roman empire but they were Greeks, and they did rule it. Think about Austria. It is called Austria but its people are Germans and it is ruled by Germans. The reasons behind the Byzantine Empire being called Roman while being Greek are mainly two but also a few others. First of all, the term Hellene (Greek) had come to mean pagan ever since the christianisation of the Greeks ended in the 6th century. The second reason is that Rome wasn't just any empire back in the day. It was THE empire, the empire that had ruled over the entire (known) world and was supposed to be the strongest, the destined eternal ruler of the world. For all peoples it was really important to have a connection with the empire (that's why the Germans renamed to the Holy Roman Empire, why Russia and the Ottomans considered themselves to be the third Rome etc) so the Byzantines thought that they shouldn't change the name if they already had it. The minor reasons were stuff as the many minorities in the Empire (Albanians, Arabs, Armenians, Persians, Slavs etc) the law (considered to be Roman creation) and the City of Constantinople, that was itself considered to be the New Rome.

[@alperenbaser7952]

They ruled by Romans . Romans were Latin. Greeks are Greek

[@veronikadawson8319]

Ok so Japan _might_ have made up the part about demigods, but 100+ generations of continuous emperors connected by bloodline is still damn impressive.

[@josecipriano3048]

It talks of a week people, who were abused for centuries by shoguns and emperors, too afraid to stand up to tirany. And there's been a lot of tirany throughout Japan's history.

[@concept5631]

@@josecipriano3048 *tyranny

[@general2109]

I think it may be very important to distinguish between a "country" and a "civilization". A country is a political entity (like the French Republic) and a civilization is a continuous cultural entity, regardless of political unity (like the Chinese civilization). Just a thought.

[@rastazxb]

Tyler Adam In that case, China and Egypt are the oldest states despite they don't have existed continuously

[@LancesArmorStriking]

In that case, the answer is clear. Japan (technically, with its emperor,) is the oldest country. Egypt is the oldest civilization, but it has been rendered unrecognizable over time, significantly so by foreign cultures. China and India are the oldest internally consistent cultures in the world today.

[@0nkelD0kt0r]

LancesArmorStriking But even China and India have been under foreign rule for long periods of time (Mongols, some altaic cultures, Manchu, Tibetans though allways most times only in parts - India also in parts by several muslim cultures from the west like the altaic decended Mughals). India a little bit less than China I'd say though they both didn't change so much under foreign rule, that the culture can't be considered as continuous so I would agree.

[@tgamerent5152]

Tyler Adam by these fairly valid standards I'd argue that Egypt is not the oldest civilization due to it's cultural identity changing, mostly under the Arabic rule. Their cultural identity and possibly genetics have become arabianized. Although their society survived under the Persians, the Greeks and Arabs attempted to push their culture on the Egyptians and the Arabians succeeded.

[@josephniklas5584]

Almost. Country = landmass, state = government, nation = poeple/civilization. The nation of Egypt has existed since the dawn of time but the nation-state started in 33.

[@ravinarayanshukla3851]

"Japan is very old country" 😂 gives two meanings

[@ShahjahanMasood]

AYYYYYYY!!! Fuck you XD

[@Emilechen]

when China has already one thousand year's writing history record, Japan didn't even have their own writing system, Japan, old country? lol,

[@ferddoesweirdthingsinlife1040]

Akira A McLaren not 198. 193. The United Nations recognizes 193 countries.

[@phlintex1510]

FerdDoesWeirdThingsInLife nah it’s 196 countries *193 UN Countries* + *Vatican City* (that just doesn’t want to be in UN for some reason lol) + *Kosovo* (which is independent because *more* countries recognize Kosovo than countries that don’t) + *Taiwan* (which is recognized a-lot because it has all the stuff a country has)

[@mothercoconuts3923]

Gaming God I don’t get it

[@maherhamadouch2005]

You've forgot Syria, but then again, everyone does forget

[@silix450]

👍

[@hazchemel]

@@silix450 Awww, yes, not represented as Syria. But many others also

[@byzantinemapper6145]

Syria is Arabic, and so is not very connected to the Mesopotamian peoples like the Sumerians, Babylonians and Assyrians.

[@geo_ad04]

Syria was called aram at the time of mesopotamia, and im an aramean 💛❤️🦅, we arameans are the indigenous people of aram (present day syria) before arabs invaded our land then it was named syria. There is proof of Aram in the quran and even the bible

[@eyadabbas77]

Egypt was before syria

[@SweetOne968]

Iran also had the Sassanid and Parthian empires. And every other empire absorbing Iran eventually became culturally Iranic or Persian to say.

[@blakeluccason9971]

Ethnic group vs civilization vs nation state

[@DiomedesStrosMkai]

Exactly. This video is pretty silly -- it's an entirely semantic question. If you define things clearly -- 'How old is French Culture?' -- the answers are far simpler and actually meaningful. Semantics are not meaningful, and the entire video seems to miss the fact that a national culture having its own country is a *very* modern invention, really only coming to exist in the last 100 years. Further, culture changes radically. I guarantee there are a few native-born Egyptians who would have the Pyramids destroyed for being pre-Mohommadian and feel no great draw to the culture that just so happens to be identified with the geographical and political construct of modern Egypt.

[@chloepechlaner7806]

@@DiomedesStrosMkai I agree with you except... semantics are important. You're engaging in semantics yourself to make a very convincing argument. People misuse the word semantics; it means the actual meaning of words, what we're actually saying. Semantics is the study or analysis of meaning, and is incredibly important

[@iangray9230]

This is very Eurocentric as the oldest country with a continuous static population is Australia as the enthnic population has been active for a minimum of 70000 years and had villages farms etc much of which was destroyed in the rush to destroy

[@goatmansasquatch1485]

Me vs everybody

[@Abilliph]

@@iangray9230 Australia was a group of tribes not a country. By that logic the oldest country is Ethiopia, because people originated from there, and lived there for millions of years.

[@skoy21]

Cleopatra was Greek, not Egyptian. She came from the Ptolemy Dynasty, one of Alexander the Great's generals who ruled Egypt for about 300 years.

[@galinatocheva3162]

Alexander is not a Greek.

[@levesd3722]

He claimed to be Greek dumbass.

[@skoy21]

Galina Tocheva, do you understand history, or you just spill crap out of your mouth?

[@galinatocheva3162]

Leves D Where can I read it ? I mean old antic source ....

[@galinatocheva3162]

skoy21, Why do you think that you know real history ? The history of the Bulgarian people has been hidden for many years (centuries) and thoroughly exterminated. The few remaining written sources say that the offensive Bulgarian history is fake. After the excavations at the Varna Necropolis it became clear that there is the oldest treasure in the world. According to the anthropological research we (the Bulgarians) carry the genes of the Varna civilization. The bones of the Varna necropolis were dated 6000 years before the New Age. One day we will rewrite world history.

[@somethung8188]

I feel sorry for Egyptians learning history, that sh must be hard as hell although interesting

[@yaseen_elolemy]

I'm Egyptian lmao

[@yaseen_elolemy]

It is hard but I love my beautiful country tho, and not as hard as you think it's definitely not as hard as other subjects

[@IWishYouWell...InHell]

Yup agree I study history of Egypt since the french evolution this year until 2012/2014 and god it's hella long and hard(even tho that it doesn't say all the details..) and I'm only still in 3th grade high school so imagine what colleges students have to study !

[@IWishYouWell...InHell]

@@yaseen_elolemy actually not true all the students always suffer from history as a subject as it's quite hard and long except for those who loves it /studies it many times! And the educational system in Egypt sucks so don't expect the students to love subjects like history

[@mitonaarea5856]

They probably only learn how great Allah was lol

[@micahcarr3892]

San Marino is said to have been around since 301 ad. But lines can be drawn.

[@Merluch]

true

[@patrickb5629]

See you all in March for the next video.

[@JoblessMusic]

LOL

[@samardeepbhamra6114]

Patrick B haha it's sad that it could be true😂😂 hopefully not though

[@awfullygenericname6783]

Patrick B Next year ehhhhh

[@BarberJ95]

Have a good Christmas and new year! See you during the next upload.

[@videogyar2]

But which year? 🤔

[@cthulhuumaru9797]

San Marino never Changed, Conquered or Unified and been there for almost 2000 years.

[@thearnold1446]

@Mary C You mean Babylon?

[@thearnold1446]

@Mary C Ah, you mean Istanbul it got called Constantinople several years ago.My bad sry

[@DaPikaGTM]

@Mary C Gobekli Tepe was a temple, not a true settlement. There are early settlements in modern-day Turkey such as Catalhoyuk and the earliest known continuously inhabited place in the world is Jericho, currently within the West Bank area of Palestine.

[@thearnold1446]

@Mary C ah i never tought you mean the temple in turkey oh i really dont know the name

[@sahinunal2431]

@Mary C You mean Çatalhöyük?

[@halleygoswami]

There is a incomplete understanding of India in this video. Though the subcontinent was not United at all times , it was united by shared religion , cultures , language ( sanskrit ) pilgrimages . In all ancient Indian religious scriptures we come across references of Bharata Varsha , the land between the indian ocean and Himalayas . It may have been politically split up . But a strong idea of commonality existed uninterrupted till the modern times

[@sssk1234]

Sanskrit Lol

[@dOVERanalyst]

True

[@yoyo-lf3ld]

Great? Having the same language and religion doesn't make you a country. Wessex and mercia in England had the same language and religion they weren't a country tho.

[@Cnut_the_grape]

That does not mean they were a single nation.

[@Merluch]

It may be not, it has to be one piece for a continuous amount of time

[@eshetubelaineh4127]

1. Ethiopia Many historians agree that Ethiopia is one of the oldest countries in the world. While we know that human life has existed in Ethiopia for millions of years thanks to skeletal fragments uncovered, it’s generally agreed that Ethiopia developed as a country in 980 BCE. This was when one of the first kingdoms, known as the D’mt, rose to power. Ethiopia is one of the few African countries that never fell into the hands of colonizers, with the exception of when it was occupied for a few years under Italian dictator Mussolini in the 1930s.

[@luismarques9280]

Probably...

[@alexburke7645]

Tbh think the last video was older than these countries Edit: Wow thanks for 100 likes

[@Inkyminkyzizwoz]

*than

[@alexburke7645]

Inkyminkyzizwoz my mistake

[@georglp3006]

I think there is a difference between nation and civilization

[@libertopaeurekananarch7562]

A nation is a group of people with the same or similar culture. A nation state is all the territory of a given country, ruled and owned by its highest government. Civilizations are harder to define, as the traits a society or nation much have are hotly contested. For example, does a society have to have a central government to be a civilization? What about fixed settlements? It's not very clear

[@PiotrDzialak]

And the video is about the states (commonly called countries)

[@zliu4208]

Libertopa EurekanAnarch In mist cases, to establish connections of modern nations with the ancient societies could be very hard. It gets more and more difficult as we trace further back in time.

[@desperadoshao9733]

yes, like Iraq and Iran are both nations, but i think they are one civilization

[@aradsstates9584]

Georg LP Iran is the oldest sovereign nation in history and Greece is the oldest civilization.but all civilizations are great they put us here ,there is no superior nation and civilization.

[@Maya-bx3ch]

It's persia we had it in our history also oldest civilization is jiroft (جیرفت) discovered in 2013 located in Central Persia (today's Iran) There are a lot more to read about this if you're interested

[@najibullahghafori3739]

you lost zorarastranism, so no

[@littlebigcomrade]

Damn, you are an incredible history channel.

[@mat7279]

Well the youngest country in the world is South Sudan

[@cenci4913]

Mat 727 or Kosovo is you recognize it

[@dylan__dog]

Kosovo isn't a country, and even if it were, South Sudan would still be younger

[@jul1us787]

Adam Desai nope, even if you recognise Kosovo, South Sudan is founden in 2011, while Kosovo is 2008!

[@Inkyminkyzizwoz]

Kosovo declared independence in 2008, whereas South Sudan became independent in 2011

[@mat7279]

Kosovo is only partially recognized and so it is a disputed territory, not a sovereign state

[@Paguo]

I deeply disagree. Egypt is not the most ancient country in the world because Ancient Egypt is a lost culture. It simply stoped existing. Modern Egypt might have the same name, but its culture is arabic, not ancient egyptian.

[@_Muzolf]

And its people are not the descendants of the ancient egyptians either. The Koptic people are, who are a minority in todays Egypt.

[@Novusod]

Ancient Egypt was actually called Khmet. The fact that it doesn't have it's original name should tell you it is not the same country. The history of the current country of Egypt begins with the Islamic conquest in the 7th and 8th centuries. That is when Egypt got: a new religion, a new language, a new culture, a new name, and its capitol was moved to its' current location in Cairo. Not a lot has changed since then. Going by the same standard. India is the big winner for world's oldest country. India's culture, language, and religion were all established in the Vedic period of around 1500BC. Millions of people in India still read the original Vedas and worship the same gods with the same rituals as they did 3,500 years ago. In modern Egypt nobody is reading the book of the dead and worshiping Osiris, Isis, and Ra anymore and certainly not in its original language. China would be 2nd oldest for similar reasons as India having its' language and culture going back to around 1200BC.

[@bridgelasagna6822]

Bruh It that culture doesn't exist because it just won't work in today's world...

[@dchev]

I'm thinking borders and who controls the land rather than culture and ways of life.

[@sotabaka]

Same as Qatar and all other major civilisations ... in fact ALL major empires (ancient Egypt included) were full of foreigners (either slaves vassals or regular workers) ... the people go where the money is ... amost all of tokyo istambul Beijing Paris Moskow NYC Nairobi Sao Paulo Cairo and all other major city are descendants of foreigners who have not a drop of blood from the ancient people living there ... go figure.

[@arnesahlen2704]

Your next show please: World's Classiest Accents! Yours is amazing. A Canadian man, I listen to you as to Mozart. You could be a big web personality like Arthur Dark (USA) of Hollywood Graveyard or Simon Whistler (UK) of TopTenz.

[@getshijan]

India is continuous civilization. the culture that was practiced 1000s of year ago is still practiced...

[@getshijan]

@@Weeee439 india existed time of immemorial. There only 2 continuous civilization in the world now . One is Chinese and other is Indian. While mighty civilization has fallen we are still here. And there is no end to the sight. Slowly it spreading around the world.

[@getshijan]

@@Weeee439 no one world will call Ethiopia a continuous civilization except some a person does not know the meaning of either continuous or civilization or both. But India in other hand is called continuous civilization by all scholars ands experts.

[@getshijan]

@@Weeee439 some people cannot comprehend the different between country and civilization

[@getshijan]

@@Weeee439 my original comment was about civilization and not about country. So what's your point

[@tritium1998]

@@Weeee439 Other ancient civilizations have been invaded and they're obviously way more different to their current cultures now, but you're just dumb with your useless criteria anyway.

[@pentogram23]

Greeks call France by its ancient name. GAUL...GALIA

[@badmanskill1112]

ZEUS Apolo Really? Still?

[@christossengkeridis3213]

Yes indeed and tge only country who calls Greece by the real name is Norway i think-Hellas

[@hemansx]

Iranians call Greece 'Yunan' after the Ioanians, who were the first Greek peoples the Persians came into contact with.

[@ub3rfr3nzy94]

hemansx Yeah I've heard that one.

[@levesd3722]

They also call Switzerland by its old name. Helvezia...Elvetia

[@stonnerwaffendivision189]

they never got ethiopia

[@5sallaround]

Reject false Democracy they never got iraq

[@frankfleming1103]

???what's this, is any culture in 2018?

[@fenistereinc.5797]

Ethiopia is a old country (800 BC) but not so much

[@chazgamez9063]

Yes thats were humans first evolved from apes....at least i think it is

[@squidwardstesticles5914]

Chaz Gamez africa in general is where it happened

[@hayabusaTravels]

I think you got it wrong with Greece. From my knoledge, the first greek civilisation were the minoans from Crete. Mycene got bigger and stronger only after the minoan civilisation was distroyed. It might be considered that the minoans were the first advanced civilisation that aroused in Europe.

[@theowoosh3926]

Greece is one of the oldest countries that still live on to this day

[@mikej.chrisoulakis8250]

I'm from Crete and that's true about Minoan civilization

[@marciaannedonahue463]

Hayabusa Travels, you are so correct - Please read my comment. Thank you.

[@gianniskokotsakis2085]

Crete gang?

[@Synthanarchist]

In general, Us Greeks are One Of The Oldest Continuous People along with the Indians and Chinese. Old Egyptians are no Longer around but Their New Semitic Ancestors are Still here.

[@imadeyoureadthis9124]

why am i reading a “wall of text that no one will read” at 14:37

[@stevensanders9219]

Is it just me or is it baffling to think about how many people/civilizations have existed before us? At any of these given points they were all considered the most advanced or most technologically superior peoples of their times. And here we are. Who knows if someone will be making some video in 2000 years on us and our civilizations!

[@Obscurai]

I agree. Cultures and civilizations wax and wane, and it is myopically prideful arrogance that any civilization would consider themselves superior for perpetuity. In short, nothing lasts forever. Languages and cultures too come and go with many relegated to obscurity as others become more economically advantageous for the individual.

[@Picooo_]

SOUTH SUDAN.........

[@usabestnationonearth5805]

2000 years from now, our country will be rememberd as the most powerful in all of human history. we are the wealthiest, most technologically advanced, and free-est country in the world. other countries look at the US in admiration. and shitholes like india, russia, philippines, china or iran and syria, will always be jealous of us. our GDP is currently the highest, and will remain so, for the next 1000 years. our nuclear power alone is strong enough to oblitarate the earth a hundred times over. and then there are these shithole countries who accuse us of things and claim that we are getting poor and that our economy and military is sinking... hahaha laughable. they should stop the propaganda and feed their country first, and build toilets so their people would not shit on the streets

[@stevensanders9219]

USA Bestnationonearth im sure the Greeks thought the same way. Or maybe the Romans. Or how about the Egyptians? The Persians? The colonial British? The Mayans were far superior. The Aztecs. Incans. The Soviets were the first to space. The Cherokee dominated until they didn't anymore. The Navajo. See a pattern?

[@stevensanders9219]

USA Bestnationonearth Im an OIF and OND veteran. I was flying drones in Iraq in 2010. I assure you Putin has never paid me a dime.

[@jessicaanne438]

You do a great job of laying out timelines and development. Love the clear, articulate presentation, subscribed lol.

[@prodmytho3723]

Loved this one ✌️

[@augiedoggieandmimidog4574]

Thank you for your great work sir ❤️🇺🇸☮🌺

[@kathom67]

Atlantis, of course. Just because you landlubbers can't see it doesn't mean it doesn't still exist - down, down, down, to the bottom of the sea!

[@simonruszczak5563]

But that is just the white folk myth in't it, you is made nothing.

[@hoahuynhthi6841]

Simon Ruszczak it a joke my dude

[@inconspicuous7464]

Shut up Aquaman

[@drow7077]

Kathom Atlantis was actually the island of Santorini.

[@drow7077]

Adi Adiani that's what mythology is, why being so jealous of Greeks?

[@traitorfaceUS]

I am impressed that you mentioned San Marino, most people tend to forget the oldest still existing republic ;) - well done; interesting and entertaining video (even for history nerds like myself who already knew most of the mentioned facts, ... I wasn't bored for a second). again: thanks for putting some effort into it, I really enjoyed watching ;)

[@johnkpop2805]

In Greece there was the Cycladic civilizationAppeared in the 3rd Millennium BCE

[@WSWC4]

Minoan came before

[@mikej.chrisoulakis8250]

Yeah the Minoan on Crete

[@Hollywood2021]

BC*

[@mayhem3139]

@@Hollywood2021 BCE: before common era

[@mayhem3139]

Which is the modern way of saying bc

[@wumbogumbo]

In my opinion a country begins when the land that grows into the actual country is claimed Edit: Should also add that i think if a country is claimed then it began the year it was conquered

[@bobanderson2895]

Disneyland is the oldest country and Mickey Mouse is their leader.

[@garrycoleman8537]

No Donald Duck opps I mean Donald Trump

[@Shadowslice]

This is one of those channels that doesn't post much but when it does... Oh boy, when it does... I just drop everything because I know it's going to be great :)

[@kryts27]

Everyone has a different opinion here, so I am thoroughly enjoying it too. So far no one here has got really nasty about who did what to whom and when, which is kind of okay when the think of the multitude or wars fought historically between countries and regions or when a country came under the yoke of a later empire, upsetting the locals.

[@aradsstates9584]

As an Iranian i love china and Chinese people.we were always friends with each other from first in ancient times until now ,I wish your country became the greatest power in world because you never been invaders,i love your culture and civilization 🇮🇷❤️🇨🇳

[@RandomSwedishGuy]

Italy: is roman empire Italy: Isnt included in this video

[@Merluch]

italy isn't direcly rome, it's the union of a buncha kingdoms (none of them being roman) scattered all over italy after the fall of rome.

[@Ruben-by4oy]

with all respect to Japan, there are many countries which are much older then Japan.

[@greganzi8874]

Yes, but I think that Japan is one of the oldest that is definitly continuous. I mean, Egypt was under foreign rule for a long time, and you can still make an argument that the current Eygpt is not even related to acient Eygpt. India has basically never been unified, and you can’t really trace it back at all as a country. China has the strongest argument in my opinion, but it also has not been very continuous. Having broken up multiple times. Although you can draw a line tracing back from ancient China. Greece also has a solid argument after it was unified. Persia also makes a solid case in my opinion. All in all, Japan claims to be around for a long time, unified for most of its history, so I think it is a solid contender.

[@mirzahamzabaig5667]

@@greganzi8874 How is current Egypt not related to old?

[@jonnyOysters]

@@mirzahamzabaig5667 Culture, language and religion. Not much of the ancient culture still remains

[@mirzahamzabaig5667]

@@jonnyOysters Well atleast someone doesn't relate Egyptian to Arabs just because they speak Arabic. Although there is still some old cultural remains there

[@chennancy8822]

Broken up but still a China

[@KZoopam]

South Sudan is the oldest.

[@Dhjaru]

Malkon Wall no Kosovo is the oldest, but South Sudan is probably the most stable tied with Yemen and Syria.

[@fernandoc5536]

Opposite Day Planet

[@blafuzzralph8801]

South Sudan is the first country with humanity in old day but not the oldest country

[@TomSistermans]

I'm squidward i'm squidward, squidward squidward squidward

[@mofferato996]

Ethopia is the oldest one,I'm serious.

[@randomnessrules4971]

How do Egyptian schools manage to have a history class and not take up the whole day?

[@TartarusPyro]

greece gave so much and some amazing quotes by the philosophers no 1 cant list how many thinks greeks invented

[@mihailstankovski7055]

Alexsandar macedonian the great was Macedonia you don't now the histori

[@TartarusPyro]

@@mihailstankovski7055 show me one ancient building or tomb or something that had your language on it or name me a city he left behind with your language and why everyone spoke hellenic?

[@TartarusPyro]

@@mihailstankovski7055 and alexander = a greek name why he use it?

[@mihailstankovski7055]

@@TartarusPyro we have Skupi,Heraklea,Stobi and a lot of who are not revald

[@TartarusPyro]

@@mihailstankovski7055 skupi has nothing to do with your country first of all it was an amphitheater meaning amphitheater = greek also heraklea = greek name Ἡράκλεια Λυγκηστίς was an ancient Greek city do you even google search or read your stupid countrys books?

[@MrMuhammadPig]

Ancient egyptians werent arabs.

[@jpeg2753]

modern egyptians arent arabs

[@eliran9231]

@@jpeg2753 it is hard to know without genetic evidence, i assume that ancient Egyptians and Arabs looked the same because they are relatively close to each other and are both desert civilizations.

[@abd28elshamekh]

that's a stupid statement ! Arabs come from Ishmael son of a Jew (Abraham) and Hagar an Egyptian slave... so it's the other way around, Arabs are partly Egyptian. Also no fucking one is claiming that Arabs were Ancient Egyptians because the Arab conquest didn't start until the rise of Islam and that happened way after the Copts and Greek destroyed what's left of the ancient culture

[@brazucahciczarmy1120]

@@abd28elshamekh fuck up

[@frankfleming1103]

yes, i know, they were killed by arabs, and the culture was missing

[@gabrielkowalski3086]

ancient egypt and iran is so much diffrent to what it is today, because of islam.

[@noexit3124]

Scan Me Iran is still the same as it used to be. They speak Persian, practice Persian culture and other Iranic culture. The only thing that is different in Iran is Islam. Islamo Arabs invaded Iran and killed/raped millions to force Islam upon the native population. For example, in ancient Iran, women were as tough as men. They were equal in terms of many aspects. They abolished slavery, they ancient Persians established human rights, freedom of religion and speech. Now, Iran is under the control of Arabs and Islam. Maybe after the islamic Republic dies, Iran will go back to its original form

[@noexit3124]

Blutkreuz The people in charge of Iran are fundamentally conservative Islamist Arabs. They have no interest in Iranian heritage and want to arabize/Islamize Iran even more than it currently is. They are destroying pre islamic Iranian buildings and polluting Iranian languages with arabic

[@daved2820]

Greece is very different too because of years of Christianity

[@daved2820]

Bregalad01 Chines language and customs are still very much in tact even though communism plus Taiwan still has the same Chinese identity as pre communism, it was really colonialism and the warlords period that "radically changed" Chinese civilization

[@user-ms7gt2km5f]

Wait, in your head, Christianity and Zoroastrianism didn't exist?

[@torsan2898]

Country? - Portugal brought DIVERSITY to the World, Culture, People, Knowledge, Languages, Food, Other Ways of Thinking and ... COUNTRIES. Portugal was the first nation-state in the world. It was the Portuguese who invented the concept of Country, before Portugal there were no countries but dynasties and undefined kingdoms constantly at war. Around 1510 the Portuguese arrived in the territories of Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty and named it CHINA (land of tea), there is no record of the word China before the Portuguese but Dynasties and they brought the concept of Country to the Chinese, CHINA IS BORN. Japan was in a separate war between north and south and was not a country, it was the Portuguese who, by introducing firearms, ended the war, unified and transformed Japan into a Nation, JAPAN IS BORN. Today the World is Countries, I think they did a good job! It is proved by studies done in the most advanced genetics laboratory in the world that is located in Lisbon, that the Portuguese DNA has unique characteristics, the A26 B38 DR13 gene is the oldest in Humanity and only the Portuguese have it and also Brazilians with origins Lusitanian, this gene overlaps all others. The Portuguese are descendants of Atlantes, probably the oldest people on Earth. It is not for nothing that the feat of the Portuguese is the most important in the History of Humanity! PT País? - Portugal levou ao Mundo a DIVERSIDADE, de Culturas, Povos, Conhecimento, Línguas, Alimento, Outras Formas de Pensar e... PAÍSES. Portugal foi o primeiro Estado-Nação do Mundo. Foram os Portugueses que inventaram o conceito País, antes de Portugal não existiam Países mas sim Dinastias e Reinos indefinidos constantemente em guerra. Por volta de 1510 os Portugueses chegaram aos territórios do Imperador Jiajing da Dinastia Ming e deram-lhe o nome de CHINA (terra do chá), não há nenhum registo da palavra China antes dos Portugueses mas sim Dinastias e levaram aos Chineses o conceito País, NASCE A CHINA. O Japão estava em guerra separado entre norte e sul e não era um País, foram os Portugueses que, ao introduzir as armas de fogo, acabaram com a guerra, unificaram e transformaram o Japão numa Nação, NASCE O JAPÃO. Hoje o Mundo são Países, acho que fizeram um bom trabalho! Fica provado por estudos feitos no laboratório de genética mais avançado do mundo que fica em Lisboa, que o ADN Português possui características únicas no mundo, o gene A26 B38 DR13 é o mais antigo da Humanidade e só os Portugueses o possuem e também Brasileiros com origens Lusitanas, este gene sobrepõe-se a todos os outros. Os Portugueses são descendentes dos Atlantes provavelmente o Povo mais antigo da Terra. Não é à toa que o feito dos Portugueses é o mais importante na História da Humanidade!

[@zafrel]

Hmm, i think this guy is Portuguese

[@torsan2898]

@@zafrel 100%

[@mikotansingco4016]

You really have a lot of nationalism for a country that always gets overshadowed by Spain 😆😆

[@torsan2898]

@@mikotansingco4016 Ing You start wrong and end up even more wrong! The Portuguese are NOT nationalists but Patriots - Can you see the difference? PÁTRIA, it's a Portuguese word adopted by the English, French and Spanish. Do not forget that it was the Portuguese who invented the concept of Country (País, Pátria) and we were the first PATRIOTS. - Overshadowed by Spain?!? WTF... Portugal exists since 1139, Spain only adopted that name in 1876, so what are you talking about? - Castilians? Or the Iberian Union? The Iberian Union was just Dynastic, the Spanish King Filipe II was of Portuguese descent, in this case and after all it was Spain that had a Portuguese King. Castile owes what it is to Portugal, it learned to navigate and build an Empire (but learned badly because it used violence and murder, unlike the Portuguese) Christopher Columbus was Portuguese, Fernão de Magalhães was Portuguese, so who were the great Spanish navigators?... In 1336 the Portuguese discovered the Canary Islands, Pope Clement VI yielded to the pressure and interests of Castile and handed the Canaries over to the Castilians who, for NOT knowing how to navigate the Ocean, only set foot there in 1486 (150 years later) and it is this pressure of interests that spreads lies about Portugal from that date to the present day. WAKE UP AND GO TO STUDY! By the way... When you speak or hear about the “Western World” remember! Portugal was the first country to bring its culture and way of life to 5 continents and... Portugal is the most western country in Europe. PT Começas errado e acabas mais errado ainda! Os Portugueses NÃO são nacionalistas mas sim Patriotas -consegues perceber a diferença? PÁTRIA, palavra portuguesa que ingleses, franceses e espanhóis adotaram. Não esquecer que foram os Portugueses que inventaram o conceito País (Pátria) e fomos nós os primeiros PATRIOTAS. - Ofuscado por Espanha?!? Dass... Portugal existe desde 1139, a Espanha só em 1876 adota esse nome, então do que estás a falar? - Castelhanos? Ou da União Ibérica? A União Ibérica foi apenas Dinástica, o Rei Espanhol Filipe II era de descendência Portuguesa, neste caso e afinal era a Espanha que tinha um Rei Português. Castela deve o que é a Portugal, aprendeu a navegar e a construir um Império (mas aprendeu mal porque utilizou a violência e assassinato, ao contrário dos Portugueses) Cristóvão Colombo era Português, Fernão de Magalhães era Português, então quem foram os grandes navegadores Espanhóis? Em 1336 os Portugueses descobriram as Ilhas Canárias, o Papa Clemente VI cedeu à pressão e aos interesses de Castela e entregou as Canárias aos Castelhanos que, por NÃO saberem navegar no Oceano, só lá meteram os pés em 1486 (150 anos depois) e é esta pressão de interesses que espalha mentiras sobre Portugal desde essa data até aos dias de hoje. ACORDA E VAI ESTUDAR! Já agora... Quando falares ou ouvires falar do “Mundo Ocidental” lembra-te! Portugal foi o primeiro País a levar a sua Cultura e modo de vida aos 5 Continentes e... Portugal é o País mais Ocidental da Europa.

[@foamy3080]

Ethiopia: Am I a joke to you..

[@mo7madIQ]

he forget iraq to

[@SupremeLeaderyt]

they never conquered ethiopia

[@foamy3080]

@@SupremeLeaderyt that doesn’t mean they aren’t one of the oldest

[@SupremeLeaderyt]

@@foamy3080 bruh that was a history of the entire world i guess reference

[@denpadolt9242]

Suddenly, 3 similar channels upload like a couple hours apart from one another.

[@fazeedkotta2580]

Waddle Derp Which ones? I know WonderWhy but who else?

[@rvymvn]

fazeed kotta wonderwhy wendoverproductions realifelore

[@meomani777]

Elijah Elliott-Ebanks it's not wendover...

[@komencanto]

My guess would be second thought?

[@oliverlinehan8701]

It seems like Wonderwhy, RealLifeLore, Wendover, and Knowledge Hub always upload right around the same time.

[@EndietheEnderman]

Ancient Egypt has no colleration to Modern day Egypt except for it's borders.

[@anedgyegyptian9678]

Yeoryios What a smartass. Seriously though, you're ignorant as hell.

[@dieselface1]

There's quite a bit of connection actually. I mean while they don't speak Egyptian any longer, Arabic is still in the same language group as ancient Egyptian. In addition, the Copts of Egypt spoke Demotic Egyptian until the Early modern period, and they make up around 20% of Egypt's population

[@MateusAntonioBittencourt]

An Edgy Egyptian... He's right. Egypt today has nothing to do with Ancient Egypt... not even the borders. Only the geographic location near the Nile. It's a different people. Today Egyptians are Arabs, Berber and Maghrebi. While Ancient Egyptians were mostly black. It's a different people, with different culture, different religion, and different language. It's like claiming Mexico is 2750 years old... because the Maya civilization started in 750 BC. Or claiming some native tribe as the birth of the US.

[@dieselface1]

Ancient Egyptians weren't black. Acnient Egyptians were an Afro-Asiatic people. They were related to the ancient Arabs, Hebrews, Assyrians, Numidians, Carthaginians, etc. who were also Afro-Asiatic peoples. Egyptians are and were a Semitic/Caucasian people. To the south, there was Nubia where the population was actually black.

[@-SUM1-]

The borders aren't even the same. The modern borders were created by Britain.

[@polex0662]

I'm not being a Jerk but Australia should mabey go on there because we do have the longest living culture started around 65,00 years ago the oldest at this date.

[@mergenmunkh7691]

Steph Richards Australias culture changed when the British colonised

[@josecipriano3048]

Living? The british made sure to destroy that culture, their Australian descendants too until recently.

[@jutea9858]

Australia today is an Anglo-Saxon civilization, so does American civilization include the American Indian civilization according to you?

[@megaknight6173]

How can it be the longest living culture if it started only 65 years ago

[@RamdomView]

11:02 I'm reasonably confident the Arab conquest did not have access to guns.

[@explodinggaming1893]

yeah gun didnt exist only swords

[@alanparker9608]

The animation just keeps getting better and better! Keep up the great work!

[@gj8683]

With so many variables at play, it really is just a matter of opinion, if not outright bias.

[@Stateira_Cyrus]

Iran (Persia) has a great civilization, rich mythology, culture and history. Persians gave to the world many great scientists, poets, and philosophers, like khayyam, Rhazes, Avicenna, Khwarizmi, Nasir Tusi, Fakhruddin Razi, Abd Rahman Sufi, Jamshid Kashani, Ferdowsi, Hafez, Saadi, Attar, Qutb Din Shirazi, etc, they are among the best scientists of human history. Many things in this world are invented by Persians 1. Sulfuric acid by Rhazes 2. Computation of 2π by Jamshid Kashani, the Persian astronomer, and mathematician. 3. The first practical windmills for the first time in the history of the world were in Iran. 4. Ethanol by Rhazes 5. A mechanical planetary computer by Jamshid Kashani 6. An ancient type of evaporative cooler and refrigerator 7. Ice Cream 8. Rosewater 9. The art of tile-work was invented and perfected in Iran. 10. The first time that cake was used in a birthday party was by Darius the Great 11. Qanat, 12. Polo 13. Algebra by Khwarizmi 14. Post system, 15. Fork, spoons and many different invents. There are some Persian words from ancient times in the English language like Paradise, Magic, Bazaar, etc. Rhazes was a Persian (Iranian) polymath, physician, alchemist, philosopher, and important figure in the history of medicine. Rhazes is considered the father of psychology and psychotherapy, the father of pediatrics, a pioneer in ophthalmology, making leading contributions in inorganic and organic chemistry, also he is the author of several philosophical works, and also first to categorize the Hospital dept as well. Many scholars consider Rhazes one of the greatest medical doctor. Persians in 500 BC used gold forks and spoons and special gold cups at their dinner tables. The cutlery discovered in Pasargadae in Iran appears to pre-date the Greco-Roman cutlery by almost 1000 years. Cyrus the Great wrote the first Human Rights Charter. United Nations uses the Cyrus Cylinder as a pillar of one the earliest declaration of human rights. In Persia, in Persepolis palace female workers even had paid maternity leave. Persians were also known for having women take part in high governmental positions such as in Construction, Administration, Politics, etc as evident by the record-keeping clay tablets throughout Persepolis in Iran. This is something that would not be seen until at least many centuries after.

[@Stateira_Cyrus]

The Persian language is one of the oldest living languages. The Persian literature is one of the world's oldest literature. The Persian literature described as one of the great literatures of humanity, and it is one of the four main bodies of world literature. Many great philosophers, poets, and scientists were inspired and influenced by the Persian language and literature. The great Persian (Iranian) Poets: Khayyam, Ferdowsi, Hafez, Saadi, Attar, etc, are well known in the West and have influenced the literature of many countries. Khayyam was the Great Persian mathematician, astronomer, and poet. The Persian calendar is the most accurate calendar of the world and it was made by Khayyam. The Persian calendar became the official national calendar of Iran. The Persian calendar is more accurate than the Gregorian calendar.

[@Stateira_Cyrus]

By the 1880s, Khayyam was extremely well known throughout the English-speaking world, to the extent of the formation of numerous "Khayyam Clubs" and a "fin de siecle cult of the Rubaiyat" Khayyam's poems have been translated into many languages. The asteroid was named "Khayyam" in 1980. The planet 3095 Khayyam was named in his honor in 1980 and the lunar crater Khayyam was named in his honor in 1970 as well. One of the holes in the moon was named in honor of "Khayyam". Upon knowing Hafez, Goethe, the great German writer and statesman who is one of the 4 pillars of European literature wished to be one of his disciples. Goethe said: "O Hafez, your word is as great as eternity for it has no beginning and no end. Your word, as the canopy of Heaven, solely depends on itself. It is all signs, beauty, and excellence". After studying the lyric poems of Hafiz, Nitsche wrote: "O Hafez, you have created a tavern of philosophy greater than any worldly palace. In it, you provided a wine of grace and word beyond the capacity of the world to drink. The highest pinnacle of any mount is but a sign of your greatness and the unfathomable depth of any vortex is just a mark of your perfection, and the excellence of your word."

[@Stateira_Cyrus]

As one of the great literatures of mankind the Persian literature has its roots in surviving works in Old Persian or Middle Persian. French poetess Comtesse de Noaille writes in her book, "The Enchanting Garden": " I read this point in the fragrant, pleasant and sad book the reading of which imparted an enchanting intoxication to me and I now know that an enchanting garden really exists and can be seen by the eyes. It is a garden that extends from the foot of the mountainous area named Saadi to Shiraz in Persia. O my soul would it be possible for my body to accompany you and fly to this paradise, where the nightingale frenzied with love sings from spring to summer; the tulips blossom; the air becomes fragrant; the evening breeze entrusts the roses to the winds and from atop the aspens, during the fiery summer, the winds twist while panting with burning breath. The town which is all metal, porcelain, and plaster, shines as bright as silver and gold. Every vaulted dome is like a blue fruit and the intertwining arcs are high points that cast their shadows with their enameled tiles and flowery turquoise design on waters below. "

[@Stateira_Cyrus]

The translation of the ghazals of Hafez by Hammer in Germany, translation of Gulistan in France and the Rubaiyat of Khayyam in England by Fitzgerald, also the poems of Shahnameh by Vohl in France created a deep change in European literature. Other countries of Europe also became aware and cognizant of the precedence of Persia and the inspiring breeze of the Persian gardens. They came to know extraordinary men. This influence was so deep that among the highly valuable works of the individuals like Corneille, Racine, Volaire, Madeleine Scudery, Montesquieu and others, the influence is clearly noticed in their works such as Sorena, Rodgun, Khusrow, Mehrdad, and Bayazid and etc. Schlegel, in the preface to his translation of a part of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh into German, writes: To reach the real fountainhead of romanticism and be satiated with it one must travel to Persia. "

[@friedrichmuller9319]

Greetings from Germany. Persian culture and civilization are so rich. These inventions by Persians are amazing. Great respect to Persia (Iran).

[@nathandelman5980]

Been to the thumbnail, it’s in Delphi, Greece

[@peniseusgiganticus9558]

Am I the only one who finds Egyptians, Chinese, Iranians, Greeks, Japanese, Italians, Armenians, Indians and Iraqis lucky to be blessed with being born in countries with so much culture and history that they can be so proud of? I mean as an Iranian it’s the best feeling in the world for me when someone talks about the Persian history and culture or talks about Cyrus or Darius the great or even Nader or Reza shah e Bozorg. I’m very very interested to know if people from the mentioned countries also feel the same. Please tell me cuz I’m really interested I mean I have a friend from Athens but she’s not really interested in history and I have another friend from Iraq but he’s not that interested either so yeah.

[@billkourakou5672]

As a greek I am very proud and of course I feel lucky icant imagine my self to b something else rather a greek.

[@icantthinkausername1136]

I have 300 spartan soldiers Im joking :)

[@Anti-Furry-tm4tr]

I'm Mexican but am I Spanish or Aztec confuse? What fuck I am?!

[@rajeshkhatri8421]

From experience, I can tell you that Indians feel very proud for having such a rich history. However, the current state of India isn't that great from a lot of measurable factors like human development, education, hygiene, etc...I think right now, Indians need to be concerned about whether future generations will look back at us with as much pride as we do now....

[@dstruct7514]

I’m half Greek and yes i do feel extremely proud when anyone talks about Alexander The Great

[@veraciteabsolue1221]

the first country was formed when several villages agreed on common rules which has been followed by further enlargements nowadays known as current countries.

[@NarayanRamsesh]

Information on India is wrong.. yes we had different Kingdoms ruled by different kings, but everyone knew that they belonged to one nation which is Bharath. The boundaries of Bharath as defined in one of the holy Hindu texts reads "Everything which lies to the north of the Indian Ocean and south of the Himalayas is Bharath and the ppl who live there are called Bharathiya". So the concept of one unified India or Bharath goes back thousands of years..

[@StavrosDS]

I believe the date given for the formation of Greece is a bit late. Yes Phillip of Macedon united all the Greeks under his rule for the first time (even though separately the Athenians, Spartans and Thebans came very close to achieving this as well before), however it is not that the idea of Greece (Hellas) as a separate country and the Greeks (Hellenes) as a separate nation did not exist (hence the successive attempts for complete political unification). For example during the battle of Salamis in 480 BC the paean sung by the united Greek allies fighting the Persians clearly calls for the "sons of the Greeks" to "liberate their country". Generally the Greeks had much earlier acknowledged their common heritage (derived from their common Mycenaean and subsequent Doric past) such as their language, religion and ancestry (it is no accident that most noble houses in Greek city states and kingdoms claimed descent from Mycenaean or Doric heroes such as Hercules, Achilles, Jason etc.). This is the reason they organized Panhellenic events and games (where only Greeks were allowed to participate) in honor of their common Greek Gods. The first of these events and most famous is the Olympic Games. To conclude, while I agree that the Mycenaean period is a bit too early to set as a date, mostly because of the lack of contemporary historical records, since historians did not yet exist (even though it was in all respects a Greek civilization and united under the Mycenaean King), I believe the most appropriate date for the "formation" of Greece is the date of the first Olympic Games in 776 BC.

[@damenikitic5581]

Phillip of Macedon was MACEDONIAN not greek he conquered gayreece not united!

[@kostasspirou1010]

Dame Nikitič I want you to tell me who Vucephalus(Βουκεφάλας) was and what does his name means... HAHAHA YOU DONT KNOW😂.

[@MacedonianAlwaysGreek]

Some historical info: the word *Έλλην* (Hellene - Greek) is attested since 8th century BC in Homer's Iliad, in the form of Πανέλληνες (Panhellenes), meaning “all the Hellenes” (Iliad, Book 2.530, www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Hom.+Il.+2.530&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0133) and the word *Ελλάς* (Hellas - Greece) is attested since late 8th century BC in Hesiod's "Works and Days" (Hesiod, WD, 653, www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:abo:tlg,0020,002:653&lang=original) Ελλάς is the ancient general name for all lands inhabited by the Έλληνες (Hellenes), including mainland Greece, Ionia (modern western Turkey), etc., Hdt.1.92, Th.1.3, X.An.6.5.23, etc.; “οὔθ᾽Ἑλλάς οὔτ᾽ ἄγλωσσος” S.Tr.1060: hence ἡ ἀρχαία Ἑλλάς, (Old Greece), Plu.Tim.37; ἡ μεγάλη Ἑλλάς (Magna Graecia), Plb.2.39.1, Ath.12.523e; including Sicily, Str.6.1.2, and of course including Epirus and Macedonia: Strabo, "Geography", VII, Frg. 9: *“Macedonia, of course, is a part of Greece.”* Latest DNA research (August 2017, Department of Genetics, Harvard) confirms that *modern Greeks are the descendants of the Mycenaean Greeks,* with only a small proportion of DNA from later migrations to Greece ( www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/08/greeks-really-do-have-near-mythical-origins-ancient-dna-reveals ) and the Myceneaeans and Minoans were genetically related ( nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature23310.html ). PS: Albanians, FYROMians and Turks will post their usual nonsense against Greece under this comment, without a doubt! ;)

[@catowl959]

So there is a continuity between ancient and modern Greeks.

[@MacedonianAlwaysGreek]

Absolutely.

[@alanpiersonn2507]

FYROMians will hate you for this! :D

[@incTG]

Wow. Nice copy and pasting...

[@MacedonianAlwaysGreek]

@Alan Piersonn Lol, tell me about it! They hate truth, for sure! T.J. Winnifrith said: *"Apparently these radical Slavic factions [FYROMians] decided to live with their myths and lies for the constant amusement of the rest of the world!"* (T.J. Winnifrith, British academic, "Shattered Eagles, Balkan Fragments", Duckworth, 1995)

[@katerinaasonitou9217]

I'm a greek and i live in Greece we're sooo old:(

[@G0THB0IC1IQU3]

It’s cool to live in an old country! I mean, think about it! Isn’t it interesting to have this big backstory and history behind ur country?

[@ARIYAI]

Oh,good,and i'm persian,we are old too🙃😂

[@delazaddeghati]

I'm glad you gave a special mention to San Marino :) Great video

[@ticos665]

The league of Corinth was kind of a hellenic NATO

[@NA-ck6cz]

You could also argue that it was the first federation

[@stanleyhipkiss4690]

Im gonna take a wild guess here is there like 50k comments from anthrapologists and history majors all throwing shit at eachother ?

[@agereneshayalew593]

Yup

[@yanakalinkova6537]

You may try and take a look at Bulgaria. It is under that name on the that place since 681 AC But the origin is coming from Asia as Old Bulgaria, where the people had to leave the land in order to survive and move west. Current Bulgarian Land was occupied before of Thracians. So many archeological sides provide that. Even the Orpheus had lived on one of the Bulgarian maintain Rodopa. Bulgaria is famous as the oldest country in Europe! Founded in 681 AD by Khan Asparuh and since then preserved its original name. Bulgaria is also famous for its natural diversity as mountains, plains, Black Sea Coast, rivers, lakes and hot springs.Nov 30, 2018

[@ydg7670]

Egypt? China? Greece? India? That's what I think.

[@Fleurig-xr5mm]

San marino

[@Hennybone-jq9ll]

Japan

[@CraftQueenJr]

Hayzen India.

[@volpone45]

India

[@benjamintariang2559]

@Dragon Dimosthenis That is called "diversity". Brother no ancient country ever had a uniform culture but anyway, that isn't the definition of a country in the first place. Counter point to yours, China wouldn't be able to, either as it was not the same as modern China incorporating Tibetian, Uighur, Cantonese, Hokkien, and a dozen other cultures and languages too. See what I mean? Same with everyone. Key lies in how old a particular culture at one point in time defines a country. In that case, all points fall into place

[@Geographyandhistory2024]

Greece history 3000 bc cuclades 2400 bc minoa 1600 bc myceane 1100 geomorphical period 800 archaic period 500 classic period 323 Hellenistic period 146 roman occupation 320 or 395 Byzantine empire 1453 ottoman occupation 1821 success independence first greek republic 1941-1945 german occupation 1945 todays greece I am greek and i know this things

[@user-sz9dj1pl9o]

George Nikoletakis bro and dictatorship

[@Geographyandhistory2024]

I didn't understand what do you mean

[@tsakeboya]

Μπράβο ο Γιώργος...

[@Geographyandhistory2024]

Οκ δεν περίμενα κάποιον να μου απαντήσει στα ελληνικά

[@laniasgamingworld3573]

what the fuck. WHat about Ancient Egypt. 6000 BC and what about Iraq and mesopotamia 10.000 BC

[@Kmancanada]

That was an excellent study and analysis. I concur that Egypt is the oldest *civilization*. However... As you said, it's tricky to determine what is a "beginning", and there is also the argument of continuity to the modern iteration of a country. Because the question is "what is the oldest country" -- implying "of today", not "ever" -- I place more weight on the continuity part of the equation. Towards that, the oldest country is probably in the mesopotamian region. Having been intrigued by this question before, I have long considered Syria to be that country: its capital, Damascus, is the oldest continuously inhabited capital city in the world (vs. the candidate countries you short-list have all had different capital cities over their lifetime, in different areas); and (to the point about the difficulty in determining the "start"), Syria is discussed in the bible, placing us at least in the late-BCE era. To consider.

[@luismarques9280]

Egypt is a new country and Síria is not a old country. Mesopotâmia was never a country and even if it were there is not here nowadays....

[@nihil_hd1598]

ehm, u know that modern day syria has nearly nothing to to,cultural speaking, with those old civilizations becauce back then syria as a country or the people didnt exist back then as modern day afghanistan.Many borders of old civilizations met there but the beginning of syria and its people begins with the expansion of islam.Its like saying Montenegro,croatia slovenia,north macedonia have there roots in the roman empire without any real connections except some people groups(minorities) speaking a romance language

[@georgios_5342]

To say today's Egypt is like ancient Egypt is like saying today's Syria and Irak are Mesopotamia. Modern Egyptian people are Arabs, who speak and write in Arabic and are the decendents of Islamic colonisers to the land. In its modern form, Egypt started with the Umayyad invasion and the conversion to Islam. That's when the modern Egyptian nation was born.

[@georgios_5342]

@نقاش حر ٣٧ I could tell by your name. No hard feelings to the Egyptian people, it's just that the Egyptians are simply no longer connected to the ancient Egyptians.

[@georgios_5342]

@نقاش حر ٣٧ not exactly like that. When the Arabs invaded Egypt, they mostly replaced the population, so that it fast had an Arab majority. Sure, there might be an ancient Egyptian indigenous islamized minority, but it is probably not that big, seeing as Christians hardly ever islamized in masses, whereas in Egypt it's as if the Christians vanished. Sadly, there were too many a massacre and the native population was vastly reduced

[@uchicha666]

Well Egypt eventually lost one of the most important factors: language, while other civililzations you mentioned here didn't, as thereir modern tongues are continuations of their ancient forms. Ppl in Egypt speak arabic, I guess the only group speaking a tongue related to it is coptic used by coptic minority.

[@marksamwel8240]

no my dear, the old language is gone but alot of old words and expressions survived inside our unique arabic which calls egyptien arabic and not only language ,also many tradations and feast dayes which we do and are Celebrated

[@monicareda4663]

mark samwel true but the old language is at least somewhat kept alive by the church

[@velocityslight]

Not technically lost, I'd say the language is more dying out, not so much lost

[@uchicha666]

Prove it, sir.

[@bonitz]

LOL with the wikipedia references.

[@homopoly]

How about the oldest city? I think that'd be cool.

[@HenryTheHedgeWizard]

Unchi there are multiple candidates. It's probably Damascus though, which I think is in Syria, however there are too many potential oldest cities

[@ignemuton5500]

Aidan Murphy i'd say it's either Damascus or a city in the place of baghdad.

[@declannewton2556]

Unchi I'd say Delhi. There have been signs of continuous settlement as far back 600 BC.

[@KaiserBob99]

It's Jericho.

[@failtolawl]

Declan Newton-Maharaj damascus is older than Delhi

[@augustzeidman4443]

I'm shocked at no mention of Abyssynia/Ethiopia

[@brodocassel]

I feel a country is as old as when it became a “nation” similar’ish to what it is today. With the exception of France, the “countries” you mentioned might be old civilisations but for the most part very young nations.

[@albumine7777]

you're back :-)

[@kalle8558]

he just rarely uploads it takes a long time making quality you cant just make videos like this daily or weekly

[@kalle8558]

i guess but i would prefer a good vid every 4 months than a mediocre vid every week

[@kimmyboy521]

Kalle g

[@historycenter4011]

77 He never left...

[@albumine7777]

1/100 people who watched this video like my coment

[@wisammikhael8624]

It has to be China, India, Iran, Iraq, or Egypt. (Oh, and Ethiopia.)

[@rusitoexplorador]

Or Armenia

[@mauricesavery]

Wisam Mikhael ethiopia

[@jahsesalapag4153]

Or Africa

[@worldmapping4895]

japan

[@screamingisillegal2405]

Syria ??

[@dmgabri08]

Thoughts on Bhutan?

[@OrDavidSoffer]

I liked the video! 2 countries that weren't mentioned were 1- Mongolia which was the biggest country ever existed during it's imperial days and I assume it has more or less the same shape since it's falling (about 1300 ce) 2 -the country of the nation which I know that is obviously the oldest piece of history - Israel! The Jewish nation (5780 years dew to the Jewish count) lived in Israel but suffered control of other nations most of the history. Officially independent since 1948

[@InternationalSongs]

What?? WONDERWHY ACTUALLY UPLOADED?!

[@QAR83]

Easy: South Sudan 🇸🇸

[@Sami-jt5ky]

The kishites

[@xzoraaa6294]

i know

[@forgiven2234]

But I’m Older Than S. Sudan 🇸🇩s. Sudan Is 8 And I’m 9

[@pewdiepieisstillabadyoutub4490]

Vloging Films r/woooosh

[@evaughn22e]

@@forgiven2234 wow who knew

[@jlrva3864]

Aside from when a country actually began, I would like to know what country has had the same general form of government for the longest time. I know Iceland has had its legislature since the 900's, but then it was technically part of Denmark until recently. Some monarchies date back to the 700's (England, Denmark) plus, of course, Japan dates back to the first century. These countries are still officially monarchies today but the monarchs are figureheads only. Maybe oldest continuous government can be the subject of the next video, unless it's already been done and I haven't found it yet.

[@mrcool2107]

Actually oldest country would be Egypt, india and China. Also Iran

[@alial-fatlawi5565]

Actually when Egypt was conquered by the arabs, a shift in culture and language took place there, so I dont think you can draw a connection between Egyptians today and the pharaohs on the ancient time Edit: I dont rly know a lot about this, so take what I said with a pinch of salt

[@MB-cu5lr]

@ϥⲣⲁⲟⲛ exactly ...they think all Egyptians also magically got replaced by Arabians (from Arabia). Sure Egypt and many other nations were under the Islamic conquest but they still share genetic and cultural ties with Ancient Egyptians.

[@ahmedmohamedabdelhakemmoha9760]

You are one of the stupidest people alive go get education.

[@alial-fatlawi5565]

@@ahmedmohamedabdelhakemmoha9760 wow that a great attitude. I think you should learn how to communicate with people before trying to give advice

[@ahmedmohamedabdelhakemmoha9760]

@@alial-fatlawi5565 did you read what the ppl above me said or are you scared to answer them oh and I knew that when I wrote something like that, that you would come and reply that's why I did it.

[@alial-fatlawi5565]

@@ahmedmohamedabdelhakemmoha9760 I would reply regardless, and no I haven't read what they wrote, enlighten me please.

[@adamasrinsky]

Fun Facts for the video maker: 1-Egypt was never colonized by the British. It was occupied for 40 years from 1882 to 1922. 2-Egypt became an independent sovereign State in 1922 (not 1953) and was a founding member of both the League of Nations and the United Nations.

[@imverycreative5819]

'fun' facts?

[@rockinbobokkin7831]

Ancient Egypt was called Khmet, is now Al-Misr. Was conquered by Greece, Rome, and the Caliphate. Has no rightful claim to being oldest nation.

[@julianaylor4351]

Abu Nour Didn't Napoleon knick stuff from Egypt when he was beating up most of Europe?

[@potato_nugget]

@@rockinbobokkin7831 nope it was called Kermit and now it's known as Masr (officially Misr)

[@alnotbiggaytho7124]

Damascus existed as a city state before western europeans even learned what farming was...

[@Unlitedsoul]

Not precisely true. Tell Ramad is one of the oldest settlements of human civilization. However, it was also abandoned after just 500 years. Damascas itself was not founded until 6000-6500 years later (which was roughly the 6th distinctly different settlement of that particular area, and the only to survive more than 500 years). By that time, the Greek city states were on the rise due to their own methods of farming. Thing is, there were older civilizations in that region than Tell Ramad. Jarmo was founded in Mesopotamia close to the same time Jericho was founded in Palestine, around 11,000 years ago. Nevertheless the estimated 15,000 year-old civilization of northern and central China and the 13,500-14,000 year-old civilization of Egypt. Older trading settlements in the Indus Valley have also been found. For that matter, Tell Ramad is not even the oldest site in Syria... as Hamoukar may very well be.

[@maherhamadouch2005]

Yes, this is the truth

[@Indian.169]

when Indian stages were writing about gravity, atoms , hydraulic machines , medical science, geography , mathematics, knowledge about universe, other countries were in stone age lol. 😂😂

[@humptydumpty1481]

India was not even a thing back then tbh And WhatsApp history is not history

[@seu6238]

There are historical errors in this video.

[@agithastewpieblopbottom550]

Yay you uploaded!... well, cya guys next year✌🏽

[@JoblessMusic]

LOL

[@Ninja.Alinja]

What about Armenia and possibly also Georgia? Culture, writing and language go way, way back

[@aficionado2098]

Greece - Hellas

[@wizzya9966]

Ελλάδα!

[@shqiptarrrrrr]

“Greece” is illyrian(Albanian)! All “Greek” historical figures and gods have albanian names and not greek🇦🇱🦅🇦🇱🦅

[@shqiptarrrrrr]

asterios 100 ive studied “greek” and illyrian history for over 8 years now

[@guritarasi8732]

Greece=Graeci=Gra+eci=Woman walk Greece=Gra+ik=Γρα+ίκ=Woman leav Greece=Grice=That who allways complaining...as the woman It's Albanian word!! Εllin=Illin=Yllin=Yl lir Albanian word

[@evelinapappas6212]

@@shqiptarrrrrr Of course there is one albanian who tries to steal our history.. but that's ok because the only thing you earn is to embarrass yourself and your country. I mean i feel sorry for you, you must have really waited for your country to showed up in the video.. nahhh that's only happens to videos made by albanians. Many kisses to our illiterate neighbors!

[@jyrkilehtinen9886]

I guess that more could have said about Japan. For sure there must be both archaeological and historical research on the history of Japan as well as there was exact information about the history of india and about the history of egypt and china. I would say that you did not do your homework.

[@thabangmalete4282]

The Greeks said Ethiopia was the oldest country

[@sjmunday2014]

Ethiopia, Israel, and Babylonia

[@thabangmalete4282]

​@@sjmunday2014Ethiopia being the oldest

[@sjmunday2014]

Israel, Babylonia, and Egypt were mentioned in ancient scriptures and text thousands of years before 10 BC ( about the time Ethiopia was formed)

[@thabangmalete4282]

@@sjmunday2014 but ancient scriptures like the bible tell us Babylonia was founded by an Ethiopian King, Nimrod......the Greeks also can back this up, as they said The Babylonians are the same Ethiopian stock.

[@thabangmalete4282]

Kush was long Formed and birthed both Egypt and Babylonia.....again the ancient Greeks can back this up.....am not making up these claims...

[@jgg04mty]

"Have you ever wonder What's the older country in the world?" Me: Well yeah, that's why I clicked on your video!

[@Chmezr]

It does not know who is the oldest country in the world😒

[@keshabbhabuk5594]

Its nepal

[@Celestial1000]

@@Chmezr dumb, you will never find a straight answer it depends on your own opinion

[@Celestial1000]

@@keshabbhabuk5594 stfu

[@pandit_thanos5135]

@@keshabbhabuk5594 it's india becuz oldest religion

[@0gJulian]

I just started the video is it Egypt?

[@Ben-qs9fw]

What about Ethiopia?

[@theallmemeingeye5927]

I think I once read that technically Portugal's borders have remained unchanged for the longest period of time, even if the leadership has changed.

[@shanemul3837]

What about borderless countries like Ireland Australia Iceland to name but a few

[@doookkk]

@@shanemul3837 Ireland lost North-Ireland to the UK of Great Britain.

[@no.5304]

Shane Mul The aussies lost to the emus and had to give them land so they’re borders changed

[@lourencoalmada1305]

Portugal's borders are technically the oldest in the world but also technically aren't. The 1297 Treaty of Alcanizes defined the Portuguese borders in the Iberian Peninsula, which have remained unchanged if you don't count one small village. That village is called Olivença, which was lost to the Spanish in the 1801 Treaty of Badajoz, which put to an end the first Spanish-French invasion of Portugal. Portugal says Spain has lost the right to Olivença by attacking again in 1807, breaking the Treaty. Spain says they didn't. Olivença is still under the administration of the Spanish government, but Portugal holds a claim to it.

[@deviladvocate21]

Welcome to the comment section! Here you may see: Middle Easterns claiming their country is the first because of either Mesopotamia or God. Israelis saying their country was first because of God. Indians saying that their country was first because of religion, and God(s) Greeks saying Greece was first because Greece. People in general saying Chinese because of culture. Nobody but Egyptians saying Egypt. Americans saying they're first because freedom y'all. Finally, nationalists from every country ever.

[@Oriares]

Josh K. Lmao

[@armorking9h5]

theese are fake steryotypes-im middle eastern belive me

[@jholotanbest2688]

I like this comment.

[@macgot]

Hey! I like the "because Greece" part of your comment and I chuckled (it's kinda true 'cause being Greek I see what you mean) but in our defence, we don't claim to be the first civilization or country, rather the one with the most influence on modern western civilization. We don't believe we were the first, but our ancestors truely took it to another level, so much that the rest of Europe waited until the rennaisance to appreciate, catch up and build on it!

[@Terlin1466]

The only thing the middle east people can claim with pride is their JEW god has conquered the world in its beliefs. Thanks mostly to the Roman Empire for Christianity and thanks to the Islams calafaids afterwards in the 700 onward. You still see this struggle even today in event.s So yea lets keep killing each other and declareing war over a invisable god thing in the sky. Every smart people will come to Two conclusions eaither there are Many gods or there are NONE. There is not one. Never has and Never will. There isent even one universe so why would there be one god. IF we can live together with that fact then maybe we should destroy all the gods and rule our self's like we should.

[@Duck-wc9de]

in my personal opinion the oldest countries are s. Marino, Andorra and Portugal, because they keep the same borders and own, and continuous identity since its foundation. mainly the first two, since Portugal was annexed by Spain at some point in history. the best assessment would be, perhaps, the feeling of unification under a single nationality. this means that the oldest country is the country whose people maintain national sentiment, continuously, throughout history, whether or not they are a sovereign nation. but thats just an opinion

[@luismarques9280]

Portugal was not annexed by Spain....

[@goishikaiganmademou]

At 14:19, 1. China was swallowed by the Mongol empire. 2. Egypt was swallowed by the Roman empire, and later colonised by France and Great Britain. 3. India became British India, a British colony. 4. Japan has been independent since the 8th century (or longer). 5. Persia was swallowed by Alexander the Great's empire and was invaded multiple times by others later on. 6. Greece was swallowed by the Roman empire and swallowed by the Ottoman empire. 7. Denmark has been independent at least since year 737 when the construction of final version Danevirke began (but probably since before year 650 when first version of Danevirke was begun). Only Denmark and Japan have been independent for 1300 years straight. Both started out smaller sized in the southwest part of their current nation under a different name: Jutland/Yamato. Denmark is probably at least 20 years older than Japan. So the two oldest nations in the world are clearly: 1. Denmark 2. Japan Current China was started as an independent nation when Kublai Khan passed away in year 1294. So China is merely 727 years old, which quite a bit younger than Japan, Denmark, Sweden or even post-Danelag UK.

[@jmwilinski]

Wish Ethiopia wad mentioned.

[@sid300e]

Agreed. Honestly Ethiopia should be number 3 on the list.

[@_Muzolf]

The video is about countries not cultures that can trace themselves back. If that can of worms was opened, then i might claim Hungarians as being one of the oldest because we can trace our nomadic ancestors back to its Finnugor roots around the Ural mountains long before Ethiopia or whoever. But here is the thing, being a group of people does not make you a country or a civilization.

[@katherinethurston3057]

EG that is where humanity started, not where the first country was

[@claudiodealba2010]

German Mapper Ethiopia was a whole Empire, such as China, Persia or Rome. If even France was mentioned with some notes, why not Ethiopia?

[@rockinbobokkin7831]

Agreed

[@UlpianHeritor]

You picked Egypt? The only country on your list to not have any continuation with the legacy of ancient Egyptians except for in name. Modern Egyptians speak Arabic not Egyptian, and they do not share the same religion as the ancient Egyptians or have any of their customs or heritage, therefore by your own criteria that you set earlier, Egypt is clearly not the oldest civilization. Your justification for this is "people still visit the pyramids"?? Ok what does that have to do with whether or not modern Egyptians who are Arab have continued the Egyptian civilization. I do not understand how one can possibly come to this conclusion, but then again, you admitted that you have no credentials and its just your opinion. Fair enough

[@UlpianHeritor]

Don't group me with the afro-centrists. I never said Egyptians were black, but they weren't Arab either, which is what modern Egyptians are. The DNA evidence taken from Tutankhamen's mummy proves that the Pharaohs share genetic ethnic features with western Europeans. Really? Modern Egyptians share 90% DNA with ancient Egyptians? This is news. Can you provide a source to this supposed DNA analysis?

[@crptotrding7112]

I'm Egyptian, did ancient DNA test it showed desinovan genome there, traced back to the earliest wave of humonoid migration 60,000 years ago as Egypt is not considered just the cradle of civilisation, it is actually the main spot where human migration took place out of africa www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002929715001561

[@lateshpatil5307]

Ulpian Heritor Egyptians spoke Hebrew

[@shadowno2298]

LIE. only cufty chirstians are ethnicly connected to egypt. the muslims are mostly arabs.

[@shadowno2298]

are you tallking to your mother like that too?