Who were the Assyrians? History of the Assyrian Empire

Who were the Assyrians? The entire history of the Ancient Assyrian Empire explained in 11 Minutes.
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History of Assyria from its founding, Shamshi Adad, Tiglath Pileser iii, Sargon, Ashurbanipal to the fall of Ninevah and the Assyrian Empire.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Questions What do you think of the boxes with the time period I was talking about in the upper left-hand corner? Was this helpful or distracting/cluttered looking? Also, what do you think of no music in this video? Let me know what you think :)

[@iraqimapper8625]

Yes it is helpful, and It will good if you continue using them. Your voice is very good and the videos are fine without music

[@giannakisXAXAXA]

Not distracting at all

[@nemoincognito4179]

1- Boxes are all right 2-Better without music

[@drumagus2258]

the boxes were a great idea, often when studying ancient history its easy to lose track of the time as the story unfolds... and everything is better with music.

[@svenguinee1072]

Very helpfull. A very good information video. Well done.

[@Smartacus98]

Ancient Mesopotamians had the most magnificent beards in history.

[@omegaink5635]

Very true.

[@dennismartin5821]

Yes, I have thought that, before myself. I can't believe that look hasn't made a come back yet.

[@omegaink5635]

@@dennismartin5821 lol

[@kempowarrior]

You their descendant still exist right? It is now modern day Iraq.

[@aqilbaghdad9741]

TheAntiParadox no arabs did dumbass

[@owlkiyo]

as a Greek/Assyrian I thank you for simply mentioning that we still exist today showing some pictures and most importantly that we are a distinct people

[@thisislaflaretv5250]

You are but you got your knowledge from Kemet

[@FAMA-18]

This is Laflare Tv Wake up bud, Egyptians were not afro-black....the interior of Egypt as nothing to do with the sub-saharan people. The definition of kemet is not physical, but material, it means dark soil .

[@FAMA-18]

Young Savage Painted on the wall lol, who you calling sand people, that’s true they are painted on the wall and look at their image do they look afro-black to you , no they don’t, the Egyptians used many colors, each color had a meaning, do you know what black represented?

[@FAMA-18]

Young Savage Denial , really! Prove it if you can, scientifically show me they were Sub-Saharan?

[@FAMA-18]

Young Savage You must be talking about yourself, pathetic worm , go on , I’m waiting, where are the adjectives you claiming?

[@ed2204]

I'm proud to say, I'm an Assyrian From Iraq and now living in USA. My grandparents were from Van, Turkey. I enjoy learning my rich history. Thank you for posting this video!

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thanks Edmon! Glad you liked the video :)

[@arnsdii]

I'm Assyrian in American now, but from Iran!

[@waffleking3gamer414]

Sweden here!

[@sovietonionisthebestonion3805]

You mean Anatolia not Turkey right ?

[@jamesjacob1096]

@@sovietonionisthebestonion3805 nice correction 👍

[@joey10473]

Thank you for that. When I first entered college my history instructor said Assyrians were extinct. I quickly stood up and corrected him as I am 90% Assyrian and 10% Armenian. This was in 1965.

[@masada2828]

Maybe your Teacher should say there is no longer an Assyria but there would still be assimilated Assyrians.

[@bobbyallen7977]

@@masada2828 very well said

[@dotosmelucio]

The place of Assyria was dissolved due to invasion of different empires but the people are still there, it will be recognized by their culture, races, religions and language. I think you should claim also one place in the middle east assyrians to be called your country for you have a rich history, like Jews they claim their mother land Israel. Israel was subdugated by Assyrians 700 B.C. as proven by the Bible in the book of Jonah and Isaiah. Nkakaawa kayo Assyrians kalat kalat lang kayo sa salitang Filipino.

[@_jhw1]

Hello, there are a lot of Assyrians and Chaldeans in Iraq and Syria, and I am an Arab, but from Chaldeans (Arabist) and many of the Iraqi people are Assyrians and Chaldeans, but with the Islamic conquest they converted to Islam and used the Arabic language

[@JohnDoe-fu6zt]

Good story. How did your teacher react to being corrected?

[@HVLLOWS1999]

Mesopotamian ancient history is so rich. I can't get enough of it.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

:D Me too...Glad you like it

[@SteezyRedStars]

If only they were still around culturely. Idk if Iraqi or Syrians count as them. Probably...

[@HVLLOWS1999]

@@SteezyRedStars That would be awesome. I love ancient Mesopotamian Architecture.

[@msb8792]

SailorDapperJr technically yes. For the most part the Christian populations of Syria and Iraq are mainly the descendants of Arameans and Assyrians (due to marrying within the same religion trait in he Middle East), while Muslim Syrians and Northern Iraqis would mostly be mixed between Assyrian, Aramean, and Arab elements (along with other elements of course). Syrians tend to have more “Aramean” elements while northern Iraqi’s tend to have a mix of both.

[@HVLLOWS1999]

@@msb8792 What about Amorites and Gutians and Sumerians and Akkadians and Hussites and Kassites?! Where they at. AND WHERE THE KURDS COME FROM.

[@Navak_]

The Fall of Nineveh from the greatest city the world had ever seen to an uninhabited ruin at the very peak of its power is one of the great events in history that rarely gets mentioned.

[@albertwarsaw6568]

The bible mentions it

[@samtheman4931]

Mosul is literally built on the remains of Nineveh

[@martijn9568]

​@@samtheman4931 That was quite a while later though.

[@gregm6894]

@@albertwarsaw6568 The Bible not only mentions it, but the Prophet Nahum foretold the destruction on Nineveh.

[@Zabi-S]

This is so true. Such a titanic event in history is so overlooked. Everyone knows about the fall of Rome, but your average ancient history class will barely mention the Assyrian Empire or the fall of Nineveh.

[@johnbland1585]

I met a couple of Assyrians when I was in Iraq and didn't understand how they were still there, but they are. Thanks for the info because it now makes sense. Good video with lots of Info.

[@charlottekatakuri4675]

with out us and Babylonian Iraq wouldn't be there

[@amroalderawi5424]

@@abgartheblack8832 if they do you wouldnt see a half Christian!

[@Salo1378]

Because they're not assyrian. They're Arameans. The last ones who are not assimilated and keep identification to separate themselves from the muslims.

[@madaranotsoanonymousnowuch1539]

Salomon Nomolas nope, they are either Muslims or Christians

[@Salo1378]

@@madaranotsoanonymousnowuch1539 Its mainly a christian identification

[@sthondat17]

Great video. Ashurbanipal is also famous for the great library he founded in Nineveh. He tried to collect all the books (clay tablets) he could. Alexander attempted to imitate him later with his great library in Alexandria, Egypt. Very much of what we now know of Sumer, Akkad, and Assyria comes from the clay tablets collected and preserved so well by Ashurbanipal.

[@HoundofOdin]

You forget to mention that epic facial hair the Assyrians had. Their military prowess was directly related to the epicness of their beards.

[@barbatvs8959]

lol!

[@benjisero9272]

Who the fuck care for beards just look at the persians immortal mask

[@barbatvs8959]

@@benjisero9272 Anyone can put on a mask. Not everyone can grow a God-given man half-mask called a beard.

[@barbatvs8959]

@@JC-fj5qy Women with armpit hair are better than women who shave because shaving reflects a weak mind that succumbed to Gillete propaganda.

[@goldenleaf8670]

now the Muslims have beard

[@BinaryTechnique]

I'm proud to be Assyrian 🙏🏼 love my history and my people

[@westernassyrian1691]

Nakno a kurd. Turkiya neyki eme da kurd. Tihe Suryoye. Warriors of Ashur will rise again.

[@BinaryTechnique]

@@westernassyrian1691 hayet ahuno 🤲🏻 Ya Rabbal Ala'meen

[@MLouah-gp9ef]

Binary-Technique how does this highlight any nobility of the Assyrians ?

[@BinaryTechnique]

@Son of Mountain Dude you're a hypocrite and a liar. If Assyrians supported fake K*rdistan you wouldn't raise your voice. Just look at chaldeans, they speak syriac too but how come you never challenge them 😂 chaldeans in ancient times spoke a form of akkadian but there's not a peep from the maymuni Kurds bc they support your fake nation 😭😭

[@BinaryTechnique]

@Son of Mountain Lmao due chaldeans speak syriac like us, they are our brothers not yours, every chaldean I know will curse your mother and father for being a Kurd. My dad is chaldean catholic and he hates you guys more than I do

[@albertogutierrez8653]

To my Assyrians friends, despite what has happened in Iraq, you are still here after thousands of years. You people are a testament to perservience and resilience. Keep up the struggle. One day you will have your land back. You have always had time.

[@oyonan]

In exchange for our service to Britain in WW2 we were supposed to have been given our land back by the British. Churchill referred to us as “our smallest allies” Then, after the war, gave the Jewish people their land since they got the same deal. Which is great, but we got nothing. The Kurds committed genocide against us and took our homes.

[@oyonan]

@The troll master Yes, it is true. My grandfather had to flee the hakkari mountains on foot to escape the Kurds who carried out the genocide. He ended up serving as an intelligence officer for the British and being given land in canada after being taken back to Britain at the end of the war. I could tell you stories all day about the first 15 years of my grandfather’s life back in Iraq as an Assyrian. When he died in 2004 at 104 years old there were three funerals for him, one in Canada and two in the USA. Most of the Assyrians in Iraq have been killed off now, and the rest are forced to live as arabs and convert just to stay alive. It’s an atrocity. I don’t know what you’re trying to refute with your condescending response, but read a book before you open up your mouth that way. I’m sure you know a lot of things, but you don’t know everything.

[@Abdo__Saza]

They don't like mexican

[@Asshur.]

I am half ethnical assyrian, from my father, he is from tur abdin, this people are the remanents of the assyrian empire, we are turoyo and speak neo aramean, no mix with the arab invasors, christianisty is the religión our take in 2th century, I be pround of my lineage culture, we dont die, the cultures never die

[@zumagallerte4669]

And yet you're only a half breed. Doesn't that suck? Such a long and awesome history and then you just mix it away.

[@Asshur.]

@@zumagallerte4669 my other half is Spaniard, another awesome culture of conquerors, I cant be half breed, beacuase the assyrian and spanish are a Mediterrean, is the same subrace, but diferente ethnicy, and assyrian have little % of arab, persian, phoenician, armenian, georgian greek etc, and spanish have little % of celtic, italian, berber, phoenician, arab, germanic but all this people is caucasian

[@zumagallerte4669]

@@Asshur. Well if you want to see it that way..

[@s.m2153]

😂🤣😂🤣🤣

[@jml732]

@@zumagallerte4669 What the f*ck is actually wrong with you

[@kuroshthegreat8073]

I love how immature some of these great kings could be "Your king of Babylon? well I'm king of the UNIVERSE!"

[@spookyshadowhawk6776]

Well, It's Hard to Beat That! King of the Universe and the 12 Unseen Dimensions? LoL! The Only Thing Bigger than their Kingdoms was Their Egos!

[@davidcliff2141]

Yeah, good thing today’s leaders are not like that. /s

[@pvt.t-bone9277]

Lol, back then... 5^2 miles was the universe!

[@MarAn-ou5ns]

If assyrians didn’t have a ego, we would be a very big piece of the world today

[@istoppedcaring6209]

sargon of akkad was king of the 4 world quarters,

[@esh6813]

This information is what my family have been teaching me for my whole life. Thank you for taking the time to make this video, we appreciate it and the correct information you provided (unlike other KZbinr’s videos).

[@cbrad524]

Dude, I absolutely am taking a deep dive into all of your videos, not only has it taught me so much, but it makes me want to know even more. I am enjoying all of them so much. Thank you for all of your hard work and thank you for sharing.

[@StefanMilo]

I tell you man it is a real skill to make these videos to the point and yet full of detail. Great stuff!

[@S-Nova0]

Loved the nice touch of illustrating Mt. Ararat on your terrain map. Fantastic video as usual, Epithemeus!

[@EpimetheusHistory]

:D Happy you noticed

[@nonosh]

Greetings, my Urartian brother. 🇦🇲🤘

[@nonosh]

MDE NCL No, I believe the Urartians and the proto-Armenians cohabited in the region that eventually became identified as the Armenian Highlands. However, upon the rise of the Iranic powers east of Mesopotamia, the Urartian people -- as past rulers -- lost their legitimacy and eventually assimilated/interbred with the proto-Armenians to create the Armenian populace. We already had cohesion at the time of the Achaemenid ruler King Cyrus, whose romanticized stories in Xenephon's Cyropedia include an Armenian king and his son Tigranes conferring with Cyrus.

[@marco-antonio.]

This is the first video of yours I saw, and I really enjoyed it. I was having a conversation about an hour ago about my love of ancient history too. Perfect timing, keep it up. You asked about the boxes of the kingdoms. The information is helpful, but how about a developing timeline across the base of the screen?

[@saramarie5744]

Thank you so much for the time and research that you put into these videos , they really helped me understand the timeline.

[@sinisterminister6478]

Totally awesome as usual. What I love most about your videos is their shorter format that peaks my interest and entices me to do even more in-depth research. I'm a details kind of guy.

[@Armorius2199]

Great video Epimetheusit, it would be great to follow history on, bronze age, archaic, classical etc. I also noticed how your artwork has improved, your videos are a great way do education.

[@brokenbridge6316]

This was a really interesting video to watch. I've always wanted to know more about the Ancient Assyrians. Other than their reputation for brutality and their epic fall.

[@Ddaoud2]

Great and historically accurate, from an Assyrian who recognizes that my great ancestors had one of the greatest empires in history. Thank you for this video

[@nicodarsh]

Super interesting!! I've just recently been trying to do research on the Syriac people and this was super informative. Keep on keeping on brother!

[@engphys1912]

As an Assyrian I just wanted to say thanks for the video and the shout out at the end. We were definitely an empire that were experts of warfare but also progenitors of civilization, math/science and cultural achievements - I hope this can get touched on more thoroughly in new videos on KZbin. You can see the usual Anti-Assyrian suspects in the comments below - please report their racist rhetoric.

[@matildaba8510]

Hi am a assyrian

[@matildaba8510]

💪

[@matildaba8510]

Hi seys Asho so ronge

[@jassimmn9004]

@@matildaba8510 Iraqi ?

[@matildaba8510]

Assyr from Iraq

[@1966amour]

I am an Assyrian and proud of my old ancestors of what they invented in those days but it’s a shame how the Assyrians are never mentioned or allowed to have their lands back from the invaders.

[@chalice3571]

get a group of people together and claim it once more... begin petitioning ... it might take years, but the young generation will have something to do instead of doing nothing and watching videos. What do you think?

[@hasanal-laethawi1894]

Your land is one small city that wasn't even the oldest one and Assyrians themselves invaded so many places and destroyed so many things and the people of Iraq right now are a mix of many different Gene's and races .. I don't understand why a lot of Iraqis have this mindset of disloyalty to their nation . everyone wants a god damn piece of this country , why ?

[@monosodiumglutemate8216]

You got it backwards. You guys invaded everybody around you and then they took back their lands. Don't you know your own history?

[@jeetyadava4689]

Dear guys,is any connection between Abheer , ahir and Assyrian s?

[@buttersnapswright126]

😂😂😂

[@trejodanny8329]

Aaayyyyyyyy. Nice to see a history channel finally discussing the Assyrians. Keep up the good work

[@masada2828]

The Bible discusses Assyria.

[@Dontlicktheballoons]

Dude. Thank you for these. I can't tell you how much I enjoy your videos. Trying to get in the habit of dropping comments to help you out. Have a great night man

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thanks Brandon! I am happy you enjoyed it :)

[@apoptosine1598]

What is best about your video presentations, is how well you illustrate and express the timelines geographically. Thanks for your amazing videos!

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thanks man!

[@k.c1126]

This was a really good video: succinct but thorough, with maps that indicated the extent of the kingdom's borders over time.

[@7oclockmiracles88]

Thank you for breaking down these complex histories for the avg person to learn and understand. Much appreciated!

[@danequaltiere8413]

youve personally given me the most information on one of the most interesting time periods that is so hard to find good info on. thank you for your bronze age videos and focus on all the different cultures!

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thank you! I am happy you are enjoying the videos man

[@connorgolden4]

I love these videos, it’s so interesting to learn about the oldest civilizations.

[@KathleenThompsonbp]

Very concise and interesting. I really liked having the whole successive development. Thanks.

[@sheilamasters]

just love your history. Keep on keeping on please and thank you 🙏🏽

[@msb8792]

Great video. Both Assyrians and Arameans still survive to this day, where they’re commonly referred to as Syriacs. Both still speak their own dialect of Syriac-Aramaic. ܬܝܚܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ

[@safween8967]

MSB Chaldeans too!

[@shamiramurmi7845]

Safween Calbeans are no more than Arabs

[@shamiramurmi7845]

Safween there is NO calbean This fake name was made inRom الملدان ليسوا من بابل kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHiunHpprdeGhpo

[@shamiramurmi7845]

MSB The only people who have been exposed to trying to blur identity, courtyard, extermination and displacement And since the fall of his country and so far, but he has remained a governor of his language, his writing and his Is the Assyrian people..... Since the fall of the city of God, the great city To this day, our Assyrian people have passed over 68 massacre, genocide, displacement and displacement. Forced. Forcibly banished the people in all corners of the earth east and west north and south America, Europe and Russia Syria turkey and Iran... Our children were raised in the countries of the diaspora, and the means of Assyrian education were almost non-existent and the homeless people are distracted And what this people offer to him is a lot of power on him, and he is a people who are defeated He was able to end this people completely and eliminate his national and national braces... But...... And because we... We are the people of God Seed Creator And the first to be safe with creator Who bless his seed and name the creator in the gospel craftsmanship of his hand Assyria. . The Uyghur seed of Assyria in the earth to grow And its roots thrive and branch across the globe To illuminate the world with the light that the creator has given him Of faith, civilization, language and writing cuneiform And Science, Arts, music and poetry This nation is the light of the light of the creator The one that has lit the darkness of the universe and humans. God the creator promised the nation of Assyria and bless her and he who called it (((the penis of his hand ashur))) That's why you won't fall and this nation will never die And no matter how evil the forces of evil It is the penis that will condemn and God bear the world And the same promise promised by about (Christ) The one who bless Nineveh Nineveh and gave them the sultan to the parthenon with him and this is from the whole Bible. You have not been able to fight mass, massacres and displacement since the fall of Nineveh and yet from our And it won't work for us no matter what they try and fight against us Because the creator is with us. The Assyrian nation lived with its holy nest Assyrian Oriental Apostolic and its men. Shamiram Urmi

[@38-jishjilson89]

@@safween8967 Chaldean is a misnomer mistakenly given to Assyrian Catholics, from the biblical phrase 'Ur of the Chaldeans'.

[@mmahmodi5155]

Greetings to all Assyrians in Iraq, Syria and the world 😍👍

[@BinaryTechnique]

Thanks brother

[@BinaryTechnique]

@wolfstudio no, we are humans, only kurds are khanzeers and maymuns. Everybody else is just a normal human being

[@mmahmodi5155]

@wolfstudio In Syria and Iraq there is a Christian Assyrian minority that still speaks the Assyrian language and has nothing to do with the Arabs In the end we are all human

[@mohamedshelare153]

@@faisal7818 They are not Arab They have better histroy than Arab

[@dooshakhaboosha2573]

Thanks brother

[@chalice3571]

I like this video very much. I hope you have more of the ancient peoples/communities/ and lands... good work! keep it up~! we are delighted. God bless you

[@southern3rki477]

Excellent video. Very informative & well read. Bravo

[@elbronisaac4275]

Thank you for this video bro, loved it, keep up the good work.. I'm so proud to be an Assyrian

[@watchesandcoins.7738]

Amazing, from an Assyrian.

[@admiralgoodboy]

David Betshmuel im more of a titsyrian but ass is good to

[@timesnewbabylonian8088]

Shlomo brother 💪

[@christianschulz1443]

Hey man im curious do you have another name or something i cant find anything about modern assyrians

[@HVLLOWS1999]

Sup

[@xm1614]

Don’t get too excited. You’re not the real Assyrians.

[@bonniechase5599]

Wow, Middle Eastern history was a lot more complicated than I thought. Thank you for laying it all out so quickly & concisely.

[@1roanstephen]

Impressive. You captured the essence of the history of the area succinctly.

[@ricochetsixtyten]

Yes! Ive just started learning about early history Sumer, Babylon, Assyria. This came at a perfect timing! Thank you❤️

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thank you Rickard!

[@shayk4791]

Thanks for going in so much more depth. Loving the longer videos

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it Akshay!

[@tanpar8805]

God bless you, Assyrians brothers! Many wishes from Bulgaria.

[@GreoGreo]

Thanks!

[@morganp7238]

One of the very few channels that do not talk down to its audience. For all the historical errors, that is commendable. Thank you.

[@goodbanter4427]

>It's 01:24 am >Just wanted to go to sleep >Epimetheus notification pops up >Goddamnit

[@EpimetheusHistory]

:D Happy you stayed up

[@emmabarone1530]

Epimetheus hey can you do Sicilians and Italians? I would like to know why my DNA test showed Middle Eastern and North African and Caucasian [ Armenians] ancestry. I checked family records and it don't show up

[@goodbanter4427]

@@EpimetheusHistory Oh man it was worth it. Your quality seems to go up with every video. You're amazing, man. Keep doing what you're doing

[@emmabarone1530]

Good Banter I don't think he will respond again 😔.

[@v4l3nt1nn]

@@EpimetheusHistory post often & do a video about the DACIANS!!! 🇷🇴

[@blakehillman6494]

Very interesting history. I like the way you combine narration with maps and illustrations. Keep up the good work.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thank you Blake!

[@gdasilva3531]

What a fantastic video. Thank you for freely sharing your knowledge.

[@kalijaheyolya-ralph9944]

I really enjoyed the video, but I was surprised that you didn't mention the Assyrians being subject to a genocide alongside the Armenians and the Greeks under Ottoman rule. I gather that this is more of a ancient historical look at them and you mention them at the end of the video, but they are what you would call an endangered people. I also think the fact that they were able to survive genocide at the hands of the Ottomans and then their current situation in which their Homeland is ruled over by hostile ethno-religious groups who systematically oppress and I have brought them to the brink of no longer existing in their Homeland. I think the genocide should at least be mentioned beings it was the first one of the twentieth century and they were among the primary targets and victims. I enjoy and appreciate your videos and keep up the good work! Thank you

[@FrogWalrus]

Islam will do that

[@RAmeer-nn5wz]

@OtherWorlds AllWorlds He doesn't need to apologize, this was clearly done base on Turkish nationalistic sentiment which was/is condemned by all Muslims, furthermore this is nothing comparing to the crimes of the Crusades and Spanish inquisition which was highly instigated and endorsed by the church and the Christians.

[@Aemond2024]

@Ebro Big boy As a European natsoc that Ataturk guy sounds pretty based to me

[@mikayelalikhanyan1587]

True, I'm armenian and these days anciant small scale cultures are being almost wiped out for various unethical reasons these days there are few of us left and I wish more people would talk about our history

[@elissa8242]

Kurds were probably screwed over before 1915 too, but I don't know very much of their history irrespective of their relations to Armenians.

[@christianicho29]

Displaying Assyrian history is greatly appreciated.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thank you! Glad you like it

[@Delta-mb5ll]

Hey I’m Assyrian

[@pauliewalnuts2007]

@@matildaba8510 Shlama from Los Angeles. Khaya Atour.

[@pauliewalnuts2007]

@Son of Mountain we are still around, so Atour is not dead. 😘

[@harrank2786]

@@Delta-mb5ll Assyrian is not a race. It was a state, people spoke different languages. It is like someone calling himself an Otomanian.

[@Ironication]

I love these videos. I remember reading about the bronze age and the cultures residing in the fertile crescent as well as playing Age of Empires I. This period always had an air of fantasy about it for me: great kings, far away empires and the rise of civilization.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Loved playing Age of Empires as a kid too

[@soloman9151]

Yep I really liked your pictorial/cartoonist depictions very much as you were able to cover so much in such a short amount of time. well done! So that's a definite like from me. 👍

[@pca1987]

Great video. The assyrians' History is so convoluted I imagine it was pretty hard to make this video. But the result is excellent. Great job.

[@robertschlesinger1342]

Excellent overview of Assyrian history. The Assyrian cuneiform syllabary (such as Ras Shamra) was derived from earlier complicated cuneiform systems, such as Babylonian. And these easliest systems evolved from Jemdet Nasr symbols found on the earliest cylinder seals.

[@ErikHare]

Fabulous, as always. Thank you for this series.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thank you Erik! Glad you like it :)

[@vazak11]

Fascinating, thanks for covering this!

[@562rodlbc]

i just found this channel and i really enjoyed the video and will be subscribing

[@GarfieldRex]

Love your videos! Still waiting for Elamites :) they appear in many videos, but still no info or history about them.

[@mybutthasteeth1347]

I am king of the universe! Many other ancient rulers: hold my wine

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Haha >D True...

[@hassanbassim4007]

The only Kings that conquered all the known lands during their eras were the Neo-Assyrian kings , they literally controlled all the world as they know it during their time .

[@nefnaf96]

@@hassanbassim4007 no they didnt control all the world or the known world...its the wine and Narricism made them saying that .

[@hassanbassim4007]

nefnaf96 there is a difference between “the known world” and the “world” .

[@nefnaf96]

@Lord Voldemort they called themselves " the king of universe" not only the world or the known world .. Obvious its the wine or their naricist ego

[@valentinepazand5140]

Thank you for posting the short meaning full video🙏❤️

[@SuperYaniv12]

your videos have no equal!! absolutely stunning !!! thank you very much

[@dosran5786]

their trash he talks out his ass and reads from wikipedia just stop fucking dimwit.

[@timesnewbabylonian8088]

Thank you as usual for this excellence Epimetheus 💪 especially for covering part of my ancestors (the other part is Phoenician and I am absolutely looking forward to your video on that)

[@timesnewbabylonian8088]

@Matthew brother, being Assyrian is a matter of ethnicity, not religion. I am ethnically Assyrian and Phoenician (this is evidenced per my surname which means "welded" in Syriac - Suryoyo). In terms of religion, I am Muslim. I've tracked my ancestry through my family historian and found that we converted to Islam recently, technically speaking. I've also tracked my lineage through DNA tests which reported that I am only 9% Arab ~ very residual stuff. We did not magically transform into Arabs the moment we converted to Islam ; ) I maintain my Assyrian-Phoenician identity proudly and always.

[@timesnewbabylonian8088]

@Matthew also brother Assyrians and Arabs are related by virtue of their Semitism. All Semites are related "cousins" per se.

[@istoppedcaring6209]

@Matthew well i don't think that they are necesarily christian , just generally, and they are not catholic, i believe they are in a seperate branch of christianity

[@istoppedcaring6209]

@@timesnewbabylonian8088 good for you, and in your writing I sense that you are not a fundamentalist, i also wonder, are you a seperatist (wanting an assyrian state) or do you just feel assyrian and feel no wish or need to gain self determination as a people

[@user-up7li7vd1t]

@Matthew Arabs and Assyrians are semites they carry the same genetics

[@eduardimusprime]

Enjoying your videos. Keep up the good work! 👍

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thank you glad you enjoyed it...will try my best :)

[@sarakjeldsen769]

Thank you for this video. Very interesting and it helps with my story research.

[@alisaoliver1969]

Very interesting video. I like these videos about ancient empires. Keep up the good work.

[@cielopachirisu929]

Glad you made that last comment acknowledging the modern Assyrians!

[@davidrosner6267]

Thank you for another great video on ancient Mesopotamian history!

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thanks David!

[@chitocorpuz754]

Superb history. Thanks for being diligent in this historical narrative.

[@flipjupiter5077]

This was awesome. Thanks for your hard work.

[@storballen4449]

OH HELL YEAH!! I've found the best channel on KZbin I love ancient history!

[@Vanic00]

Love your work. You do such a great job with these bronze age documentaries, while short, are very informative. Plus you don't get muddled down with archeology like more large scale documentaries. Still hope to see a Canaanite video. Lol, and an Egyptian Empire too. Keep up the good work, it's loved.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thank you Vanic!! I am glad you enjoyed it! I think you will like what will be coming hopefully soon:)

[@mariocflores3405]

Lovely video!!! Such a nice introduction and timeline

[@CharlesjNWH]

Thanks for the content. I have learned so much.

[@stevensammons4062]

I really enjoy you videos. Keep them coming.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

THank you, Steven!

[@A.O.T..]

Assyrian people have amazing history! One of the oldest civilisations! Love and respect from Turkey

[@ashuraya2779]

Thats why you killed us in Hakkari miltalry vs civilians 1914-1920

[@ereshkigalningalnanna8899]

أبواشور Don’t start it! The ottoman muslims did that when they received orders from zionists تجار الربا اليهود , yes they killed our people because they were practicing verses from quran just like muhammed did with khaybar Kuraytha and bani alnatheer but these people got orders from their bosses ! I blame UK France & US who stood there and watched us dying without helping! they were busy filming taking photos of the dead bodies crimes etc !! What destroyed humanity is the abrahamic religions that created hatred in us as humans

[@ereshkigalningalnanna8899]

Thank you kardeşim am Assyrian and i have no hatred in my heart toward Tengeri brothers/sisters , my problem is with the ideology that you guys follow (islam)! All religions are fucked up but islam is super nasty and whoever believes in it they try to force it on others we as Assyrians love life alcohol dance education our nature is secular it’s hard for us to survive with the ideology of islam cause everything is haram only under table is halal! our muslim neighbours in Baghdad used to fuck kids on the roof and in the day time they go to mosque elhamdullah we are muslims give me a break 😂

[@90sGasPrices]

Georgios ok well I’m guessing arif didn’t personally kill anyone considering he isn’t a 105 year old Turkish solder and hes just trying to make a nice comment about our history. Relax nasha.

[@c.i.a8359]

@@ereshkigalningalnanna8899 Islam isn't the issue it's the cure. However man is not pure and will make mistakes.

[@davidfunke7578]

Enjoyed the narrator and the history. Very enjoyable, Thank you.

[@paulcalderon7184]

Terrific presentation. Thank you!

[@FromNothing]

Great video. Very detailed and interesting. Keep up the good work. Happy belated congratz on 100k by the way!

[@Ashur-Mesopotamia]

Hollywood should finally make a Movie about the ancient Assyrians

[@MeiziVu]

Awesome! Thank you so much for this great work!

[@anthonyhargis6855]

Very interesting and educational. Thanks for your efforts.

[@edisonhasso830]

Thank you so much, great short history of my people.

[@nicolashoareau5992]

Thanks to your videos, I understand why Assyria (amongst others) are playable in the game Civilization V. I had no idea about all those empires and how big they were!

[@scottmorgan701]

Thank you. What a wonderful history lesson. God bless.

[@issamaib]

Excellent presentation, thanks. May be it's too much to ask but would be great if you can add a note on the spoken language as well as religion used by each main ruler. Often it helps shed light on cultural perspectives and explain core reasons behind some conflicts.

[@tommyv4980]

Assyrian here, thank you. You did a fantastic job, now come over for some riza shirwa.

[@dirkstarbuck6126]

I love ancient Mesopotamian history! I love your channel! Thank you so much!!

[@kathyhenry7575]

I also like the fact of no music in the background. I was able to here you. The boxes in the left were good for info but was not able to read the words. They were to small. Thanks for your time and for sharing your information.

[@galland3496]

Well put together and a very interesting background for scriptural scholars, Thankyou .

[@mr.terrific601]

Never click on a video so quick in my life Also can you do one on the the ancient tribes of North Africa and great Zimbabwe Keep up the good work

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thank you, Ghostface Warrior!

[@jillw2591]

Eros Delorenzi stop thinking like an insect. Think global , not just regional.

[@dosran5786]

i hear the founder of zimbabwe fought an evil magician who invented the xilophone is that true thats the legend at least im not kidding its a legitimate legend but i dont remember if it was zimbabwe or nigeria.

[@jillw2591]

Eros Delorenzi I didn't claim anything and leave African Americans alone.

[@jakei8928]

Im Assyrian and im truly happy to see this. Thank you for spreading this knowledge .

[@kidkilla11alex]

I love this so much, I just wanted to watch one video now I'm looking at all of them

[@tuberdave1]

Very informative, well done!

[@alexxthekidd7351]

David is a worm

[@myholylove254]

Awesome work👍👍👍

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thank you!

[@KTChamberlain]

Hammurabi: Eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth Epimetheus: True history videos for true history buffs.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

:D Thank you for the compliment! I appreciate it

[@KTChamberlain]

@@EpimetheusHistory Don't mention it. You, History Buffs, Historia Civilis, etc. are among the top history-related channels I watch on a regular basis.

[@adambrownhussein6525]

KTChamberlain If a buider builds a house and it collapses and people die, the builder shall be executed.

[@dosran5786]

true history for true history buffs that ignore everything western culture did and act like they were the only aggressors in history. their i fixed that for you.

[@MrDroenix]

Great video as always!

[@robertharrick4634]

Enjoying the videos on the ancient near east, if you find the time would love one in the future about the Hebrew tribes in the context of the rising and falling empires of the bronze age!