Who were the Phoenicians? A Quick Look at Phoenician History

In this program, we'll take a look at the coastal Canaanite people whom the Greeks called the Phoenician. Though the Phoenicians left behind many inscriptions, few of them give any details with regard to their long and illustrious history. For that, we often have to consult Assyrian, Biblical, Egyptian and Greek sources. This video will reconstruct the their history and introduce you to the famous Phoenician cities of Byblos, Sidon, Tyre, Beirut and Akko (Acre). In other episodes, we'll take a look at other aspects of Phoenician life, culture and literature.
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[@nittanyburg20]

Any empire: “Will you submit and pay tribute?” Tyre: “Well yes, but actually no”

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha yeah, pretty much. Thanks for stopping by, appreciate it and glad you liked the video! Stay safe!

[@je-freenorman7787]

Every empire was part of the Holy Roman Empire and every governemnt today is also HRE but , they are currently resetting again for the NWO and we are being converted again

[@johnstewart8849]

I once read that the Phoenicians fostered stories about sea monsters lying outside the straits of Gibraltar, so that other sailors wouldn’t go there.

[@someone-wi4xl]

@Mail Fraud cave men .. not sailors besides .. ancient remains in Spain / France and other western-European nations today 20,000 years ago carried I2 Y-DNA which pre-dates Indo-european invasion of Europe ages later

[@Sma3oYaJame3a]

Lebanese people still make up stories to their advantage to this day! 😂

[@someone-wi4xl]

@Mail Fraud 1 out of 200 doesn't mean much I2 Haplogroup is found all over Europe from Scotland all the way to Spain , and eastward all the way to Balkans , i'm talking about 20,000 years ago give or take it is the 2nd oldest homosapien Y-DNA haplogroup that still exist in Europe after C-V20 which is found in Europe 40,000 years ago (Aurignacian culture)

[@je-freenorman7787]

They foster all kinds of fables and fantasy to control the masses and govern over them. Religion will never be real and government is a form of slavery

[@katherinewilmot2172]

That was to hide the truth of their mining in Cornwall. The Phoenicians where part of the tribe of Asher. If you look at ancient maps .I hope this helps .

[@barnabasady7895]

I love the way you voice the Neo-Assyrian rulers. Thats about how I imagine them sounding anyway, with how overt the top violent and edgy their empire was. Im currently listening a podcast about this and its much easier to put things in place with the visual commentary your video adds. Thank you!

[@Bruh-jj9kk]

Like Iron Age Zap Brannigan but actually competent.

[@sonoransaguaro3786]

🌵That Ashurbanipal sounds an awfully lot like Trump!

[@armincal9834]

The reason why Carthaginians seem cruel and barbaric to you is that most of what we know about them was written by their arch enemies the Romans and propaganda against rival nations isn't a new thing

[@petermartorana9938]

@@armincal9834 hes talking about the neo assyrian kings who used extensive campaigns to legitimize their rule, it was typical of the region and kings were legitimized by their victories and ruling "the four corners of the world"

[@princekalender2154]

- What did you do on your holidays? - I killed a narwhal and subdued Canaan. - Huh.

[@HistorywithCy]

Lol... thanks for stopping by, appreciate it...stay safe!

[@princekalender2154]

@@HistorywithCy great videos dude! Have a good day :D

[@HistorywithCy]

@@princekalender2154 Thanks, you too!

[@mikloscsuvar6097]

Wow. Were there narvals? Are there today?

[@vOCesUGa1]

Oh yeah. I had sex with my mother and then sacrificed babies the year after. Thanks Semiramis and Nimrod for bringing infidels Tammuz which brought us christ-mass and ester and more sun worship. happy holidays

[@556user]

Your semi-dramatic recitals remind me of the old 1930's B movies of Sinbad, etc... Love it, good job.

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha thanks... I'm getting some slack for that but glad you enjoyed it. Thanks also for stopping by, I really appreciate it...stay safe!

[@Maynard0504]

it reminded me of Dan Carlin's Kings of Kings :)

[@HistorywithCy]

Hi everyone, a couple of you asked how Tiglath-Pileser I could have hunted a narwhal, which is not native to the eastern Mediterranean. To be honest, I also didn’t know the answer and why some of the books I have identify the nahirus (the word used in Tiglath-Pileser’s inscription) as a narwhal. I thought I’d look into this and it turns out that in the Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, the word nahirus has been translated as “narwhal”. This obviously doesn’t confirm that the animal in question actually was a narwhal, and my guess is that the authors of the Assyrian Dictionary (who are not marine biologists) didn’t have a better word to describe this mysterious creature whose true identity is still unknown. Thanks to all of you who keep me sharp by asking such questions!

[@Artur_M.]

I was also surprised by that part but I thought that maybe they (maybe some extinct subspecies or related species) used to live there. Similarly to how there were lions all over the Middle East and even in Southern Europe. I also didn't found anything conclusively supporting it.

[@DavidOfWhitehills]

Too many ads.

[@garytucker5748]

Why has nobody covered the ancient Ermine heraldry and the kings of Mesopotamia wearing ermine as a sign of kingship,Stoat Hemione!!

[@garytucker5748]

Ermine is Armenia!!!

[@garytucker5748]

The ermine symbol is at Gobeki Tepi,it ould be Sparta,the Spartan king Menelaus daughter was Hermione named after a stoat or ermine!!! hecate rides a wolf on standing stones of Sweden Gotland,also they have the Armenian cross on the standing stones,Hwicce tribe from Willmington long man are connected!!

[@jondoe7221]

There is more to the Phoenician's than meets the eye. I think many would be surprised to know just how far and for how long their influence really extended. It's interesting that the modern alphabet is based on Phoenician characters. It's almost as if they never really went anywhere...

[@1992zorro]

It's because they didn't. They just expanded and 'adapted'

[@yokedpredator2127]

If you can read this, thank the Phoenicians

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha yes I suppose that's true. Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate it...stay safe!

[@SpartanLeonidas1821]

If you can't Read this: sncnhp ht knht ,sht dr nc y f' ^^^Its because it written in Phoenician 😅 Sorry, I had to!! 🤣👍

[@gamingchamp6728]

HELLAS59 I literally searched if Arabic has vowels. I didnt know phonecian didnt have vowels...

[@SpartanLeonidas1821]

Gaming Champ Yeah Bro. The written Vowels were made by the Greeks. Thats why many Linguists say that Greek is the first TRUE Alphabet. Its important to note that a few of the Phoenician Letters were used completely differently by the Greeks, the Alpha/Aleph for example and a few others. The Greeks also added a few of their own Consonants as well. Glad I could Help 👍

[@gamingchamp6728]

HELLAS59 thank you for the extra knowledge you provided and the clarification. I was confused because I at first thought the Phoenician alphabet had vowels.

[@simone222]

This transported me back to 25 yrs ago. I got the Akkadians, while my best-friend got the Phoenicians to report to the class. You're truly excellent, Cy. Students, teachers, or history enthusiasts will surely benefit greatly from your videos.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much for the kind words, I really appreciate them and really glad you got to take a trip down memory lane... this stuff also takes me back to when I was first learning about this part of the world. Thanks also for stopping by, I really appreciate it. Much more to come, stay safe!

[@timmotion6494]

@Nati Natan Can you rephrase that, in comprehensible English please? Spanish, Portuguese, French would also work.

[@davehallett3128]

@Nati Natan you ve gone off your meds again haven t you

[@joelasher5273]

Asher is tamed in the Lamb the lion of Judah is Christ as will the Simone tribe.

[@j.philipjimenez3395]

Fantastic presentation! Am looking forward to watching your entire playlist!

[@henrywalker7715]

I can’t get enough of your renditions of old rulers’ and historians’ writings they make me so happy

[@charles8589]

Also I enjoy how you read out quotes instead of paraphrasing, the voice you adopt when reading is hilarious too

[@johnmanno9701]

I was JUST about to comment on that! His "Epic Cecil B DeMille Ten Commandments Voice"! Very old school Hollywood

[@robertcorbett9455]

@@johnmanno9701 Yes and no. The voice is annoying. Have to skip it often.

[@johnmanno9701]

@@robertcorbett9455 Disagree!

[@johnmanno9701]

@Somnus 0 Disagree! It's fabulous. Reminds me of Yul Brynner and Ann Baxter in a Cecil B. DeMille Biblical epic.

[@robertcorbett9455]

@@johnmanno9701 Yeah it reminds you of a style that hasn't been popular in 50 years. They don't do it that way anymore since its annoying to most people.

[@benrokh]

A "sea horse" from which ivory is obtained... Nice description for a hippopotamus which literally means a "water horse" and has tusks that are sometimes used as ivory.

[@chitekwe]

Hippo potamus literally means "river horse ".

[@enscroggs]

A hippo in the sea? Maybe the Assyrian king got confused and ended up in the Nile. The idea that the "sea horse" was a narwhal seems unlikely to me. Firstly, an animal with legs is unlikely to invoke the memory of horses. Secondly, narwhals are found in circumpolar waters, not the eastern Mediterranean. Finally, the quoted passage doesn't really imply the "sea-horse" was slain from a boat. The Assyrian king could have killed it on land. If the Romans could bring hippos from Egypt to Rome for gladiatorial combats in the Flavian Amphitheatre, then the Phoenicians could bring a hippo to the Canaanite Levant.

[@allangibson8494]

Neal Scroggs Hippos we’re native to most of this area including most of Anatolia - along with lions and other “African” animals.

[@je-freenorman7787]

Ivory from a Sea Horse? lol So, not an elephant then? lol The comments on this page are worse than the video itself

[@benrokh]

Your ignorance is quite unfortunate. The term ivory can refer to any dense tooth (calcium phosphate) material, such as narwhal horns and hippo teeth.

[@zodiaczennial3676]

I've been watching your videos for a little over a month now, and I am so impressed by their quality. I've never seen so much detail put into these cultures and peoples. Keep up the amazing work, because I am loving it!

[@HistorywithCy]

Wow, comments like this make my day...thanks so much for the feedback, I really appreciate it. No worries, more to come, stay safe!

[@zodiaczennial3676]

For sure. You as well.

[@towermoss]

You gotta love how ancient rulers spoke. Cy's interpretation of their speeches is just great!

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha thanks, I don't get that often. Glad you liked them and more on the way, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

[@volodymyrcuza9994]

Thanks a lot for the great video! I have always been interested in topics concerning Phoenicians!:)

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure and glad you found it useful! I'll be putting out some more supplementary material on the Phoenicians in the near future, stay tuned and thanks!

[@charles8589]

Ok watched all the Canaan history videos now I'm back to the video that showed up in my suggested videos. So glad I found your channel! You are awesome

[@je-freenorman7787]

check Robert Sephers work. ? He gets into the esoteric knowledge

[@telemachus53]

I subbed and will be looking forward to the second vid about the Phoenicians, showing their influence around the Mediteeranean. Thanks.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you, I really appreciate it! For sure, more on the Phoenicians coming soon, stay tuned!

[@karenbartlett1307]

Another great video, thanks, Cy!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, appreciate the feedback... more to come, stay safe!

[@hiddenhist]

I always love listening to and reading these ancient writings. Such an interesting writing style.

[@HistorywithCy]

Yeah, reading and analyzing the relevant primary sources is something I love doing... though I may not always get their true meaning, just reading their words gives me a who new perspective and glimpse into the minds of the author. Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it...stay safe!

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[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, I'm flattered! There's still more to come, stay tuned!

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[@mdstanton1813]

I'm overwhelmed with the terror inspiring glamour of your channel Cy

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha thanks, never heard "terror inspiring glamour" but I like the sound of it! More to come for sure, stay tuned!

[@mdstanton1813]

@@HistorywithCy mate I got the quote from your vid! To be fair you were not the author. Those assyrians had quite a flair for dramatic writing

[@mikethek5494]

Soldier of Sidon by Gene Wolfe: follows a soldier of Fortune in this era. Told in first person by the soldier he describes the people, customs, dwellings as he travels.

[@SB-lh5xb]

Does it depict Phoenicia? Or Sidon specifically? Google tells me it's only set in Egypt?

[@SAnn-rf3oz]

Love your map works!!💚

[@HistorywithCy]

Glad you like them...creating the maps is my favorite part of making the video. Thanks again and stay safe!

[@charlesmartin1121]

I am really enjoying this content. I have to admit I am not well versed in many of the historic subjects you present in your videos. But therein, coupled with quality production, lies their intrinsic value.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks my friend, I really appreciate the feedback. More to come for sure, stay tuned!

[@magnus3716]

Awesome, I always enjoy your videos! I love the history of that whole area, being some of the oldest places on earth!

[@HistorywithCy]

Really glad you enjoyed it, there's definitely more to come. Stay safe my friend!

[@AMagrow]

I have enjoyed your informative videos. Thank you so much.

[@HistorywithCy]

Glad you like them, thank YOU for stopping by. Stay safe!

[@ProvidenceNL]

Been watching your videos after your contribution to History time(i believe? I follow so many history channels i might misremember) ive been watching your videos and i love them, keep on with the good work!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much for stopping by and glad you're enjoying the videos. More to come for sure, stay tuned!

[@ksnair5037]

Amazing channel

[@kylethorson3866]

really love what your doing man keep it up

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much for the words of encouragement, I really appreciate them...stay safe!

[@michaellewis7959]

Great episode CY! Hope all is well with you!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks my friend, all good over here, hope you're doing well also! I know that you love the Babylonian stuff and I have a couple of new vids on that coming up soon...stay tuned and safe!

[@michaellewis7959]

Can wait! I'm looking forward to it! Btw, I've heard a few great shout outs on other channel about you, you're definitely doing it right Cy!

[@HistorywithCy]

@@michaellewis7959 Thanks, but it's due to subscribers like you who were there from some of my first videos...the shout out should be to you guys!

[@YoreHistory]

Fantastic video Cy! Well done!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks my friend, hope all is well on your end! And really enjoyed the Teutoburg Forest video!

[@je-freenorman7787]

Keep going, there is ALWAYS more to learn

[@Eljefe003]

Loved this one Cy. Your use of contemporary texts is key to understanding, however single their point of view. I’ve often wondered about the connection of the Phoenicians and the even pre-bronze age settlements on the Atlantic coastline of Iberia, Brittany and Southern Ireland, which seem to have a singular Mediterranean use of agriculture and domesticated animals, do you have any conjectures?

[@HistorywithCy]

Oh for sure, I'll be talking a bit about that in an upcoming program, probably a podcast. Thanks so much for stopping by, I really appreciate it...stay safe!

[@bremnersghost948]

Worth mentioning that the highest point of Malin Head/Peninsula where the Tuatha are supposed to have landed in Ireland is called Mount Carthage, Surely not a coincidence.

[@fdadachanji4635]

Great exploration of Phoenicians through primary sources !

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much for the feedback, I really appreciate it... more to come, stay safe!

[@je-freenorman7787]

Most of this is exoteric and seriously lacking understanding

[@hmsdemolition8588]

Cy thank you so much , wow tons of new info about the PHONICIANS 😊 we traced my mom history ( family tree ) back 600 years and dad around 500 years by the church records ! Yes ofcorse I subscribed

[@hashimbokhamseen7877]

finally the Phoenicians logical step after the conclusion of the Canaan series

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha my thoughts exactly! Thanks for stopping by, stay safe!

[@ancientruins2856]

@@HistorywithCy - No such thing as Aràyans as it is just a status which comes from anient INDIA. Please research and learn more as you are misleading our next generarion.

[@HistorywithCy]

@@ancientruins2856 Hi. Honestly, I'm not sure what you're referring to. I think that you might have commented on the wrong video...there's nothing to do with India or Aràyans in this program. Thanks.

[@hermescarraro3393]

@@HistorywithCy Hy. I was wondering. Will you make a video about phoenician/canaanite/carthaginian religion before your video on the history of Carthage, or after that video?

[@canadianmmaguy7511]

@@hermescarraro3393 he explains in this video how they all use the same deities He has a video explaining the caananite gods already, I believe

[@KeinsingtonCisco]

Your videos are getting better but I have to spread these longer ones out in a two days gdnt

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks! Yeah I think I'll be doing more short videos because they also take longer to make. The more detailed content I'll just leave for podcasts. As always, thanks so much for stopping by, I really appreciate it... stay safe!

[@historicaladventurevideos]

Excellent video!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much, I really appreciate it... stay safe!

[@MrGuyJacks]

Always love your narration of the Assyrian kings

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha thanks, it's actually kind fun, though I think some people think it's a bit corny. As I don't have a voice actor to do it, you're stuck with me for the moment. Thanks again, stay safe!

[@EmpiresRediscovered]

These videos give such a complete and detailed history. With such a rich and fascinating history, the Phoenicians should be remembered for more than just their purple dye.

[@HistorywithCy]

Alphabet too! Thanks so much for the kind words, I really appreciate them... more to come, stay safe!

[@je-freenorman7787]

They are now called Hebrews and some know them today for slavery

[@davidhalabi664]

Thank you very much for making this video!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you so much for stopping by and watching it, I really appreciate it! More to come, stay safe!

[@robertwalker-smith2739]

I made a historical address to my Masonic lodge on the subject of Tyre. My keynote epigraph was my take on their guiding principle - 'the Phoenicians believed in 'make money, not war'.' I find that admirable.

[@je-freenorman7787]

Freemasonry is gross. Its a craft used to create religion and scam people

[@je-freenorman7787]

Money is paper with no value. All they wanted was slaves

[@theredstonesword9293]

I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU TO MAKE A VIDEO ABOUT THE PHOENICIANS LAST VIDEO! THANK YOU SO MUCH! MY ANCESTORS BARELY HAVE AN VIDEOS ABOUT THEN ON KZbin! SORRY FOR ALL CAPS BY THE WAY I AM JUST TOO HYPED!

[@HistorywithCy]

Love your enthusiasm and many thanks, it's my pleasure. More to come for sure, stay tuned!

[@theredstonesword9293]

@@HistorywithCy Ok. I will. I can't wait to see your next video!

[@jimmysanchez7087]

I Didn’t know so much about the phoenicians, good episode cy! It would be cool if you could do an short episode about the Roma people ( gypsy’s) in the future, the history books barley mentions my people & our history/culture. Stay save Cy-dude 💯✌🏼

[@HistorywithCy]

Hey, thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate it! I'd actually love to go further into that because I've read a little about the Roma and their eastern (possibly northern Indian) origins but not studied the subject in much depth. I'll put the topic on my list and see what sources I have. Thanks for the suggestion, stay safe!

[@ancientruins2856]

@@HistorywithCy - They were of Black African peoples from AFRICA which was spread over so called middle east. Nothing to do with north indians until after...

[@jimmysanchez7087]

Ancient Ruins we don’t have african origins , we are of the indo-aryan people, however there are some of us living in south Afrika, we live on all the continests but the majority of my people live in Europe

[@fetijajasari6624]

Romanes are from Northwestindia.There are similarities both in their language and in Hindi.

[@gcrecords1731]

@@fetijajasari6624 nimrod king of babylon was hebrew canaanites indo iranians ,look up on his body his intact in glass tomb pures indo iranians with braccelet on his shoulders hands browny on face middle eastics the hebrew was brownie mix white isaac esau was brownie and jacob white they mix togheder in race metiszo hispanics middle eastern assirian empires sargon king and cyrus was mighty king on earth let by god to rulle asia middle east

[@isidorajohnson9273]

The Phoenicians are the Canaanites and the Canaanites are the present Lebanese people, who carry 95% of the same DNA.

[@marionehme4151]

@@user-vs6gt7jl4z well they do, do some research

[@marionehme4151]

@@user-vs6gt7jl4z so you clearly havent done some research huh? Sad, look bro those ethnic groups only make a small fragment, canaanite DNA is still present and in huge fragment, whether you like it or not

[@thectheb]

@@marionehme4151 as a Lebanese i tell u u are right and we all also call ourselves Phoenicias

[@je-freenorman7787]

NOW CALLED HEBREWS

[@Daron7181]

Thank you Phoenicians for giving us the basis of our Latin alphabet that Im using to write this comment.

[@pierrebeirouthy4795]

Thank you. Very nice

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you, appreciate it! Stay safe!

[@mxkinist]

thank you for thie vid i love my ancestors qnd history 🇱🇧❤

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, thank you for stopping by...stay safe!

[@mxkinist]

@@HistorywithCy thank you for making this it is duly appreciated, as very few channels touch on this particular civilization. godspeed brother!

[@godschild3640]

@@HistorywithCy can🌼 you 🌼tell🌼 me if Phoenicians were black or Asian looking or what color they was thank you

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Hear me, oh Great KZbin Algorithm, please take this comment, my sacrifice to your mighty power and put History with Cy in more feeds if it so please you.

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha thanks so much, I have the algorithm gods are listening! Thanks so much, I really appreciate the enthusiasm from viewers like you... motivates me to put out more of these. Thank YOU!

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Your prayers and sacrifices to the almighty have not been in vain; the Algorithm has heard you.

[@kidohchi]

HaHaHa awesomeness

[@carvingtheway]

Cool video 🎯🙏🏻🇱🇧🥂🥂🥂🌲🏞️🏔️

[@thathistoryiscoolguy]

Can you do the full history of Carthage?

[@HistorywithCy]

Hi, thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it. Sure, that'll be coming up soon. Thanks again and stay safe!

[@thathistoryiscoolguy]

@@HistorywithCy I will!

[@sasaniansoldier7118]

Congratulations for 33k subscribers bro

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you! Next milestone, 50K! Hope all is well...stay safe!

[@sasaniansoldier7118]

@@HistorywithCy Keep it bro You will get it soon

[@petersynadinos7547]

That is great. You might wish to tell the story of Pelasgoi who were they where they lived. Perhaps this will complete your story on Phoenicians. By the way there is an ancient city Phoenician in the area of nowadays Albania. Just some additional info.

[@JulietSpoto-pn2lx]

That's where the Kardashians dad was from.

[@beverly3397]

Very interesting

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you, glad you liked it!

[@elliottprats1910]

What a GREAT VIDEO!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much, I really appreciate it...stay safe!

[@ruthnovena40]

For a long time I thought the Phoenicians were just one people. I learned some thing new and the did not refer to themselves that way.Interesting vid.

[@HistorywithCy]

Glad to hear, always happy when you all learn something new or interesting. Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate it!

[@je-freenorman7787]

@@HistorywithCy I must digress and I can appreciate people looking for the truth but, there is much left to learn. (and you may not "believe" it)

[@dp803dp]

Good video

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, appreciate it!

[@anihtgenga4096]

Goodness gracious, great Baals of Tyre!

[@serious460]

Good vid

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, I appreciate it!

[@hermescarraro3393]

This video was great. I appreciate your particular attention on Phoenician art, since it's not realy studied that much. Wich is a shame. Yes, they took influence from all the surrounding cultures, from Grece to Egypt, but they still had an admirable skill with the use of bronze and ivory. They were also the masters of glass, making thousands of intricate glass beeds for their jewerly. Oh. About that Baal king. His name did not necessarely took influence from their gods. Baal was a generic term that meant MASTER. Wich is a rather fitting, but redundant, name for a king. 🤷 There is only one thing in the video that confuses me... The narwal... How did a narwal reach the mediterranean sea...? And how did the historians made the conclusion that the sea horse was, of all animals, a narwal...? Am I missing something here? 😕

[@HistorywithCy]

Hey, great to hear from you! Yes, Baal (sometimes written Ba'al) also has been translated as "lord" as in a feudal lord. About the narwhal, that's a really good question that others also had and so last night I was doing some research on why Pritchard and others call it a narwhal. I think I may have found the answer to that. In the The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago the word nahirus which Tiglath-Pileser I uses has been translated as narwhal. It might not actually be one but that's how it's been translated, and so some books I now see are identifying it as such. Though no explanation is given for why that word was used, it is an older translation and perhaps it was once thought that maybe an extinct species of such an animal once existed in that part of the Mediterranean. I'm going to see if I can find a more recent translation of the word. Thanks again for stopping by, stay safe!

[@hermescarraro3393]

@@HistorywithCy Thanks for the answer. I appreciate it. Glad to see that I am not the only one who was confused by the narwhal thing I don't realy think it's necessary to do further research on this stuff tho... But you do you. 😂😅 Thanks again for the answer. When is the Q&A coming out?

[@hermescarraro3393]

@Star Star The phoenicians borrowed elements of their artstyle from Ggrece, Egypt, and Mesopotamia. This was because the phoenicians built various colonies near already existing greek colonies in places such as southern Italy. This interest in greek art was very clear in Carthage. Wich abandoned almost completely their old middle eastern artstyle, in favor of a very ellenic one. This is clear from the various busts of Tanit, and the various sculptures offered to the temple of Baal Eshmun. The phoenicians shared stuff with the greeks indeed, especialy their alphabet and the use of the stars for navigation. But they took inspiration from the greeks in the art department. 🤷

[@je-freenorman7787]

@@HistorywithCy we would want the orignial tranlsation, not necessarlity a new one. Our language has already been butchered . Ba'al is comparable to El , who is connected to the Planet Saturn

[@je-freenorman7787]

The language of Phoencian/Canaanite is now called Hebrew

[@CJM-rg5rt]

Do you have chronology videos? Like it'd be cool if I knew exactly which civilizations came after the other and which were simultaneous. I know the Sumerians were the first but besides that, the whole line of them between Minoan Crete and the Indus Valley are confusing mostly because I wanna know what they were in relation to the others. I just need periods and snapshots of the world around them to remember and I want to judge them like everyone else. I just mean the general region, not all over the world like this fraction would be Crete to North India.

[@JenniferinIllinois]

Time for some Phoenicia knowledge. 👍👍👍

[@HistorywithCy]

Awesome, glad that you stopped by... thanks and stay safe!

[@je-freenorman7787]

still waiting

[@Boric78]

This channel is quality. Or to paraphase my 90's self "Its sick and banging"

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha thanks so much for the kind words, especially from the 90s, one of my favorite decades (some really great music from that time). More to come, stay safe!

[@je-freenorman7787]

Nah, this is all exoteric jargon. The rulers need people to believe their lies of religion for confusion so, the masses accept the slavery of government as normal . The Crown is Nazi

[@nightprowler6336]

I live in Phoenician city called Ampi in north coast of Lebanon.

[@je-freenorman7787]

We call them Hebrew now

[@oscarthegrouch8992]

I went to the Phoenician Hotel in Manama, Bahrain.. great karaoke joint 🎤

[@PiotrDzialak]

And I went on KZbin, and I watched the videos of Phoenicians, Canaan, Olmecs, Assyria, Hittites, Babylon, Elam, Israel and they all were pleasant.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you, appreciate the kind words! More on the way, stay tuned and safe!

[@je-freenorman7787]

Pleasant? what , the video or the people? lol The people were not pleasant , thats for sure

[@Sarke2]

Great episode, i just enjoy yoru narration of Assyrian kings, i can imagine that was like that in that time haha :D

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha thanks, though I got a few complaints about it. Just want sure sure those listening know when it's my text vs a quote. Thanks again for stopping by, really appreciate it and glad to see that you're enjoying a number of these videos, motivates me to put out more of these when I can...

[@cometblazt]

Great video

[@ZotyaPotyaZTA]

Hey, Thanks! :D

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, hope all's well...stay safe!

[@ZotyaPotyaZTA]

@@HistorywithCy Everything is alrighty, I hope you are doing okay too!

[@SAnn-rf3oz]

Another one!! I can't keep up!!!🌹

[@HistorywithCy]

Love your enthusiasm! Thanks so much, stay safe!

[@kkupsky6321]

A lot of people don’t realise Cy is a shortened version “cycles? History sure rhymes a lot”. But he goes by Cy. For “casually yesterday”. I love it.

[@JasonJacksonJames]

Could you make a video on the Chaldeans ? and Iberians ? and Tartessians ? and Cimmerians ? and Scythians ? and Phrygians ? and Lydians ? and the builders of Stonehenge ?

[@HistorywithCy]

Yes! Scythians, Phrygians and Lydians are on deck, Chaldeans I'm considering maybe a short podcast, more on the tribes in southern Babylonia. Let's see... Thanks so much for stopping by, I really appreciate it. Stay safe!

[@tonyelkhoury9132]

Thank you.really great presentation and accurate.after the dominance of Roman empire the Phoenician mingled with the remenents of the assirians and later both with Arabs and that is the current demographic of Lebanon and parts of Syria.

[@je-freenorman7787]

The Holy Roman Empire never fell. Its every government today

[@budscroggins2632]

Timely!!..getting ready to watch the original Clash of The Titans..which takes place in Phoenician city of Joppa

[@HistorywithCy]

Oh the one from the 80s? I've always wanted to see it... I saw the remake of it several years ago... was OK. Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it...stay safe!

[@budscroggins2632]

@@HistorywithCy yes.. The1981 version.. Its on Netflix

[@HistorywithCy]

@@budscroggins2632 Oh nice... maybe I'll check out this weekend...thanks!

[@hmsdemolition8588]

I know who the phonicians became , THEY BECAME THE CHRISTIANS LEBANESE FOLKS LIVING IN LEBANON NOW ! I KNOW I AM 1 OF THEM.

[@Mr67Stanger]

It was found on a recent study, that modern Lebanese have similar DNA to the ancient Phoenicians. Those gents have been there forever and a day!

[@yaruqadishi8326]

Similar is to way to light and almost an accurate to say they have the exact same just like to have the regular Canaanite DNA too many Palestinians have the same exact thing to it's like many Israelis are direct descendants of the Jews like "israel/edom/moab/ammon and judah" provinces.

[@hazemm440]

I doubt the study and would be interested in reading it. Firstly, we don’t have any corpses that are “phonecian” to compare the DNA to... as well, DNA from someone in Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine will be very very very similar ...it’s Not possible to distinguish a between someone from Syria and Lebanon based on DNA.

[@someone-wi4xl]

Y-DNA matters ... to be paternally descent of said civilization do you carry J1-P58 Y-DNA or J2b-M205 then you are likely from their line alongside other "Semites" at that time because these Y-DNA haplogroups are found in Canaan / Phoenicia from the bronze age to the Iron age (before Persians and later Alexander invaded the region)

[@charliesea8594]

@@hazemm440 actually, they do have the dna , and yes lebanese today ARE the Phoenicians !

[@hazemm440]

@@charliesea8594 You can’t distinguish Lebanese and Syrians and Palestinians. These are Cannanite people for the most part. It’s like using DNA to distinguish someone from NYC vs NJ. Just doesn’t work that way. But sure, you can use it to distinguish let’s say Egyptians from Cannanites

[@larry3591]

Awsome

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you!

[@bobskywalker2707]

could you talk about the Nordic bronze age or the early peoples of the steppe?

[@bobskywalker2707]

@D J Yeah but they left Artifacts.

[@HistoryofAztlan]

So I did some digging into the narwhal story and it turns out a narwhals stray into the Mediterranean rarely, one was caught by a fisherman’s net in Egypt in the mid 20th century, one body of another that also was found is preserved in a museum in Alexandria.

[@cnpf312]

Yes!! Phoenicians!! Thanks!! ❤️👍

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, glad you're into this stuff!

[@salimzwein]

I loved this video as it is very well documented yet allow me to add some details based on archaeology and historiography: The hypothesis that the sea people intermingled with the locals has been revoked by genetic analysis. there is no trace of any of the sea people markers in the remains of the Phoenician cities , and the colonies where the sea people established themselves did not survive for long (Akko for example was in the hands of the Tjeker by the time of Wenamon and 200 years later it becomes a Tyrian outpost) . And there is a clear evidence that there was a certain hegemony if not an attempt at a united kingdom by the the duo Tyre-Sidon : we see it clearly in the policies of Ithobaal both in colonization of the coastline and in the political marriages, and you see it clearly in the text of the "annals of Sennacherib", as in the fact that almost all colonies in the Mediterranean were the work of Tyre-Sidon. you may see references in this subject in the works of Maria Eugenia Aubet "The Phoenicians and the west" as well as in the works of Maroun Khreish .

[@HistorywithCy]

Hi, thanks so much for the extra information, some of it I am familiar with (the text in the annals of Sennacherib for example) but others not as much so I really appreciate you pointing all this out. I've heard of Maroun Khreish...I think in the book "In Search of the Phoenicians" which I need to read again. Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate it... more to come!

[@salimzwein]

@@HistorywithCy Would love to help you in any information you need on the subject . it would be my pleasure .

[@je-freenorman7787]

I found this video lacking in a lot of areas

[@thomaskeene7327]

evidence of their exploration into the Monongahela river valley south of Pittsburgh Pa was discovered decades ago ...i saw the writings carved in large blocks left overlooking the river and was told they were believed to be left by them...California Univ of Pa was supposed to have documented them...

[@mikethek5494]

Very informative: thanks. Phoenicians were great sailors and traders. They would lay out their goods on the docks or beach near a city and then send up a smoke signal. They would then retreat to the ship. The locals would inspect the trade goods and leave a payment in gold or silver and then withdraw. The Phoenicians would come out and either take the payment or, if they felt it was inadequate leave it And return to the ship for an other round of negotiation. The first phonetic alphabet, actually an abjad, (no vowels) is attributed to the Phoenicians who spread it to the clever Greeks who added vowels. (800 bce) These first phonetic symbols were extracted from Egyptian hieroglyphs.

[@HistorywithCy]

Yup, thanks for the extra info, appreciate it. Glad you found the video useful too. I'll do something on the alphabet soon, hopefully later on this month. Thanks again and stay safe!

[@justinmckay6309]

I love history

[@HistorywithCy]

Me too! You're in the right place then! Thanks so much for stopping by, really appreciate it! More to come, stay safe!

[@enscroggs]

Is Baal of Tyre a name or a title? Baal is often translated as "the Lord", so the phrase might be "the Lord of Tyre", i.e. a ruler but not a named or specific ruler.

[@talonkarrde9904]

Ba'al is a title. It comes to be viewed as being a name from its regular use as a title. Ba'al of Tyre could be used to refer to the king, or it could be used to refer to the god over that city/region. Context would dictate.

[@je-freenorman7787]

yes and El is often translated as God but they are both Theonyms.

[@moimedia2636]

The whole Phoenicians trade thing was NOT about wood and etc...mainly. They did sell off lots of cedars, but ended up trading mostly amazing commodities. It was was about "color" "oils" "wines" Healer plants", "cloth" "Yummy dried food" and countless other commodities that were amazing back then. Lebanon Canaan Cities were traders and they linked the world for tens of centuries.

[@HistorywithCy]

Yes, true... just that they were known far and wide for trading in cedar since it was such a prized commodity in those days. Thanks for stopping by, appreciate it...stay safe!

[@Bshftvvo]

🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧

[@DonnaSnyder]

Surely there was more interesting going on than dynastic squabbles, politics, military conquest? What was going on in the culture. That said, thank you for the work you do.

[@je-freenorman7787]

The world was Polytheisitc and ruled by Aryans, until roughly zero, then the Semitic conversions began and slavery of the Holy Roman Empire, took over. Still today, all government is Roman and as of roughly 2000, we have been under conversion again for the new World Order

[@nosuchthingasshould4175]

Enjoyed and learned, thank you. Nitpick- Phoenicians', not Phoenicianses. Possessive is pronounced the same as plural in this instance.

[@HistorywithCy]

Hi, thanks for stopping by and the pronunciation tip, appreciate it! More to come, stay safe!

[@je-freenorman7787]

In Latin, -ian is a man, like a politic-ian is a politic man, a man for the affairs of the city

[@ReinholdOtto]

I wonder what the connection between Pre-Phoenicians before the Bronze Age Collapse and Ugarit, a bit north of the Phoenician area was. After all, Ugarit had a form of a north-semitic alphabet rendered in Cuneiform, while the Phoenicians had their own north-semitic alphabet.

[@HistorywithCy]

Yes, you're correct... I'm actually researching for a short podcast on Ugarit... stay tuned for that. As always, thanks so much for stopping by, I really appreciate your continued interest in all of the content on the channel. Take care!

[@je-freenorman7787]

Alpha is the first letter in Greek and Bet is the second in Hebrew.

[@yaruqadishi8326]

As a Canaanean the Phoenician as some my favorite ancestors. Same with the philistines and shasu and nabateans etc.

[@yaruqadishi8326]

@Yousef Ghaneemah not quite different people with similar same people with different kind of names but with different exact people but yes they are somewhat the same in general but not exactly if you're actually being exact but they are in fact cleaning people so in general from your outside perspective they would seem the same

[@yaruqadishi8326]

@Yousef Ghaneemah what you're saying there is a bit wrong

[@Chokwik]

@Yousef Ghaneemah you could say all people of earth are same people in different names. ..but sometimes people specify who they are talking about.. :D but to talk about brainwash.. let's keep it light rather because we've all been through it. :)

[@someone-wi4xl]

how do you know that you are Canaani descent ?? do you carry J1-P58 Y-DNA ? or J2b-M205 ? because these are found in Canaan / Phoenicia from the bronze age to the Iron age (before Persians and later Alexander invaded the region and population was effected a bit)

[@maxwalker1159]

Cool

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you!

[@rustyspurs771]

An Assyrian boasting? Surely you jest.

[@destihado]

The word "Phoenix" (Φοινιξ) is a Greek word which root is the word Φοινος - Phoenos = Dark red as a result of the fire that Phoenix bird uses to renew its self . For the rest about the origins of the Phoenecians etc i will not comment because is clearly subjective too the date one chooses to interprete the facts of history . One true fact is that the history of the general Eastern Med area is not so young as the bronze age !! :)

[@someone-wi4xl]

Canaan and Phoneicians mostly carried J1-P58 Y-DNA as majority then J2b-M205 Y-DNA J1-P58 also found among Ammorites in Alalakh and Ebla both are dominant Y-DNAs among Arabs today and middle east

[@je-freenorman7787]

You are so full of crap.

[@bushwhakked]

Originally, these people came to our sea from the Red Sea [Persian Gulf/Indian Ocean], as it is known. No sooner had they settled in the land they still inhabit than they turned to overseas travel. Herodotus 1:1

[@beninwarrior4579]

What is the music at 5:01

[@HistorywithCy]

Hi! It's called "Arabic Guesthouse" and can be found on the website Epidemic Sound. Any other questions, let me know. Thanks!

[@beninwarrior4579]

@@HistorywithCy no that's all. Thanks!

[@bretdouglas9407]

I wish Carthage had won the Punic war with Rome 😢

[@rendawtherockstar]

Roma Invicta! :D Viva Italia!

[@bretdouglas9407]

The Second Brother 𐤀𐤓𐤊 𐤄𐤁 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕!

[@je-freenorman7787]

It was all fixed anyway. War is always a racket .

[@michaelfritts6249]

Wrote a "report" on Hannibal in Junior High.. Amazing General and tragic for Carthage. The only real reason I am fine with winners and losers in history is that the "big things" most likely had something to do with the luck (for me at least) that I am here.. better than not here... Be Well!! 😃

[@paradiseagent5881]

Why do the recitals remind me of Mandark from Dexters lab? Love it though

[@ricky-sanchez]

Dexter = egyptians, Mandark = Phoenicians.

[@briananderson2219]

Definitely enjoyed your video educational and entertaining but in your next videos do not forget to add the a left bet from the Phoenician i.e. Hebrew i.e. Jiu influence

[@pianista1969]

just a note on pronunciation of Byblos , it's not bi blos rather it is pronounced bee blos , i hope this helps .

[@HistorywithCy]

Hi, thanks for stopping by. Thanks for the tip, I appreciate it as it will help me to make these better. More to come, stay safe!

[@je-freenorman7787]

Where the word Bible comes from