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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Esarhaddon
https://www.worldhistory.org/Neo-Assyrian_Empire/
https://blog.britishmuseum.org/who-was-ashurbanipal/
https://www.livius.org/articles/person/taharqo/
https://oi.uchicago.edu/sites/oi.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/shared/docs/ancient_records_assyria2.pdf
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/lists/biggest-city-through-history/nineveh/
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/iraq/article/abs/fifthcampaign-reliefs-in-sennacheribs-palace-without-rival-at-nineveh1/50E052D8CD2CE46BF7F5C626A1B4ED56
https://www.thoughtco.com/library-of-ashurbanipal-171549
https://www.livestories.com/blog/the-future-of-open-data-in-the-story-of-an-ancient-library
https://www.worldhistory.org/elam/
https://www.historynet.com/fall-elam-645-b-c.htm
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/art/what-to-see/meet-ashurbanipal-book-mad-tyrant-ruled-ancient-world/
https://www.historyextra.com/period/ancient-history/who-was-ashurbanipal-lion-assyria-facts/
https://www.jstor.org/stable/1359277
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@YourFriendlyOfficeAssistant Says:
Looks like you need to up your beard game.
@samwahab85 Says:
Great video! Just one comment; Tehiraqa, son of Pyie, was not from Ethiopia. He was from Kush. Nubian pharaoh dynasty are from modern day Sudan. There are 147 pyramids in Merwi mountain, modern day Sudan still evidencing that.
@oberstul1941 Says:
We need that shortform service for the way too many videos Simon appears in.
Cheers!
@AZAZEL_TK Says:
The Elamites are what we now know as “Persians” (Modern Day Iran)
@billydee6103 Says:
"Shamash Shum Ukin wasn't trying to usurp" but also immediately after they won "start of the Neo Babylonian empire" lmao
@Edmasterz Says:
Very informative. I decide to look up info about Ashurbanipal because I'm playing with in Civ V at the moment.
@SarghonJindo Says:
God bless all Assyrians ❤️
@rishabhsinghchauhan6556 Says:
killed by indian chahamna king ....whose desendant was sudanv chauhan and prithviraj chauhan😅
@MilesBellas Says:
They were so fundamentally influential to western society yet so distant to seem almost mythical.....
@Assuraiu Says:
My king 👑🫡👑
@Ashur-Mesopotamia Says:
Mesopotamia is the homeland of the Assyrians. The famous royal cities of the Assyrians, Ashur, Nimrud (Kalhu), Arbela, Dur-Sharrukin and Nineveh were built in it. The Assyrians ruled for approximately 1,300 years - from about 2000 B.C. to 612/10 BC – in northern Mesopotamia an ancient landscape between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. A clear reference to the existence of the Assyrians, on the other hand, can already be found in the Old Testament (1st Book of Moses 2:14).
There it says:
* “… the name of the third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates..."
@TheBaBaTV Says:
Ethnic Assyrian here ! Great talking about my history ! Research my people nowadays !
@Rico-Suave_ Says:
Watched all of it twice because I was multitasking 21:43
@ucantseeme7477 Says:
His names rings a bell ....i am from India and his name sounds like one from our region. Asur is literally translates demon. many of these names have been tweaked or are variation that happened with change in time and regions.
@flipjupiter1 Says:
Siiiiiick!!! Loved this video. Well done. Im so fascinated with the ancient Assyrians, Babylonians, Sumerians, and Akkadians and their Anunnaki pantheon.
@Chad-n5i Says:
12:41 this was glorious and fascinating
@Tudhaliya Says:
Sennacherib... pay attention to how to spell names please.
@kuldeepstanwar3849 Says:
In late sanskrit his name can be translated into
1. Ashur - prince in proto sanskrit , demon in vedic sanskrit
2. Bani- voice or indestructible
3. Pal- protector.
Many Mesopotamian had sanskrit or Proto Sanskrit names. We know that early Persian and vedic people were cousins or the same people. So they had similar names. But the link between Mesopotamian and vedic people yet to be discovered.
@22051973jigu Says:
The Vedic age distinguished the inhabitants in majorly two races, viz. Arya and Anarya (means Aryans and non Aryans).
The Aryan race got further divided into Shur and Ashur (means Gods and Demons).
Aryans staying in Bharat varsh were Shur and the one staying in Persia and Turkey belt identified themselves as Ashurs.
The name Ashurbanipal itself identifies him from the Ashur clan.
Banipal sounds like a Hindu name similar Hindu names such as Dharampal, Vijaypal, Rajpal and many more.
@mikesmith3899 Says:
If they wish to return to greatness, the remnants of the Assyrians need to abandon their poverty pimp worship and return to the worship of Ashur.
@carlosaugustodinizgarcia3526 Says:
Funny how ancient greeks got all the history of Assyria wrong. Their Sardanaplus was probably based on Ashurbanipal's brother ,their fate is identical but he was never king of Assytia but Babylon.
@briandoss9232 Says:
Well. One thing is the dude stuck to his religious views. So that's something.
@connoroverall580 Says:
Iraq Bruh.
@klatie256 Says:
Please please do his father esarhaddon!! A fascinating and deeply human character, we know more about his personal life than almost any other Assyrian king
@thalastianjorus Says:
I think you meant Regents as opposed to Regrets.
@assyriannahrin Says:
You botched the names 😆
@assyriannahrin Says:
He was NOT blood thirsty ,I don't understand why some would like to insert their own ideas in ancient history
@edjo3430 Says:
We are still here. Only without empire, for all your sakes.
You Simon, you sport an Assyrian beard. You would serve before the throne. We like you.
Shlama'd Marya al kulle Ashuraye'd donye
@JS-jh4cy Says:
Which Assyrian son killed his father schenerad? To get the throne early and his brother??
@pinkace Says:
When you read his words you sound as magnanimous as this guy thought he was! Listen & learn people; this is how you read history!
@ASMM1981EGY Says:
5:13 These are not Egyptians but Nubian soldiers of the Nubian King Taharqa who wasn't an Egyptian Pharaoh. The rebellion was an Egyptian revolt against both Assyrians and Nubians.
@tanyawade5197 Says:
16:55 Why would his brother be such a jerk?! He wasn’t supposed to inherit any kingdom at all! Why couldn’t he just be happy at his good fortune & be at peace?!🤷🏽♀️🤦🏾♀️
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@saumensingh9482 Says:
Neo Assyrians destroyed Indo-Aryan Mittani empire around 13th c BC. Later descendants of Mittani rulers known as Medians under emperor Shuvakshatra brought end to this Neo Arryrian empire in 7th c BC. From that time Median became largest empire. I know you hate Indo-Aryans still try to do a video on Mittani & Medes
@CrookedRose773 Says:
Blessed be Assyria the work of my hands Isaiah 19 25
@aliciabishop7396 Says:
He was a blk man
@aliciabishop7396 Says:
It's plain to see he
Was a blk man.
@roddiablo3.7 Says:
hhh
@withintheshyness Says:
Definitely a Ravenclaw
@jameswhite4874 Says:
This explains why he was always an asshole in civilization 5. Would expand and conquer almost instantly
@joelasher5273 Says:
The hand work of God Yahweh is God for the glory the mighty Lion Christ is the root of David . The lamb is returning as a Lion and justice is his name.
Happy is me and Christ is King of king's.
@Mrgunsngear Says:
Thanks
@lochinvar50 Says:
Written translation is terrible and obviously isn't familiar with what the person was talking about.
@Battle_Beard Says:
There are several definitions of what a “talent” weighs. The Babylonian talent was one of the lighter measurements at around 30kg/66lbs ish. That’s 75,000kg/165,000lbs of gold/silver alloy. Holy crap.
@drswag0076 Says:
he was born back when Rome was yet to be the superpower it will be.
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