13. The Assyrians - Empire of Iron
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- Опубліковано 13 чер 2021
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In the lowlands of Northern Iraq, a series of enormous cities lies crumbling in ruins...
In this episode, find out about one of the most remarkable ancient civilizations: the society known today as the neo-Assyrian Empire. Discover how the Assyrians built their empire out of the ashes of the Bronze Age, and built an empire of iron that lasted for centuries. Explore the extraordinary flourishing of art and technology that they fostered. And finally, discover what happened to cause their final, devastating collapse.
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CREDITS:
Sound engineering by Alexey Sibikin
Readings:
Hebrew - Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
Ancient Greek - Pavlos Kapralos
Historical consultant - Dr. Ellie Bennett
Voice actors:
Mustafa Raee
Peter Walters
Lachlan Lucas
Carson Wishart
Nick Denton
Rhy Brignell
Annie Kelly
Lou Millington
Crazy how Paul and his team consistently produce some of the finest historical content on the web.
True.
Agreed, and I sincerely wish I could be doing what they do (would be doing psychology or sociology instead of history but still)
Let me correct you. It is better than BBC documentaries which are some of the best documentaries on the planet.
Consistently?? Where can I view thier content?? I've listened to all the fall of civilizations podcasts at least a half dozen times. I was so excited when I saw this was just uploaded!! Do they have any more episodes somewhere else??
The thing is, it's not even that difficult to do, given the wealth of subject matter and almost limitless narrative opportunities. When I write historical fiction, the problem is knowing where and when to stop, not a dearth of material. I have no idea why such content is so rare. It's mad.
The respect for Mesopotamian Civilization in recent times by different content providers makes me happy and proud of the civilizations we once had in Iraq. Your content in particular is very well thought of, researched, and even brought me to tears (The Sumerians). The troubles of recent times have prompted myself to read more about my culture and all the great civilizations that came through and my appreciation for history as a result has vastly increased. I will definitely be enjoying this new edition of FoC. I hope you consider the Akkadians as well in future times as they have set the blueprint for future empires to come on running a large empire. Thanks for the hard work as it is really hard to imagine this kind of content is free!
You are fortunate to come from a place so unbelievably rich in culture and history. Any common problems you may be experiencing are really just a small blip compared to the tens of thousands that came before. ♡
Like you I was really moved by the Sumerian episode. The reading of the Lament for Ur undid me. But what a reminder that people have always been people - the desire for peace and security, full bellies and celebrations - have never, ever left us.
The Iraqi people have endured much hardship in the past two decades alone, but you do have so much history to be proud of. I agree with you that FoC and it’s members have done tremendous work in bringing these civilisations to life. Since discovering it, I have reawakened my own schoolboy fascination with this region and time in human history.
Peace to you and yours.
What a great comment. It truly is fascinating how advanced the Fertile Crescent was, and so long ago. I’ve found my own interest in collapsing empires, as a citizen of an Empire State that I believe has overextended itself exactly like Rome before the fall, (and deserves to fall, honestly) I think that what is most interesting from this channel is the insight into what it must have felt like to be alive at the time and process the collapse of something that seems so…well, permanent.
I also hope that there will be an episode on the Akkadians in the future!
@@peepindis Thanks for your kind comment and I agree. It's imperative that we encounter problems before something great comes along. The Sumerian episode was an absolute masterpiece and it truly sent me to a trance with how interactive it was.
@@laurelsilberman5705 Thanks for your kind comment. Very accurate, empires fall and others rise. The ones that rise learn from the ones that fell. The Fertile Crescent is the starting point and the point of reference for all future empires. We have to thank the innovative Sumerians and future civilizations for using tablets and cuneiform. I definitely like the personal stories of the regular people during that timeframe. It's remarkable that there is still many tablets that haven't been deciphered. I am very enthused at the fact there is a potential for more stories to come and seeing the interest in Ancient Near East rise up once more gives me more confidence. The Akkadian Episode (fingers crossed) will be nothing short of incredible. They are a personal favorite of mine as far as ancient empires go.
That letter from a boy to his mother at around an hour and six minute is truly a thing that makes the mind run circles.. it could truly be written today
Time stamp please?
Hi mother loves him!
Why don’t you love me 😠
Seriously. I was listening to this and had to come to the comments, because I thought it was spooky and hilarious at the same time.
1:06:20 :)
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This channel is beyond glorious. The level of effort that goes into these videos is mind boggling.
Thank you! So glad you're enjoying
Voice overs in Greek, yeah, someone's putting the work in
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"put life on Pause for 3 hours, Fall of civilizations got the assyrians out!"
Looking forward to the nabatenes! ❤️
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**immediately puts life on pause for 3 hours** loooolz
Ooof
@@batssama i hope he do
There is no podcast I look forward to like this one. I can’t wait to listen!! Thanks for the amazing content.💙💙
You can imagine how thrilled I was as I came to the channel to re-watch a random old episode and realized there was a fresh one! Yes, this has got to be one of the best podcasts in the world lately!
@@PedroFerreira-ze5yp I listen to these over and over before bedtime. Best channel on YT and so glad they have a big following; Paul is making us a little smarter😊
Same here!
So, I read this comment during the first 10 seconds of the video, before the audio started playing, and initially thought you were literally saying, “there is no podcast” lol.
@@kckc4955 I do the same! I've listened to them all so many times. I couldn't believe there was a new one!
I'm a truck driver. Listen pretty much all day.
Glad you're enjoying!
Nice John! And thanks for all your hard work during these tough times. Keep on trucking and greetings from a Berliner Cement Truck driver (some decades ago though).
Actually sounds like bliss!
@@JacobSW. buddy what’s your job? I guess it’s something in an office right?
That's brave! I use them to help me sleep...
This is my favorite audio channel period, better than any podcast or other historical documentaries. I will often go to bed listening to these as they are calming, then relisten while working because I want to hear the info. I relisten to older ones to relax before sleeping. It's better then starting at a screen, and the narrator's voice is even and calming.
Same here I do the same
I been doing audiobooks but you gotta know what works for you.
I have to listen to something more than once before listening to sleep, I need to be able to know exactly what’s coming up next
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I'm so happy this is out. I Have listened to all your episodes countless times. When I saw this was 3 hours long, I rejoiced.
The only thing better than watching/listening to FoC is, well... re-watching/re-listening to it over and over again!
By now I reckon I've listened to each episode an average of seven times. These podcasts are so soothing.
Same
This is gonna get me through my shift tonight.
I’m saving it for my 8 hours on the hamster wheel tomorrow. :)
Same here. Perfect timing to be uploaded.
Plot twist: he works as an air traffic controller
@@rebellaniefanclubholstein ATCs actually have quite a bit of downtime, particularly at night. I've got a friend who plays FIFA on shift and its completely accepted.
I get chills when he says "what in all the world could have happened to them?"
This is without a doubt one of the best history podcasts ever.
Whenever I see you post a new thing, I stop whatever I'm doing and listen. This even goes for the videos, re-watching content I've already listened to before.
The quality of these documentaries is astonishing. Please continue making this treasure.
Am I the only one who cried at the end when that poem was read? Something about the loss of what once was and the sheer emptiness felt upon the destruction of that world touched me so deeply. I know Assyria was not the kindest empire and they reaped what they sowed, but that lament just makes the emotions seem so close, so able to be held to the heart that even I, separated by the centuries, was still able to weep for a vanished time. Thank you so much for these podcasts. I love them.
I did too. I kept thinking about the lions and thinking "the lions' revenge."
@@metacomet2066 it brought the Dire Straits tune "Lions" to my mind.🎶✌️
Last time I was this early, I could still check out items from the Royal Library of Ashurbanipal.
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I thought I was hallucinating when I saw this. I'm glad I wasn't! The Assyrian empire is such an under rated topic.
I love how you include, wherever possible, accounts of this history in the native languages of the observers
I thought literally an hour ago, that it'd be extremely cool to get a new FoC episode soon. Thank you, I really admire your work.
Thank you my friend, I hope you enjoy!
I think that literally every couple days especially recently since finals ended 🙏 thank you foc
Thank the Gods!!! I'm addicted to your pod casts. I can't get enough of your voice. It's soothing like David Attenborough. Thank you for all the research you do to put these together so eloquently.
I can't seem to get enough of this channel.
Honestly have no idea how many times I have watched these over and over again.
And this one is completely new.
Best way to start the week in my opinion.
As an ethnic assyrian myself, I respect any channel talking about my peoples history! We still speak the same “Aramaic” language also. And are indigenous to Nineveh, North iraq !
What color are they ?
Seriously that’s the most important thing you can think to ask
@@rhondaclark716 some are dark and some are lighter, for example I have some relatives with dark skin and dark features and others with pale skin, light eyes etc
I work with 4 ethnic assyrians and have learned a bit of their language, they LOVE the fact that some white American guy speaks some of lishana suirai! If you speak the language I would happily pay you for some Zoom lessons.
@@mariamisaac4237 exactly facts 😂 we are “all colours” I guess, I have family with blonde hair blue eyes or red hair, pale skin, darker skin, etc..
Mr. Cooper. Your podcasts are amazing. I am touched by history of every civilization you told us about. I literally cried when the Sumerians had to leave their cities to survive. It was devastating.
Thank you Grzegorz! So glad you're enjoying.
Sumer was the first one I discovered. They're all amazing.
We have this coming.
@@casteretpollux 😬
I always love how your epics start with a story set far back in history discovering what would be an ancient civilization even to them. Really gives you a full bodied idea of where this civilization takes place and the timeframe it inhabited.
100% agree it really frames the narrative and sets the tone of the whole story and theme of the channel
True. But also shows us how they all thought they were so superior they were not aware of more primitive enemies ... like us. 🤔
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History books usually repeat the same content I've heard a million times. Fall of Civilizations tells me history so uniquely and in depth that its like the first time I'm ever hearing about it.
As a persian REALLY enjoyed it! This is by far THE MOST FASCINATING podcast on history I've ever encountered!
I can't wait to see what he does with this episode when it's redone as a video. The Sumerians and now the Assyrians are my favorite episodes.
@@ArchMageDarium same here. Always been an ancient history enthusiast.
@@royasafari1793 That's generally been my favorite period up to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. I'm waiting for a podcast/video on the Achaemenid Persian empire on this channel.
Waiting for the Persian episode! So many Persias to choose from!
You lie
Finally!!!! My wife is sick of learning about the Sumerians every night as we fall asleep. Now We have a new bed time story
Thats adorable
Amen brother , A glitch in the system, but why the Sumerians?
Food for thought, man. Perhaps your wife is looking forward to some other kind of entertainment in bed.
@@Neldidellavittoria cheeks are always clapped prior to bedtime stories
@@zacharystrong 🤣
As an Assyrian and a beer lover I can only cheer to this incredibly well made documentary about my people. Thank you! 🍻
Suryoye 🤜🤛 Ashuri
@@Razzle182 ahna kulan Suryoye/Suraye=Ashuraye
@The Imperishable Star No it doesn't you are right. Just becuase someone converts to Nestorianism doesn't make them Assyrian. There are Assyrians in the Orthodox, Catholic etc churchs too. But many of the nestorians are Assyrian. How do we know? Well the nestorians (as well as others) spoke Eastern Syriac wihch has alot of influences from Akkadian. Not to mention they call themselves 'Suraye' which has been proven to come from 'ASuraye' which means Assyrian.
@The Imperishable Star get a life
@The Imperishable Star You're hilarious. "By the 8th century BC Aramaic came to be widely used alongside Akkadian as one of the languages of the Neo-Assyrian empire." And exactly whose history is being stolen?
Seeing a notification for a FoC release is like getting a surprise gift in the mail!
I feel like Fall of Civilizations level of content will be one of the reasons these civilizations will remembered far into the future.
College lecture level material with the presentation and production level of the best podcasts out there.
Nothing on the internet will last more than a few decades. Sad but true. We have to continue to maintain physical records. Digital information will never last.
The Mesopotamian podcasts are the greatest effort online to retell the storied history of Iraq. Thank you for sharing this for free ♥️ 🇮🇶
Appreciate this channel so much, even more so now covering my people!
We remain a proud and strong peoples even now in 2021.
What lives in heart & mind can never be lost.
That's beautiful, no one can take that from you unless you let them.
Neber let them.
This voice is the most relaxing sound. I close my eyes and away I go to another place and time. ❤️
3 hours on Assyria and you're starting with Xenofon's Anabasis? Boy, this'll be a ride. I'm in!
This series is an absolutely incredible achievement.
I appreciate the Fall of Civilizations podcasts immensely
I am legit surprised every time I see anything on UA-cam talking about the ancient near east that *doesn't* center around ancient freaking alien theories. Thank you! You're up there with Dan Carlin and Mike Duncan!
These guys weren’t aliens but lizard people
@@angryatheist No.
@@lastofmygeneration lol 😂 it would be funny except that it’s sad because ppl actually believe it
"History doesn't repeat, but it often rhymes" Mark Twain
I am recently discovering many great quotes from Twain. This is yet another thank you
I don't generally have time for podcasts. but for fall of civilizations I make time. thanks for your content.
These are EASILY the best historical podcasts available. So much love
I can't even imgine how much time it would take to research an entire civilization spanning centuries, collect different evidences of the time, then write a script so elegant and captivating.
Your work is priceless sir.
Who are the eight lunatics who dislike this??
Been waiting patiently for this. One of the best history podcasts out there. Brilliant, throughly researched content, narrated with such romance and beauty by Paul.
Thank you for your hard work.
all the dislikes are from Babylonians.
I cannot tell you how excited I was when I saw this. I have autism and history is one of my special interests so this podcast is my idea of heaven. I cannot tell you how much I love it.
Thank you…thank you….thank you!!! You have no idea how appreciated your podcast is, especially during this very weary period in our own history 🙏❤️…..oh and thank you for the minimal advert interruptions 👌👌👌
Been waiting so long! Re-listening to old episodes over and over. I pick up something new on every listen. Wish school was as interesting.
From the moment he hinted that this podcast was special to him and related to the most popular podcast he did, I knew it was gonna be Assyria
This is no mere podcast. It's a masterpiece, a work of art.
I legit squealed when i saw this.
Me too!!
lol
Another triumph. There are some truly great documentary makers on UA-cam and this channel is one of the best. It is a shame that TV companies like the BBC do not do this any longer. They seem to think that they should only cater for those with attention spans of less then 30 seconds
Great podcast, it's stories like the Assyrians that grab the imagination; a classical age empire that at it's height beat the Egyptians yet vanished almost overnight to the point they were almost lost to history. I actually learned about their existence from the excellently written manga series Red River, a civilization that mastered iron in a time when bronze was the primary tool and ruled most of the fertile crescent.
What's red river about is it like vinland saga?
@@PALACIO254 yes, an Isekai story where the main character ends up in the 9th century B.C. during the Assyrian golden age
Fantastic, one of your best. Adding in the parallel texts from the Hebrew Bible was a brilliant addition.
The Assyrian collapse was amazingly rapid, practically overnight. Cruelty only gets you so far.
Every time one of these releases I think, "This would make an awesome D&D setting"
Hahahahaha! I took Waterdeep DragonHeist and reset it in a D&D version of Babylon. It was awesome!
Nerd. I'm interested 👀😂
Crit!
I want to play d and d in Roman britain
@@isaacshultz8128 Me too! The historical setting of Rome conquering Britain, building London; the geopolitics of holding an island nation as part of your empire; it's a perfect backdrop for D&D.
I got so hyped when this popped up in my feed!
When I go to Mosul University, I pass by the ancient city of Nineveh on the eastern side of the Tigris, which is a vast, deserted land that occasionally contains crumbling walls, hills, and sometimes ruined castles.
Now the Mosul municipality has demolished a part of the ancient wall to pave a road.
That’s amazing. Pity they have torn some of it up.
How is a government allowed to destroy historic ruins? Especially for something like a road?
@@sarahrosen4985
It's silly but complicated.
30 years ago, to avoid entering the archaeological area, the government paved the street on private property, without the owner daring to object.
But after the regime change, the owner started a legal battle against the government and demanded 6 million dollars in compensation.
But the municipality considered that changing the path of the street and demolishing a part of the wall would only cost a few thousand dollars, taking advantage of a legal loophole. Anyway, construction was suspended after a social media campaign but sadly, a small portion of the wall has been damaged.
This made my day. Nothing resonates more than hearing the twilight of elder days.
Truly Paul u have become a legend in your self. When it comes to history I think of your voice the same as with my nature docs I think of David Attenborough. That's it I gotta get patreon and support u.
My kids know your voice and listen for as long as parts hold their attention as we do stuff in our reptile room. Or in our garden.
Tnx for the nature doc recommend.
"in our reptile room" ... :-) Reptiles say "in our human house"
I needed something to keep me entertained today...thank you guy's for all your work these documentary's are genuinely something I look forward to
Our pleasure!
Wow 3 hours and in my mind played out the scenes of history like never before. A bard if there ever was one !!! Musical, magical, Enticing.... you are the BEST!!!!!
Thanks for the high quality content.
I was deployed to Iraq in 2005 I spent my time there learning about this great empire and walking amongst it's ruins. I even got the nickname the archeologist.
One of the staging areas we often used was near the ruins of Nimrud. Later Isis fighters destroyed the ruins. It is saddening how much was lost when they took over the area.
Another 3 hours of joy. Thank you for letting us share the knowledge 😊
I’ve been binging these while working from home for like 2 weeks. I can’t give enough props to this guy for the dedication, detail and love he puts into each episode.
Excellent content. Great team. If there was an Oscar for narration it would be yours.
I love this Podcast! I guess I'll have to record the Euro football match now because I'm enjoying this first!!!
YOU have the best history learning channel!! ❤ Thank you for your work Paul Cooper!
I must set aside time in my schedule to watch this the whole way through. I've been taken on such extraordinary journeys over the last 12 episodes
This was one of my favourite topics in high school history. Thank you for covering it
The march of ten thousand, is probably my favorite story form the ancient world
It should be a movie!
To my shame I was totally unaware of it until it was mentioned in the historical but dramatized and fictionalized series 'The Terror' about the crews of the HMS Terror and HMS Erebus making their own dreadful march southwards, abandoning ship deep in the arctic circle.
Once again you've told an epic story with imagination and wonder. Stories of ancient history are not appreciated as they should be. Thank you for reviving stories that have slipped through the pages of time.
I have been listening an watching these podcasts since the early days and I rarely comment, but I simply must comment on your work, as now I must have been through them all several times.
I have never been so enriched by a history podcast, the attention to detail, the music, the stories, the forlorn remembrance of epics lost to time and the over saturation of modern culture. Thank you for bringing light to dark corners of history, I have been truly touched by this series, like no other. The appreciation and reverence you display to these cultures is splendid. You pay attention the importance of geography, setting the scene in many episodes by placing the environmental parameters at centre stage, before fading it to the backdrop of the story, but keeping it ever present and reminding us of our fragility; the thin line of civilization marked by tall walls, extreme personalities and power projection. I cannot stress enough the attention you give to environmental factors as all subjects take place within it's setting and all too often our neglect of it's limits can cost us lives, cities and civilization itself.
I feel through your work that I am travelling through time on a breeze, a fly on the wall of times and cultures extinguished, experiencing stories that every child at school should hear to connect them to their world. I have learned more through these podcasts than I have by trawling online and through books for decades. Please keep up this fine work, I share many of the stories you have shared to entertain, enrich and educate.
If I may be so bold, I am itching to fill a gaps in my knowledge (I am an insatiable sophist) and every episode teaches me so much that I am ever expectant that there will there be an episode on the Indus Valley Civilization? Please make it so!
Awesome! This is hands down the best content on UA-cam. I really look forward to new episodes and the Assyrians are such an interesting and mysterious people to cover. Thank you.
Yes! Just what I need to get me through the day! Clicked as soon as I got the alert!
I learn so much from history. These podcast tell of forgotten worlds rippling through time great lessons that we would do well to heed.
The quality of these videos is unreal, it’s frustrating to wait for new episodes but totally worth it every time! Keep up the immaculate work!
This channel is unmatched
The most incredible podcast I have ever listened to! I love these, you bring the stories to life and leave in me awe at how much humans so may thousands of years ago were just like you and I.
What a luxury to fall asleep while being told a story. Your work is as wonderful as it is valuable. Thank you for all that you give to us.
I love this series and yet it's so sad.
Wonderful job. Touching for sure. The education and insight an almost happy by product, in my mind.
No way, a new civ?! I will never stop recommending this channel to everyone who shows the slightest interest in history
The absolute awesomeness that my afternoon at work just became seeing this drop!
Every episode is a treasure! Thank you for your service!
Another masterpiece as always! Never have I heard, seen, or read anything that makes you feel so emotional for a civilization forgotten by time.
Idk what to do with my life now that I finished the episode… Guess I’ll have to binge watch all of the episodes again. 👀
1:21 Greatest Sennacherib quote ever.
"... when he looked out over the sandblasted desert, the grasses sprouting between the crumbling bricks as the wind battered his hair and tugged at his clothes ... "
Lyrical language with vivid imagery. Masterful writing.
I was assembling some circuits and left UA-cam on autoplay, the algorithm did it's job properly bringing me to this amazing podcast
I was just looking on the channel for a new video this morning before work. Thank you so much. Best Docs anywhere.
The best history channel on UA-cam.
I have been constantly refreshing your UA-cam channel, the Fall of Civilizations website and the Reddit page for any updates about episode 13 for weeks now.
Woke up to this notification, couldn't be happier with the topic chosen!
Thank you so much for this podcast!!
Mr Cooper you have single handedly inspired a deep passion for history in me, before I found this podcast I knew nothing of human history. I've listened and re listened to almost all of your videos atleast 3 times, spent so much more of my free time looking into history than just mindlessly watching tripe, and I just can't thank you enough. I haven't listened to this one... Yet... And I can't wait to listen to it 4 more times already
This is by far my favorite history series on UA-cam. Excellent work!
This is the best podcast of its type, hands down. Well done.
Love this podcast. I'm really looking forward to the Achaemanid Empire.
I was just listening again to episode 1 on Roman Britain whilst making lunch and thought how great it would be for another episode to come out!
As a side, I really enjoy your pace of speaking, and it makes it accessible for local friends (I live in Spain).
Keep up the fantastic work, and thank you for making such a high quality podcast.
This was exquisite. Thank you so much for this. Has to be one of the best historical podcasts of all time.
Thank you, I made the lamb stew using the recipe that you spoke about, also ordered your book, you keep making them, ill keep listening
So glad to still see new content from you. This is an amazing journey every single time. Thank you for making history as fascinating as it was when I was young.
Gonna be watching this more than once!!!
Did it Once again!!The way you describe these events I can really imagine them!You can feel the pain,joy,betrayal, defeats just everything.Your channel is greatly appreciated 🙏
This is the perfect for just listening to on a sunny day in the garden. Always love your content there is nothing like this out on UA-cam!
What a lovely contrast. I listen in the dark. In the middle of the night when I cannot sleep.
Another great podcast and coverage of the subject. Paul always goes above and beyond with the research and production of these podcasts. I hope more people discover these, since these are the absolute best podcasts I’ve listened to.
Thank you Paul for all you do!
I'm always surprised at how fast I always drop everything for these podcasts when they come out. Fantastic documentary
This channel has simply left me speechless. I am so happy to have discovered it. Great work & content! Thank you so much!