The Entire History of the Akkadians // Ancient Mesopotamia Documentary

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[HistoryTime]

Phew. Glad to have this one finally finished. I'm finally off to Ireland next week for a much anticipated journey into the islands incredible history as well as insights into my own family history. Of course many videos will follow! Video wise there are so many ridiculously epic projects in the works. This one on Akkad is a mere taste of what is to come in terms of the Bronze Age world! Don't forget to subscribe if you enjoy the content and leave a comment telling me what you'd like to see covered next. It all helps the algorithm gods to help the channel. Thanks all! See you on the next one. Right.. Back to work..

[miketacos]

Putting up the name cards whenever you mention or remention people (or say ‘he’) is an underrated genius move. It’s so easy to keep track thanks to it. Wish other documentaries would do that!

[suxcawks]

Oh my god an hour and a half documentary on a Mesopotamian bronze age civilization my day just got MUCH better

[HistoricalGreats]

Thank you for your Outstanding work, Pete!
00:00:00 - The historical significance of the city of Baghdad and the surrounding mesopotamian region
00:05:00 - The discovery of the city of Ur
00:10:00 - The early civilization of Mesopotamia
00:15:00 - The rise of Sargon of Akkad
00:20:00 - The humble origins of Sargon, the first ruler of the Akkadian Empire
00:25:00 - The rise of Sargon and his Akkadian Empire
00:30:00 - Sargon, the first ruler of the Akkadian period
00:35:00 - The significant changes that Sargon implemented in Acadian society
00:40:00 - One of the largest cuneiform archives, discovered in the 1960s by Italian archaeologists
00:45:00 - How the Akkadians gained control over Mesopotamia's trade system
00:50:00 - The tumultuous reign of Rimoush
00:55:00 - The rule of Rimoush and his brutal campaigns
01:00:00 - Manish Tushu
01:05:00 - King Nabanidus
01:10:00 - Naram-Sin, ruler of the Akkadian Empire, and his successful expansion of his empire's network and territories in the 36 years of his reign
01:15:00 - Naram-Sin won nine battles and was worshipped as a god in the city
01:20:00 - A severe drought that occurred in the northern regions of Accad
01:25:00 How the Akkadian rulers, particularly Sargon and Naram-Sin, changed the political landscape of ancient Mesopotamia

[TheMercian]

Normally a channel that doesn’t publish for a few months would be dead and forgotten.

Not this one. Outstanding work as always.

[ArnoldPranks]

The fact that you have single-handedly researched recorded edited and produced this documentary is astounding! I happen to know the amount of work that's involved in something like that, usually it's a team of a handful or even tens of people.

[life_Only]

I got goosebumps watching this, always fascinated by Mesopotamian and Indus Valley civilisations as we still know very little about them!

[ErikNilsen]

"King of Akkad, Sumer & the Universe"
Truly a travesty that his intergalactic empire fell.

[crystalcole]

I really appreciate these documentaries. I never had the money for college, so I feel like I’m actually still learning something when I watch them.

[altareggo]

HOW has this channel not reached a million subscribers yet?? It's INSANELY great!! Adore the scholarship and narration.

[iLLeage]

Hey Pete we really appreciate the amazing writing and hard work you put into these epic videos. Thank you for all of the great stuff to watch!

[theriffguy]

The decipherment of cuneiform (Sanskrit 'wedge form or shaped') is perhaps the greatest, albeit forgotten aspect of this history. The man of whom the honour is owed is George Smith, an assistant of Henry Rawlinson at the British Museum, and not even a scholar. This was the man that pieced together the account of the Flood, and realised 1 piece was missing among the some 26, 000 fragments in the museum.
He was the man that went back to the site, climbed under the rubble to rummage the countless fragments of the library and found the missing fragment of Tablet 11.
The flood was complete!
George Smith died in Iraq aged 33 (from memory).

[doctorsurgeon]

شكرا لتثقيف العالم حول العراق مهد الحضارات والبشرية مرت عليه اكثر من حضاره عضمى تركت بصمه للعالم 🇮🇶❤️

[eloquentsarcasm]

Another outstanding production! This is the sort of thing that should be promoted on YouTube, not the rubbish that always seems to get all the views. What you accomplish virtually singlehandedly is astounding, putting to shame projects with large crews and budgets. Take a long vacation, you've more than earned one for the massive effort this took.

[duantorruellas]

This was amazing, sumer has always been a topic of study for me and has held my interest for years. Because of the people of sumer and the Akkadians, I have a deeper understanding of biblical text . From the legend of Gilgamesh to Ishtar a people rich in an ancient history predating eqypt. Brilliant work on this my friend, thx again .

[gly]

Babylon is among us, and Assyria is from us, and history is among us🇮🇶.

[alexnope]

I was deployed to a base right next to thre ziggurat of Ur. I was lucky enough to be able to go on a rare tour of the area. There is a very unique feel to the place, you can look down these shoots that lead somewhere nobody has seen, it's amazing.

[trishplanck]

The way you narrate your videos is captivating, it makes the stories come alive. I wish my history teachers when I was in school would have taught the way you tell these stories! Good job Pete!👍

[jennyantognoni]

You really blew me away with your narration of the Sumarians and Akkadeans. Fantastic to watch, thank you. A complete search of this marvellous people and their culture, knowledge and architecture.

[JohnSmith-fttw]

An excellent and well narrated documentary. Not detailed enough to confuse the average person, yet broader in interpretation than far too many other works.

A very good balance. 👍