The Cruelest King of Assyria | Ashurbanipal | Ancient Mesopotamia Documentary

Ashurbanipal was popular among his people but merciless when dealing with enemies. His obsession with collecting knowledge led him to construct The Royal Library of Ashurbanipal, which has been referred to as "the most precious source of historical material in the world"!

Ashurbanipal Biography
685 BC - 631 BC
The Cruelest Assyrian King
Ancient Mesopotamia Documentary
__________________________________

History Explained Videos
(Chronological Order)

Narmer | The First Pharaoh
Ancient Egypt | 3100 BC

Imhotep | The First Pyramid Builder
Ancient Egypt | 2650 BC

Sargon | The Greatest King of Akkad
Ancient Mesopotamia | 2300 BC

Sobekneferu | The First Female Pharaoh
Ancient Egypt | 1800 BC

Hammurabi | The First Emperor of Babylon
Ancient Mesopotamia | 1750 BC

Hatshepsut | The Greatest Female Pharaoh
Ancient Egypt | 1470 BC

Thutmose III | The Deadliest Pharaoh
Ancient Egypt | 1450 BC

Amenhotep III | The Wealthiest Pharaoh
Ancient Egypt | 1370 BC

Akhenaten | The Most Hated Pharaoh
Ancient Egypt | 1350 BC

Nefertiti | The Most Hated Female Pharaoh
Ancient Egypt | 1340 BC

Tutankhamun | The Most Inbred Pharaoh
Ancient Egypt | 1330 BC

Ramses the Great | The Greatest Pharaoh
Ancient Egypt | 1250 BC

Lycurgus | The Lawgiver of Sparta
Ancient Greece | 750 BC

Ashurbanipal | The Cruelest King of Assyria
Ancient Mesopotamia | 650 BC

Nebuchadnezzar | The Greatest King of Babylon
Ancient Mesopotamia | 600 BC

Draco | The Lawgiver of Athens
Ancient Greece | 600 BC

Cyrus the Great | The Greatest King of Persia
Achaemenid Empire | 550 BC

Cambyses II | The First Persian Pharaoh
Achaemenid Empire | 530 BC
__________________________________

Foreign Language Subtitles

Arabic
French
English
Russian
Spanish
Portuguese
__________________________________

Video Credits

Editor: Christopher Geman
Writer: Christopher Geman
Narrator: Christian H. Miles
Artist: Carlos Jaramillo
Music: "Where Kings Walk" - Jon Sumner

Carlos Jaramillo's ArtStation
__________________________________

All images by Christopher Geman, found in the public domain, or used under fair use guidelines.
__________________________________

If you enjoy this video, please like & share it. 👍
Share your opinions in the comments below. 💬
Subscribe and press the bell for new videos. 🔔
__________________________________

#History #Biography #Documentary

[HistoryExplained]

History Explained Videos
(Chronological Order)

Narmer | The First Pharaoh
Ancient Egypt | 3100 BC
youtu.be/e_ByLv949-8

Imhotep | The First Pyramid Builder
Ancient Egypt | 2650 BC
youtu.be/gpL5TgIRukQ

Sargon | The Greatest King of Akkad
Ancient Mesopotamia | 2300 BC
youtu.be/kkSwK59CwF8

Sobekneferu | The First Female Pharaoh
Ancient Egypt | 1800 BC
youtu.be/TaI3MawgKNE

Hammurabi | The First Emperor of Babylon
Ancient Mesopotamia | 1750 BC
youtu.be/jPn-Lxuilw4

Hatshepsut | The Greatest Female Pharaoh
Ancient Egypt | 1470 BC
youtu.be/L_A8B_MdAdY

Thutmose III | The Deadliest Pharaoh
Ancient Egypt | 1450 BC
youtu.be/-2XS3vmVGjU

Amenhotep III | The Wealthiest Pharaoh
Ancient Egypt | 1370 BC
youtu.be/j5Oua9WNo8c

Akhenaten | The Most Hated Pharaoh
Ancient Egypt | 1350 BC
youtu.be/Gdcu2g5uM7o

Nefertiti | The Most Hated Female Pharaoh
Ancient Egypt | 1340 BC
youtu.be/bLWD3bVhSbM

Tutankhamun | The Most Inbred Pharaoh
Ancient Egypt | 1330 BC

Ramses the Great | The Greatest Pharaoh
Ancient Egypt | 1250 BC
youtu.be/TeESSvut5xA

Lycurgus | The Lawgiver of Sparta
Ancient Greece | 750 BC
youtu.be/zfC1ZnTKOJU

Ashurbanipal | The Cruelest King of Assyria
Ancient Mesopotamia | 650 BC
youtu.be/LOCm2G0R4PY

Nebuchadnezzar | The Greatest King of Babylon
Ancient Mesopotamia | 600 BC
youtu.be/WX4sTXOKRcY

Draco | The Lawgiver of Athens
Ancient Greece | 600 BC

Cyrus the Great | The Greatest King of Persia
Achaemenid Empire | 550 BC
youtu.be/CMc1rF8u4ro

Cambyses II | The First Persian Pharaoh
Achaemenid Empire | 530 BC
youtu.be/pXOjOcTqU5w

[reportedstolen]

11:27 " I took pleasure in reading stones inscribed before the flood" ...Man, we need those tablets! This proves, the ancients had knowledge of humanity going back further than we thought.

[spazzypengin]

I love how so many writings from that region back then included all the things that the king had done for the person who was rebelling/conspiring/etc. "He rebelled against me. ME, the guy who did x, y, z, for him! The audacity!"

[nmbileg]

man, this really demonstrates how fatal a civil war can be to any ruling nations. imagine losing it all simply due to fighting of 2 siblings..

[manassurya]

Wow. To think that the Assyrians looked to civilizations more ancient than them (before the flood), the way we look at Assyrians and ancient Egyptians.

[randomobserver]

He crushed his enemies, saw them driven before him, heard the lamentations of their women, and recorded it all in stone with pride as a memorial to the eons. His empire lives on in the nightmares of an entire region, and wins the admiration of countless imitators. AND he was a man of art and literature.

[mariakelly]

It's all fun and games until your brother starts sending secret aid to the kingdom of elam.

[JoeSmith-slbq]

Imagine filling rivers with dead bodies and wiping cities off the map and accusing other people of plotting evil

[monadsingleton]

*The Assyrians were so hated by their vassals and neighbors that they united the entire Middle East against them in the first Grand Coalition in human history.*

[KenJackson_US]

So Ashurbanipal's library lay abandoned and unmolested from 612 BC to 1849 AD, that's 2460 years! We are indeed indebted to him.

[ThisIsThePlanet]

Absolutely great video!
And I love the map!

This channel is the definition of
Quality > Quantity

[TimRoseOfficial]

Always amazing old friend!!! Thanks for making some of the best vids on YouTube!! :D

[stevecausey]

So great to see another video!
Thank you, excellent as always. And the artwork..
It's so vivid...

[temporaryaccount]

As always one the best videos explaining history and also being entertaining. Keep it up!

[qweqwe]

Almost to 100k, great video as always, keep it up dude.

[animatrnic]

The fact that he clearly found a great pleasure in cruelty, makes his scholarly endeavors even more amazing

[kaloarepo]

Also known as Sardanapalus -details of his death occur in the works of the Greek historian Diodorus Siculus and as such inspired a poem by Byron., a cantata by Berlioz and a famous 1827 painting by Delacroix which shows all his concubines being killed so they could accompany him to the after world.

[Pharaonist]

Magnificent!! Keep the great work up 💖👍

[marlouisplanas]

Thank you for this wonderful, fun, and entertaining video!

[henrymorel]

Wow, I stayed hungry for more. Thank you History Explained for this magnificent works.