Berbers: Ancient Origins of North African Civilization

The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the ancient civilizations continues with a video on the Berbers. In this first history video out of two on the ancient origins of the North African civilization, we are going to discuss the ancient origins of the Berber tribes from the Bronze Age to the Early Medieval, when they adopted Islam en masse and then rose in a revolt against the Umayyad rule. We'll talk about the periods when the Berber culture was influenced by the Greeks, Carthage, Rome, Vandals, and Arabs.



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[Asgard]

I worked in both Algeria and Libya, and can say that I found the Amazigh as easy going, tolerant, wonderful people, and I think this video does them great justice. Thank you K&G.

[yassine]

I am a proud Amazigh, I got goosebumbs as I was watching the legacy of my ancestors... astonishing! Those details are only to read in history books. Great work!

[saar]

As an Arab, we never learned anything about the natives of North Africa in schools ( most of the history was about the Islamic empire and the good parts only ), i just assumed we’re all Arabs with different accents. Such rich and powerful history deserves to be proud of and I can’t wait to visit all the Maghreb countries. Love from Palestine

[ValensBellator]

I gotta say it’s so cool how in the YouTube comments you see people from every region discussed these days. It demonstrates how much this stuff still matters and how important it is to reflect on everyone’s history rather than only focusing on a more limited scope.

[KilllerWhale]

I'm Moroccan myself, with Zenata origins. And a lot of the stuff mentioned in this video are new to me. The real history of Morocco pre-Islamic conquests is obscure to a lot of us and not much attention is given to it in the media. It took a Youtube channel to enlighten a lot of us about our real history.

[kingmaverick]

Only KINGS & GENERALS
can narrate the entire history
in just 20 minutes !

[JAGzilla-urlh]

Really impressive stuff. These people were major players in Mediterranean history, and they never seem to warrant more than a passing mention in documentaries about Rome or Carthage or Egypt. You'd hardly know they exist. Virtually everything here was new info to me, and I'll definitely watch the next video in the series!

[yoban]

This Native American wishes all my Amazigh people, specially my Moroccans a good luck playing France today!!

[HoH]

The editor really outdid himself with this one. Fantastic work!

[mohegiziano]

Greetings from an egyptian 🇪🇬 to our amazigh fellows inside egypt and all along the coast untill Morocco including Libya, Tunisia and Algeria not to forget Mauritania as well 🇪🇬🇱🇾🇲🇦🇩🇿🇹🇳🇲🇷

[anj]

I am mixed Moroccan and Libyan and this video makes me proud of our Maghrebien history and culture

[abirkalai]

North African here (Tunisia), thank you for this beautiful exposé of our origins. Most of us are Arabic speakers, but we are Amazigh at heart.

[HistoryOfRevolutions]

"Pessimism is the luxury of the powerful"

- Fatima Mernissi (Morroccan writer)

[KirihitoSan]

Amazigh are a fascinating people. I was lucky to spend two weeks in Morocco and will definitely return, to see more of Atlas Mountains in particular

[antidweller]

I like those "origin" videos you make: berbers, huns, vandals, scythians, celts, ....So well researched and presented.

[michaelmcdonagh]

Amazing. I have quite a few Berber friends here in San Francisco who are from Algeria and Morocco, and one of them gave me a Tuareg medallion, which I treasure.

[EliaFlowers]

As an Amazigh, you have no idea how much I’ve been waiting for this

[MG-vlto]

"Al-Matghari was according to tradition, a lowly watercarrier."

THE WATERBOY

[khaledyazza]

as a berber we used to hear those wars stories from our grandfathers . amazing stories about the weapons they used to have . mountains battles strategies and more

[Idontknow-toyr]

I am Algerian and I am so proud of my ancestors ❤️🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿
Actually I live in Constantine the capital city of the Berber kingdom Numidia its name was CIRTA.
From my home I can see the tomb where the founder of the kingdom is buried.
Unfortunately there are some north Africans who think the history of the region starts with the arrival of Arabs.