The Ancient Middle East: Every Year

The history of the Middle East, every year. This part covers the period 3500 BCE - 513 BCE. Later periods will be covered in subsequent videos.

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Original Map:

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Music:
Jon Summer - Over the Dunes
Constellate - Silk Road Caravan
Bonnie Grace - The Norman Kings

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Notes:
* = The Sealand Dynasty never actually controlled the city of Babylon, but by convention it is always considered the Second Dynasty of Babylonia.

** = The Eighth Dynasty of Babylonia is a poorly understood period, and it's likely that multiple dynasties ruled during this time. However, due to lack of information, it is classed as one dynasty.

[OllieBye]

So this will probably end up being a three-part series, with the other two videos covering later periods in Middle Eastern history. At the moment, I'm expecting them to be:
Part 1: 3500 BCE - 513 BCE (Ancient Era)
Part 2: 513 BCE - 650 CE (Classical Era)
Part 3: 650 CE - 2020 (Medieval/Modern Era)

[Discitus]

The end really shows the historic importance of the Achaemenid empire. It was unprecedented. For someone living in ancient Mesopotamia, it would seem as if almost the whole world came to be under one king.

[eru.maewos]

The Achaemenid Empire was the first time "the whole" world was united under one crown. People living under it never thought that it could fall, because, how can the unifiers of the world be conquered by something else?

[alexdelvecchio]

I like how these tiny kingdoms spend millennia fighting over bits of land, and then the Achaemenids just swoop in and eat the whole thing for breakfast.

[ThamesMapping]

I've only looked at the thumbnail and I can already see the immense effort and great quality.

[johnwashington]

one of the fascinating thing about Achaemenid empire was the fact they were so powerful that they didn't make walls around their capital, because they never thought no one will come this far.

of course it was true for centuries.

[TaraZaraChara]

"The Ancient Middle East: Every Year"
"1 Hour ago"
My Brain: "The Ancient Middle East: Every Hour."
That'd be a long video.

[interestingtimes]

When you're midway through middle eastern history and you're still 1500 years away from the Roman empire

[daltonmiller]

This is honestly incredible. It's detailed, accurate, and beautifully and colorfully depicted on the map.

Truly great work!

[DawidMMapper]

I'm now learning to my Ancient Middle East exam for my college, and your video is really helpfull! Memoring this whole Dynasties, and Rulers is an nightmare xD but locating them on a map makes this topic a lot easier. Thanks so much and I really appreciate your work!

[jtadros]

Middle Eastern history is so diverse and interesting. From ancient-medieval-modern.

[oakmapping]

What are all the dots in modern-day Isreal and Palestine, were all those city states?

[mightyelf]

Assyria and Babylon one of the longest rivalries.

[piccolo]

it's still insane to me how we know as much as we do about peoples and histories this old and how complex and large scale their socities were. Also, how insanely old and stable ancient Egypt was. I know Cleopatra lived closer to the moon landings than to the construction of the pyramids of Giza, but it's still insane that was that long ago.

[DZRESPECT]

turks: where are my ancestors?
Babylonias: in Mongolia mate.

[abloodorange]

I love how you used the native names for them. I have to say, it was really, REALLY detailed. You made sure to show intricate details that I haven’t seen in a map of the ancient Middle East, good job!

[TeeMee]

At the start, I notice a lot of nations expand a bit but then the guys there before just come back and take the land back shortly after.

[wirelessbluestone]

Honestly amazing how this captures the development of states from cities to empires. Cannot wait for the next part. Also would you ever consider making a video on the Roman-Persian Wars?

[yourmajesty]

Behind every large civilisation there is a river. 🏳🏴🏳🏴🏳🏴

[abcdef]

6:09 - "Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian..."