The Epic of Ancient Assyria - PART I: Early Ashur and the Old Assyrian Kingdom (c. 3000-1400 BC)

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In this first episode of The Epic of Ancient Assyria, we journey back 4,000 years to the banks of the Tigris River to uncover the forgotten origins of one of history’s greatest civilizations. Forget the siege engines and iron weapons—this is the story of how a small city-state called Ashur built a commercial empire using donkey caravans, complex contracts, and a unique political system where the King was more like a CEO. From the mysterious "Kings who lived in tents" to the rise of the usurper Shamshi-Adad I and the eventual shadow of the Mitanni, this video covers the rise, prosperity, and fight for survival in an increasingly dangerous world. You won't want to miss this! *Contents:* 00:00 Introduction 01:57 Geography and Early Ashur 07:35 The Akkadian Period 12:14 The Assyrian King List 18:32 The Neo-Sumerian Period 22:52 The Kings Named on Bricks 36:09 The Assyrian Merchant Colonies of Anatolia 49:39 The Empire of Shamshi-Adad I 59:34 The Collapse of the Kingdom 01:14:39 Thank You and Patrons *Related Videos:* *Babylon: The City at the Center of the World - The Concise History of Babylonia (2000-539 BC)* https://youtu.be/O2hbP7PwuYU *Sources and Suggested Reading:* _Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire_ - Eckhart Frahm _The Might that was Assyria_ - H.W.F. Saggs _The Assyrians: Lost Civilizations_ - Paul Collins _A Companion to Assyria (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World)_ - Ed. Eckhart Frahm _Ancient Kanesh: A Merchant Colony in Bronze Age Anatolia_ - Mogens Trolle Larsen _Ancient Assyria: A Very Short Introduction_ - Karen Radner _Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia, Assyrian Periods, Vol 1: Assyrian Rulers of the Third and Second Millenia BC (to 1115 BC)_ A. Kirk Grayson _The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East: Volume II: From the End of the Third Millennium BC to the Fall of Babylon_ - Ed. Karen Radner, Nadine Moeller, D.T. Potts _Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East_ - Amanda H. Podany _From the Mari Archives: An Anthology of Old Babylonian Letters_ - Jack M. Sasson _Historical Sources in Translation: The Ancient Near East_ - Ed. Mark W. Chavals _People Of Ancient Assyria_ - Jorgen Laessoe *Follow History with Cy:* Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/historywithcy/ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/historywithcy/ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/historywithcy Merch ► https://my-store-11502415.creator-spring.com Podcast ► https://historywithcy.buzzsprout.com/ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/historywithcy *Music:* Epidemic Sound Machinimas created using the Total War: Rome 2, Age of Bronze mod #assyria #ancienthistory #bronzeage