The narrator's voice is as compelling as the content. The entire series is a great gift to humanity. You ask the listener to extend understanding and respect for those who contributed so much to the history of our species only to lose it all in time. And you give us all the information we need to make that possible. Thank you. The Sumerians survive through their myths which contributed greatly to the 3 largest religions still evolving today. In that way, they've never really left us.
@@FallofCivilizations I came to comment as soon as I see the video appear in the recommendations and have to say that I'm gladly surprised by the view numbers.
I love that you spent time discussing the Sumerian flood myth. It's a fascinating possibility and I wish more historians would give it just a little attention.
As someone who his homework on the Sumerians and so many podcasts that we go through this is by far the best well put together very informative you do not miss anything please keep up the great work thank you
I'm a connoiseur of history podcasts and yours is one of my favorite. You're very thorough and, while other podcasts do a great job of helping me understand what happened in the past, yours does a great job of taking me inside the past as if I'd been there. Great work. Thanks
Even though english is not my native language i still can understand about 95% of your podcasts. These podcasts are not only interesting, but also easy to listen and understand.
The slower delivery is really useful. In general people speak far to fast. Including me. But as I also teach English overseas I do know how to make myself understood to learners of English.
This is superb. I have been a youtube guy since the early 2000's. As time has gone on, and youtube has evolved, I have seen many things. One thing I have come across is my own declaration of youtube "golden gems". This is one of them. You cannot find this anywhere else and I truly believe that without youtube this quality content could not exist. Than you, once again my friend. This benefits all of mankind.
Absolutely the best history of the Sumerians I have heard - and it's because the narrative is so well done and characters are developed and it is all so well paced. Everything from presentation to the occasional aside shows a loving care and great storytelling. Thanks again!
Indeed a great podcast, and very well made. Love the sounds, music and the different voices. In addition to the Babylonians and Assyrians, I'd like to hear about the Hittites as well at some point.
I'm not sure who would downvote this... who's hatin' on my Sumerian peeps? All Dad jokes aside, thank you for all that you do. I listen to these at work while I'm coding.
I know I'm repeating what others have said already, but this podcast - without pictures and graphics - has brought this distant, seminal age to life like no other. History is usually seen through the eyes of the victors; here we see it through the eyes of those who witnessed the slow collapse of their civilization. An informative and deeply touching account.
What is the most amazing about this is remembering that they lived at the bottom of history. They didn't have eons of civilizations to tell them how they should live, they didn't have ancient ancestors so old they were forgotten. They were the first (or nearly the first). How extra terrifying it must have been to watch civilization fall. Did they wonder if humans would ever rise up again? Did they wonder if this was the end of cities and farming? One could easily see how they may have been scared that this great experiment of civilization was about to fail forever.
Your prose is breathtaking, and the sweep of your narrative is stunning. I studied the ancient Middle East in college many years ago but in retrospect it looks like high school courses compared to what you are creating. The juxtaposition with the woolly mammoth is genius.
I just finished watching this podcast not once....but twice! I must confess your voice and the actors' voices are just perfect! I had my first contact with the Sumerians at age 12, 43 years ago, in my first year of high school. I was mesmerized then...and I am even more now, having all this information I did not have in 1980. I don't know what it is about them....as I feel the same for the Babylonians and Hammurabi. I am just fascinated with them. I know that only 10% of the cuneiform language has been translated so far on the plaques that have been dug out....imagine! If only I could live forever just to see what could be translated in the next 50 years and how much more we will learn about them!!!! The last poem on the destruction of the Sumerians hardly feels distant to me. On the contrary, it feels as raw and close as human beings will ever be.
I am sure you already know you have a very profound past in these ancient cultures. It’s time to not only feel this but know this and take the risk and proclamation. I feel impelled to say this Okay going on with my day. Hugs ❤
You need a Netflix series... You’re an amazingly great story teller, and your voice captures my whole body. Thank you soooo much for sharing your passion with us. I’ve watched most of these twice and I’m sure I’ll watch them all about a dozen more times.
I repeat this playlist to sleep to and this is the first one I've caught start middle end. Thanks for the content it's stunning how well thought out and planned it is, and your soothing cadence helps me sleep. It's been about 8 months but I can't wait to finish the next one in full (probably Khmer)
I’ve listened to your podcasts repeatedly. You have done such a great job. Thank you for putting these together. I have listened to this one at least 20 times!
What a well rounded scholarly piece of work, written with fizz, accompanied by interesting music and delivered with a bright melancholy, befitting the fall of civilizations. Thoroughly enjoyed this
Thank you for so much! It is a shame that not many more people have subbed! It is an amazing channel and I have already discovered a lot from the Vikings in Greenland and how the Mayans cities went sideways. It is the most well-spoken and elaborated historical narration I have ever heard!
@@bona5406 Wow! That's uniquely impressive. Surely no other heteronormative male would ever have thought of such a bizarre idea. Super original, dude. Please invite me to the wedding.
History is absolutely fascinating and great that you love it Problem is he is trying with what information he has, which is wrong Civilization began in the Aegean(Atlantic)basin and then spread to the Middle East
@@ddpp1420 @Dd Pp Excellent that you say that you have better historical data! Fantastic. Please to be providing as to where such evidence may be readily accessed. I can only directly speak for myself of course, but I am sure any and everyone who cares about historical accuracy can't wait to delve into such perspective evidentiary knowledge. PLEASE TO ADVISE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Geeze, I see I'm late to the party, but wowee bud, this was fascinating start to present (I'm about halfway,) with no concern for the remainder. I think most notable to me, is how the more things change, the more they stay the same. Disgruntled skilled labor commiserating over a vat of after-work communal Loogie coulis, 30% or greater rates of interest, derision and morality judgements on the lower classes. Drinking songs! Just incredible. It's like you're holding up a mirror; just without the shoulders of past technologies.
Thank you so much. You have become my favorite narrator of human history. This podcast is so eloquent and elegant. If I could give 10 points I would give 100 ♥️♥️♥️
I listened spellbound as if listening to the BBC back when they made programs that didn't dumb down to lowest denominator. Excellent, in fact i shall this for those reading history it would be of great use. Thank you.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this content. You gained a new subscriber. This channel is exactly the format of history ive been hungering for.
In awe, i am, sunken on my knees, deeply struck, crying while tears roll uppon my cheekes.. That is the most amazing Podcast on this topic i can recall. Thank you endlessly for preserving our history sparked in the cradles of Men, the first of Gardens.
I just discovered this series two days ago and I am really loving its detail and care. I am always struggling to find resources about civilizations other than the overly touted Grecco-romans of Europe. Even your first on Britannia was refreshing. Keep it up!
Some of the best history content I've ever heard. I've been effortlessly consumed by all of these podcasts so far, I'm going to seek out all your content.
I agree your voice is easy on the ear . I listen to audio books and if the voice is unpleasant on the ear i cannot bear to listen even if i want to hear it.
I was struck by the analogy of cities having an attraction akin to gravity or accretion that created heavenly bodies. The juxtaposition with the diminishing wooly mammoth was amazing and news to me!
Thanks and congratulations for this meticulously researched, outstanding historical documentary! Quite frankly, this is my favorite historic video in TH-cam, which I have watched entirely twice. Bravo!
Absolutely fantastic. Another couple of hours of entertainment and knowledge. So happy I found this podcast, it has become one of my favourites. Cheers
Listened twice already. You somehow manage to create a nostalgic feeling towards a 5000 years old civilization. Absolutely brilliant. Also, a podcast about the fall of Greek-Roman paganism will be fascinating. Maybe not a civilization per se, but still focusing how normal people throughout the Empire decided to completely change their belief system will be fascinating and different to the more common narratives that focuses on Constantine.
Thank you! The great course has a course on the fall of paganism, and while it's very comprehensive and the best option out there, it still doesn't answer the most basic question of how a person who believes in Apollo, Jupiter, Mars, etc., will be convinced that a carpenter from Judea who died a generation ago, is the son of the one and only god. How did that conversation go? Very interesting subject imo@@FallofCivilizations
@@FallofCivilizations In your session on Sumerians...Math with base 60 .. 360 degrees in a circle I think that they also thought of a year in 360 days Maybe when they recorded the length of first two kings as 28,800 and 36,000. Maybe they were talking about days versus years....or 80 and 100 years...
You give the most information out of all the Sumarian documentaries! From everything I have learned your series has the most information! You are awesome
Love this Theory starting @ 22:43 , Re-listening again the next day. Would make such an epic saga of human history, the slow migration away from constantly rising oceans over hundreds of years. How strange it would have been to see the waves consuming towns and forests year after year. Imagine how much history of coastal civilizations has been consumed by the oceans. Freakin Epic
havnt watched this yet,just looking at comments,.if it doesnt include our alien creators,its missing a big LINK. .they say the flood was meant to wipe us out,as they were finished with us.there were hundreds of boats,not just noahs.cant wiat till they get back,or maybe they will avoid us..the moons history,is interesting,.as it shouldnt be there..all,religions,are man made..
Thank you, this was profound. The amount of work and research that was put into this is impressive. The way you bring these peoples voices, music and culture back to life is mesmerising, at the end I felt like I could empathize with their dismay over the loss of their way of life. This is one of the best history podcasts I have heard and I am joining the patreon today.
This has become my favourite podcast to listen to. 10 out of 10! Very pleasant voice, music which is not intrusive and is pleasant. I've really enjoyed learning more and have listened to all the podcasts many many times. Thank you!!
These are the most amazing analyses of all the factors that sow the seeds of success and failure of the world’s greatest civilization. Thank you so much!
Listened from start to finish. You did a great job summarizing the entire history of Sumer and incorporated factors like the changing coastline, climate change, and soil salinity which added a new perspective. That quote from the Epic of Gilgamesh at the end sent shivers down my spine and made me think of the bleak future our society will inevitably face. Bravo!
@@FallofCivilizations This is the 1st time I came across your work, Subscribed to your channel within the first 12 minutes, Really excellent. I will be going back in time to listen to your previous videos. Since you like history, you would probably like Wes Cecil's talk about philosophy, although, I wish his recordings had better quality, specially after listening to yours :-) th-cam.com/channels/9ff15w4ufviWfv9UfIuByA.htmlplaylists
Though we have unequalled wealth, know more about the universe, and have many shiny things, we really haven't changed much. It makes me sad. Brilliant podcast though! Masterfully written and read. Thank you for your hard work.
Greed, plunder, and war still run the world. Sometimes they are just named something different. Plunder is sometimes called central banking, or infrastructure loans. War is sometimes called intervention or kinetic military action. Greed has become the norm as success is invariably tied to money. Slavery is now called property tax and fractional reserve banking. Brainwashing is called entertainment. For those of us in developed nations, we no longer fear the tribe running at the gates, we fear the tribe hiding behind them. They have most of the wealth, regardless of your share, and they let you keep the shiny things as a parent puts a pacifier in a babies mouth. Feeling sad yet? 😉
I add to the "we haven't changed" much. The Epic of Gilgamesh is fascinating. The oldest of the recorded stories and it already nailed "the meaning of life". Bad things happen in the world and in ones life, just try to enjoy and be happy because such is the privilege of life.
@@deathdoor yeah, I can't tune out the suffering of my brothers and sisters, mothers and children and fathers who's lives are being torn apart by ruthlessness and psychopathic greed. I don't think I'd like myself if I could. Good for you if the pain and horror don't bother you.
Great job. I am a screenwriting graduate so I can really say I think you have good storytelling and dramatic skills in this podcast, plus a good radio voice. A very rare gift for in the field of research, but a crucial one for any teaching job I think.You know, I would really like a piece on the Thracians, or at least a part of them, like the Dacians, and Geti, before the Roman conquest. It is is a personal request as I am from Romania, the space that once was inhabited by these people, but it was recorded in Herodotus as a great people. There is very little info on that period and people from Europe.
I totally agree with previous comments in praise of the presentation and historical content of this channel, they are superb and I subbed immediately. As a student of history I am pleasantly surprised to be discovering facts previously unknown me. This is a testament to your thoroughness and research. Thank you.
Such great content, I have been always fashinated by these cultures as we don't know them as well as we know more recent ones. Thank you for creating this podcast, I'll soon listen to all of your other videos ;)
I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed: And on the pedestal these words appear: 'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!' Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away. Percy Shelley
We wonder,-and some Hunter may express Wonder like ours, when thro' the wilderness Where London stood, holding the Wolf in chace, He meets some fragment huge, and stops to guess What powerful but unrecorded race Once dwelt in that annihilated place. . Horace Smith
There is a certain melancholy to all of these podcasts but it really hammers home how brief our time upon the earth is that in the last gasps of the wooly mammoth humanity's first city builders grew mighty, rose fell, rose again and fell again all outlived by a species on its last legs. On the timescale of the world, this was all just a blip.
Btw I have nothing against Americans however as an English person who is dyslexic I sometimes find it hard to understand different accents mostly American accents
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Have I veen binge watching these since I found the channel yesterday? Yes I have this weekend has been well spent. Went about doing my chores and listening to this like an audio book. The story telling is intriguing and the images unfold themselves right of my eyes.
This channel's overall production and storytelling is on par to Dan Carlin's. You've made something truly special for all to enjoy and better yet learn. Thank you for making this possible bud!
Agreed! You and Dan have no equal so far. Dan's are more intense. His voice and delivery is pretty intense. Yours are much more relaxing and so informative and well-researched. Hats off to you.
I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed: And on the pedestal these words appear: 'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!' Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away. Percy Shelley
I really enjoy your presentation of historical information (which can be, for me, a bit confusing at times) Today I am walking away feeling like I just encountered a boat full of "Sea Peoples" on a Mediterranean shoreline! Thank you.
The narrator's voice is as compelling as the content. The entire series is a great gift to humanity. You ask the listener to extend understanding and respect for those who contributed so much to the history of our species only to lose it all in time. And you give us all the information we need to make that possible.
Thank you. The Sumerians survive through their myths which contributed greatly to the 3 largest religions still evolving today. In that way, they've never really left us.
Hey thanks for crediting my music properly! couple ppl showing me love thanks to you
Thanks John, I'm really glad! You deserve it.
@@FallofCivilizations i believe ill now be getting into some ancient history :) stay sane
Ahh cool so you did the music? Congrats on your skill and thanks to you and this channel's creator for sharing it 👍 instant subscribes 👌
Listen to the podcast went to You Tube Music and found John Bartmann Home at Last.Two great finds!
@@guydetrick1661 you rock guy
Like some already said, this is the "definitive" Sumerian podcast, the one to recommend if you can choose only one.
Thank you! That's very high praise and I really appreciate it.
@@FallofCivilizations I came to comment as soon as I see the video appear in the recommendations and have to say that I'm gladly surprised by the view numbers.
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I love that you spent time discussing the Sumerian flood myth. It's a fascinating possibility and I wish more historians would give it just a little attention.
This flood myth I believe. The Abrahamic version is just silly 😂
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I think I watched and listened to this particular one over 50 times. Masterpiece.
As someone who his homework on the Sumerians and so many podcasts that we go through this is by far the best well put together very informative you do not miss anything please keep up the great work thank you
Thank so much Dave, I really appreciate it!
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I'm a connoiseur of history podcasts and yours is one of my favorite. You're very thorough and, while other podcasts do a great job of helping me understand what happened in the past, yours does a great job of taking me inside the past as if I'd been there. Great work. Thanks
Thank you, that's so kind of you to say! That's really what I hope for in this series.
@@FallofCivilizations is there no vital......only audio?
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@@PeladoCC The visual for 7 just dropped for patrons. So the audio podcast seems to run 4-5 episodes ahead.
The audio presentation is so perfect
Even though english is not my native language i still can understand about 95% of your podcasts. These podcasts are not only interesting, but also easy to listen and understand.
Thank you, I'm really glad! I used to teach English as a second language, so I always try to bear my international listeners in mind when I speak.
I agree. Well paced and excellent elocution.
Ur English is excellent.
@@masada2828 Thanks
The slower delivery is really useful. In general people speak far to fast. Including me. But as I also teach English overseas I do know how to make myself understood to learners of English.
Every single time I wake up I always wake up to this playing on my phone
I listen to these at night but I never make it through one because...😴 So relaxing and educational.
This is superb. I have been a youtube guy since the early 2000's. As time has gone on, and youtube has evolved, I have seen many things. One thing I have come across is my own declaration of youtube "golden gems". This is one of them. You cannot find this anywhere else and I truly believe that without youtube this quality content could not exist. Than you, once again my friend. This benefits all of mankind.
Natural story teller, your work is much appreciated.
Glad you mention the much older Indus Valley civilization and the trade between these 2 ancient fore bears of our modern cities.
Here's hoping you don't run out of fallen civilizations. I love your work.
Absolutely the best history of the Sumerians I have heard - and it's because the narrative is so well done and characters are developed and it is all so well paced. Everything from presentation to the occasional aside shows a loving care and great storytelling. Thanks again!
Thank you Mike, that's so kind of you to say! I'm really glad you enjoyed.
I shared this with my sister who is a librarian. Thank you for a haunting tale well told. I will remember you with a contribution
@@nanskickstand5393 Thank you so much! I hope your sister likes it too.
Indeed a great podcast, and very well made. Love the sounds, music and the different voices. In addition to the Babylonians and Assyrians, I'd like to hear about the Hittites as well at some point.
Actually nevermind, I see the Hittites are covered in "Mediterranean Apocalypse", awesome!
I am in love with this Channel! I wish i had those when i was a kid and studying world history.
I'm not sure who would downvote this... who's hatin' on my Sumerian peeps? All Dad jokes aside, thank you for all that you do. I listen to these at work while I'm coding.
Thank you, really glad you enjoyed!
This is my favorite video on TH-cam. I Love listening to these vivid descriptions of the ancient world. Thank you so much
Thank you Chaney, I'll be working on a video version soon.
I know I'm repeating what others have said already, but this podcast - without pictures and graphics - has brought this distant, seminal age to life like no other. History is usually seen through the eyes of the victors; here we see it through the eyes of those who witnessed the slow collapse of their civilization. An informative and deeply touching account.
Yep. Radio and books often are best.
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What is the most amazing about this is remembering that they lived at the bottom of history. They didn't have eons of civilizations to tell them how they should live, they didn't have ancient ancestors so old they were forgotten. They were the first (or nearly the first).
How extra terrifying it must have been to watch civilization fall. Did they wonder if humans would ever rise up again? Did they wonder if this was the end of cities and farming? One could easily see how they may have been scared that this great experiment of civilization was about to fail forever.
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An excellent and empathetic insight.
Your prose is breathtaking, and the sweep of your narrative is stunning. I studied the ancient Middle East in college many years ago but in retrospect it looks like high school courses compared to what you are creating. The juxtaposition with the woolly mammoth is genius.
Very informative and well put together. This podcast is by far the best I have ever listened to. Many thanks !!
I just finished watching this podcast not once....but twice! I must confess your voice and the actors' voices are just perfect! I had my first contact with the Sumerians at age 12, 43 years ago, in my first year of high school. I was mesmerized then...and I am even more now, having all this information I did not have in 1980. I don't know what it is about them....as I feel the same for the Babylonians and Hammurabi. I am just fascinated with them. I know that only 10% of the cuneiform language has been translated so far on the plaques that have been dug out....imagine! If only I could live forever just to see what could be translated in the next 50 years and how much more we will learn about them!!!! The last poem on the destruction of the Sumerians hardly feels distant to me. On the contrary, it feels as raw and close as human beings will ever be.
I am sure you already know you have a very profound past in these ancient cultures. It’s time to not only feel this but know this and take the risk and proclamation. I feel impelled to say this Okay going on with my day. Hugs ❤
Brilliant - two and a half hours well spent. You are the Ken Burns of podcasts.
Thank you, that's so kind of you! I love Ken Burns haha.
You need a Netflix series... You’re an amazingly great story teller, and your voice captures my whole body. Thank you soooo much for sharing your passion with us. I’ve watched most of these twice and I’m sure I’ll watch them all about a dozen more times.
I repeat this playlist to sleep to and this is the first one I've caught start middle end. Thanks for the content it's stunning how well thought out and planned it is, and your soothing cadence helps me sleep. It's been about 8 months but I can't wait to finish the next one in full (probably Khmer)
I’ve listened to your podcasts repeatedly. You have done such a great job. Thank you for putting these together. I have listened to this one at least 20 times!
I have too. It is so well done.
I drive a Semi for a living and these historical narratives are what keep me awake as i indulge.Thank's
Thanks for keeping the supply line open
This episode rocked my world. absolutely fascinating. I never knew I could stare at one image for so long in rapt attention while listening.
What a well rounded scholarly piece of work, written with fizz, accompanied by interesting music and delivered with a bright melancholy, befitting the fall of civilizations. Thoroughly enjoyed this
Oh and looking forward to listening to the next ones
Thank you Adrian, very kind of you!
Hands down one of the best channels on TH-cam. Thanks so much.
This podcast is such a treasure, thank you so so much. Bless.
I agree
May it be carved into something solid and persist through the ages.
Thank you for so much! It is a shame that not many more people have subbed! It is an amazing channel and I have already discovered a lot from the Vikings in Greenland and how the Mayans cities went sideways. It is the most well-spoken and elaborated historical narration I have ever heard!
An incredible history with culture, music, and heart-wrenching lamentations from our distant ancestors.
Spectacular! The best presentation I have seen so far!
I just found what I was looking for. I get fascinated with historical civilization facts and I am absolutely in love with this channel. ❤️❤️❤️🤩😃
A beautiful woman who loves history?? Will you marry me?? I promise you will like me haha
@@bona5406 Wow! That's uniquely impressive. Surely no other heteronormative male would ever have thought of such a bizarre idea. Super original, dude. Please invite me to the wedding.
History is absolutely fascinating and great that you love it
Problem is he is trying with what information he has, which is wrong
Civilization began in the Aegean(Atlantic)basin
and then spread to the Middle East
@@ddpp1420 @Dd Pp Excellent that you say that you have better historical data! Fantastic. Please to be providing as to where such evidence may be readily accessed. I can only directly speak for myself of course, but I am sure any and everyone who cares about historical accuracy can't wait to delve into such perspective evidentiary knowledge. PLEASE TO ADVISE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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The data is there for all to see, the interpretation is the problem/key
and the simplicity will astound you
Geeze, I see I'm late to the party, but wowee bud, this was fascinating start to present (I'm about halfway,) with no concern for the remainder.
I think most notable to me, is how the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Disgruntled skilled labor commiserating over a vat of after-work communal Loogie coulis, 30% or greater rates of interest, derision and morality judgements on the lower classes. Drinking songs! Just incredible. It's like you're holding up a mirror; just without the shoulders of past technologies.
I've been listening to this over and over again.
haha, yes. Just got through my second listening, and I know I'll do it again.
You are a masterful storyteller, I love how you really explore the entirety of each theory, it really feels like you're leaving no stone unturned.
Thank you! So glad you think so
I love papa
Thank you so much. You have become my favorite narrator of human history. This podcast is so eloquent and elegant. If I could give 10 points I would give 100 ♥️♥️♥️
Thank you, so kind of you to say!
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I listened spellbound as if listening to the BBC back when they made programs that didn't dumb down to lowest denominator. Excellent, in fact i shall this for those reading history it would be of great use. Thank you.
Thank you, really glad you think so!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this content. You gained a new subscriber. This channel is exactly the format of history ive been hungering for.
Thanks Ish, really glad you think so!
Same!! Nothing else compares 😊
In awe, i am, sunken on my knees, deeply struck, crying while tears roll uppon my cheekes..
That is the most amazing Podcast on this topic i can recall.
Thank you endlessly for preserving our history sparked in the cradles of Men, the first of Gardens.
Thank you, what a lovely comment! Glad you enjoyed.
Little bit dramatic.
I just discovered this series two days ago and I am really loving its detail and care. I am always struggling to find resources about civilizations other than the overly touted Grecco-romans of Europe. Even your first on Britannia was refreshing. Keep it up!
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have you seen the same series with video? at their channel. I also love this guy (and his team?)
Some of the best history content I've ever heard. I've been effortlessly consumed by all of these podcasts so far, I'm going to seek out all your content.
I agree your voice is easy on the ear . I listen to audio books and if the voice is unpleasant on the ear i cannot bear to listen even if i want to hear it.
@@margaretmcgeachie5728same!!
I was struck by the analogy of cities having an attraction akin to gravity or accretion that created heavenly bodies.
The juxtaposition with the diminishing wooly mammoth was amazing and news to me!
Thanks and congratulations for this meticulously researched, outstanding historical documentary! Quite frankly, this is my favorite historic video in TH-cam, which I have watched entirely twice. Bravo!
Absolutely fantastic. Another couple of hours of entertainment and knowledge. So happy I found this podcast, it has become one of my favourites. Cheers
Listened twice already. You somehow manage to create a nostalgic feeling towards a 5000 years old civilization. Absolutely brilliant.
Also, a podcast about the fall of Greek-Roman paganism will be fascinating. Maybe not a civilization per se, but still focusing how normal people throughout the Empire decided to completely change their belief system will be fascinating and different to the more common narratives that focuses on Constantine.
Thank you, that's very kind of you! That's a really interesting suggestion too.
Thank you! The great course has a course on the fall of paganism, and while it's very comprehensive and the best option out there, it still doesn't answer the most basic question of how a person who believes in Apollo, Jupiter, Mars, etc., will be convinced that a carpenter from Judea who died a generation ago, is the son of the one and only god. How did that conversation go? Very interesting subject imo@@FallofCivilizations
I vote your channel the most criminally undersubbed channel on all of youtube. This is awesome, keep up the good work!
Thank you! Really glad you're enjoying.
Thank You for this history so beautifully said with poetry of emotional tone👏 Bravo
I'm really confused how this channel had never been suggested for me until today.
It’s epic isn’t it.
@@FallofCivilizations In your session on Sumerians...Math with base 60 .. 360 degrees in a circle I think that they also thought of a year in 360 days Maybe when they recorded the length of first two kings as 28,800 and 36,000. Maybe they were talking about days versus years....or 80 and 100 years...
You give the most information out of all the Sumarian documentaries! From everything I have learned your series has the most information! You are awesome
Love this Theory starting @ 22:43 , Re-listening again the next day. Would make such an epic saga of human history, the slow migration away from constantly rising oceans over hundreds of years. How strange it would have been to see the waves consuming towns and forests year after year. Imagine how much history of coastal civilizations has been consumed by the oceans. Freakin Epic
Yes, me too! It's a shame that it would be so difficult to find any remains at the bottom of the sea.
@@FallofCivilizations they have.heaps.
havnt watched this yet,just looking at comments,.if it doesnt include our alien creators,its missing a big LINK. .they say the flood was meant to wipe us out,as they were finished with us.there were hundreds of boats,not just noahs.cant wiat till they get back,or maybe they will avoid us..the moons history,is interesting,.as it shouldnt be there..all,religions,are man made..
The rise wasn't gradual, it was more instant. Check out Randall Carlson and his impact theory of the last ice age.
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Probably the best history documentary of it's kind.
I've been trying to find a podcast that rivalled Michael Duncan's, The History of Rome Podcast. This podcast has filled the bill. Thank you !
doesnt matter what u think..... the earth is flat. means all governments are sueable
Exact same thought here! As an avid history & podcast buff, these two creators top my list. Great work!
Thank you, this was profound. The amount of work and research that was put into this is impressive. The way you bring these peoples voices, music and culture back to life is mesmerising, at the end I felt like I could empathize with their dismay over the loss of their way of life. This is one of the best history podcasts I have heard and I am joining the patreon today.
This certainly gives you chills, is this our ultimate fate? Great pod cast it certainly gets you thinking.
This has become my favourite podcast to listen to. 10 out of 10! Very pleasant voice, music which is not intrusive and is pleasant. I've really enjoyed learning more and have listened to all the podcasts many many times. Thank you!!
Thanks for listening
The way you portray a moment in history at the beginning really captures the imagination Great work..👍
Thank you! Really kind of you.
It's a shame we can only fill in the gaps with imagination. What it would be to walk the steps of a Ziggurat after its construction...
These are the most amazing analyses of all the factors that sow the seeds of success and failure of the world’s greatest civilization. Thank you so much!
This podcast just appeared in my list of videos. When I realized this is Number 8 in a series, I immediately clicked Subscribe.
Listened from start to finish. You did a great job summarizing the entire history of Sumer and incorporated factors like the changing coastline, climate change, and soil salinity which added a new perspective. That quote from the Epic of Gilgamesh at the end sent shivers down my spine and made me think of the bleak future our society will inevitably face. Bravo!
Thanks very much - really glad you enjoyed!
@@FallofCivilizations This is the 1st time I came across your work, Subscribed to your channel within the first 12 minutes, Really excellent. I will be going back in time to listen to your previous videos.
Since you like history, you would probably like Wes Cecil's talk about philosophy, although, I wish his recordings had better quality, specially after listening to yours :-)
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@@a.randomjack6661 Thanks so much! Really glad you've enjoyed
🤡 lol
Feeling grateful I chose to listen today. Absolutely fascinating and thought-provoking. Thank you.
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed.
Though we have unequalled wealth, know more about the universe, and have many shiny things, we really haven't changed much. It makes me sad. Brilliant podcast though! Masterfully written and read. Thank you for your hard work.
Thank you, really glad you enjoyed! Yes, that can feel sad sometimes.
Greed, plunder, and war still run the world. Sometimes they are just named something different. Plunder is sometimes called central banking, or infrastructure loans. War is sometimes called intervention or kinetic military action. Greed has become the norm as success is invariably tied to money. Slavery is now called property tax and fractional reserve banking. Brainwashing is called entertainment. For those of us in developed nations, we no longer fear the tribe running at the gates, we fear the tribe hiding behind them.
They have most of the wealth, regardless of your share, and they let you keep the shiny things as a parent puts a pacifier in a babies mouth.
Feeling sad yet? 😉
I add to the "we haven't changed" much.
The Epic of Gilgamesh is fascinating. The oldest of the recorded stories and it already nailed "the meaning of life". Bad things happen in the world and in ones life, just try to enjoy and be happy because such is the privilege of life.
@@deathdoor yeah, I can't tune out the suffering of my brothers and sisters, mothers and children and fathers who's lives are being torn apart by ruthlessness and psychopathic greed. I don't think I'd like myself if I could. Good for you if the pain and horror don't bother you.
Your podcast made my summer of sumer superbly sumerian without summarizing simple similar civilizations slowly. Sank you.
Absolute goat podcasts to sleep to.
Great job. I am a screenwriting graduate so I can really say I think you have good storytelling and dramatic skills in this podcast, plus a good radio voice. A very rare gift for in the field of research, but a crucial one for any teaching job I think.You know, I would really like a piece on the Thracians, or at least a part of them, like the Dacians, and Geti, before the Roman conquest. It is is a personal request as I am from Romania, the space that once was inhabited by these people, but it was recorded in Herodotus as a great people. There is very little info on that period and people from Europe.
Thanks Stefan, I really appreciate it! I have thought about doing the Dacians, and it's something I may well look into. Thanks for the suggestion!
I like it, history! Love it! I do not watch pod casts, but after watching your pod casts with my kids. We now enjoy what we can on the TV screen.
You know it's a good day when a new podcast is uploaded
For reals
I totally agree with previous comments in praise of the presentation and historical content of this channel, they are superb and I subbed immediately. As a student of history I am pleasantly surprised to be discovering facts previously unknown me. This is a testament to your thoroughness and research. Thank you.
Thank you very much!
Such great content, I have been always fashinated by these cultures as we don't know them as well as we know more recent ones. Thank you for creating this podcast, I'll soon listen to all of your other videos ;)
The extra info you drop in ur podcasts is simply splendid.
Keep it up sir
I predict big things for you, great concept, content and having that Laurence Olivier voice don't hurt
Haha thank you, very kind of you to say!
This is the best history channel that I've ever found in English and Spanish, thank your for your wonderful work
Thank you! Really glad you're enjoying.
This episode was something special, seriously.
Thank you, very kind of you!
This is an amazing series. I love every episode! Excellent research, writing and narration.❤
Hands down THE BEST podcast!
Thank you! 😁
This is great!! Fell asleep listening to something completely different, and woke up to this, adjusted my headphones, rewound a bit & enjoyed my day
Incredible podcast with superb narration!
Your podcasts are an amazing.
Thank you.
Cant stop.
Nothing brings us closer to our past brothers and sisters in ancient Summer than rich variety of beers and complaints of not having enought money.
It's almost like the society never really changes.
...pravda. Celkem příhodné příjmení k téhle epizodě. :-)
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Wonderful, wonderful podcast, very carefully researched and plotted....an absolute pleasure to listen. Thank you.
Thank you! Very kind of you.
I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed:
And on the pedestal these words appear:
'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!'
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
Percy Shelley
Underneath the Sand mummies were found with leather boots and argyle. China closed the exhibitions down.
We wonder,-and some Hunter may express
Wonder like ours, when thro' the wilderness
Where London stood, holding the Wolf in chace,
He meets some fragment huge, and stops to guess
What powerful but unrecorded race
Once dwelt in that annihilated place.
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Horace Smith
Bink Willans I almost put that one on there to. They’re both hauntingly beautiful.
There is a certain melancholy to all of these podcasts but it really hammers home how brief our time upon the earth is that in the last gasps of the wooly mammoth humanity's first city builders grew mighty, rose fell, rose again and fell again all outlived by a species on its last legs. On the timescale of the world, this was all just a blip.
This presentation is breathtaking. Paul Cooper, thank you. Have you published a peer reviewed article on this?
Excellent podcast that’s meticulously narrated. I’m listening to this for the third time.
I love all these podcasts my favourite so far has been the Aztec one🙂 it’s nice to find a non-American history podcast
Btw I have nothing against Americans however as an English person who is dyslexic I sometimes find it hard to understand different accents mostly American accents
Proud to have recently become a supporter of Paul's wonderful work through Patreon.
Thank you Ellen, I really appreciate the support!
Excellent, really enjoyed the whole presentation, listened to it while I was painting a miniature Sumarian army.
What game system is that from?
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Fantastic! I have not been able to paint for months. May you complete your Sumerian project.
You have the best content on utube I've learned more from your podcasts then I ever learned in school . thank you !
Excellent! This podcast keeps improving with every episode.
Thank you! I'm really glad to hear it
45:52 dude, such a great metaphor. Another symbolic fractal microcosm.
Masterpiece !!! It's been a long since such a production!!!
Thank you! Very kind of you
Love your work. Comprehensive, instructive, easy to listen to.
Excellent. Extraordinarily exquisite - every episode!!!
Have I veen binge watching these since I found the channel yesterday? Yes I have this weekend has been well spent.
Went about doing my chores and listening to this like an audio book.
The story telling is intriguing and the images unfold themselves right of my eyes.
This channel's overall production and storytelling is on par to Dan Carlin's. You've made something truly special for all to enjoy and better yet learn. Thank you for making this possible bud!
Thank you, high praise indeed!
Agreed! You and Dan have no equal so far. Dan's are more intense. His voice and delivery is pretty intense. Yours are much more relaxing and so informative and well-researched. Hats off to you.
Fantastic show!
Awesome. Many rises, many falls. "Look On My Works, Ye Mighty, and Despair".
I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed:
And on the pedestal these words appear:
'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!'
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
Percy Shelley
I love your story telling. Please don't stop. Hope you make it with this series.
Thank you! More to come soon - just finishing up writing the next episode now.
I really enjoy your presentation of historical information (which can be, for me, a bit confusing at times) Today I am walking away feeling like I just encountered a boat full of "Sea Peoples" on a Mediterranean shoreline! Thank you.
Thank you! That's really kind of you to say, and I'm glad you've enjoyed.
All the episodes of this podcast are incredible but this one is even more exceptional!. Many thanks