Who were the Phoenicians? A Quick Look at Phoenician History
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Published 2020-07-03
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All Comments (21)
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I once read that the Phoenicians fostered stories about sea monsters lying outside the straits of Gibraltar, so that other sailors wouldn’t go there.
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If you can read this, thank the Phoenicians
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Any empire: “Will you submit and pay tribute?” Tyre: “Well yes, but actually no”
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Hi everyone, a couple of you asked how Tiglath-Pileser I could have hunted a narwhal, which is not native to the eastern Mediterranean. To be honest, I also didn’t know the answer and why some of the books I have identify the nahirus (the word used in Tiglath-Pileser’s inscription) as a narwhal. I thought I’d look into this and it turns out that in the Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, the word nahirus has been translated as “narwhal”. This obviously doesn’t confirm that the animal in question actually was a narwhal, and my guess is that the authors of the Assyrian Dictionary (who are not marine biologists) didn’t have a better word to describe this mysterious creature whose true identity is still unknown. Thanks to all of you who keep me sharp by asking such questions!
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- What did you do on your holidays? - I killed a narwhal and subdued Canaan. - Huh.
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I love the way you voice the Neo-Assyrian rulers. Thats about how I imagine them sounding anyway, with how overt the top violent and edgy their empire was. Im currently listening a podcast about this and its much easier to put things in place with the visual commentary your video adds. Thank you!
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Your semi-dramatic recitals remind me of the old 1930's B movies of Sinbad, etc... Love it, good job.
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This transported me back to 25 yrs ago. I got the Akkadians, while my best-friend got the Phoenicians to report to the class. You're truly excellent, Cy. Students, teachers, or history enthusiasts will surely benefit greatly from your videos.
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There is more to the Phoenician's than meets the eye. I think many would be surprised to know just how far and for how long their influence really extended. It's interesting that the modern alphabet is based on Phoenician characters. It's almost as if they never really went anywhere...
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I can’t get enough of your renditions of old rulers’ and historians’ writings they make me so happy
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I've been watching your videos for a little over a month now, and I am so impressed by their quality. I've never seen so much detail put into these cultures and peoples. Keep up the amazing work, because I am loving it!
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Fantastic presentation! Am looking forward to watching your entire playlist!
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Also I enjoy how you read out quotes instead of paraphrasing, the voice you adopt when reading is hilarious too
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You gotta love how ancient rulers spoke. Cy's interpretation of their speeches is just great!
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A "sea horse" from which ivory is obtained... Nice description for a hippopotamus which literally means a "water horse" and has tusks that are sometimes used as ivory.
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Soldier of Sidon by Gene Wolfe: follows a soldier of Fortune in this era. Told in first person by the soldier he describes the people, customs, dwellings as he travels.
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The Phoenicians are the Canaanites and the Canaanites are the present Lebanese people, who carry 95% of the same DNA.
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finally the Phoenicians logical step after the conclusion of the Canaan series
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Ok watched all the Canaan history videos now I'm back to the video that showed up in my suggested videos. So glad I found your channel! You are awesome
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Thanks a lot for the great video! I have always been interested in topics concerning Phoenicians!:)