In this video we cover the Amorites, a people who are mentioned often in ancient Near Eastern sources but seldom discussed. This video is an introduction to who the Amorites are, where they came from and what their impact on the history of ancient Mesopotamia was. If you find the history of ancient Mesopotamia interesting, you’ll want to watch this!
Sources:
The Routledge Handbook of the Peoples and Places of Ancient Western Asia: The Near East from the Early Bronze Age to the fall of the Persian Empire
Ancient Iraq: Third Edition (Penguin History)
Music:
Traditional Iraqi Music
“Dune Archers“
Brandon Fiechter
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