Babylon: The City at the Center of the World - The Concise History of Babylonia (2000-539 BC)

This program explores the history of the ancient city of Babylon and the land once known as Babylonia. We’ll uncover the story of this great city over the course of fifteen centuries and learn about its impact and why it was so beloved as well as hated by so many in the ancient world. We’ll also meet an interesting and rather eclectic cast of kings including Hammurabi, Zimri-Lim, Rim-Sin, Samsu-iluna, Marduk-apla-iddina II, Sargon II, Sennacherib, Ashurbanipal, Nabopolassar, Nebuchadnezzar I & II, Nabonidus, Cyrus the Great and many more. Contents: 00:00 Introduction 04:00 Before Babylon: The Fall of the Neo-Sumerian Empire 05:30 Ibbi-Sin and Ishbi-Erra 09:27 Letter of Puzur-Numushda to Ibbi-Sin 12:21 Fall of Ur and the Birth of Babylonian Civilization 15:11 Dynasties of Isin and Larsa (Isin-Larsa Period) 19:00 The First Dynasty of Babylon 26:32 Hammurabi of Babylon 27:48 Zimri-Lim of Mari 29:48 War with Eshnunna 30:46 The Sukkalmah of Elam 33:12 War with Elam 35:51 Hammurabi and Rim-Sin 39:41 Hammurabi and Zimri-Lim 42:24 The Law Code of Hammurabi 46:07 Rebellions during the Reign of Samsu-iluna 52:30 The Last Four Kings of the First Dynasty 55:29 The Hittite Invasion of Babylonia 58:03 The Kassites take Control 01:03:45 The Kassites Reunite Babylonia 01:06:30 Rivalry with Assyria 01:09:05 Assyria show Babylon who’s Boss 01:11:40 Tukulti-Ninurta’s Conflict with the Kassites 01:14:35 The Second Sack of Babylon 01:18:37 Elamite Incursions 01:20:10 Babylon Bounces Back 01:22:36 The End of the Kassite Era 01:25:55 The Second Dynasty of Isin 01:27:23 Nebuchadnezzar I Avenges Babylon 01:33:50 Life under the Second Dynasty of Isin 01:34:56 Literary Works: Enuma Elish and Sakkiku 01:37:24 More Assyrian Meddling 01:43:43 Dark Age and Mysterious Dynasties of Babylon 01:44:40 Second Dynasty of the Sealand 01:47:43 The Bazi Dynasty 01:48:11 The Elamite Dynasty 01:49:10 Dynasty E 01:53:52 Tiglath-pileser III and the Neo-Assyrian Era of Babylon 02:01:48 Marduk-apla-iddina II of Babylon and Sargon the II of Assyria 02:11:19 Sennacherib 01:24:50 The Destruction of Babylon 02:27:50 Esarhaddon Rebuilds Babylon 02:33:12 Ashurbanipal and Shamash-shumu-ukin 02:39:40 Nabopolassar and the Fall of Assyria 02:46:54 Nebuchadnezzar II 02:53:10 Nabonidus, the Last Babylonian King 02:56:40 Cyrus the Great and the Persian Conquest of Babylon 03:01:04 End of an Era 03:07:27 Thank You and Patrons Related Videos: The Complete and Concise History of the Sumerians and Early Bronze Age Mesopotamia (7000-2000 BC) Who was the Greatest “King of Sumer and Akkad“? - 10 Greatest Kings of Ancient Mesopotamia Quick History of Bronze Age Languages of Ancient Mesopotamia (Sumerian, Akkadian, Elamite, Kassite) Machinimas created using Total War: Rome 2 Age of Bronze mod Sources and Suggested Reading ► Follow History with Cy: Instagram ► Facebook ► Twitter ► Website ► Merch ► Podcast ► Patreon ► Music: Epidemic Sound #babylon #ancienthistory #bronzeage