Sargon of Akkad: Founder of the First Empire in History

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  • Опубликовано: 27 дек 2024

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  • @for111
    @for111 3 года назад +928

    He wouldn't even colonise you

    • @nightmar3116
      @nightmar3116 3 года назад +27

      *Colonized*

    • @for111
      @for111 3 года назад +7

      @@nightmar3116 No

    • @nightmar3116
      @nightmar3116 3 года назад +4

      @@for111 I had to

    • @for111
      @for111 3 года назад +1

      @@nightmar3116 😁😁

    • @dcarbs2979
      @dcarbs2979 3 года назад +7

      @@nightmar3116 Why spell colonised wrong?

  • @spidercoom5059
    @spidercoom5059 3 года назад +513

    There will come a time in 2120 where historians are absolutely confused.
    "Wait so the founder of the first empire had a youtube channel?"
    "No that can't be, RUclips was founded in 2005, his empire was founded in 2334 BC."

    • @francisberinger1312
      @francisberinger1312 3 года назад +70

      2120: "This phenomenon was believed to be meme-magic found in the myths of the frog worshipers."

    • @darkwolf9ball
      @darkwolf9ball 3 года назад +17

      @@francisberinger1312 Correction the holy water made the frogs gay

    • @tomlxyz
      @tomlxyz 2 года назад +4

      100 years is a bit fast to lose so much information that that's confusing

    • @VR36030
      @VR36030 Год назад +3

      Lol. Realistically I think this misunderstanding could actually happen in the 4000s.

    • @duolingoowl8294
      @duolingoowl8294 Год назад +3

      i highly doubt carl benjamin will be remembered in 2120.

  • @geGNOME
    @geGNOME 3 года назад +1603

    I'm starting to think this isn't about Carl Benjamin

    • @rcreccomendationsforpeople3906
      @rcreccomendationsforpeople3906 3 года назад +21

      yeah, me too

    • @jeffhughes7104
      @jeffhughes7104 3 года назад +31

      Strangely enough that's who I thought off when I saw the thumbnail.

    • @vampire847
      @vampire847 3 года назад +4

      I was going to upvote this, but then I saw the upvotes and I just have to say Nice....

    • @rcreccomendationsforpeople3906
      @rcreccomendationsforpeople3906 3 года назад +1

      @@vampire847 had to un-like to fix it

    • @alf.2929
      @alf.2929 3 года назад +5

      It's Carl Benjamin adjacent so as to ride on his coattails of controversy and views.

  • @rexblade504
    @rexblade504 3 года назад +4078

    I can't wait until he brings up his controversial political career!

    • @UltraInstinctGoku69
      @UltraInstinctGoku69 3 года назад +234

      I can't wait until he calls him a nazi 50times!!!

    • @ecru_5819
      @ecru_5819 3 года назад +33

      EXCITING

    • @nobodyspecial9097
      @nobodyspecial9097 3 года назад +101

      I was looking for this and you didn’t disappoint

    • @JesusNoGA
      @JesusNoGA 3 года назад +233

      Just wait until they talk about him crying over being banned on twitter for sending unsolicited porn to random people he disagrees with...

    • @patternwhisperer4048
      @patternwhisperer4048 3 года назад +65

      Political? I was pretty sure his career is in commedy

  • @carbon4454
    @carbon4454 3 года назад +106

    Ah yes, as soon as I saw the title I knew what I wanted from the comment section, and I am not disappointed in the slightest

  • @dimebag8834
    @dimebag8834 3 года назад +1763

    You left out an important part in his early years when he worked as an Applebees waiter.

    • @solidsnack3681
      @solidsnack3681 3 года назад +86

      This will never not be funny lmao

    • @LuisRomeroLopez
      @LuisRomeroLopez 3 года назад +6

      LMAO!

    • @emavaz18
      @emavaz18 3 года назад +79

      How about the time he told a certain female MP that he wouldn't even grapp her. When that akkadian reporter asked why, he simply replied "there's not enough libations the world that would sway me to attempt such a thing".

    • @Somethingfunny5161
      @Somethingfunny5161 3 года назад +32

      @@emavaz18 he's not wrong

    • @6aliph77
      @6aliph77 3 года назад

      😒😒😒😒😒😒

  • @Willindor
    @Willindor 3 года назад +1018

    I bet there were no dirty, dirty smear merchants in his empire

    • @emavaz18
      @emavaz18 3 года назад +90

      I bet the reason he conquered most of the neighboring city states is because they were filled with dirty dirty smear merchants.

    • @ajhiep4447
      @ajhiep4447 3 года назад +21

      @@emavaz18 good.

    • @memewizard8372
      @memewizard8372 3 года назад +7

      @@emavaz18 Volcano demon worshippers :^)

    • @Sinn0100
      @Sinn0100 Год назад

      There is one thing that never changes no matter the civilization...there will always be smear merchants. As long as there is power to be had people will do anything for it.

  • @Scotty1817
    @Scotty1817 3 года назад +1321

    Damn didn’t know Sargon had such an extensive career before starting his RUclips channel

    • @BergmitetheBlueandPointy0712
      @BergmitetheBlueandPointy0712 3 года назад +88

      It’s bizarre to know Sargon owns a literal empire before a RUclips channel.

    • @loonloon9365
      @loonloon9365 3 года назад +37

      Sargon of Akkod in history was a brilliant man, the youtuber is only of the blindest people I have ever seen.

    • @dillongage
      @dillongage 3 года назад +92

      @@loonloon9365 says the dude who can't even spell.

    • @poorboysadventures4636
      @poorboysadventures4636 3 года назад +47

      @@loonloon9365 you are a loony loon indeed.

    • @blairpenny1526
      @blairpenny1526 3 года назад +47

      @@loonloon9365 lmfao he is usually spot on it just hurts your overly sensitive feelings to hear it.

  • @Skriak
    @Skriak 3 года назад +222

    "Tear out his roots and destroy his seed" is a pretty savage curse

    • @TheBayzent
      @TheBayzent 3 года назад +28

      Bronze age people had the best ways to throw shade ever. Seriously.

    • @Kuingar
      @Kuingar 3 года назад +5

      Is that why his kid jumped ship before Gamergate 2.0?

    • @TheJMPD
      @TheJMPD 2 года назад +3

      I'm betting that every guy who heard that, instinctively covered their junk. LOL

  • @JackieWelles
    @JackieWelles 3 года назад +841

    Just imagine a civilization, so ancient that for Romans their civilization was basically as old as Romans are to us.

    • @kingbejita9680
      @kingbejita9680 3 года назад +163

      Technically the romans are closer to us in time than they were to akkad

    • @bellicose4653
      @bellicose4653 3 года назад +89

      And all of this history is just a tiny sliver of the human timeline. Makes me wish I could travel back in time and see it all

    • @elias_xp95
      @elias_xp95 3 года назад +47

      The Egyptian Pyramids were as old to the Romans as the Romans are old to us.

    • @JosPoortvliet
      @JosPoortvliet 3 года назад +12

      @@bellicose4653 epic right? We live in the year 2000 - what a joke... we should adjust that ;-)

    • @dejboi
      @dejboi 3 года назад +16

      Good thing a civilization like that still exists to this day!
      Look up Armenians and ancient Armenia for more

  • @mmaneage86
    @mmaneage86 3 года назад +558

    I've heard that Sargon was the first leader to establish and grow a meme economy throughout the land.

    • @michaelault9334
      @michaelault9334 3 года назад +13

      All the hamlets prospered.

    • @jaysanchez2
      @jaysanchez2 3 года назад +4

      I want you to know I liked your comment but wouldn't dare change the vote count (69) lol

    • @ninny65
      @ninny65 3 года назад +4

      I heard everyone rejected his memes for being too normie

    • @TGuard00014
      @TGuard00014 3 года назад +1

      Sadly the empire of Kekistan didn’t last…

    • @TheGrimmCommoner
      @TheGrimmCommoner 2 года назад +2

      His kingdom has spread into the world of news podcasting, and is where many from across the world receive their daily intake of news.

  • @S.A.O.D.A
    @S.A.O.D.A 3 года назад +639

    It's amazing how some guy on RUclips has taken a decent chunk of an extremely important historical figure's recognition market share...

    • @RomeoEchoDelta
      @RomeoEchoDelta 3 года назад +39

      Well if he read Locke that probably wouldn't have happened.

    • @shyanjones2916
      @shyanjones2916 3 года назад +15

      Amazing is not the word I would have chosen but it is definitely interesting

    • @humphrey10-88
      @humphrey10-88 3 года назад +81

      Kinda sad that people associate such a great statesman with a RUclipsr pretending to be an intellectual as he spouts pure shite for his clueless fans to lap up

    • @ujustgotpwned2008
      @ujustgotpwned2008 3 года назад +37

      For now. 50 years from now he will have been forgotten and the original Sargon will not.

    • @cubiusblockus3973
      @cubiusblockus3973 3 года назад +39

      @@humphrey10-88 salty much?

  • @vampire847
    @vampire847 3 года назад +388

    I only clicked this for the comments about Carl, because it's almost 2am. Y'all didn't disappoint even remotely. Keep up the good jokes.

    • @EnclosedPoolArea
      @EnclosedPoolArea 3 года назад +1

      Makes you sad that some obese cosplaying youtuber is more well-known by zoomers than the actual Sargon of Akkad.

    • @backroomsspecialist6079
      @backroomsspecialist6079 3 года назад

      Go to bed you depressed teenager

  • @nathanx2000.
    @nathanx2000. 3 года назад +493

    I can’t believe most of this, Sargon can barely run a stream without Discordia fixing it for him so how tf he run an empire?

    • @life-hardenedschoolstudent2284
      @life-hardenedschoolstudent2284 3 года назад +59

      4000 years ago he was still on his youth, he's old now, so he need help from time to time

    • @nathanx2000.
      @nathanx2000. 3 года назад +35

      @@life-hardenedschoolstudent2284 a bigger boomer than I first realised 😂

    • @sardonicspartan9343
      @sardonicspartan9343 3 года назад +9

      Living rent free in your head. Lol

    • @dannymunch4633
      @dannymunch4633 3 года назад +13

      How do people run an empire, when they can't even walk up some stairs? Politics are complicated.

    • @iansahleen1173
      @iansahleen1173 3 года назад +5

      @@sardonicspartan9343 yeah as a joke

  • @hellionus
    @hellionus 3 года назад +289

    His battles against Queen Anita of Kİngdom of Smear Merchants was legendary.

    • @FrogEnjoyer17
      @FrogEnjoyer17 3 года назад +4

      Head of the Smear Merchant guild

    • @TheGrimmCommoner
      @TheGrimmCommoner 2 года назад +9

      Don't forget him destroying the legacy of Lord Steve Shives of Cuckistan.

  • @hashtag415
    @hashtag415 3 года назад +623

    A man entered a magic forest and began to chop down a talking tree. "You can't chop me down, I'm a talking tree!" the tree complained. So the man replied "You may be a talking tree now, but you dialogue".

  • @bxdxggxdxb2775
    @bxdxggxdxb2775 3 года назад +430

    [the faint, distant sound of smug chuckling...]

  • @MrHidePatten
    @MrHidePatten 3 года назад +101

    Popped up in my notifications and did a double take.

  • @UTubed119
    @UTubed119 3 года назад +663

    All downvotes are from Akilah Obviously fans

  • @whatsmyname9987
    @whatsmyname9987 3 года назад +324

    POV: All comments you see reference Carl Benjamin

    • @TheBayzent
      @TheBayzent 3 года назад +4

      It took me a while to realise it. I didn't even know he was still active, stopped following him after the GamerGate thingy stopped being important.

    • @lacanian1500
      @lacanian1500 3 года назад +8

      @@TheBayzent he's obviously just a conman. a youtuber three arrows did a really good job at debunking one of his videos. I suggest you to check it out!

    • @TheJazzy7
      @TheJazzy7 3 года назад +2

      @@lacanian1500 Three Arrows is a known racist. Don’t associate with him.

    • @lacanian1500
      @lacanian1500 3 года назад +1

      @@TheJazzy7 this is news to me. what happened?

  • @utnapishtim2736
    @utnapishtim2736 3 года назад +37

    We thank the clay tablets that preserve the history of the great Emperor Sargon of Akkad. From a servant serving as a waiter to a king to the greatest character in time immemorial

  • @ignitionfrn2223
    @ignitionfrn2223 3 года назад +103

    1:20 - Chapter 1 - Early Years
    6:05 - Chapter 2 - Rise to power
    9:05 - Chapter 3 - King sargon of akkad
    12:10 - Chapter 4 - Birth of the 1st empire
    15:25 - Chapter 5 - Death & legacy

    • @Bkilfoil747
      @Bkilfoil747 3 года назад +3

      You are the real heron here. Thanks

    • @glasswhisperer
      @glasswhisperer 3 года назад +12

      @@Bkilfoil747 now I can only picture a heron pecking at a computer keyboard watching RUclips. Thanks.

    • @thisistherevolt
      @thisistherevolt 3 года назад +2

      I salute you sir.

    • @jonathanbiscotti9077
      @jonathanbiscotti9077 3 года назад +1

      @Tim Forston now imagen it scrolling down the page using a mouse

    • @glasswhisperer
      @glasswhisperer 3 года назад +1

      @@jonathanbiscotti9077 it has to hit the scroll bar with it's beak

  • @zklpr4661
    @zklpr4661 3 года назад +165

    No coverage on his great battle with akilah?

    • @darthkek1953
      @darthkek1953 3 года назад +31

      She fell out of her own chariot during her first attack.
      Obviously.

    • @13thdukeofwybourne69
      @13thdukeofwybourne69 3 года назад +7

      Came looking for these sort of comments, have not been disappointed.

    • @zklpr4661
      @zklpr4661 3 года назад +5

      @@13thdukeofwybourne69 Honestly I thought like 1 or 2 people would say it, but it's the entire damn comment section lol.

    • @13thdukeofwybourne69
      @13thdukeofwybourne69 3 года назад +3

      @@zklpr4661 It's the gift that keeps on giving :) Well until the inevitable fun police turn up...

    • @JosephSmith-lm4ri
      @JosephSmith-lm4ri 3 года назад +6

      His many victories during the war of the gates of gamers, long before his battles with Akilah, lead to his legendary status, leading the attacks against the many Anita and Francesca. Even long after the flames of war had passed, and attending their council of worry, he sparked yet again their flame of hate.

  • @ZackeTheBrute
    @ZackeTheBrute 3 года назад +139

    Can't watch this without imagining Carl doing all the things.

    • @Sleepless4Life
      @Sleepless4Life 3 года назад

      What things? Whatch talkin' about Willis?!!

    • @Eternalnight198
      @Eternalnight198 Год назад

      @@Sleepless4Life you know the things they talked about on the video. Carl Benjamin doing all those things.

  • @johncoleman6293
    @johncoleman6293 3 года назад +324

    For a moment I thought you were talking about Carl Benjamin

    • @madlibsluver
      @madlibsluver 3 года назад +7

      Me too!!!

    • @metroidhunter965
      @metroidhunter965 3 года назад +6

      Probably why so many clicks on this video. ‘‘Twas mine. I thought CB made up the name.

    • @bellicose4653
      @bellicose4653 3 года назад +14

      He should do a biographics on Carl Benjamin. Maybe as an April 1st video? Lol. I got nothing against Carl but he is an easy target

    • @Ehh.....
      @Ehh..... 3 года назад +13

      How is Sargon of Applebees these days?

    • @noahprill9718
      @noahprill9718 3 года назад +5

      The famous British political icon, Carl Benjamin.

  • @markcarey67
    @markcarey67 3 года назад +140

    Now we need a Biographics on the ancient Celtic warlord Count Dankula

    • @SebsterMS99
      @SebsterMS99 3 года назад +7

      Dankula can do a Mad Lads episode on Simon.

    • @emavaz18
      @emavaz18 3 года назад +1

      Not before he does his own mad lads on both Sargons of Akkad.

    • @harrymorris2361
      @harrymorris2361 3 года назад +5

      I’m still waiting for Dankula to do a Mad Lads on Gun Jesus

    • @gmaninatrashcan7144
      @gmaninatrashcan7144 3 года назад

      @@harrymorris2361 eh gun jesus isn't mad at all. Assuming you're talking about forgotten weapons that is

    • @elias_xp95
      @elias_xp95 3 года назад

      plz stop I'm gonna pee

  • @AlphaFoxAdam
    @AlphaFoxAdam 3 года назад +223

    He also won a fairly publicized copyright lawsuit recently.

    • @suprcrzy
      @suprcrzy 3 года назад +20

      He also once said "you're acting like a bunch of white"...

    • @AlphaFoxAdam
      @AlphaFoxAdam 3 года назад +4

      @@suprcrzy that he did...lol

    • @AlphaFoxAdam
      @AlphaFoxAdam 3 года назад +9

      @@suprcrzy and Jess Phillips...well, we know what he wouldn't even do...

    • @mykeusgaming1510
      @mykeusgaming1510 3 года назад +12

      @@AlphaFoxAdam to be fair, who would?

    • @AlphaFoxAdam
      @AlphaFoxAdam 3 года назад +24

      @@mykeusgaming1510 Vaush.

  • @ashurbanipal6121
    @ashurbanipal6121 3 года назад +21

    Great to see this channel doing videos on Mesopotamia. This was brilliant. Hope there are more in the future.

  • @w00dyblack
    @w00dyblack 2 года назад +22

    Can't believe Anita Sarkeesian thought she could get the better of him

  • @fencserx9423
    @fencserx9423 3 года назад +35

    When you knew the name came from somewhere... but for a solid 10 seconds thought he was covering Carl Benjamin

  • @redhairdude123
    @redhairdude123 3 года назад +11

    I’m working on an archeology project based on the Akkadian Empire due in a couple days, glad this episode came out today and also glad you post your sources. Gotta cite those sources haha. Great video again!

  • @petev.6598
    @petev.6598 3 года назад +256

    Ah, my friend Carl finally recognized. The rightful king of Swindon and The Pope of Daddyism. Service guarantees citizenship. I'm doing my part.

    • @hybridh3r0
      @hybridh3r0 3 года назад +15

      Does he eat lotus?

    • @NenYim
      @NenYim 3 года назад +9

      Im also doing my part

    • @Large_Sarge
      @Large_Sarge 3 года назад +8

      I too enjoy a good lotus from time to time.

    • @clxwncrxwn
      @clxwncrxwn 3 года назад +1

      @@NenYim I’m doing my part too!

  • @stahl1624
    @stahl1624 3 года назад +212

    I never knew that RUclipsr had such a thing.
    Man he is old, probably the oldest living person to date.

    • @GhostLink92
      @GhostLink92 3 года назад +12

      Takes the boomer joke to a whole new level.

    • @LauritzenLucas
      @LauritzenLucas 3 года назад +6

      Neckbeard of Akkad really is old

    • @cd-ee9mf
      @cd-ee9mf 3 года назад

      Oh so maybe that's why he's a white supremacist. Because he's old?

    • @Njald
      @Njald 3 года назад +3

      @@cd-ee9mf A bit weird for an ancient middle eastern man to become a white supremist. But it would for sure explain his backward and regressive political stances.

  • @thesadbot
    @thesadbot 3 года назад +357

    I cant wait for this to become a most viewed video just from the accidental clicks.

    • @bobthompson4319
      @bobthompson4319 3 года назад +2

      What do you mean? Why?

    • @TreDogOfficial
      @TreDogOfficial 3 года назад +4

      They got me

    • @thesadbot
      @thesadbot 3 года назад +6

      @@bobthompson4319 sargon of akkad is also the name of a RUclips channel too.

    • @nathanlong8295
      @nathanlong8295 3 года назад +3

      Because people are stupid.

    • @josephleishman1982
      @josephleishman1982 3 года назад +5

      Enjoying the vitriole of people who havent realised he has matured from his shitposting days 😁

  • @artemisarrow179
    @artemisarrow179 3 года назад +143

    Ah Sargon of Akkad, youtube libertarian, liberalist and future UKIP candidate born in ancient sumeria

  • @TowerBooks3192
    @TowerBooks3192 3 года назад +151

    Never knew Carl was that old.

    • @user-lx3tq2nf4i
      @user-lx3tq2nf4i 3 года назад +13

      Didn't you know? He "wouldn't even" die 😂

    • @BallsTheDog
      @BallsTheDog 3 года назад +11

      He's the ultimate boomer

    • @redjirachi1
      @redjirachi1 3 года назад +2

      @@BallsTheDog A soomer, if you will

  • @Vanished_Mostly
    @Vanished_Mostly Год назад +5

    Man, it is unnecessarily difficult to find a video about the actual Sargon.

  • @martinwilson8362
    @martinwilson8362 3 года назад +160

    Sargon’s birth story has some odd similarities to Moses’. The hidden origins of their mothers. Both were set adrift in a basket of rushes on the river before being discovered and taken in.

    • @jemmamaccusbic885
      @jemmamaccusbic885 3 года назад +8

      And Joseph, with his visions etc

    • @pigpuke
      @pigpuke 3 года назад +18

      Jesus is also similar in many ways to many mythological religious figures from other religions in the region.

    • @fyeahusa
      @fyeahusa 3 года назад +38

      A child set out in a river ony to be found and raised by someone of a higher social status is a common trope of ancient Near Eastern stories

    • @CB-py1xh
      @CB-py1xh 3 года назад +8

      @@fyeahusa And I'm sure that made people actually do that if they had no other choice than to abandon a child. Life imitates art, back than as much as nowadays.

    • @XarXXon
      @XarXXon 3 года назад +30

      Since most of the stories in the bible are based on other religions, that's hardly surprising. Read the epic of Gilgamesh.

  • @anarchyantz1564
    @anarchyantz1564 3 года назад +95

    Can you do one on Joe Medicine Crow. He was a Native American writer, historian and war chief of the Crow Nation and the last Plains Indian war chief, which he managed to achieve while serving in WWII completing all four tasks required to become a war chief: touching an enemy without killing him (counting coup), taking an enemy's weapon, leading a successful war party, and stealing an enemy's horse and this is only part of this True Native American Badass.
    No bone spurs here.

    • @pizdamatii5001
      @pizdamatii5001 3 года назад +1

      and those were just his martial accomplishments. don't forget to mention that the was also a tribal historian and a keeper of memories. he also lectured at universities and wrote several books (including one for children).

  • @amalHope3
    @amalHope3 3 года назад +170

    I'm from Iraq and I appreciate very much your video about the Mesopotamian civilization. Most American people do not know about Iraq's glorious history. thank you 🌹

    • @germanprobably9876
      @germanprobably9876 3 года назад +26

      Humanity’s greatest first civilizations were in that region and those ancient cultures still have an immense influence today. Despite Iraq’s perception from Americans in the modern day, it has one of the richest histories and cultures in the world. Truly a mesmerizing and extremely consequential place!

    • @timothybrown8424
      @timothybrown8424 3 года назад +16

      I've always been interested in Sumerians and Mesopotamia, but unfortunately most others aren't because our history books in school don't cover them as extensively as say Eqypt, Greece, or Rome. I believe it should absolutely be covered as it bares importance to ancient and modern humanity as a whole. Also, I believe we have to stop looking at the Middle-Eastern Empires as the "villians" as they also share similarities to modern democracy and civil liberties like modern society.
      All in all, I share your sentiments.

    • @justtrash2067
      @justtrash2067 3 года назад +27

      Dude this video is about a British dude named Carl.What are you talking about Iraq and Mesopotamia for?

    • @salmahkadir8422
      @salmahkadir8422 3 года назад +9

      Middle East ,Persia and Egypt was the centre for civilization for thousand of years.
      US only existed for 245 years and they think they are so great and the greatest in mankind history.

    • @hassanbassim4007
      @hassanbassim4007 3 года назад +6

      Amal it’s because of us, we as a semitic people who speak a very similar language to Akkadian and live in Mesopotamia didn’t do enough to restore our ancient civilization and turn Iraq to its rightful position, but this will change soon because many young iraqi have a great knowledge of our ancient past and will bring the ancient traditions again as soon as our generation takes up the power from the old uneducated generation of the past.

  • @Maderyne
    @Maderyne 3 года назад +16

    Its always interesting to hear about the past. Thank you Simon, and your team of researches as well for bringing to light another interesting trip to the past! Human history should never be forgotten.

  • @dahuterschuter
    @dahuterschuter 3 года назад +75

    How do you do an entire Sargon video without mentioning his dominion over the land of Kekistan?

    • @aaendi6661
      @aaendi6661 2 года назад +7

      ...and how he fought against Queen Anita of Sarkeesia.

    • @florinivan6907
      @florinivan6907 2 года назад +5

      @@aaendi6661 At the battle of Gamergatus.

  • @browniemangaming
    @browniemangaming 3 года назад +147

    Ah, finally a biographics episode about my favourite applebees waiter.

  • @rexblade504
    @rexblade504 3 года назад +179

    Lol this entire comment section is just what I expected. Can't wait for the arguments and name calling!

    • @bigneto95
      @bigneto95 3 года назад +9

      My popcorn is already ready

    • @zorafilms
      @zorafilms 3 года назад +9

      Reeeeeeeeeeeee. Me triggur.

    • @dday881
      @dday881 3 года назад +8

      FLAME WARRRRRRRR. Let’s go bois!!!

    • @UltraInstinctGoku69
      @UltraInstinctGoku69 3 года назад +15

      Feminism is bad

    • @Green-tf8uw
      @Green-tf8uw 3 года назад +8

      Everyone sucks but me

  • @limeyndixie
    @limeyndixie 3 года назад +4

    Fascinating work as always, sir. Here’s hoping Timur Lang, aka Tamerlane, is covered by the channel soon. Considering Genghis, Kublai, and Subutai all have their own videos, it would seem fitting. Plus the sheer audacity of a raider and cattle thief from Kazakhstan eventually conquering most of Asia Minor, with plans fo take China next, is an undeniably compelling tale!

  • @RegentPandora
    @RegentPandora 4 месяца назад +2

    Well, I'll be damned, never knew Sargon of Akkad also ruled an empire over 4,000 years ago.
    *Time truly flies.*

  • @zzco
    @zzco 3 года назад +61

    lmao, I actually thought for a moment they were talking about Sargon in the modern sense, but then I saw it was Biographics, and I was like, "Whaaaat?"

    • @pokenaut7803
      @pokenaut7803 3 года назад +17

      If that was true, it would be Based

    • @F14Goose37
      @F14Goose37 3 года назад

      Not on this channel. The boy with the blaze would though.

    • @zzco
      @zzco 3 года назад

      @@F14Goose37 I know, that's why I was confused, lmao.

    • @F14Goose37
      @F14Goose37 3 года назад +1

      @@zzco 😂

  • @LegendaryMercenary.
    @LegendaryMercenary. 3 года назад +16

    I'm very sorry to bother you but could you please do a piece about the Pharaoh 'Narmer'? and his unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. I absolutely love to hear about him and what he achieved was fascinating. What you always seem to add is numerous things I didn't know.

  • @Emppu_T.
    @Emppu_T. 3 года назад +8

    Gotta tell Carl they made a documentary of him.

  • @streetguru9350
    @streetguru9350 3 года назад +40

    Almost the epic anime crossover we were hoping for

  • @oldtoby2194
    @oldtoby2194 3 года назад +3

    I very much enjoy your videos on very early civilizations. Thank you. Maybe some deep dives into some of the side stories within?

  • @l.jamesbarlow3137
    @l.jamesbarlow3137 3 года назад +50

    I don't remember Sargon covering any of these topics in any interviews. Woulda thought he may have boasted a little of these triumphs when he appeared on Rogan! Humble as always is Sargon of Akkad ;p

    • @TinoT84
      @TinoT84 3 года назад

      Nothing original then

  • @robertestes167
    @robertestes167 3 года назад +21

    Simon, we need more biographics on ancient rulers and notable ancient figures. Super interesting!

  • @snakey934Snakeybakey
    @snakey934Snakeybakey 3 года назад +19

    He just wanted to play videogames.

  • @bahaa_aldeen18
    @bahaa_aldeen18 3 года назад +4

    Greetings to you from Mesopotamia 🇮🇶

  • @Centurion97
    @Centurion97 3 года назад +86

    Not to be confused with Sargon of Applebee's

    • @pwimewib1565
      @pwimewib1565 3 года назад +7

      Gamergate 2. Revenge of Applebee's

    • @jamesmorgoth2100
      @jamesmorgoth2100 3 года назад +1

      Yoooooo! Im dead.....applebees

    • @czchad5773
      @czchad5773 3 года назад

      Beat me to it

    • @deg6788
      @deg6788 3 года назад +1

      Only Americans can understand this horrible joke... Europe laughs with your tiny brain cells

    • @yungtoolshed251
      @yungtoolshed251 3 года назад +9

      “If we can get the president to tweet about gamer gate I think that would trigger the libs” -Sargon of Applebees. The big thinker of the Liberalists

  • @bigneto95
    @bigneto95 3 года назад +39

    And now he is on RUclips, nice guy.

  • @charliegicquel6610
    @charliegicquel6610 Год назад +2

    Feels like this would happen if we had a near extinction event and 2000 years later find a copy of the silmarillion.

  • @robertwalker4563
    @robertwalker4563 3 года назад +12

    Isn’t it interesting that the story of Sargon, being sent down the river is a very familiar to a biblical story that comes to mind.

    • @Musick79
      @Musick79 Год назад +1

      What makes it more interesting is that Moses is the person who complied the Pentateuch (first five books of the Torah/Bible)
      He tells of Nimrod, which no one recognizes this time but the descriptions of cities conquered and built and being the first one to be a major conquering force- was Sargon.
      Moses was most likely a title since others in the Pharaohs household had Moses in their title/name. Meaning drawn out from the water. But Egypt did decree to kill Hebrew babies, they threw them in the river and alligators ate them. So hoping to place him in a basket and the daughter might save him is not such an outrageous thing in the ancient world.
      I’m guessing in the ancient world were drowned or floated down the river and adopted as a foundling. No agencies back then.
      But now you know why God chose to turn the Nile to blood as his first plague- each of the plagues reflected the Egyptians actions or the gods they worshipped. They themselves named the last one.

  • @edthatsit8035
    @edthatsit8035 7 месяцев назад +3

    Never knew Ben was so accomplished👍

  • @Lightdragon773
    @Lightdragon773 3 года назад +58

    My favorite piece of history about Sargon is his defeat in the war of the milkshakes.

    • @Chorillian
      @Chorillian 3 года назад +1

      Smote with a kipper.

    • @barafow6810
      @barafow6810 3 года назад +3

      I liked the part where he 360 no scoped all his enemies.

    • @Lightdragon773
      @Lightdragon773 3 года назад +1

      @@barafow6810 No that's his black grandfather

    • @mykeusgaming1510
      @mykeusgaming1510 3 года назад +2

      Was that before or after he captured the flag of the enemy?

    • @emavaz18
      @emavaz18 3 года назад +2

      Or that time he stormed Gibraltar, demanding to debate the governor, there.

  • @VIDEOGEDDONx
    @VIDEOGEDDONx 3 года назад +29

    I can't believe Sargon is still alive and became a RUclipsr

  • @TheSmokedTuna
    @TheSmokedTuna Год назад +4

    Came for the Carl comments, loving the Carl comments.

  • @CMBBB
    @CMBBB 3 года назад +1

    love to hear more about artist caravaggio, rothko, matisse, bacon any artist really... even a lesser known artist. i think the ones about creative ppl give other creatives a big boost during the day.
    love what you're doing, have a good day :)

  • @DesertFernweh
    @DesertFernweh 3 года назад +32

    Simion, Can you please do an Bio on Jacque DeMolay, the last Grandmaster of the Knights Templar.

  • @justlope
    @justlope 2 года назад +4

    Bit confused on the timeline, at what point did the king outlaw bread throughout the empire and encourage the eating of lotus flowers instead?

  • @Last555555555
    @Last555555555 3 года назад +16

    Sargon's really gone downhill since then. Guess living that long would make anyone crazy

  • @worldeconomicforum7210
    @worldeconomicforum7210 3 года назад +1

    The comments are 95% youtuber references 5% historical references. ..carl would be proud.

  • @HistoryExplained
    @HistoryExplained 3 года назад +15

    What a coincidence. I made a video on Sargon of Akkad with almost the same title!

    • @chimpeeproductions307
      @chimpeeproductions307 3 года назад +1

      I mean it is pretty broad just a coincidence

    • @dillongage
      @dillongage 3 года назад +2

      @@chimpeeproductions307 you realize they just said that it was a coincidence in their comment right?

    • @Amar90
      @Amar90 3 года назад +2

      You have one of the best history channels. Please make more on Mesopotamia 🇮🇶❤️

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained 3 года назад

      @@Amar90 Thank you! I’m working on more now!

    • @TheGrimmCommoner
      @TheGrimmCommoner 2 года назад +1

      Did you remember the part where he created a news podcast and was interviewed by Joe Rogan?

  • @Sabrowsky
    @Sabrowsky 3 года назад +5

    Sargon's early rule was marked by a distinct hatred for foreign city walls

  • @WilliamCooper2005
    @WilliamCooper2005 3 года назад +66

    Love the bit when he told one of his subjects that he wouldn’t even rape her. Such a tolerant and humorous ruler.

    • @sammyaden9016
      @sammyaden9016 3 года назад +9

      I love when he told his subjects that it depends on the child

  • @legobass94
    @legobass94 3 года назад +1

    Hey man, amazing video! I have a suggestion for a future video: An Lushan

  • @Amar90
    @Amar90 3 года назад +15

    Greetings from Mesopotamia Iraq 🇮🇶 the birth place of civilisation to everyone watching ❤️. Sumer, Akkad, Babylon & Assyria

    • @Someone-q6f5x
      @Someone-q6f5x 3 года назад +2

      ܧܚܙܪ ܐܣܬܟܠ ❤️✌️🇮🇶

  • @shughy1
    @shughy1 Год назад +2

    Carl is a legend, love his channel, some of the best content on the internet

  • @LordOfAllusion
    @LordOfAllusion 3 года назад +29

    You should have had Carl Benjamin guest star on this episode.

    • @LordOfAllusion
      @LordOfAllusion 3 года назад +2

      Because it prunes out the gullible who can’t think critically or separate reality from a narrative.

  • @themushmonk
    @themushmonk 2 года назад +1

    Love your in-depth knowledge and beautiful summaries on these historic subjects. I know a lot of work goes behind the scenes, so thank you! Learning a lot!

  • @joaquinleotta6090
    @joaquinleotta6090 3 года назад +15

    one of my favorite periods and cultures in antiquity

  • @Bahns007
    @Bahns007 3 года назад +34

    I wonder how long it'll take until Simon realizes there's a famous RUclipsr with the handle Sargon of Akkad 😂

    • @Green-tf8uw
      @Green-tf8uw 3 года назад +3

      Im sure they know

    • @elias_xp95
      @elias_xp95 3 года назад

      By now they definitely know, even if they didn't know before. But this being RUclips I'm sure they already knew.

  • @CountDaedalus
    @CountDaedalus 3 года назад +3

    You missed out the part where he travelled forward in time to 2013 & started a RUclips channel.

  • @اشور-ض2ذ
    @اشور-ض2ذ 6 месяцев назад +1

    It is amazing to see someone talking about the civilization of my country, Iraq, and another civilization also arose in Iraq, including the Assyrian Empire, the Akkadian Empire, the Sumerian Empire, and the Babylonian Empire, all of which were established on the land of Iraq. It is worth noting that the Assyrians and Babylonians are the descendants of the Akkadians and the Sumerians, that is, they are All of one origin

  • @Mrgunsngear
    @Mrgunsngear 3 года назад +36

    Thanks

  • @nightmar3116
    @nightmar3116 3 года назад +9

    Simon i think you forgot his name was Carl Benjamin

  • @JonMI6
    @JonMI6 3 года назад +40

    Carl Benjamin of the Podcast of the Lotus Eaters has the handle of Sargon if I remember correctly

  • @williamjimenez94
    @williamjimenez94 3 года назад +6

    Can you do one about Eloy Alfaro. He had a shocking life from begging to end, specially the end. And his legacy has lasted until this day.

  • @ressljs
    @ressljs 3 года назад +26

    I love this stuff! This video is particularly great because Sargon should be one of the biggest figures in history, but it seems that outside of history nerds, not many people are aware of him or his empire. I also find it a little sad that 95% of the comments are about the RUclipsr. I actually watch his channel regularly, so that's not a dig, it's just not relevant even if he did steal the name. And it's worth pointing out, he essentially dropped the name when he started The Lotus Eaters.

    • @emavaz18
      @emavaz18 3 года назад +5

      He didn't really steal the name. He used it as a gamertag and it kind of stuck throughout every platform he's been on, for the simple fact that people know him as Sargon of Akkad. And he's been wanting to retire that tag for a long time now.

  • @juusto7171
    @juusto7171 Год назад +1

    his role in the gammurgait war was legendary

  • @ArdentLion
    @ArdentLion 3 года назад +8

    Oh Cool! Do one on Steven Crowder next!

    • @TheGrimmCommoner
      @TheGrimmCommoner 2 года назад

      Comedian, late night host, saving the life of Ben Shapiro when he infiltrated Antifa, frequently exposes the stupidity of universities and "prominent sources", confronted people whom threatened to kill him face-to-face (and they ran away from him every time), exposed the election fraud of the democrats in the 2020 election, was one of the first people to defend and interview Jordan Peterson, exposed Canada's poor healthcare system that boasts about being free; the list goes on.
      You mustn't forget the newest edition of his story, Dave Landau, whom is arguably his best supporting man.

    • @ArdentLion
      @ArdentLion 2 года назад

      @@TheGrimmCommoner Excellent!

  • @JerryCrow
    @JerryCrow 3 года назад +7

    It would have been fun if this would have been a collab with Sargon of Akkad xD.

  • @MisterMisanthropic
    @MisterMisanthropic 3 года назад +86

    Emperor, (attempted) MP, and an Applebee’s waiter. He’s definitely lived a full life

    • @suprcrzy
      @suprcrzy 3 года назад +6

      RRU!!
      GamerGate 2.0!!

    • @Felixkart
      @Felixkart 3 года назад +3

      Wasn’t it MEP?

  • @santigardipee9303
    @santigardipee9303 2 года назад +2

    Your burgeoning RUclips empire is a legit empire.

  • @felonious_c
    @felonious_c 3 года назад +16

    I graduated from Whistler University with a PhD in Biographics. So many classes at this school.

    • @halkeye20
      @halkeye20 3 года назад +1

      Have you attended his buisness lectures yet

  • @WeTheLittlePeople
    @WeTheLittlePeople 3 месяца назад +1

    One major thing about Sumer inventing Writing? Well more specifically it was the city state of Uruk that did - and actually Uruk invented ALL bronze weapons. It is the one city responsible for ushering in the Bronze Age. But all scholars won't tell you this... you can find it only if you look deep.
    URUK was the SILICON VALLEY of the Copper and Bronze age... and had the most wonderful temple.. the temple of Inana mentioned in both the Epic of Gilgamesh and the story of Enmerkar and Aratta.

  • @dftew53
    @dftew53 3 года назад +45

    That bust that he kept showing isn't believed to be Sargon of Akkad anymore. It's thought nowadays that it's meant to represent Naram-Sin.

    • @jamesrt5352
      @jamesrt5352 3 года назад +3

      There's no definitive evidence that's is Naram-Sin or any other King, just on stylistic grounds its thought to represent Naram-Sin. Either way Naram-Sin is the grandson of Sargon the Great, so Sargon probably looked very similar in appearance

    • @cringlator
      @cringlator 3 года назад +6

      Also the original was unfortunately recently destroyed by isis in an act of iconoclasm.

    • @dftew53
      @dftew53 3 года назад +1

      @@jamesrt5352 I know that there's isn't any conclusive evidence that the bust is of Naram-Sin, but it's more likely that it is than Sargon. I just think it's strange to have that bust representing Sargon here because it's typically not used to represent him anymore by Mesopotamian scholars.

    • @honda-akari
      @honda-akari 3 года назад +2

      @@cringlator typical for the followers of momo

    • @yasa4091
      @yasa4091 3 года назад +1

      @@honda-akari okay weeb, no need to spread ur 4chan circlejerk here.

  • @callumpeters2529
    @callumpeters2529 3 года назад +8

    ngl, i clicked coz of the youtuber sargon of akkad

  • @eeo1973
    @eeo1973 3 года назад +22

    I’m confused by every single one of these comments. 🤷‍♀️ That said, please do something on the early Irish chieftains.

    • @for111
      @for111 3 года назад +2

      Are the Early Irish Chieftains another YT channel? They God Emperor fans aswell? I'll have to check them out.

    • @donaghb7307
      @donaghb7307 3 года назад +4

      Sargon of Akkad is the name of a well known, controversial RUclipsr as well

    • @MasterCowsChaos
      @MasterCowsChaos 3 года назад +2

      @Michael Ardenté he's only controversial because we live in a society, fellow gamer.

    • @benwade7742
      @benwade7742 3 года назад +2

      @Michael Ardenté he's only controversial because he's an absolute goon

  • @cherrypopscile3385
    @cherrypopscile3385 3 года назад +8

    Ok but how did he go from Emperor to arguing with feminists on twitter while trying to get Trump to tweet about video games?

    • @sirtrollalot7762
      @sirtrollalot7762 3 года назад +2

      thats a result of the great meme war

    • @alternateperson6600
      @alternateperson6600 3 года назад +4

      You can't just bask in the glories of the past and settle for nothing else, no matter how good you once were.

  • @a35362
    @a35362 3 года назад +4

    It boggles my mind that we know as much as we do about a 4,000 year old empire.

  • @Vampwatch1462
    @Vampwatch1462 3 года назад

    It's suprising how you are able to come up with this video with very little. Good work.

  • @reversethursday4975
    @reversethursday4975 3 года назад +26

    Wow I did realise Carl was so old 🤣 really cool video tho

  • @linkesocke4533
    @linkesocke4533 3 года назад +6

    Was that before or after Sargon made his youtube channel? 😏