Assyrian History - Ancient and Modern Assyrians

This video challenges all the people on youtube that have been posting fake videos claiming modern Assyrians are not the descendants of the Ancient Assyrians.

"There is no reason to believe that there would be no racial or cultural continuity in Assyria, since there is no evidence that the population of Assyria was removed." J. A. Brinkman

"Especially in view of the very early establishment of Christianity in Assyria and its continuity to the present and the continuity of the population, I think there is every likelihood that ancient Assyrians are among the ancestors of modern Assyrians of the area." Robert D. Biggs

"Their master and chief is named Ibn Siqtiri ibn Ashuri. They collect revenues and profits. In some things they agree with the Jews and about other things they disagree with them. They appear to be a sect of Jesus Abu al-Faraj Muhammad

Dr. Simo Parpola, University of Helsinki "Assyrians after Assyria" http://www.nineveh.com/Assyrians%20after%20Assyria.html

"The political power of Assyria was gone, but its people, culture and religion lived on. The Achaemenids preferred not to interfere in the internal affairs of their satrapies as long as the flow of tribute and taxes continued undisturbed (Dandamayev and Lukonin 1989, 104). This was no problem in Assyria, whose population continued to venerate the Great King as the source of peace and security." Simo Parpola (University of Finland)

http://www.raremaps.com/maps/large/17920.jpg - John Speed (Historian) Lived during the year 1500s-to early 1600, recorded map of Turkey year 1626 AD showing the minorities of people that Inhabited turkey "Assyrians" are shown.

Year 120AD - Lucian stated that he was an Assyrios (Assyrian) (Millar 2001) "Lucian of Samosata (Greek: Λουκιανός ὁ Σαμοσατεύς, Latin: Lucianus Samosatensis; c. A.D. 125 after A.D. 180) was an Assyrian rhetorician, and satirist who wrote in the Greek language."

Year 120AD-180AD "Tatian the Assyrian(c. 120180) was an early Christian writer and theologian of the second century."
"Tatian referred to himself as an Assyrian, born in the frontier district between the Roman Empire and Parthia. He was trained in mythology, history, poetry, and chronology.
http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Tatian+the+Assyrian

Assyrians: Remnants of the people of the ancient Mesopotamia, succeeding the Sumero-Akkadians and the Babylonians as one continuous civilization. They are among the first nations who accepted Christianity. They belong to one of the four churches: the Chaldean Uniat, the Syrian Orthodox Church, the Syrian Catholic Church and the Assyrian Church of the East."

The political Dictionary of Modern Middle East" by Agnes G. Korbani, University Press of America

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[wikieditspam]

Wasn't Assyria completely scattered in 612 BC?

[Atouraya2165]

@wikieditspam Hello, around 50+ percent of Assyria was scattered and slaughtered during the fall of Nineveh in 612BC, However a large remant stayed in Nineveh and continued to live there for many thousand years, these people today still live there, they have ancient villages and churches which date back over 1400+ years, here are some quotes from Assyriologists that have commented on the fall of Assyria. Enjoy and thanks for watching this video!

[Atouraya2165]

@wikieditspam "The political power of Assyria was gone, but its people, culture and religion lived on. The Achaemenids preferred not to interfere in the internal affairs of their satrapies as long as the flow of tribute and taxes continued undisturbed (Dandamayev and Lukonin 1989, 104). This was no problem in Assyria, whose population continued to venerate the Great King as the source of peace and security." Professor and Director of Assyriology - Simo Parpola, University of Helsinki - Finland

[Atouraya2165]

@wikieditspam "Assyria was a vast and densely populated country, and outside the few urban centers life went on as usual." Simo Parpola, "Assyrians after Assyria", Journal of Assyrian Academic Studies, Vol. XIII No. 2, 1999, Chicago Ill.

"There is no reason to believe that there would be no racial or cultural continuity in Assyria, since there is no evidence that the population of Assyria was removed." J. A. Brinkman

[Atouraya2165]

@Atouraya2165 "The destruction of the Assyrian empire did not wipe out its population. They were predominantly peasant farmers, and since Assyria contains some of the best wheat land in the Near East, descendants of the Assyrian peasants would, as opportunity permitted, build new villages over the old cities and carry on with agricultural life, remembering traditions of the former cities. After seven or eight centuries and various vicissitudes, these people became Christians." -H.W.F. Saggs

[goran21715]

For the mid-second millennium, we know less about the history of Assyria, although we know that it became a vassal of the powerful empire of Mitanni, and know (from the Assyrian King List) that there were thirty-five rulers until Aššur-Uballit I (1364-1328). During his reign, Assyria becomes "visible" again. He and the Hittite king Suppiluliumas attacked Mitanni, and Assyria regained its independence. This is the beginning of the Middle Assyrian period.



[Atouraya2165]

@goran21715 Stop copy pasting Spam onto my videos or i will block you from commenting.

[Assyrianland2]

We were Assyrian, we are Assyrian, and we shall remain Assyrian!, Khaya Atur!!

[Pazuzu773]

@Atouraya2165

God Bless the Assyrians, His chosen people!!

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[Proquci]

Thank you so much for this video.. I appreciate the time and the great effort to educate others. Be blessed.

[AsSyRiAn818]

@goran21715 goran you are a piece of shit, go qooted yimookh.

[Nimroud]

Anyone who has half a brain, KNOWS very well what our Assyrian/Sumerian/Babylonian/A­kkadian ancestors did, & also knows how much evidence of their ownership of our land exists. To all the Kurdish haters out there who are pathetically trying desperately to rewrite history of the land of Ashur, please stay ignorant like that! It only makes us look better than you. To the Kurds who show real respect to our history & true ties to our land, much respect! Cheers!

[dataman121]

@goran21715 dude I am a Kurd and my comment was being ironic against Assyrian claims.

[THEKINGS001]

@goran21715 Piss of ya scum bag!!