Ashurbanipal was popular among his people but merciless when dealing with enemies. His obsession with collecting knowledge led him to construct The Royal Library of Ashurbanipal, which has been referred to as "the most precious source of historical material in the world"!

Ashurbanipal Biography
685 BC - 631 BC
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Nebuchadnezzar II succeeded in expanding his new empire and restoring Babylon to its former glory. This was the first time in a thousand years, since the reign of Hammurabi, that Babylon had risen to dominate Mesopotamia!

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630 BC - 561 BC
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Cyrus II was a relentlessly ambitious Persian king who founded the Achaemenid Empire. Its reach would stretch from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indus River, making it the largest empire the world had ever seen. His insistence on treating his subjects with mercy, kindness, and compassion earned him the name, “Cyrus the Great”!

Cyrus the Great Biography
600 BC - 530 BC
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History Explained Videos
(Chronological Order)

Narmer | The First Pharaoh
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Imhotep | The First Pyramid Builder
Ancient Egypt | 2650 BC
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Sargon | The Greatest King of Akkad
Ancient Mesopotamia | 2300 BC
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Sobekneferu | The First Female Pharaoh
Ancient Egypt | 1800 BC
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Hammurabi | The First Emperor of Babylon
Ancient Mesopotamia | 1750 BC
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Hatshepsut | The Greatest Female Pharaoh
Ancient Egypt | 1470 BC
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Thutmose III | The Deadliest Pharaoh
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Amenhotep III | The Wealthiest Pharaoh
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Akhenaten | The Most Hated Pharaoh
Ancient Egypt | 1350 BC
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Nefertiti | The Most Hated Female Pharaoh
Ancient Egypt | 1340 BC
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Ramses the Great | The Greatest Pharaoh
Ancient Egypt | 1250 BC
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Lycurgus | The Lawgiver of Sparta
Ancient Greece | 750 BC
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Ashurbanipal | The Cruelest King of Assyria
Ancient Mesopotamia | 650 BC
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Nebuchadnezzar | The Greatest King of Babylon
Ancient Mesopotamia | 600 BC
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Draco | The Lawgiver of Athens
Ancient Greece | 600 BC
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Cyrus the Great | The Greatest King of Persia
Achaemenid Empire | 550 BC
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Cambyses II | The First Persian Pharaoh
Achaemenid Empire | 530 BC
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Writer: Christopher Geman
Narrator: Christian H. Miles
Artist: Carlos Jaramillo
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