Ancient cultures have always fascinated me. The fact that we have anything from them at all is amazing.

@HistorywithCy

2 ай бұрын

I'm with you on this! Thanks for watching!

The best historian of our age. Cy.

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

I don't know about that but honored and humbled that you think so! Thanks so much for the support and for watching!

@randysavage1

3 ай бұрын

​​@@HistorywithCyHonestly your one of the most thorough historians on youtube, you try to add multiple contexts, and you give different possibilities on stuff where's there's missing pieces. No one's unbiased but I can't tell you try not to. Thanks for the hard work

@kkupsky6321

3 ай бұрын

My wife loves his voice. It worries me… I never shoulda said “let’s lay down and listen to cy”. 🦄🦥💃🏼🕺🏼🙉😎

@kkupsky6321

3 ай бұрын

Jkjk. I started talking about Linear B and she went right to sleep. I love it tho.

@rheinhardtgrafvonthiesenha8185

3 ай бұрын

I love when he does the voices. I think it’s Sargon himself lol

Ah the Mycenaeans: wonderful, alluring, enchanting and, to this day, enigmatic. Their civilization is utterly unique- thanks for this ep. on a chilly Sunday night! Be safe.

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Agreed. I had so much fun researching and making this video and will do more Mycenaean-related stuff in the future. Thanks for watching!

@ionelghiorghita688

2 ай бұрын

​@@HistorywithCyI'm looking to find out as much as possible about the Europe and especially south eastern Europe history and I really enjoyed to see that someone separated the Mycenaean history of the Greek history. Actually the Greeks coming in the area are the beginning of the end of the Mycenaean civilization. There were two different kind of culture. Where ever the Greeks came, they found there the pelasgians which seems to be the south Thracians or similar people and we know this from Herodotus. We know also that the last isle conquered by the Greeks was Lemnos and the Greeks said that the Thracians were the original people of it. Iliad is also saying that the Trojans called to help them some Thracians being rhem relatives. The Greeks were a civilization of wars/conflicts, authority and domination property of the land, slavery, patriarchy and people control. The Minoan and the Mycenaean culture were exactly the opposite. The same process of destruction happened when a similar culture as the Greek one, the Indo-European one came and destroyed the Cucuteni-Trypillian culture. The same, again when the Rome a culture derived from the Greek culture raised up, the Etruscans culture, matriarchy, no war weapons, no authorities, no slavery, was destroyed. So I think that a few important changes made the Europe and all the world to be what it is today, a jewish culture and hegemony world. The book "A new history of the humanity" reveal the last of this changes, when the Europeans invade and conquered the North America territories and in that book is a good description and understanding of this process of the cultural changes.

I was like "only 10,000 views?? how, this is gold!" and then I saw "posted 13 hours ago"

Do I have an hour and a half to watch a video on Mycenaean Greece? Hell yeah!

Cy, you truly have stepped in to take the place of History Channel for me. I just love the way you narrate and the flow you have to telling history that makes it come alive. However much careful planning you put into these videos really shows and is supremely appreciated.

@phdtobe

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely. After The History Channel ran out Nazi documentaries, it morphed into the ridiculous.

So good to see so much detail in each city, must have been really tough to find info in such detail, thanks!

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, I have a lot of b-roll from Mycenae, Tiryns and Pylos that I might just make short, separate videos on those places...or maybe something like a walking tour so that those of you who haven't been there can see what they're like. Thanks for watching!

@cal2127

3 ай бұрын

​@@HistorywithCy would love to see them. also if you could do a deep dive on the terraforming done at gla. gla is fascinating

"What grand and majestic name should we give our new city?" "GLA" "Oh, I think he's puking"

@sizanogreen9900

3 ай бұрын

"Nah, he isn't puking. He is a literal genius. Henceforth we all are the citizens of *GLA!"*

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@eamonwright7488

2 ай бұрын

@@sizanogreen9900Making GLA Great Aegean!

@sarahrosen4985

2 ай бұрын

The 3 founders of Gla: we'll use our initials! It will be so cool. Or Tourism board of Gla: we'll create this 3-letter combo trademark for our city. It will be groundbreaking. Meanwhile, present day: what a weird name. Now, back to Mary Beard's book on the Roman Empire: SPQR.

@sizanogreen9900

2 ай бұрын

at least you could pronounce "Gla"@@sarahrosen4985

You have no idea how much I needed this, doing my classical civilisations gcse either this year or next, and I've been looking desperately for a reliable and interesting video on the mycenaeans.

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Glad this was useful. GCSE on Classical Civilizations sounds really interesting, good luck!

You literally have been my go to for History ever since History Channel stopped showing actual History it is hard to find long videos featuring History. And fun fact yesterday I was looking at a recommended article saying that Minoan and Mycenaeen share common ancestors due to similarities in DNA they both descended from the first Neolithic farmers of western Anatolia and the Aegean but Mycenaeen people who are share DNA ancestry with the modern Greeks have an additional ancestry of Caucasus and Iran northern steppe populations.

@WildVoltorb

3 ай бұрын

I recommend Ancient Americas channel, they have a very similar style but it's all about ancient america. Fall of Civilizations it's also amazing. Covers ancient history from all over the world but they post only once every six months or so. One of my favorite channels is Religion for Breakfast on the topic of history of religions

@lostboy8084

3 ай бұрын

@@WildVoltorb will check it out

@lostboy8084

3 ай бұрын

@@WildVoltorb Subcribed to them

If I become a teacher, I may use your content, it’s well presented, well organized, and has a TON of valuable historical information. Keep it up Cy

So happy to see new upload, now to sit back and enjoy.

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, really appreciate it!

My tour guide in the mountain view at 2:20 explained that the two peaks represented cattle horns. She went on to explain the old Greek culture here, but I'm only now understanding what she was talking about.

My people’s ancestors 🇬🇷💜🇬🇷

@HistorywithCy

2 ай бұрын

Then you are from one of my favorite countries in the world... definitely my favorite in Europe! Thanks for watching!

@Weedwizard600

2 ай бұрын

@@HistorywithCy history with Cy!!!!! you keep me sane during my night shifts man so thankful for your videos!!

@heartonfire583

Ай бұрын

@@HistorywithCywhat would be your favorite in the world?

I dont know how Cy does it. He keeps it interesting and entertaining in this one as always, his passion just bleeds through into it. Good work!

A splendid surprise to be sure!

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Enjoy!

Thank you Cy! I've amassed so many hours watching your Mesopotamian videos and more that at this point, frankly, it would just be a bit rude of me not to tell you that you're the bees knees of a KZread Historian! Fascinating content, passionately curated and lovingly presented - much thanks from the UK!

Cy, Ive been looking for consolidated information on mycenae for a bit now. Very glad youve made something

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Awesome, I hope this helps! Thanks for watching!

Just yesterday, i was pining away about when is Cy our History guy ever going to give us more of his awwesome hard work and botta boom botta bing! Here's Cy the History guy 😁 with what looks like a well waited for epic!!! Thank you Cy!

Just started and I arleady known I am going to love this video. Can't wait to binge this all in one go. Good stuff mate! keep it up, really loving your series on the ancient Egyptian dynasties.

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, really glad you're enjoying this and the other topics. Working on the next Egypt Dynasty video and hope to have it out next month. Thanks for watching, really appreciate it!

Fantastic introduction and overview of the Mycenaean culture and the associated history, which is of crucial and particularly formative importance for the culture of the Western world and its development up to the present day. Great history lesson. Thank you very much for this really great video!

I read an article a couple days ago about the results of a recent DNA study of Mycenaean and Minoan remains. Excellent video, as always. Awesome history channel.

@paragon7atl

Ай бұрын

What were the results?

Yo you are a legend bro your videos always are top notch with detail of primary evidence and great narration of old texts. Your one of the best history channels on KZread 1000%

Oh wow. I'm really going to enjoy this! All of Cy's videos are incredible. Excellent narration, the maps/footage of the different locations just make it all a treat to watch.

Thank you for another fantastic video! I love these longer episodes. I enjoy how the Myceneans are simultaneously mysterious and yet well-known in the historical and archeological record. God be with you out there everybody. ✝️ :)

@HistorywithCy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, glad you found it useful... I like longer ones too because I feel I can tell a more complete story. Thanks for watching!

Thanks, youve become one of my fav history channels over the years

@HistorywithCy

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, appreciate the kind words and glad you like the content. Thanks for watching all of these years, means a lot!

You’re amazing man the quality is unmatched

Good to see a new video been looking forward to this one !

It is just mind blowing to me when he pulls out the texts, 57:51 for example where Arnuwanda is straight replaying Maddu's F up for him, from over two and a half millennia ago like they were just some tweets on X or something!?! There should be a class in school where kids just get to hear the voices of our ancestors. Hear them speak of their issues, their concerns, their treachery, and triumph. It would be awesome. Also, i wish there was a website that would catalog all the available texts in a single place. I bet AI will one day make tremendous advances in these documents. Especially considering how so many of them remain unread and not deciphered.

The magnificent Greece with its immense history❤

Thank you, Cy, for the vast amount of time and effort you expend to create these fascinating and in-depth videos!

Your videos are such good quality. Thank you, Cy!

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, appreciate the feedback and thanks also for watching!

I've been reading George Nagy's Greek Mythology and Poetics, binge watching Wanax TV and now Cy's feeding my addiction for Achaean History.

❤ At 24:50 zoom in, everybody, on the roof of that vault. The details!

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Amazing... can you imagine what it must have looked like just after it was finished? Incredible stuff! Thanks for watching!

Never stop reading the patreons, I live to hear Pastafrola.

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Always fun for me to read...thanks for watching all the way to the end, appreciate it!

I remembered to hit like before your dulcet tones and professional presentation lull me to sleep! Yes! Love your work, it's enjoyable and informative when I'm fully awake and soothing for when I need to fall back asleep!

Another excellent video. Look forward to watching the rest tomorrow

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Thanks and hope you enjoy it!

I really need to hop on patreon, I feel like I owe it to you. Since discovering your channel about a year ago I consistently watched your videos every morning while shaving and in the background until I exhausted them about 4 months ago. My house seems different without your voice there so it's always good to see when you've published new work. The quality was great as always, my interest lies primarily in the Near East but I am always impressed by the consistent quality you display and your ability to digest and pass on information. Masterful.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for making an hour long video on my absolute favorite ancient civilization 😻😻😻🧿🧿🧿

Absolutely amazing that there is a free video for over an hour, covering the Mycenaeans! I’m looking forward to this!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us and giving us the facts, theories, and voices of past civilizations! This is beyond cool 🙂🔺☀️🔺🙏

Thank you for the great content ❤

@HistorywithCy

2 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Your content never disappoints, Cy!!!

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!

Great production as always

Thanks for sharing with us Cy Guy!

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

Amazing footage!

What a wonderful achievement Cy. Well done for your efforts as always. 90+ minutes must have been a big chunk of work on many fronts!

An hour and a half Cy video on the Mycenaeans? Instant like

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Enjoy and thanks for watching!

@cal2127

3 ай бұрын

need another hour and a half more

Well-researched, well presented: JUST EXCELLENT!

@HistorywithCy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks, appreciate the feedback and really glad you enjoyed this. More on the way, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

Absolutly wonderful description of that distant ancient societies... As far as I get IT SEEMS that even Aheeians Did manage to qonquered Wilusa ( Ilion& Troy) after return home they Did suffered a lot because others migratory invaders... Sea People... Regarding " Homer" Iliada & Odiseea ... Well they remain a Beautiful Story for many generations ... A unified poetical instrument for future Greek Polises ... Common grounds ... A sense of common knowledge & belonging of same POPULATION... Best regards from Bucarest ROMANIA 🍀🤗

Excellent production quality, easily followed narration and well chosen imagery. I'd expect nothing less from Cy.

Great stuff as always! Better than any other history channel available 😀

This is so good! Thank you!

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it and thanks for watching!

Just wonderful. Thank you for this

@HistorywithCy

2 ай бұрын

Thank YOU for watching!

A masterful presentation. Thank you very much!

@HistorywithCy

2 ай бұрын

My pleasure, was fun to make and thanks for watching!

Truly excellent! Thank you!

Love the pacing on this one. A+

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!

that was a great Video! Loved how you presedent the evidence!

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, so glad you enjoyed it... was a lot of fun for me to research and hope to put out more Mycenaean-related stuff in the future. Thanks for watching!

this was great! very well made!

@HistorywithCy

2 ай бұрын

My pleasure, was fun to make and thanks for watching!

Thanks, Cy. More great stuff.

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, and thanks for watching!

Wow, very comprehensive. Well done.

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Excellent documentary, Cy!

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

Absolutely top notch!

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you again Cy

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

Great video! Thank you!

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad you liked it!

Yet another amazing video!

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I love it! Watched this video 3 times now!

@HistorywithCy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, really glad you enjoyed this! I loved making it and comments like this motivate me to put out even more content for you all! Thanks again for the support!

This is a magnificent piece of work, Cy. I hope it will be used a lot in schools.

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback and for watching, really appreciate it!

Thanks Cy. Now I have more detail to add to my daily thinking about Mycenaean Greece.

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Awesome, glad this was useful! Thanks for watching!

This is good work, ty

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

thank you for this.

Thank you, Cy!

Excellent work Cy, thank you :-)

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome, thanks so much for watching!

Great one thanks so much.

very much enjoy the scenery and the ruins filmed on such a beautiful day, blue sky and bright sunshine, a beautiful location !! I hope one day to visit. Have been told that in the early language the way the word Mycenae was said is as follows: mic-ken-eye, and mic-ken-eye-an

Ok, I know I’m a regular HWC viewer when I stay to hear the names of the sponsors and recognize a lot of them from other videos 😆 Another great video I enjoyed very much. 👍🏻

so underrated brother love this channel

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, so glad you're enjoying the content... lots more on the way, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

Would like to see simmilar analysis of the Minoan culture. Great job on the video.

Love this channel

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

What an impressive video!!

@HistorywithCy

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you!

loooooved the exhibit and seeing the famous agamemnon death mask in person at greece's national archaeological museum ♥️ it was super interesting

GODDAMN CY 90 min!!!!!!! kick ass- you work your ass off and we appreciate you!

right on time for my history of western civ course

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Enjoy and hope this helps!

Cy you crazy man you did it thank you so much!

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

No, thank YOU for watching, really appreciate it!

Just in time for the exam too... Awesome vid

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Thanks...good luck on the exam!

thank you sir.

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Perfect timing, im in the middle of making a vid that covers the same period!

The King is back!

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Sorry for the wait, hope you enjoy it!

hello CY ! Im happy you are still active. Nice TOPIC IN HERE! We love it ! xD xD xD A minor suggestion,unrealistic or not : NEXT time please consider doing a video about Thracian culture -- you will be a champion, if you try since it is a difficult task D Only you can achive greatness in such hard topics

Let's go!!!

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

Ancient Sites Girl sent me here. THAT IS ONE OF THE BEST VIDEO EVER!!!

@HistorywithCy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks, the Ancient Sites Girl channel rocks!

@catman8965

2 ай бұрын

@@HistorywithCy YES, she does!

It should be mentioned that Agamemnon's and Menelaus's father was named Atreus. It wouldn't be surprising if the "Attarsiya" mentioned by the Hittites was Atreus. After all, Agamemnon and Menelaus being both kings would imply an inheritance of a kingdom that encompassed atleast their two kingdoms.

Now this is truly a treat! What took YT so long to put this on my feed!?!! Let's get bronzed XD

@HistorywithCy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

ΤΕΛΕΙΟ(PERFECT)

Awesome as always Cy. By "make soap" did you mean rub olive oil all over and scrape it off or did they use ash for lye soap? We've learned a lot since I studied Hellenistic culture with Dr. Gantz in 1986.

Great video. Even though that palace centers were themself cities. Remember that below there was a lover town and an outer citywall . Also historians now belive that pylos may have been fortified. But that there was a wall around the lover town . There may be more palace centers un-discovered yet.

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Yeah I'm sure Pylos must have had some sort of wall, just they haven't found remnants of a cyclopean one like at Tiryns or Mycenae. The stones and bricks from the older wall were probably small enough to be taken and used for later constructions as was often the case in the ancient world. Thanks for watching!

Yes!!

@HistorywithCy

3 ай бұрын

Enjoy!

This is absolutely fascinating to listen to! I must admit that all the Hittite names sound like spicy Mexican food to me, maybe due to the Hittites' fondness for names ending in "li" reminding me of "chili"...

Great explanation of linear AC and B. Now all I must do is look into the differences linguistically! Which squiggly lines and arca mean something?

@HistorywithCy

Ай бұрын

Thanks, glad you found this useful! Linear B is interesting but unfortunately there's not much out there in comparison to other ancient languages. Hopefully more will turn up soon...thanks for watching!

Long Live the Ancient Dreams!