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History of Ancient Egypt: Dynasty XXXI: Persian Empire, Khababash, & Arrival of Alexander the Great

History with Cy

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This episode covers the last days of the Achaemenid Persian Empire in Egypt and everything that happened in between.

For instance, how did a mysterious, somewhat shadowy figure known as Khababash rise to lead a successful, yet short-lived, native revolt? Why do Greek records fall completely silent during this time, forcing us to piece the story together from scarce Egyptian contracts and a single, critical monument?

Perhaps they simply didn't see such events as important, overshadowed by the great watershed moment that was just around the corner: the arrival in Egypt of Alexander the Great.

This is an episode that you don't want to miss.

Contents:

00:00 - Introduction
01:32 - The Mysterious of Khababash
03:34 - Khababash: Rebellion and the King's Defense
08:31 - The Achaemenid Empire in Chaos (338–335 BC)
14:02 - Darius III Consolidates Power & Crushes the Revolt
19:05 - The Satrap's Last Stand: Sabakes, Amyntas, and Mazakes
21:49 - Arrival of Alexander the Great (332 BC)
25:25 - Thank You and Patrons

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Machinimas created using Total War: Rome 2 Divide et Impera, Cyrus the Great campaign and Age of Bronze mod.

Sources and Suggested Reading:

Trouble in the West: Egypt and the Persian Empire 525-332 BC - Stephen Ruzicka
Archaeology and Empire in Achaemenid Egypt - Henry P. Colburn
The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt - Aidan Dodson and Dyan Hilton
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt - Toby Wilkinson
A History of Ancient Egypt - Marc Van De Mieroop
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt - Ian Shaw
Chronicle of the Pharaohs - Peter A. Clayton
Satrap Stela translation: https://www.attalus.org/egypt/lagides...

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20 Comments

@manetho5134 10 months ago (edited)

I'm Egyptian myself and I always thought Nakht Hor Hebet (Nectanebo II) was the last native pharaoh of Egypt, I'm bewildered and amazed

@ulissesdamottacosta 10 months ago (edited)

Never heard of Khababash before. What a fascinating story. Thanks, Cy!

@MosBikeShop 10 months ago

Goodnight Mr. Khababash, wherever you are.

@Mashakel8 10 months ago

As a Marsh Iraqi, I want to thank you for educating people about our Sumerian roots. Many try to deny that we are their descendants (mainly kurds) even though the evidence is clear

@zw6795 10 months ago

Please continue this series into the rest of Egyptian history! I've been watching since the first episode and don't want it to stop.

@centennialpeaksadventures 10 months ago

This series has been the background track to so much in my life over the past few years. I don’t see that changing even when it’ll have been completed. Thanks for all the hard work you’ve put into each video! Looking forward to the final two entries!

@ZxZ239 10 months ago

I love that you are still doing this!! Please keep going till the end, and maybe move to Roman era as well

@ChrisGunson 10 months ago

Eagerly waiting for the Ptolemies

@vpapako 10 months ago

I remember when I was waiting for the 18th dynasty and now we are almost at the end. What a journey

@thebrickbuilderofhistory 10 months ago (edited)

Thanks for mentioning Khababash! Everybody forgets about him...Great video by the way, hope this isn’t the end of the series.

@AngryHistorian87 10 months ago (edited)

I’m so pleased you mentioned Khababash. He doesn’t get much attention in academia (he is mentioned more in Egyptian Egyptological circles). You’re also one of the few people, if not the only one, to speak of him in such detail.

@elguido 10 months ago

Almost at the end! Thank you for keeping up this amazing series.

It is crazy that we have so little information about Khababash considering how recently he ruled

@SeattleWhovian 10 months ago

Whenever I see YT videos of ancient history, I always think, "I wonder what History with Cy thinks about this...." or "I'll look up the same thing from Cy, get his take on it."

@henkstersmacro-world 10 months ago

Wow, 👌 perfect timing, thank you Cy👍👍👍

@babysnakesL8 10 months ago

I love this series. I was about to start it over when I saw a new one.

@Mishu777 9 months ago

The finish line of a crazy long marathon, had to finally tackle this enormous civilization. Being born here made me desensitized to it and was very unappreciative and uninterested, but as a huge lover of history i eventually stumbled upon Egyptian civilization while learning about the Hittites and the battle with Ramses II which peeked my interest, so i decided to finally tackle this beast. Now i'm going to visit the different museums and archeological sites here!

@JenneeB927 10 months ago

I'm so excited for the video! I just listened to the whole thing from the beginning while driving out of town. I can't believe how far you've come, Cy. Your passion for ancient Egypt shines through! Thank you, for all of your hard work.