Sargon the Great: Forging Empires, Without Divine Descent!
He created one of the first empires in the history of the ancient world. During his reign, Acad became a great capital, and the borders of his empire covered a vast area of the ancient Near East. We are talking about Sargon the Great, the founder of the Akkadian Empire, the greatest power in Mesopotamia at that time. What did this great leader become famous for? What conquests did Sargon the Great have to his credit? These and other questions are answered below.
To this day, scholars have not managed to come across traces of the capital from which the entire empire was named. Not many inscriptions have survived from the reign of its first ruler, but information about his rule is provided by ancient documents compiled in the Assyrian and Babylonian periods. In them, Sargon the Great is portrayed as an outstanding strategist and seasoned politician who, after coming to power, created one of the greatest powers of the ancient Near East.
Who was Sargon the Great?
The time before Sargon took the throne conceals many unknowns. The first references to the future ruler of Akad mention him as a servant of King Ur-Zababa of Kish. It is also known that in time he became a royal gardener. Perhaps it was at this time that he created his first troop (out of subordinate laborers), for at some…
