Sargon of Akkad
c. 2334-2279 B.C.
Mesopotamian ruler who created the first empire in history. Sargon came from the lower classes, and like Moses a thousand years later was said to have been rescued fr...
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Sargon of Agade (ca. 2334-2279 BC) was the first Semitic king of Mesopotamia. He founded the Akkadian dynasty and was the first ruler in history to win and hold an empire. He became a heroic figure of...
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