Sargon of Akkad and the World's First Empire
Tides of History
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The Fall of a Cod
Patrick wyman: The acadians laid down a precedent that followed for millennia to come. He talks about the fall of Agade, one of the most important cities in Mesopotamian history. Wyman says gods were easily offended by kings who tried to curry favor with them. Next time we look at what happened when sargon and his successors began building their empire on the plains of mesopotamia.
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