
Vol 2 Ep 2 - The Akkadian Empire ( Sargon of Akkad )
History of the World podcast
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Acadian Warfare and the Sumerians
Acadians were well known for their campaigns into foreign territories. It would be fair to say that the acadians were just as battle hardened as the sumerians. The presence of archers among the acadian armies may well have caused disarray among the phalanxes of the Sumerians. I would suggest that lugu zagas underestimated the power of sagon. Lugu zagass army appears to have been a collaboration of armies from the city states, whereas sargons could have been constructed as one single mighty unit.
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