Sargon the Great and the Akkadian Empire

In this episode, we take a quick look at possibly the most famous king in ancient Mesopotamia's long history, Sargon of Akkad, also known as Sargon the Great. He has been credited by many as being the first to found a true world empire. Even thousands of years after his reign, Sargon set the bar by which the greatness of any ruler was measured by. However, is everything that has been written about his life true or is it merely legend. Take a look at some of the facts and then decide for yourself!

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[Maxyshadow]

Your Sumerian series is just brilliant. Every video is informative and easy to follow.

[Argacyan]

Quick heads up on the head figure at the beginning: We only know it's the head of an Akkadian ruler. There are assumptions that it could be Naram-Sin or Sargon, but that is not proven.

[krushchilde]

Been waiting for your coverage of Sargon. Great stuff! Hope Enheduanna gets a mention when you cover his children

[JDG]

Amazing episode! I have been studying Mesopotamia for a fair amount of time and have never heard the specific details about Sargon's overthrow of Ur-Zubaba with Ur-Zubaba setting Sargon up(one of many accounts it seems). Once again Mesopotamia surprises me with their "Game of Thrones". I love your channel it is a great resource and it always checks out with the sources I have at my disposal. That is saying a lot when it comes to ancient Mesopotamia. Great job, I appreciate your work.

[morrobayfishing]

Sargon... What a cool name. I think I heard it on an old star trek episode long before I knew who it was in history..

[rigulur]

basically the first emperor, and already set what would be considered impressive records.

[ericmaher]

I really enjoy your narration. Keep it up, history teaches us so much.

[idanzamir]

Very good quality on this one! your production value keeps increasing.

[killthecensors]

Beautiful work, as always. You are developing a dramatic flare.

[crmessonk]

interesting how sargon's birth is similar to Moses. Is it possible that this is were that part of the story of moses was gotten from.

[trondsi]

I remember reading in a book about Babylon that the later kings of Babylon sometimes took a short trip to the ancient site of Agade, and that it was likely very close to Babylon. I think they even had a collection of antiquities from there (like the world's first museum)

[simone]

Reported on this during high school Asian History class back in 96. Besides a most edifying discussion on Akkadian Empire and Sargon the Great, thanks for evoking sweet old memories.

[ceruleancenturion]

Hello there! You mentioned in the video that Hittite kings studied Sargon's tactics, so I was wondering if we still actually have his tactics, or if they were lost to history. Great summarization of Sargon btw.

[thecatlover]

Thank you very much! You are a big help to us who wants to have a glimpse of the world ancient history. 😘😘😘

[jeanp]

There are some archaeological finds that suggest Sargon could well have been Nimrod, great grandson of .Noah in the Bible. There are also indications that Sargon (Nimrod) began building the Tower of Babel at Uridu in Sumer, hence, when they were dispersed by God and their language was confused, the Akkadian empire began to crumble.

[jjduncan]

I just found the channel. I'm loving the content, please keep it up!

[moritzbehringer]

Did i missed the part where you explained Sargon getting fished out of the river as a baby and is therefore the precurser of Mose who did the same thing some years later ;-D

[budscroggins]

We need a video on Enmerkar...Lord of Arrata

[markbendig]

Very interesting! Is the music necessary? It is distracting.

[Omar]

I have a question please who was the people of kingdoms of mari and nagar