Crash Course on Ancient History: the Akkadian Empire

Episode 4 of my crash course on ancient history explores the Akkadian Empire and its legendary founder, Sargon the Great!
Bibliography and Sources
Lukas de Blois and R.J. Van der Spek. An Introduction to Ancient History, 3rd Edition.
Amanda H. Podany (2022). Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East.
James B. Pritchard (2011). The Ancient Near East: An Anthology of Texts and Pictures
Marc Van de Mieroop
* A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000 - 323 BCE, Third Edition. (2016)
* A History of Ancient Egypt, Second Edition. (2022).
World History Encyclopedia. Worldhistory.org.

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Very informative 😊

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His name wasn't Lugalzagesi - ""Lugal" is Sumerian for "King" - So to call him "King Lugalazagesi" is calling him "King King Zagesi"

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