February 28, 2017
Sargon of Akkad
Kristy Feather
I am always fascinated by ancient histories, so I really enjoyed how this article went way back into ancient societies to discover more about Sargon the Great and his kingdom of Agade. I had never heard about it and really found it interesting how this society would establish a political foundation for the future.
18/11/2018
8:08 am
Engelbert Madrid
Sargon of Akkad’s story is quite interesting, because he’s basically the first super hero story that was written. Furthermore, his birth story is quite the same as the story of Moses, who freed the people of God from the Egyptian kingdom, which is interesting to know. Some historians believe Moses birth story was mixed with Sargon’s, but no one knows for sure. I enjoyed this article. Thanks for writing this article.
13/02/2019
8:08 am
Sharriah Martinez
I truly enjoyed reading this article on Sargon of Akkad. It was very interesting to learn of his adverse upbringing, and to follow how he was able to overcome this and rise to power. It is crazy to consider that he was the very first successful emperor, he truly set the standard for many conquerors who followed him. Thank you for this very insightful article filled with information that was new to me.
17/02/2019
8:08 am
Diego Terrazas
I wonder if Sargon’s tale was true. Perhaps that story was insinuated so that he seemed more like a hero to his people. Nevertheless, Sargon set the standard for conquerors, which I do not know to call a good or bad thing, but there must be a first for everything I guess. However, his establishment of a tax system and a government is pretty impressive.
24/03/2019
8:08 am
Noah Wesolowski
After reading this article it’s amazing that Sargon of Akkad was able to introduce so many great ideas to his empire which allowed it to quickly grow rich and powerful. Standardizing the weight system helped trading become easier and introducing a tax helped fund building irrigation systems in the area that he conquered. Unfortunately his great empire came to an end when the cities he conquered started to rebel.
09/04/2019
8:08 am
Aaron Peters
What an informative and well written article! I’m surprised at the size of the land he controlled, especially since it was done in ancient Mesopotamia, before most modern methods of transport were in use. It’s pretty wild to think that someone with such a troubled past would rise and become one of the planet’s first emperors, writing his name in the History books forever.
25/09/2019
8:08 am
Kasandra Ramirez Ferrer
I think this a very interesting article but it did make me wonder if Sargon’s tale is true. I think he was an outstanding leader who was interested in his people and was able to improve his empire with his bright ideas that made it grow rich and powerful quickly. It also made me compare his story to Moses’s, how both were put on a river and ended up with royal guardians, they also became royalty, one was an emperor and the other one a prince.
25/09/2019
8:08 am
Francisco Cruzado
It surprises me how natural it seems for the first emperor Sargon to develop political institutions that would later on be sort of normalized by the empires that followed in the Middle-Easter and Western Asia regions. It seems as if there was a regional construction of the idiosyncrasy, as if politics and the mastering of government developed through time, through various attempts of theorizing those concepts. The similarity with Noe’s origins also surprise me a lot. Would it be possible that such mythical origin was, instead of a mere coincidence, a literary construct (with a meaning and/or symbolism in itself)?
03/02/2020
8:08 am
Kiana Contreras
I am now learning about Sargon of Akkad in my current class. What I didn’t know is how initially Sargon had been found, from a basket which almost sounds fictional, and lucky! of being found by the gardener for Ur-Zababa. Also, it’s fanatical how he managed to maintain Mesopotamia not to mention for over 50 years. Great article, enjoyed reading more from Sargon of Akkad.
30/08/2022
8:08 am
Mariah Garcia
Sargon the Great endured a lot growing up. He was abandoned yet he had to conquer the city he was born in, city of Agade. He was a very intellectual emperor that created complex systems that controlled many cities and initiated a taxation system. It was very interesting to read because Sargon lead the first empire for many years. This is like an old and forgotten story, but it shouldn’t because Sargon changed the world.
01/11/2018
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