10 Maps of Bronze Age Empires (Image Gallery) p. 2

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by Simeon Netchev
published on 16 February 2024

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The Akkadian Empire, c. 2334 - 2218 BCE

by Simeon Netchev
published on 23 March 2022

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The Akkadian Empire, c. 2334 - 2218 BCE — View Full-Size Image

A map illustrating the rise of the Akkadian Empire from its origins in the city-state of Akkad. For the first time in history, Sargon the Great and his descendants managed to unite the whole of Mesopotamia, keeping the rival city-states under their control until around 2200 BCE, when the empire disintegrated under the combined pressures of invasion, rebellion, and climate change.

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