Sargon of Akkad reigned ancient Mesopotamia from about 2334 to 2279 BCE and created the world’s first multi-national empire. He conquered all of southern Mesopotamia and parts of Anatolia, Syria and Elam. He was commonly known as Sargon the Great. Sargon’s father was unknown and there is no record of him. His mother was a priestess for the goddess Innana. Since his mother was a priestess, she could not reveal the fact that she was pregnant or keep the child, so she sent Sargon down the Euphrates River in a basket. He was later found by a man named Akki. Akki was a gardner for the Summerian king of Kish,
One of the oldest books the Epic of Gilgamesh gives us a view on how the old civilization Mesopotamia and its people were it roots back to the year 2000 B.C.E. The book starts off by the King Gilgamesh sending a temple-prostitute to tame a wild man named Enkidu who acted like an animal in the grasslands. The temple-prostitute then sexualy charms him to win Enkidu’s trust. then convinces him to go back with her to the city. She then clothes him and teaches him how to eat cooked food and brewed beer and how to bathe. By her words it shows how the mesopotamians lived.
Sargon the Great was the first ruler of the Akkadian Empire. He ruled for fifty six years before dying of natural causes. During his time ruling he did many good things for his people and helped create lots of new inventions. He was a very humble and well respected man that conquered all of South Mesopotamia. Sargon the Great was very successful in ruling his massive empire, his death causing the demise of him Akkadian Empire.
Mesopotamia, “the Land between Rivers,” was one of the greatest and the oldest ancient civilizations of the world. This civilization flourished around 3000 B.C. on the piece of fertile land, now known as Iraq, between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris. Before 1792 B.C., the city-states of ancient Mesopotamia were not united and constantly clashed in turmoil and warfare. In 1792 B.C., King Hammurabi conquered and merged the neighboring city states of ancient Mesopotamia, creating a Babylonian empire and becoming the sixth king of its capitol city, Babylon. During his reign, Hammurabi established law and order and funded irrigation, defense, and religious projects. He personally took care of and governed the administration. In
Gilgamesh existed as one of the oldest known Sumerian rulers of all time and is accredited to many accomplishments. Legend has it that he created the first Sumerian civilization, constructing a city with many elaborate temples and immense walls. However, he has also been characterized as one of the cruelest and most self-centered rulers of all. Throughout the course of Gilgamesh’s life he goes from being a womanizing, slave driving ruler to a negligent and stubborn king, who not even god-sent Enkidu could help transform into a better king.
Alexander the Great was king of the Macedonians and one of the greatest generals in history. As a student of the Greek philosopher Aristotle, Alexander was embedded with lasting interests in philosophy, politics and warfare. As king, he settled problems by immediate action, making quick decisions and taking great risks. His armies overcame these risks by sheer force and by the ingenious tactics instilled in them by Alexander. He and his armies conquered the Persian Empire, which stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to India and formed much of what was then considered the civilized world. Through his conquests, Alexander helped spread Greek ideas, customs and laws throughout Asia and Egypt and adopted a uniform
Alexander was a man who started his empire in the year 334 B.C.E.. It spread from Macedonia and went to the Hindu Kush mountains. He died in Babylon in the year 323 B.C.E. when he was 33 years old. Alexander was not great because he was power hungry, callous, and egotistic. Everywhere Alexander went, from Macedonia to the Hindu Kush mountains, he would try to dominate(Doc.
Mark Hirmiz World History Honors 8/24/2014 Mesopotamia was one of the greatest civilizations of the world. This civilization flourished on the piece of land, now known as Iraq, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. In 1792 B.C., Hammurabi created a Babylonian empire. During his reign, Hammurabi established his own set of laws and rules.
The Achaemenid Empire, which arose in 550 B.C.E. and declined in 330 B.C.E., is considered the first Persian Empire. This empire expanded its rule across Asia, Africa and Europe unifying tribes and cultures by establishing networks of complex roads. The Achaemenid dynasty had fourteen rulers. There were two major influential emperors, Cyrus II the Great and Darius I the Great, who left a large impact on the empire and other empires to come. The demise of the Achaemenid Empire is due to the rise of Alexander of Macedon, also known as Alexander the Great, and his victorious battles against the Achaemenid forces.
Alexander the Great is hailed, by most historians, as “The Great Conqueror” of the world in the days of ancient Mesopotamia. “Alexander III of Macedon, better known as Alexander the Great, single-handedly changed the nature of the ancient world in little more than a decade. Alexander was born in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia in July 356 BCE. His parents were Philip II of Macedon and his wife Olympias. Philip was assassinated in 336 BCE and Alexander inherited a powerful yet volatile kingdom. He quickly dealt with his enemies at home and reasserted Macedonian power within Greece. He then set out to conquer the massive Persian Empire” (Web, BBC History). It is important to note, which will maybe explain his brutal actions, that
The early cities of Mesopotamia fell from one warlord to another, and were constantly changing, unlike the kingdoms of Ancient Egypt that kept its stability. The Egyptians lived along the Nile River, which probably made it easier to govern the people. The King was the owner and ruler of all Egypt and was considered a god by the people. The economy was a royal monopoly, the peoples duties was to serve the King. In the old Kingdom
In Antigone , Eteocles and Polyneices had opposite character traits of each other. Eteocles was stubborn unlike his brother Polyneices who was fair. When the time came for Eteocles to give the throne to Polyneices , Eteocles did not really agree with the fact that he had to give the throne up to his brother. Eteocles at the time being was thinking of just himself thus , making him look selfish and unfair . As requested by Creon , Eteocles was supposed to give the throne to Polyneices .Making
The Assyrian king Sargon II wanted to show the world his power and authority so he
Alexander III of Macedon or commonly known as Alexander the Great was the conqueror and king of the Persian Empire which is the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He was born on the 20/21st July 356 BC in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia. While in reign from 336 to 323 B.C, he united the Greek city-states and led the Corinthian League. He also became the king of Persia, Babylon and Asia as well as created Macedonian colonies in the region and was a member of the argead dynasty. Unfortunately he died around the 10/11th June 323 BC in Babylon at 32 years of age which was classified as middle aged back then.
Seleucus 1 was made Satrap of Babylonia where he later declared himself king. His kingdom stretched from eastern Anatolia and Syria into what is now Pakistan. He met with much opposition because there were many different ethnic groups. They were accustomed to being ruled by local rulers and so did not adjust very well to being ruled
Thousands of years ago, there was a land known as Mesopotamia, there were some great and powerful leaders of Mesopotamia which were, Sargon and Hammurabi, They were both leaders of the Mesopotamian empires. All of the civilizations that lived in Mesopotamia rose and fell like the sun.