The Akkadian Empire existed for a short time between 2334-2218 BCE, and was founded by Sargon the Great (or Sargon of Akkad), probably its most famous ruler.

Evidence of the Akkadian Empire’s administration. Girsu held religious importance in Sumerian times as a sanctuary for the god Ningirsu. Around 2300 BC, ...

The Akkadian Empire ruled over the Middle East for two centuries, when it suddenly collapsed 4.400 years ago. Chemical traces in fossils suggest that shifting climate contributed to the empire's ...

The Akkadian Empire (ca. 2340–2198 b.c.) ... Ziegler is partial to a location near the confluence of the Adhaim and Tigris Rivers, around 50 miles north of Baghdad, ...

Akkadian influence spanned along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers from what is now southern Iraq, through to Syria and Turkey. The north-south extent of the empire meant that it covered regions with ...

The Akkadian Empire, which ruled what is now Iraq and Syria from the 24th to the 22nd Century B.C., was likely unable to overcome the inability to grow crops, famine and mass social upheaval.

The latest excavation has helped archaeologists explain why the figure was found in the location. They believe the city served as an important outpost for the Akkadian Empire during its short history.

File photo. The Akkadia Empire collapsed after a prolonged period of drought. File photo. The Akkadia Empire collapsed after a prolonged period of drought. iStock Gol-e-Zard Cave lies in the ...

Changes in stalagmite chemistry from this cave have now linked the collapse of the Akkadian Empire to climate changes more than 4,000 years ago. Akkadia was the world’s first empire.