Sargon of Akkad
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Sumer and indeed all of Mesopotamia was conquered by Sargon of Akkad, who created the first-known empire, in this case, a number of regional powers under the control of one person.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
The Akkadian Empire reached its greatest geographic extent under its first emperor, Sargon of Akkad.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Similarly Carl Benjamin, better known as Sargon of Akkad, ran as a candidate on the UK Independence Party ticket and also failed to win.
From Salon ● May 27, 2019
Two of UKIP's candidates gained fame through their controversial YouTube channels - Carl Benjamin, aka "Sargon of Akkad" and "Count Dankula", real name Mark Meechan.
From BBC ● May 12, 2019
At present our understanding is meager—probably because disarmament budgets have, since the time of Sargon of Akkad, been somewhere between ineffective and nonexistent.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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