The Akkadians: From Sargon the Great to the Gutian Invasion

Episode 2! The Akkadians: Sargon the Great to the Gutian Invasion
covers one of the most  impressive empires of the ancient
world, and likely the first multinational empire in human
history. In this episode I dive in to the origin story of the man
who began the empire around 2334BC - Sargon the Great. We'll
discover how it's thought he went from a position in the gardens
of King Ur-Zababa of the 4th Dynasty of Kish to his most trusted
advisor--eventually establishing one of the most prominent
empires of the ancient world after Ur-Zababa loses his city to
King Lugalzaggesi of Umma. I'll talk about the rise of Sargon's
grandson, Naram-Sin, the Akkadian Empire's most effective and
prolific ruler, and the eventual fall of the Akkadian empire due
to famine and an invading force of Gutians from the north and
east. 


Join me on this adventure into 3rd millennium BC Mesopotamia and
discover a people who, though they only ruled for a short time,
left an indelible mark for all of human history.