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The Nippur Tablet, Sargon of Akkad and the birth of the world's first empire

Buried beneath one of the oldest cities on earth, a four-thousand-year-old inscription unlocked the story of a king who united the ancient world under a single ruler for the very first time. This is ...
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Meet the World's First Emperor

Founder of the world's first empire, Sargon of Akkad upheld order and justice. (Dea Picture Library/De Agostini/Getty) HIS NAME MEANT "true king," and Sargon of Akkad (unknown--2279 B.C.) took ...
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How Did the World's First Empire Collapse?

Gol-e-Zard Cave lies in the shadow of Mount Damavand, which at more than 5,000 metres dominates the landscape of northern Iran. In this cave, stalagmites and stalactites are growing slowly over ...
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Climate Change Caused the World's First Empire to Collapse

Gol-e-Zard Cave lies in the shadow of Mount Damavand, which at more than 5,000 meters dominates the landscape of northern Iran. In this cave, stalagmites and stalactites are growing slowly over ...