来自MSN16 天
World's biggest military: Top 10 list by budget, active and reserve members
In 2340 BC, Sargon of Akkad, also known as Sargon the Great, created the world’s first professional military, according to the Warfare History Network. Before Sargon modernized the army ...
Smithsonian Magazine16 天
4,000-Year-Old Clay Tablets Show Ancient Sumerians’ Obsession With Government Bureaucracy
Around 2300 B.C.E., the Mesopotamian king Sargon—a native of the elusive Akkad—conquered Girsu and other Sumerian cities, and he whipped them into administrative shape. “Sargon developed ...
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It's the 'First Material Evidence' of World's First Empire
They date from 2300BC, when Girsu and other independent Sumerian cities were conquered by Sargon of Akkad. The Akkadians, believed to have come from near modern Baghdad, succeeded in uniting ...
cjr.org9 天
Q&A: Omar El Akkad on the War in Gaza and the Failure of Journalistic Institutions
In the weeks after October 7, 2023, Omar El Akkad, the author and journalist, posted on X about Israel’s intense ... It is, secondly, frustrating because every single time an institution has engaged ...
AOL.co.uk18 天
Ancient stone tablets show government red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists
Sargon originally came from the city of Akkad, whose location remains unknown but is thought the be near modern Baghdad. The Akkadian empire lasted for 150 years, ending with a rebellion.
Archaeology breakthrough as 4,000-year-old finding gives bleak assessment on 'red tape'
The texts contain cuneiform symbols, an early writing system, and show the red tape of government bureaucracy dates back over ...
The Independent18 天
Ancient stone tablets show government red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters ... 2300BC by the Mesopotamian king Sargon. Sargon originally came from the city of Akkad, whose location remains unknown but is thought ...