Sargon

(noun)

The first king of the Akkadians. He conquered many of the surrounding regions to establish the massive multilingual empire.

Related Terms

  • Gutians
  • Akkadian Empire
  • Naram-Sin
  • Semites
  • Cuneiform

Examples of Sargon in the following topics:

  • Dur Sharrukin

    • Dur-Sharrukin, present day Khorsabad, was the Assyrian capital in the time of King Sargon II.
    • Dur-Sharrukin, or present day Khorsabad, was the Assyrian capital in the time of King Sargon II.
    • Sargon, who ordered the project, was killed during a battle in 705.
    • On the central canal of Sargon's garden stood a pillared pleasure-pavilion which looked up to a great topographic creation - a man-made Garden Mound.
    • Since Dur-Sharrukin was a single-period site that was evacuated in an orderly manner after the death of Sargon II, few individual objects were found.
  • The Akkadian Empire

    • The Akkadian Empire flourished in the 24th and 22nd centuries BCE, ruled by Sargon and Naram-Sin.
    • Its founder was Sargon of Akkad (2334–2279 BCE).
    • Displacing Ur-Zababa, Sargon was crowned king and began a career of foreign conquest.
    • Sargon managed to crush his opposition even in old age.
    • Bronze head of a king, most likely Sargon of Akkad but possibly Naram-Sin.
  • Akkadian Government, Culture, and Economy

    • Under Sargon, the ensis generally retained their positions, but were seen more as provincial governors.
    • With Naram-Sin, Sargon's grandson, titular honors went even further than they did with Sargon.
    • Both Sargon and Naram-Sin maintained control of the country by installing various members of their family in important positions around the empire.
    • Clay seals that took the place of stamps bore the names of Sargon and his son.
    • The earliest "year names" -whereby each year of a king's reign was named after a significant event performed by that king - date from the reign of Sargon as well.
  • Architecture in Assyria

    • The fortress of Sargon II (reigned 722–705 BCE) at Dur-Sharrukin, or Khorsabad, was the best known.
    • After the death of Sargon II, the site was abandoned.
  • The Assyrian Culture

    • Nimrud remained the Assyrian capital until 706 BCE when Sargon II moved the capital to Dur-Sharrukin, but it remained a major center and a royal residence until the city was completely destroyed in 612 BCE when Assyria succumbed under the invasion of the Medes.
    • Dur-Sharrukin, or present day Khorsabad, was the Assyrian capital in the time of King Sargon II.
    • Sargon, who ordered the project, was killed during a battle in 705.
    • On the central canal of Sargon's garden stood a pillared pleasure-pavilion which looked up to a great topographic creation—a man-made Garden Mound.
    • Since Dur-Sharrukin was a single-period site that was evacuated in an orderly manner after the death of Sargon II, few individual objects were found.
  • Akkad

    • The non-Akkadian origin of the city's name suggests that the site may have already been occupied in pre-Sargonic times, as also suggested by the mentioning of the city in one pre-Sargonic year-name.
  • Lagash and the Third Dynasty of Ur

    • With the Akkadian conquest, Lagash lost its independence and its ruler or ensi becoming a vassal of Sargon of Akkad and his successors.
    • After the collapse of Sargon's state, Lagash again thrived under its independent kings (ensis), Ur-Bau and Gudea, and had extensive commercial communications with distant realms.
  • Ur

    • Between the 24th and 22nd century BCE, Ur was controlled by Sargon the Great, of the Akkadian Empire.
  • Architecture in Mesopotamia

    • Art produced under the reigns of Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BCE), Sargon II (722-705 BCE), and Ashurbanipal (668-627 BCE) inform us that reliefs evolved from simple and vibrant to naturalistic and restrained over this time span.
    • The gates of the Palace of Dur-Sharrukin, occupied by Sargon II, featured monumental alto reliefs of a mythological guardian figure called a lamassu (also known as a shedu), which had the head of a human, the body of a bull or lion, and enormous wings.
  • Sculpture in Mesopotamia

    • A cast bronze portrait head believed to be that of King Sargon combines a naturalistic nose and mouth with stylized eyes, eyebrows, hair, and beard.
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